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A living legend has left us. John Fitch, the racer whose life would have been entirely unbelievable had he not lived it, has died at the age of 95. It’s difficult to sum up John Fitch’s life without leaving something Read more

Not too many cars sport an orange and black paint and interior scheme, which makes this 1971 Plymouth Duster 340 for sale on Hemmings.com the perfect HFOD for today. The seller seems to indicate that it came from the factory Read more

For our latest episode of Hemmings TV, videographer Don Ashley caught up with J.R. Goodman, whose 1972 Dodge Challenger was the subject of an Overhaulin’ TV episode, fake theft and all, thanks to the efforts of his son, a fellow Read more

You know, all but the last three minutes or so of this 1976 short film (for driver’s ed classes? an after-school special?) makes joyriding seem innocuous. All to give a little more impact to the ending, we suppose. Found on Read more

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Where exactly today’s street scene (parking lot scene? gas station scene?) was shot, we don’t know. It comes from a 1973 ad for the Volkswagen Beetle trumpeting the Bug’s superior (25 MPG) gas mileage, but as it turns out, it Read more

You know those Sarah McLachlan ASPCA commercials on TV? This 1956 Chrysler Windsor for sale on Hemmings.com is kinda like that, except with cars. From the seller’s description: Up for sale is a very original and complete 1956 Chrysler Windsor: Read more

The late Seventies were a glorious time for giant animal-shaped decals that covered the entire hood. There was the Trans-Am, of course, along with the Mustang II Cobra, and AMC joined the menagerie with its Hornet AMX and the CJ-7 Read more

It’s amazing what a couple years can do. The last time we checked out the Pike Place Market, it was 1974 and Seattle seemed a much groovier place. Here, in a 1972 photo we came across on the Seattle Municipal Read more