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1966 Chevrolet Biscayne, with the L72 V-8. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. As service and parts manager for LeRoy Chevrolet in LeRoy, New York, Karl Bill had a pretty good idea of how to configure a 1966 Chevrolet Biscayne to go fast in the quarter mile. By checking the box for Read more
Photos courtesy Guy Martin’s Wall of Death: LIVE – ALL4, unless otherwise noted. Wall of Death motorcycle tracks have been part of American fairs and carnivals since the very first track appeared at Coney Island in 1911. Riders perform stunts of derring-do, sometimes using multiple bikes, multiple riders on one Read more
Chevy Monte Carlo SS Aero Coupe rear backlight; image by Terry McGean. It was bound to happen – the factory-backed on-track battles had returned by 1986. The melee for track supremacy that took place long ago all but evaporated when Detroit left racing in the early ’70s. In the wake Read more
Photo from the writer’s collection. After Henry Ford almost singlehandedly created the low-priced automobile category with the Model T, the rest of the industry found itself playing catch-up with models like the Star from Durant, the Overland from Willys-Overland and the Chevrolet. Ultimately, the only one of those makes to Read more
How far back is fair game for carspotting images? The loose answer: Far back enough for the cars not to be on the road now, still recent enough to inspire some nostalgia for the cars depicted within. Or, we could just take a page from the AACA’s 25-year rolling cutoff, Read more
No question of provenance with this 1931 Chrysler Imperial CG Custom Eight limousine for sale on Hemmings.com, a car that has remained in one family since new, that received some in-period modifications to make it legal to drive in Switzerland, that has only been refurbished over the years as needed, Read more
The Van Buren sisters on the road in 1916. Photos courtesy BMW Motorrad USA, Inc. On July 4, 1916, sisters Adeline and Augusta Van Buren set off on a transcontinental journey from New York City to San Francisco, and ultimately, Los Angeles. While this is hardly enough to be remarkable, Read more
All photos are frame grabs from video below. Who says Jam Handy couldn’t produce a straight-forward advertisement for Chevrolet? We can debunk that myth right here: This is an eight-and-change-minute ad, pure and simple. No goofy pretext is necessary. The film begins with the standard don’t-do-this-at-home automotive abuse scenarios, also Read more
Longtime friend of Hemmings Motor News Randy Rundle, owner of Fifth Avenue Antique Auto Parts, has recently released a new technical publication about a common problem all vintage car owners have run into at one time or another – a hard starting situation when the engine is hot. Randy’s new Read more
1954 Ferrari 375-Plus, chassis 0384 AM. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. In June of 2014, a 1954 Ferrari 375-Plus carrying chassis tag 0384 AM sold at a Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed auction for 10,753,450 pounds (then $18.3 million), at the time the highest price ever paid for a competition Ferrari Read more