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Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News It was reported that some Buick executives called the new-for-1979 Riviera “the best Buick ever,” so proud were they of the flagship coupe’s deft blend of advanced engineering and crisply traditional style. This car replaced the last of the large (“B” body, in Read more
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News It was reported that some Buick executives called the new-for-1979 Riviera “the best Buick ever,” so proud were they of the flagship coupe’s deft blend of advanced engineering and crisply traditional style. This car replaced the last of the large (“B” body, in Read more
Date: 1975 Location: University of Nebraska Omaha campus Source: UNO Criss Library on Flickr What do you see here?
The Ford Piquette Avenue plant, one of the beneficiaries of the MotorCities National Heritage Area. Photo courtesy FordPiquetteAvenuePlant.org. A decades-long effort to preserve some of southeastern Michigan’s most significant remaining automotive landmarks and historical sites may soon be forced to cease operation under severe funding cuts proposed in next year’s Read more
1970 Ford Maverick, to be featured in the upcoming Detroit Underdogs exhibit. Photo courtesy AACA Museum. American automakers occasionally hit an out-of-the-park home run, producing cars with appeal that transcends generations. Success stories like the 1963 Corvette and the 1955 Thunderbird are rare occurrences, leaving the majority of automobiles produced, Read more
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News; courtesy of Bruce Zahor Holy rear camber, Batman! Remember the Manic GT? You know, that rear-engined, Renault-powered, fiberglass bodied two-seat sports car of the early 1970s, built in Canada? It’s a bit fuzzy? Well, you’re in for a treat. This product Read more
Boyer-bodied 1924 Willys-Knight fire truck for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: It is super rare, in excellent condition, drives and runs really well, and is a whole lot of fun to display or run in parades. First the rare part. It was manufactured by Willys in 1924 and Read more
Pumpkin Seed at Bonneville in 2006. Photos by the author, except where noted. It put multiple racers in the 200-mph Club. It’s had multiple land-speed racing luminaries in its cockpit between two stints at Bonneville. It even had a cameo in The World’s Fastest Indian. And this month, the streamliner Read more
Photo courtesy Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. The Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run is the world’s longest-running motoring event, and an annual celebration of the gift of freedom that automobiles have given us. Entry registration for this year’s run, which takes place on November 5, is now Read more
Still image from video below. Last December, three classic cars (four, counting a 1917 Crane Simplex once owned by J.D. Rockefeller that was trailered for most of the route) left on 12-day, 2,150-mile odyssey from Boston, Massachusetts to Detroit, Michigan, following a rather circuitous route. Titled The Drive Home II, Read more