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2017 Fiat 124 Spider. Photos by author. Fiat hasn’t sold a compact roadster in the U.S. market since 1982, or 1985 if you count the Pininfarina-badged variant of the 124 Sport Spider. That changes in 2016, as Fiat dealers are now beginning to receive shipments of the all-new 124 Spider, Read more
Customized 1975 Porsche 914 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This is a 1975 Porsche 914-6, one of one with custom bodywork, laid back windshield, Fixed roof, Ferrari Fly Yellow paint, Never any rust, 2.0L 914-6 motor, New seats and carpet, Custom 17″ Fuchs wheels, Stainless steel heater Read more
Photo by Shawn Wilson. Of all the cities in the world important to automotive history – Turin, Stuttgart, Indianapolis, Coventry, Yokohama – the Automotive Hall of Fame currently resides in Dearborn, Michigan, leading some to presume a partiality to neighbor Ford Motor Company. So to dispel that notion, the hall’s Read more
The CERV I today. Photo courtesy RM Sotheby’s. Call them the greatest Corvettes that never were, or view them as reminder of what might have been had GM not adopted a “no racing” edict in 1957 and again in 1963, but even decades after their retirement, the Chevrolet Engineering Research Read more
In the early 1980s, this was the first book that I read to learn about how cars work and how to service them. Published by Goodheart-Willcox Co. of Chicago, this 1970 edition belonged to my father who, now retired, was a General Motors automotive technician for nearly three decades. There’s Read more
Photos by Matthew Litwin. Dodge, despite its monster Hemi, had fallen behind in the muscle car image race: the Coronet 500 name didn’t have the requisite sizzle, despite crisp new lines for 1966. (Not helping: the Charger, twin to the Coronet below the beltline, and its scene-stealing fastback style). Dodge Read more
From the seller’s description: We are proud to offer for sale a rare 1966 Lincoln 4 Door Convertible VIN # 6Y86G413847, one of a limited production run of 3180 produced in 1966. We acquired this car in April of 2010. This car has been in restoration for almost 6 years, Read more
1931 Duesenberg J-456 Rollston Convertible Victoria; image courtesy of Alan Rosenblum. A little more than eight months ago we announced the featured marques for the 2016 edition of the Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance, this year celebrating its 10th anniversary. Joining our eight annual classes – Full Classics (as recognized by the Read more
Stills taken from Honda video. Were it up to Honda, the very first car the company built for the United States would’ve gone through a crusher nearly 50 years ago, relegated to becoming another anonymous chunk of scrap metal. Instead, and this time with Honda’s support, it made its way Read more
1954 De Soto Coronado. Brochure and ad scans from author’s collection. During the boom years of the immediate postwar era, auto manufacturers were doing their best to create ads that touted their new cars’ performance and comfort, with an added push to sell their “ease of driving” characteristics. These particular Read more