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Who says only American cars can be hot rodded? This 1958 BMW Isetta incorporates several conventions of a typical hot rod: flames, loud paint and a bigger engine. Of course, when you’re talking about an Isetta, even a Geo Metro Read more

I couldn’t find any numbers to back my claim, but I know for sure that a canopy express isn’t something you’re likely to come across every day. It looks like this 1950 Chevrolet canopy express was left to rot in Read more

If, like me, you saw Steve Magnante make a couple passes at Musclepalooza XI in his Chevy II-based AFXer, you’ve probably been jonesing for such a car ever since. And if you desire some race history to go with your Read more

Short one this week. Were this penned by anybody other than Bernie Weis, I’d have take this article in SIA #71, October 1982, about the proposed resurrection of the Pierce-Arrow as a joke, an April Fool’s gag. Instead, Weis related Read more

I believe this 1972 Cadillac Sedan de Ville marks the first donk-type vehicle in the classifieds of Hemmings Motor News. Thirty years from now, will people be examining this trend with the same regard that we currently give muscle cars Read more

* Up on Truckfax, they recently celebrated Fargo, Mopar’s maple-leaf truck brand. Until now, I’ve never given pause to wonder why Chrysler chose the name of a North Dakota town for its Canada-only brand. Did Chrysler execs at the time Read more

Oh, Canada, what automotive treasures you have up there. I still absolutely need a CMP, and last time I was up there, I spotted a right-hand-drive Nissan Skyline GT-R out on the streets. Now I see on Hemmings.com this 1981 Read more

If you missed the Riviera meet because of the threat of rain, it’s a shame. With the exception of the quick thundershower that moved through the area at roughly 1:30 in the afternoon, it was a sunny (and hot) day. Read more

The specials and sport customs of the 1950s are always fascinating, if not for the racing history and the various personalities that built the cars, then for the can-do attitude embodied in the cars: Sure, Chevrolet had the Corvette, and Read more