We’ve been enjoying the photos that Dave Lindsay of SoCalCarCulture has been uploading to the Hemmings Nation Flickr pool lately, but this one that recently came through has us stumped. Taken in 2006 at a Labor Day cruise, it shows Read more
While the Vintage Las Vegas blog labeled the above photo of the Thunderbird casino and hotel on the Las Vegas strip with a date of 1955 – based on what they know of when certain renovations were made to the Read more
Filed under: Etc., Hyundai Hyundai North America CEO John Krafcik is this year’s Automotive Executive of the Year. DVN Business Assurance presents the award each year, and this year, Robert Djurovic, executive director of the award program, said Krafcik won Read more
Filed under: Motorsports, Europe, Aston Martin, Audi, Chevrolet, Nissan, Porsche, Ferrari, Racing There was little usual about this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans – intermittent rain in the weeks before the race meant cars didn’t get on track as Read more
It would seem as if the demise of The Vehicle Production Group, the now-defunct manufacturer of taxis and vans that received $50 million in government loans, is solely a tale of losers. But at least two big winners were involved: Read more
Nibbles the Server Hamster is still recovering from the 24 Hours of Le Mans and partying with Matt Farah but should have enough NOS Energy Drink in him to keep the site up today. Sorry for the issues. Read more… Read more
Is there another 1950s styling cue one could add to this 1958 Edsel Pacer Bermuda for sale on Hemmings.com? It’s got the two-tone coral-and-white paint, the faux wood paneling, the fins, the chrome, the whitewalls, and even the pushbutton transmission. Read more
Dr. Werner Lang. Image courtesy of Trabant Film.com. In 1957, a remarkable new car rolled off the assembly line at VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau in Zwickau, East Germany. Produced to be as simple as possible, the Trabant (“satellite,” in German) Read more
1986 March 86C. Images courtesy of Barrington Concours d’Elegance. When the seventh annual Barrington Concours d’Elegance occupies the links of the Makray Memorial Golf Course in Barrington, Illinois, one group of cars will likely stand out more than the others. Read more
1986 Honda CRX. Images courtesy OldCarBrochures.com. The early 1980s were perhaps the golden age of hot hatchbacks and two-door fastbacks, with buyers able to shop the wares of brands like Volkswagen (the Rabbit GTI and Scirocco), AMC (Spirit GT, Eagle Read more