The world is an amazing place. Now, look: We don't say things like this in any sort of flippant way. After all, there are plenty of things that make life hard. That make it difficult to drag a tired set of bones out of bed in the morning. To borrow – and change – a phrase: "Stuff happens."

But the reason you're reading this, the reasons we collect and build and spend endless hours personalizing our cars and trucks and motorcycles and boats, is that this stuff is our joie de vivre. Our joy in life. These machines and everything swirling around them are just a few of the zillions of things that make the world... well, just pretty cool.

Now, we remind you of all that to bring you this bit 'o gold: Could it be photographic evidence of none other than actress, recording artist and accidental pinup girl, Raquel Welch, behind the wheel of a small-block-powered T-bucket hot rod? What, in the name of all that's good and carbureted, could have set in motion the forces that created such an image? Was this snapped somewhere in Beverly Hills? Was it a found moment between takes on a movie set? If, in fact, it is Ms. Welch, is that her car, too? Could we be so lucky?

Let's hear it, Hemmings Nation: what's the backstory of this photo? And where is that car, at this very moment? Inquiring minds...