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340-powered 1971 Plymouth Road Runner, with claimed numbers-matching engine and transmission for sale. From the seller’s description: Complete 2005 rotisserie (frame off) restoration on a rust free, low mileage body (84,000 miles). This is a rare Road Runner, one of only 1,681 340 cubic inch, high performance engines that Plymouth Read more…
Michael Paul Smith’s latest made-you-look-twice diorama may be the biggest he’s ever attempted, and he breaks down exactly what it takes to build such a diorama on his Flickr page. (h/t to Gene Herman!) * Typically when we use the term “engine build” we more accurately mean “engine re-build.” J.Joachim Read more…
The biggest complaint we hear about new cars from mainstream manufacturers these days is this: Thanks to current crash-testing and fuel economy regulations, they all look the same. Perhaps what Hemmings readers are really objecting to is conformity, since the second-most common complaint is that all of today’s cars are Read more…
Date: circa early 1960s Location: Athens, Greece Source: Labros Skartsis via Ivan Kolev What do you see here?
1954 Hudson Hornet convertible with 7X engine for sale. From the seller’s description: This car has the 7X Motor, it has special internals, bolts, head and cam as per engine specs. It is the 210BPH motor and is original to this car. It was rebuilt in the 90’s along with Read more…
Photo courtesy Billetproof. After a decade and more than doubling the number of Billetproof traditional rod and custom shows, organizer and owner Alan Galbraith announced that he’s putting “the world’s least important car show” up for sale. “The past 10 years running the show have been such an amazing good Read more…
James Sandoro poses with the four recently donated Corvettes. Photo by Mark Mulville, courtesy The Buffalo News. The Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum is best known for its collection of vehicles built in Buffalo, New York (and the surrounding area), but the facility also honors those with ties to its home Read more…
A Central New York teacher and his students are raffling off a restomod project car to raise money for their high school’s automotive technology program. The car, built by the East Syracuse Minoa Central High School’s “Spartan Garage” (named for the school mascot) is a 1967 Camaro powered by a Read more…
Date: 1966 Location: Plaza Saint-Hubert and Rue Beaubien, Montreal, Quebec Source: Benoit Brouillette on Flickr What do you see here?
This one-of-a-kind 1990 special construction automobile began life as a Riley “Trimuter” three-wheeler before being converted to four wheels by Mike Fennel for use in the 1990 film Total Recall. The car is being offered at auction by our friends at Forgotten Fiberglass; from their description: 1990 Movie Car From Read more…