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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1956 Nash Ambassador Custom
Those with a penchant for the unusual will surely be attracted to this 1956 Nash Ambassador Custom for sale on Hemmings.com. Its tall, semi-skirted fenders and diminutive wheels and tires look odd by modern standards, as does the car’s three-tone Read more
Grand National Roadster Show to celebrate 100 years of racing at Bonneville
Bonneville, 2006. Photos by the author. Even for those accustomed to the wide open spaces of the American West, the Bonneville Salt Flats boggles the mind. Perfectly flat and white and uninterrupted by any living thing for miles upon miles, Read more
Saratoga Auto Museum’s Remade in America exhibit is an automotive love story
Buddy Conley’s 1950 Chevrolet 3100 pickup. For those in the automotive hobby, cars and trucks represent far more than a means of getting from Point A to Point B. Whether domestic or foreign, cars have a history, tell a story, Read more
Bremen’s best: A brief history of the Borgward automobile
Isabellas constituted Borgward’s most popular and successful model in the U.S. The Isabella Coupe joined the line in 1957. [Editor’s Note: In advance of the recent Ironstone Concours d’Elegance, Michael Lamm sent us a few articles from the concours program, Read more
From the Hemmings Nation Flickr pool – Boing-g-g-g!
We’ve highlighted some of coconv’s automotive literature contributions to the Hemmings Nation Flickr pool in the past, but this one – an advertisement from Newhouse Automotive Industries of Los Angeles for its plaid and polka-dot Car-D-Cals – takes the cake. Read more
1932 Ford Five- Window Coupe
1932 Ford Five- Window CoupeWhat is a “real” hot rod? Don’t get off on a tangent regarding steel versus glass, ’cause that’s not what this is about. It’s about a certain look … a particular vibe. It’s about style. What Read more
1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 – Boss 101
1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 – Boss 101Studying this 1969 Bud Moore team car is our kind of history lesson! Is it any surprise that in an age of high-tech and high-performance rides unlike anything heretofore, a car constructed more Read more
Roseburg, Oregon, 1960s
Even though I lived in Roseburg for about a year more than a decade ago, I don’t recall a thing from the section of downtown (along SE Jackson Street) depicted in this postcard street scene we found on Ryan Khatam’s Read more
Hemmings Find of the Day – 1972 Ford LTD Country Squire station wagon
When we first saw the ad for this 1973 1972 Ford LTD Country Squire station wagon for sale on Hemmings.com, we couldn’t believe our eyes either. As the description only left us wanting more, we wasted no time in calling Read more