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Donald Davidson. Photo courtesy IMS. Only one race track in the world has a full-time official historian, and it’s the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. That historian is Donald Davidson, a native Briton with a photographic memory for all facts and figures on the Indianapolis 500. He has been a very busy Read more
When it comes to obscure and in-depth knowledge of automobiles and motorcycles, it’s tough to top the editorial staff at Hemmings Motor News. Most of us spend off hours wrenching on the vehicles in our care, so it stands to reason that we’ve accumulated some pretty obscure tools (and a Read more
Some companies made the leap from two wheels to four very gracefully and successfully: BMW, Honda, Suzuki and Triumph come to mind. Italian scooter-maker Vespa, however, wasn’t one of those companies, though not for lack of effort. The Vespa 400 was one of the most advanced microcars of its day Read more
Crazy, right? Mercury’s Wrist-Twist steering couldn’t have ever worked, could it? Except, as we see in this rather sexist Mercury promo video that Mac’s Motor City Garage unearthed showing the steering system in action, it apparently did work. * What do modern designers think about classic car shapes? That’s apparently Read more
Sometimes, the right weekend car isn’t a car at all. Somewhere between restored and resto-modded, this driver-quality 1952 Ford F1 pickup, for sale on Hemmings.com, sports a considerable amount of work in the past year, including new wiring, a 12-volt conversion, a new vintage-look audio system, three-point seatbelts and custom Read more
According to the Showvans blog, the recent Cleveland Autorama’s show-within-a-show dedicated to custom vans was the largest indoor van show in more than 30 years. Also shows how far custom vanning has come since then. * Based largely on Chrysler components, the FEI X3 was a Brazilian supercar of the Read more
Brian Redman posing with the E9 CSL “Batmobile” that won Daytona in 1976. Photo courtesy BMW. Brian Redman began racing professionally in 1968, and over the last 48 years has driven everything from sports cars to Formula 1 cars. A member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame, Brian earned Formula Read more
Man, ever since the Romulans started showing up, these carspotting photos started to get real difficult. Let’s press on regardless, though, with a pair of parking lot shots, above from photographer Thomas Hawk and below from Dean Hochman. What do you see here?
It’s not perfect, and it’s the opposite of flashy, but this base 1977 Chevrolet Nova four-door sedan for sale on Hemmings.com – equipped with a six-cylinder engine, automatic transmission, bench seat, some shade of brown everywhere you look, air conditioning, and about nothing else – is about as well-preserved as Read more
Photos by Tom Gidden, courtesy RM Sotheby’s. The “Big Healeys” have a well-deserved reputation for being stout and entertaining sports cars, with a legitimate competition pedigree. While most associate the 3000 and earlier 100/6 with road racing, under the guidance of British Motor Corporation’s Competition Department, these cars saw some Read more