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One could probably trace the entire length of the now-demolished Third Avenue El as it ran through the Bronx thanks to the photos in the Historic American Engineering Record – which, if you think about it, was sorta the purpose of the HAER. For example, yesterday’s street scenes included a Read more
In 1979, driving a one-year-old Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 in the Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash was like hiding and cheating in plain sight. While entries more cleverly disguised to throw off the police fell by the wayside – Brock Yates’ and Hal Needham’s famous 440-powered “Trans Con Medivac” Read more
Peter Revson’s 1972 McLaren M20 Can-Am car. Photo by David Newhardt, courtesy Mecum Auctions. In 1966, the SCCA’s U.S. Road Racing Championship spun off a new series, created in cooperation with the Canadian Automobile Sports Club (CASC). Officially called the Canadian-American Challenge Cup, or Can-Am for short, the series would Read more
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado (left) and 1967 Cadillac Eldorado; image by Jeff Koch. The Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance, presented by Gullwing Motor Cars, has announced the featured marques for its 10th annual extravaganza, to be held on September 23-25, 2016, in the picturesque Saratoga Spa State Park adjacent to the Read more
Photos courtesy Scott Sheehan. When we profiled this year’s AMBR winner, we promised further coverage of the West Coast’s premier indoor car show. Friend of Hemmings Scott Sheehan was nice enough to send us a selection of photos from his visit to GNRS. As you can see, period styling and Read more
Photo of GM ad by author. Though the Oldsmobile ad/brochure that I blogged about a few weeks ago (Spooky 1969 Olds Literature: Dr. Oldsmobile Creates a W-Machine. Or Two.) featured an elaborate vintage horror movie mad scientist concept, this 1967 GM ad was seemingly more direct in its approach. It Read more
So let’s burn through the rest of the Third Avenue El line photos from the Historic American Engineering Record over the next couple days. Above, the caption places the location at 183rd Street; as with previous photos in this subset, the area looks a lot more open and airy these Read more
Some people would probably moan at the minor deviations from stock on this 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 for sale on Hemmings.com, such as the smog pump delete performed during the restoration. Others would probably cheer those deviations as improvements. Both, however, should be able to agree that this Boss Read more
Photo courtesy Cory Taulbert. If there was any doubt that the vintage look has arrived in the modified-car world, one needs to look no further than the last few winners of the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster award, which have all featured a period appearance combined with the extraordinary fit and finish Read more
1965 Buick Riviera GS. Photos by Mathieu Heurteult, courtesy Gooding & Company, unless otherwise noted. Introduced in 1963, the Buick Riviera came to market as a personal luxury coupe long on both style and comfort. In 1965, Buick upped the car’s performance ante with the introduction of the A-9 Gran Read more