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Refurbished 1985 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This car runs and drives beautifully. Engine is a 305 cubic inch/5.0 tuned port injected. It has been overhauled completely rebuilt, has only been put 1,000 miles on it. Brand new fuel pump and sending unit, Read more
Route 66 outside of Oatman, Arizona. Photo by Vicente Villamon. Citing the economic impact that Route 66 has had and continues to have on small to mid-size communities, Landmarks Illinois earlier this month declared the road one of its Most Endangered Historic Places, the first time the preservation commission has Read more
Robert M. Pirsig in 2005. Photo by Ian Glendinning. On the surface, it was a book about a father and son’s journey by motorcycle from Minnesota to Northern California, but on a deeper level, it introduced millions of readers to philosophy and the concept of quality. Zen and the Art Read more
Terry Brinson’s 1937 Chevrolet. Photos courtesy Terry Brinson. [Editor’s note: This “Reminiscing” story, edited by Richard Lentinello, comes to us from Hemmings Classic Car reader Terry Brinson of Orland, California.] The year is 1955 and I am a sophomore in high school. I am not yet 16, the driving age. Read more
Date: circa 1987 Location: East Berlin, Germany Source: Ran When Parked In addition to the Trabants, what do you see here?
Show-winning 1941 Graham Hollywood for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This 1941 Graham Custom Hollywood Model 113 has had a complete concours restoration and won First Place, Best of Show, and People’s Choice at the Graham Nationals. We believe this to be the single best example of the Read more
Studio images by Michael Furman, ©2013 Courtesy of RM Sotheby’s; action photo ©2012, Pawel Litwinski It’s not often that an automobile can transcend mere transportation to become a rolling work of art, but this particular Mercedes-Benz 680 S did so in 1928, and continues to inspire fevered competition for ownership. Read more
Vintage tank shift bikes dice on the sand at The Race of Gentlemen (not on the FIVA Motorcycle Week Calendar). Photo by author. The mission of the Federation Internationale des Vehicules Anciens (FIVA) is to preserve, protect and promote historic vehicles and related culture. Since 2013, the group’s Motorcycle Commission Read more
Alfa Romeo GTZ Tubolare which raced at Le Mans in 1964. Photos by author. Back in the 1980s resin-based model kits in 1/43rd scale started coming on strong with car enthusiasts who enjoyed the hands-on assembly and painting process of creating miniature models. Compact in size, 1/43rd scale models average Read more
Photo courtesy BMW AG. A poll by British motoring magazine Auto Express to determine the 50 best British cars of all time has put the classic 1959-2000 Mini in the number one spot, edging out the Jaguar E-type and the Land Rover Series/Defender ranges. Those polled included unidentified members of Read more