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1966 Buick Skylark GS. Artwork provided by the Automotive History Preservation Society. I believe that this advertisement really stands out among other Buick GS ads of its era for evoking emotion and provoking action. It shows a 1966 Skylark GS at speed, not a rendering, as many other ads employed Read more
Editor’s note: This piece includes excerpts from a story that appeared in the January 2014 issue of Hemmings Motor News. Today’s unit-body passenger cars are manufactured out of sheetmetal folded and creased in almost origami-like fashion. It’s efficient, smart and remarkably strong. But taking a reciprocating saw to the upper Read more
Date: Summer 1970 Location: Watkins Glen State Park, Watkins Glen, New York Source: John Blackwell, courtesy reader David Blackwell What do you see here?
1950 Ford Custom DeLuxe for sale. From the seller’s description: FANTASTIC FOOR DOOR FORD ! Tired of looking for a 2dr ShoeBox Ford that’s in decent shape, or at a decent price ? All the good ones are already owned by someone else, and those that are for sale make Read more
The 1987 Porsche 928 CS prototype formerly owned by Derek Bell. Photos courtesy Bonhams. The words “company car” tend to conjure up images of de-contented Fords and stripper Chevrolets, but world-class racing drivers have different vehicular expectations. For Porsche racing great Derek Bell, his Stuttgart-issued company car from the late Read more
Frank Westfall riding his 1912 Henderson 4. Photos courtesy Motorcycle Cannonball. On September 10, 90 vintage motorcycles, ranging in age from 100 to 106 years old left Atlantic City, New Jersey with an ambitious goal; to still be running at the end of a 3,306-mile cross-country trek to Carlsbad, California, Read more
The 1930 Ford Model A chassis, starting point for this year’s Hagerty Swap to Street Challenge. Photos courtesy of Hagerty. Hagerty Insurance wants consumers to know its employees are passionate about classic cars. As proof, at last year’s Hershey Fall Meet, a team of four Hagerty employees assembled a 1946 Read more
All original 1984 Dodge Caravan for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This one is in very nice almost all original condition with very nice interior, power driver’s seat, good carpet, no tears in the seats, good glass, very nice original paint, and it starts right up and drives Read more
As Mac at Mac’s Motor City Garage described this 1966 promo for the Chevelle SS 396, it’s bad – not so bad it’s good, but still fascinatingly bad. Whoever Chevrolet hired to produce it must’ve conceived it over a three-martini (or more) lunch, shot it in an afternoon, and not Read more
From the seller’s description: 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe Superb Florentine Gold Firemist With 37,736 Miles. The Eldorado was built in June, 1976. The car was purchased used from Bianco Cadillac in Corta Madera, just north of San Francisco, in 1979, with 9,109 miles. The car was used for vacations to Read more