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The Hawaiian Tropic 1979 Porsche 935 hammers at $4.4 million at Pebble Beach. Photo by Mike Maez, courtesy Gooding & Company. It’s delivered class wins in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, plus overall wins in the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring. Its famous drivers Read more
Associate editor David Conwill reconnects the fuel line on the 1961 Buick Invicta. Hosting regular Garage Nights among us Hemmings editors has been a frequent point of discussion over the last 10 years, although the idea has been met by only limited success due to other domestic demands. Editors Lentinello, Read more
1964 Ford Fairlane 500. Photo courtesy Steve Bousquet. [Editor’s note: This “Reminiscing” story, edited by Richard Lentinello, comes to us from Hemmings Classic Car reader Steve Bousquet of Tallahassee, Florida.] It was love at first sight, but the feeling wasn’t mutual. Not yet, anyway. The year was 1974. I was Read more
Date: circa 1950s Location: somewhere in Ohio Source: Jalopy Journal What do you see here?
1984 BMW 520i for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Meticulously maintained and incredibly well documented. Bronzit with Nutria brown leather. I am the second owner. The original owner, an architect, obviously knew how to care for a car. Below are some highlights of the maintenance history and conversions. Read more
1937 Lincoln K Convertible Victoria by Brunn; image courtesy of Jerry Beard Since its inception by Henry Leland in 1921, the Lincoln Motor Car Company made a commitment to its target customer base: Their cars would offer the finest mechanical designs, interior accoutrements and exterior styling. Of the three, styling was accomplished thanks to Read more
The record-setting Jaguar D-Type and Shelby Cobra. Jaguar photos by Patrick Ernzen, Cobra photos by Darin Schnabel, both courtesy RM Sotheby’s. One was raced to a victory at Le Mans in 1956, while the other laid the groundwork for a car that would become the stuff of legend, both on Read more
A majority of Americans and American Manufacturers could see the handwriting on the wall in 1945. The war would soon be over, but nobody knew exactly when. War-time scrap metal and newspaper drives were still an everyday occurrence. Gas was still being rationed and everyone was still doing their part Read more
Mercedes-Benz C111 variants on display at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. Photos courtesy Mercedes-Benz unless otherwise noted. Mercedes-Benz seriously began exploring the possibility of building a mid-engine sports car during the 1960s. In 1965, designers Giorgio Battistella and Paul Bracq jointly penned a mid-engine coupe envisioned to slot a notch Read more
From the seller’s description: 1969 Ford Torino Talladega. Rare 1 of 750 made. Full rotisserie restoration of a rust free 1969 Torino Talladega. Everything on the car has been restored, replaced or rebuilt. Matching numbers original drive train. Very nice single stage Wimbelton White paint. Laser straight body. New replacement Read more