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Feature Article from the June, 2013 Hemmings Classic Car. Photography by Jeff Koch. It was hard to escape the gravitational pull of Ford’s Mustang in the mid-1960s. This youthful and exciting car was a force of nature, rivaling the Beetle and the Beatles as a cultural phenomenon and selling a Read more
Feature article from the May 2012 Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car. Photography by Terry Shea Replica, clone, tribute, doppelgänger–call it what you will, but if you are going to build such a car, particularly one modeled after a very successful factory rally program, it’s best for everyone if you run Read more
Most American car enthusiasts do a double take at the sight of a Meteor: It’s definitely a Ford, just not one that was ever sold in the U.S. Meteors were offered in Canada from 1949 until 1976 and basically just had different paint schemes, badges and trim to differentiate them Read more
Sure, it’s a bit sensational to show Jay Leno in the famed Hemi Under Glass wheelstander as it takes a tumble for Jay’s show, but it’s also a part of the car’s history now, something to be noted whenever people discuss the car from here on out. Besides, nobody was Read more
From the seller’s description: 1968 Chevrolet Impala 9 passenger station wagon. Special order-396 engine, turbo hydra-matic transmission; all-original except new 4-barrel carb; 91,368 highway miles; Ziebart undercoat; plus over 50 spare parts valued in excess of $4,000. About 90 percent of the 91,000 odometer (highway) miles were registered before 1985. Read more
Erik Andersen over on the H.A.M.B. has a plan. He’s bought an Olds 88, intends to prep it as a rally racer, and then wants to drive it around the world by entering it into as many rallies as he can. Here’s hoping he succeeds. * While we briefly mentioned Read more
As if we couldn’t tell from previous scratchbuilt trucks built by the brothers Read, Cliff and Larry, they have a fairly masterful knowledge of trucking history, down to the small but significant details that differentiate one model from the next and one era of trucking from another. That knowledge – Read more
Date: 1960s Location: Dartmouth Shopping Centre, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Source: Nova Scotia Archives What do you see here?
From the seller’s description: 1972 Ford Mustang convertible for sale on Hemmings.com. MACH I convertibles were Not produced for model years 1971-1973. This convertible was ordered/built with options found on a MACH I. (Ford stopped building convertibles for ~10 years after 1973) Original Specifications: Convertible, 351 Cobra Jet, Ram Air Read more
Photos courtesy Chevrolet. The Chevrolet Camaro made its public debut on June 28, 1966, so it’s fitting that Chevrolet chose June 28, 2016, to announce a series of Michigan events commemorating the 50th birthday of the bowtie brand’s pony car. From August 18-20, Chevrolet will host a Lansing Grand River Read more