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Story and photos by Joe Essid. Hemmings writers really should be more careful with the $5,000 Challenge. In my case, that regular feature of the blog led me to buy a car I’d never imagined owning again: a 1974 Buick Apollo. As what I have come to call “Project Apollo” Read more
We may have been doing this carspotting thing for too long if, when we come across a photo like the one above depicting the Joest-Porsche 908/03 heading back to the paddock during qualifying for the 1973 24 Hours of Daytona, we immediately start scanning the background to see if the Read more
In 1955, Cadillac held a position of absolute dominance in the luxury-car field, selling 50 percent more cars than Packard, Lincoln and Imperial combined. To see why, you need look no further than the Series 62. It might have been Cadillac’s most humble offering, but it was built to impress, Read more
The Shelby De Tomaso P70. Photo courtesy Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Carroll Shelby’s Cobras and Cooper-based King Cobras had proven competitive during the 1963 and ’64 USRRC seasons, but 1965 was shaping up to be an entirely new battle. To remain competitive in the series that would spawn the Can-Am Read more
The Simeone’s 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza Spyder at a 2015 Demo Day. Photos courtesy Simeone Automotive Museum. In most automotive museums, cars on static display are never started, run or exercised in the public eye. Philadelphia’s Simeone Automotive Museum, however, does things a bit differently, scheduling “Demo Days” Read more
Photos courtesy Viking-Cives. If you are driving down a two- or three-lane highway in New York State during this snow season, and you see a trailer starting to jack-knife behind a plow truck, don’t worry about it. It is just the newest trick in the book for NYS Department of Read more
Art courtesy of the Automotive History Preservation Society. Though Oldsmobile didn’t field as many muscular models as its GM siblings Pontiac and Chevrolet, or competing automakers Ford and Chrysler, the Division certainly made the most of what it did have. For example, in 1969, there was the Hurst/Olds, the Read more
Whoever’s behind the MyBelAir62 Tumblog recently turned up a number of found photos from Virginia City, Nevada, where the neon might not be as bright as in Las Vegas, but the intent to capture tourists was certainly as strong. And, of course, wherever tourists go, we’re treated to plenty of Read more
It isn’t likely that this 1928 Chevrolet Sprint Car, for sale on Hemmings.com, has a rich competition history. Though the current owner isn’t specific about the car’s history, it appears to be a contemporary build, albeit one meant to resemble a vintage Sprint Car. In this case, that’s a good Read more
A quartet of Alfa Romeo Spiders. Photos by Matthew Litwin and Jeff Koch. The Pininfarina-designed two-seat roadster debuted by Alfa Romeo in 1966 was not the company’s first attempt at building a Spider, but it was by far its most successful. Even today, over two decades after the last new Read more