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Photography by author. One additional item I found at the flea market, in the pile of boxes destined for the dumpster that I discussed in An emergency automobilia and tool rescue effort, was deserving of its own blog. Among the mountains of stuff was the first-ever issue of Speed Mechanics—a Read more
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News The “Born from Jets” tagline of the mid-2000s may have seemed fresh at the time -if a bit far-fetched for the then-GM subsidiary- but as we see in this charmingly colorful 1959-printed brochure, SAAB was using the same advertising theme Read more
From the seller’s description: 1937 GMC Open Touring Bus, 6 cylinder, Oldsmobile engine. Seats 15- 20 passengers. Been in storage under cover since 2005. At that time, it had new tires, brake shoes, wheel cylinders, wheel bearings, emergency brake cable, top, seat cushions, heavy floor mats. Wood and metal body. Read more
An M4 Sherman tank, displayed on the grounds of the Normandy Tank Museum. Photos courtesy Artcurial. In 2013, military vehicle collector Patrick Nerrant opened the Normandy Tank Museum in Catz, France, just a short distance from Utah and Omaha beaches, the site of the American landing on D-Day, June 6, Read more
Photos courtesy Lime Rock Park. The historic Connecticut road course, Lime Rock Park, has announced an expanded “Road to 60” program, seeking fan support to help prepare for the facility’s 60th anniversary in 2017. The 1.5-mile circuit held its first race on April 28, 1957, when about 7,000 fans showed Read more
Behind the unassuming entrance of the Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum (WAAAM) in Hood River, OR, are some three acres, all under cover, displaying 150 automobiles, 120 aircraft, old classic motorcycles, gliders and numerous other examples of motorized US transportation and aviation. Photos by author or courtesy of the Read more
1933 Ford Model 40 three-window coupe for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Take a good look at this beautiful, extremely solid and rare “Henry Steel 3 Window Coupe” in the final stages of a complete and thorough body off restoration, (MUST SEE Narrated HD Video). The only reason Read more
Before the news gets too old, Johnny Smith’s Flux Capacitor, his electric 1974 Enfield 8000 ECC, which we’ve linked to in the past, recently ran in the 9s. While poking around on YouTube, we came across this episode of the video series Fully Charged in which they visited Johnny and Read more
With the Elite, Lotus took a big step up-market. Launched in 1974, the Type 75 Elite (not to be confused with the Type 14 Elite of 1957) was more luxurious, and more expensive, than any previous Lotus road car. It was the first Lotus to be powered by the 907 Read more
Some people fill their garages with old cars to restore. Joel Baker fills his with 20-foot-tall fiberglass muffler men of multiple configurations, many of which he’s documented as part of his American Giants website and video series. (via) * Barry Wolk recently discovered a trove of Continental Mark II photos Read more