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Photos courtesy Bonhams. The more unusual the vehicle, the more likely it will be put to unusual purposes, a maxim perfectly applicable to one of the last remaining 5-ton BMC transporters, a vehicle that has served as mobile driver’s training classroom, as a sales office for a travel agency, and Read more
Ron Casadei poses with his Best in Show-winning Camaro. Photos by author. Ron Casadei has spent the past three-plus decades brewing beer for Anheuser Busch in Newark, New Jersey, so perhaps it’s no coincidence that his latest 1967 Camaro is finished in red (Bolero Red, to be exact) with white Read more
Saturday night with a Buick – volt meter at the ready. First the good news: Headway has been made with the renewed Garage Night effort Associate Editor David Conwill and I initiated last week. This past Saturday afternoon we reconvened for our second afternoon/evening of wrench turning action, in conjunction with Read more
Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme seated on the McLaren M8B that dominated the 1969 Can-Am series with the “Bruce and Denny Show” winning every race. Image courtesy of McLaren. September 6 marks the 50th anniversary of a major cultural event in our modern history. No, we’re not talking about the Read more
1968 Chevrolet Camaro for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: this Camaro started out at the General Motors Norwood facility as a base V8 Chevrolet. Since that time it has become a stunning example of a Custom Camaro. This 1968 Chevrolet Camaro has only had two owners since new Read more
Photos courtesy Burns and Co. It all started with a trip to Detroit. Specifically, to what as then known as the Henry Ford Museum, where a young Charlie McCarron saw both the first and last Ford Model Ts on display. Rather than collect Model Ts or Fords, however, McCarron set Read more
Our Hemmings Project Car with a Heart, the 1979 MGB that we restored for the Good News Garage, has found a home. Bob Hamilton, of Yarmouth, Maine, was the winning bidder for the roadster as it crossed the block at the Owls Head Transportation Museum’s 39th Annual New England Auto Read more
Labor Day weekend may signal the unofficial end of summer, but around the Hemmings headquarters in Bennington, Vermont, the holiday also marks the second Musclepalooza event of the year. Held on Sunday, September 4 at Lebanon Valley Dragway in West Lebanon, New York, Musclepalooza XXIV, sponsored by Dark Horse Customs, Read more
From the seller’s description: This is a 2-door 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria in excellent condition inside and out with less than 6,000 miles on a restoration. Ford introduced the Crestline as the top trim package from 1952-1954 in the Victoria, Sunliner and Ranch Wagon models. The Continental spare tire kit Read more
Before Top Gear, the BBC paid Jeremy Clarkson to talk about cars in a show called Clarkson’s Car Years, and in one 2000 episode he detailed the death of the British car industry, using a Triumph Stag as his entry point. * Before Nader, the automotive industry pretty effectively countered Read more