Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
Still image from video below. I grew up in the 1970s and recall having Aurora AFX and Tyco slot car sets and later slotless car sets like Lionel’s PowerPassers where the cars could change lanes. Transogram’s Dare Devil Trik-Trak was completely different from all of those, however. It was introduced Read more…
There was a time, not too terribly long ago, when the only way to bid on a special interest auto online was to hold your breath and dive into the deep end of one or two major auction sites and hope you got what you think you paid for. The Read more…
[Editor’s Note: Thanks to the folks at Motorbooks, we recently got a preview of Tom Cotter and Michael Alan Ross’s upcoming book, Motor City Barn Finds, in which they explore Detroit for the cars that built the city. In this excerpt, we catch up with them as they meander along Read more…
Late production factory supercharged 1964 Studebaker Hawk Gran Turismo for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Very interesting one-of-a-kind Package Hawk assembled on 12/19/63.Studebaker plant closed next day. Next to last of the 46 1964 “Package” R2 Hawks built (records show the last one did not survive) – very Read more…
From the seller’s description: 1984 Aston Martin Lagonda – Series II. Rare, beautiful hand made Aston Martin! 1 of only 645 produced worldwide! 1 of only 462 Series II models! 1 of approx 150 produced for North America!! Stunning blue exterior and tan Connolly leather interior with blue piping. Wilton Read more…
Coachbuilder Hans Leo Senden’s take on the Porsche 911 caught the eye of the crew from Ferdinand at the recent Techno Classica Essen. The phrase “Fred-in-a-shed” caught our eye. * The Crosleykook spent an afternoon recently visiting a guy named Steve and his hoard of uncommon microcars. See how many Read more…
Date: circa 1950s Location: Disneyland, Anaheim, California Source: via matterhorn1959 What do you see here?
Deuce-framed, Brookville-bodied 1931 Ford Model A roadster pickup for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Quality-built old school hot rod. Runs, and drives great, Very dependable. I have owned this car for the last 13 years. Rides on a real deuce frame with a stock radius wishbone front/rear split. Read more…
Photos by Robin Adams, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s. Terry Cook’s Scrape, a long-and-low reinterpretation of a 1939 Lincoln Zephyr, hit the show car circuit in 1998, and quickly attained legendary status. Some equated it with the Hirohata Merc in importance to street rodding, and when Scrape crossed the auction block Read more…
Peanut butter and chocolate? Duh. Wine and cheese? Sure. Pineapple on pizza? You better freakin’ believe it. Similarly, some cars and trucks benefit from a little juxtaposition, like the two Daytonas above. They share a name and a wing and a two-door configuration and little else, but you gain an Read more…