* This week, Clasp Garage took a look at the zebra-styled Mustang that George Barris built for Frank Sinatra – specifically for his movie “Marriage on the Rocks.”
* One of the many vehicles that was sold at the Lee Hartung collection auction a couple years back, this 1962 Toyopet pickup truck seemed too far gone and was headed for the scrapper, but a curious enthusiast saved it and discovered its remarkable round-the-world history. Japanese Nostalgic Car has more of the story.
* We noted earlier this week that Jaguar’s getting into the business of restoring its classic cars, but Jaguar had already rebuilt at least one of its cars – the one-of-one XJ13 – decades earlier, after it took a little 140 MPH tumble, as Car Build Index related the story.
* You’ve probably seen photos of this giant-sized driveable Radio Flyer somewhere on the Internet. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner has a little more on why and how Alaskans Judy and Fred Keller built it.
* Finally, Torchinsky over at Jalopnik believes he’s found the first car to be sold, advertised, and taken on a road trip: Thomas Rickett’s steam carriage of 1858.