He rolls the trailer in at 10 p.m., two jacks and a pocket full of optimism, chasing dust and destiny. By morning, he’s prying open a barn and history blinks back—two bubble-fendered AMCs, dormant for ...

The 1960s were a wild time for Detroit. Automakers were locked in a horsepower arms race, throwing ever-bigger V8s into muscle cars and designing showroom specials to attract buyers. But behind it all ...