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Photos courtesy Tim Cunningham. They flew. They lit up the darkness. They did not, however – could not, in fact – drive under their own power, yet they remain some of the world’s best-known Trabants (and art cars), and this fall one U2 fan hopes to gather all of the Read more
Michiel Huisman, as William Davidson, astride a Harley-Davidson replica built by Alex Wheeler and crew. Photos courtesy of the Discovery Channel. Following up on our phone interview with Bug Hall from the upcoming Discovery Channel miniseries Harley and the Davidsons, we recently had the opportunity to interview Alex Wheeler by Read more
Images from the author’s collection. Not long ago I wrote up, for both this website and the print edition of Hemmings Classic Car, a Mercury Bobcat I had cause to photograph. It was a jaunty thing: orange and white, inside and out, with plaid seats and a generally sunny disposition. Read more
Date: October 1967 Location: Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts Source: found photo via Mark Susina on Flickr What do you see here?
1969 Pontiac Firebird Coupe for sale. From the seller’s description: Hello, what I have for sale is unique. This car has been in my family for the last 46 years. First owner was my uncle, from 1970 to 1981, Then my father, from 1981 to 1990, and then me. I Read more
Uptown Packard as it appeared in 2014. Image courtesy Google Maps. One of the last Albert Kahn buildings – and perhaps the last vestige of Packard automobiles – left standing in New York City remains standing for now, thanks to mass demonstrations and a vote last month that denied the Read more
By Louise Ann Noeth. Photos by the author. Land speed racing at Bonneville was back this year after a forced, two-year weather-induced hiatus, and the bulging pit area was abuzz with warming engines. However, the 68th running of Speed Week, August 13-19, hosted by the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) Read more
Images from the brochure collection of the author. An old Hyundai on Hemmings? Hear us out. Few today would question that this South Korean automaker is now a major player in the American new-car marketplace, selling more than 75,000 vehicles in July alone. But it didn’t start out that way. Read more
Date: 1963 Location: Riunione Adriatica di Sicurtà headquarters, Via Santa Sofia, Milan, Italy Source: Paolo Monti, via Wikimedia Commons and Ran When Parked What do you see here?
1968 Iso Fidia S4 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Original owner was GM Chevrolet Division Engineering. It was used by Zora Akos-Duntov, Bill Mitchell, and John DeLorean as a benchmark vehicle. This is the 4th ISO S4 built. Vin number is B*750004* (John Lennon purchased number 3). Read more