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All photos are frame grabs from video below. Vintage Road Construction Equipment Enthusiasts: Yeah, baby! Concrete Enthusiasts: This is your lucky day! Stimulating Narration Enthusiasts: Not so much. Concentrate on that (’42 Plymouth?) and trailer, and pay no attention to the fact that the good folks at Encyclopaedia Britannica chose Read more
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News This gem, dug out of the imported car brochure drawer in a HMN filing cabinet, offered a genuine surprise to this writer, as I was completely unaware of these Renaults’ existence, never having personally seen or even read about them before Read more
Date: September 1958 Location: Mount Rushmore, Keystone, South Dakota Source: Lavonne Ullrich, submitted by Gene Reiser What do you see here?
From the seller’s description: 1948 super eight convertible victoria, 22nd series It was my grandmother’s car. which she restored in the ’80s, parked it under a carport and used it very little. I acquired it and started restoring it again a couple of years ago. Since I’ve had it, most Read more
Denver top sellers included this restored 1963 Corvette (L) and this restomodded 1957 Corvette (R). Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Conventional wisdom says that a restored-to-original-specifications car will almost always retain more value than a restomod, which, typically speaking, is built to address a specific owner’s styling and performance tastes. Last Read more
Mustang Club of America members at an earlier Indianapolis event. Photo courtesy MCA. In 1976, the newly founded Mustang Club of America (MCA) ran an ad in an Atlanta, Georgia, newspaper, announcing its very first meeting at Stone Mountain Park. A total of 13 cars and 30 people attended, but Read more
Editor’s note: Jim Allen and John Glancy’s forthcoming book, the International Scout Encyclopedia, promises to cover everything a Scout enthusiast would want to know (and more). Octane press has sent us a few more bonus stories that didn’t make the book’s final cut; this one focuses on the first “modern” Read more
The Borgward Traumwagen (Dream Car). Photo courtesy Borgward. While 1950s concept cars are typically associated with American automakers, a few European companies were pushing the design and engineering envelope at roughly the same time. To demonstrate what the future of the automobile might look like, German automaker Borgward challenged its Read more
Date: 1960s Location: Farmington Avenue and Kenyon Street, West Hartford, Connecticut Source: via Joe Sokola What do you see here?
From the seller’s description: 1972 Plymouth Valiant V8-318 with factory A/C. $18,200 spent on 8 year complete restoration including engine and dash wiring. A/C is cold and the vehicle runs excellent. Great for first time collector, or everyday usage. My vehicle was featured in Hemmings Classic Car Magazine – Issue Read more