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Though I wish it was mine, this W-30 455, overdrive, Global West suspension equipped 1964 F-85 isn’t, nor is it the main subject of this article. In this case, it simply represents what could have been. Photo by Jeff Koch. One evening in the late 1980s while driving home from Read more
From the seller’s description: This 1971 AMC Gremlin has been treated to a multi year rotisserie restoration by a marque specialist using over 250 NOS parts. The car has been seen limited show use over the past several years and shows just over 150 miles on the NOS speedometer. The Read more
1930 Buick series 60. Illustrations courtesy Classic Car Club of America. At its recent annual meeting in Reno, Nevada, the list of approved Classic Car Club of America (CCCA) Full Classics grew by three series (or automobiles), including the 1916-’29 Roamer (all models), the 1930 Buick series 60, and the Read more
Photos by the Hemmings Staff. Detroit may be The Motor City, but since 1900 it is New York, New York, where the world has come to look at the latest and greatest offerings from automakers both foreign and domestic. Over the years, the venue has changed from the Grand Central Read more
Dad’s new C-10 in 1969. Photos courtesy Debra Ross-Andrade. [Editor’s note: This “Reminiscing” story, edited by Richard Lentinello, comes to us from Hemmings Classic Car reader Debra Ross-Andrade.] The summer of 1969 was the summer of wild times and music at Woodstock, and the summer that Neil Armstrong placed the Read more
Date: circa November 1956 Location: Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California Source: Pulp-O-Rama on Flickr What do you see here?
From the seller’s description: This hard-to-find Citroen HY van would make an excellent basis for a collector restoration or food truck conversion. It has the 1911-cc gas engine, and is ideal for delivery or other urban work. This is a rare opportunity to buy one of these vans in the Read more
George Massicotte’s 1964 Ford Galaxie XL R-code, now owned by his son Al. Photos courtesy Al Massicotte / CCP Auctions. In October 1963, Toronto service station owner George Massicotte walked into Piggott Ford and special-ordered a 1964 Ford Galaxie XL, built specifically for drag racing. While Massicotte never really received Read more
It began as a proof of concept, but soon blossomed into a slap in the face of decorum in protest of the national 55-mph speed limit. Later, the Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash was immortalized in film and in print, and 38 years after the last run was held, Read more
Summertime, summertime, sum, sum, summertime. It’ll be here before you know it, and when it is, you might be wishing you had something with a top that goes down. Although it’s a truism of the old-car hobby that “when the top goes down, the price goes up,” you can Read more