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What’s the point of owning a collector car that can’t be driven? This 1968 Buick Skylark Custom convertible, for sale on Hemmings.com, isn’t a garage queen destined to earn its next owner concours glory, given the fact that a crate 350 of unspecified origin replaces the original. It’s got a Read more
Bill Wyman with his 1971 Citroen SM. Photos by M. Howell, courtesy Bonhams Auctions, unless otherwise noted. As the 1960s passed the halfway mark and ticked towards the 1970s, the Rolling Stones were one of the hottest acts in rock and roll, riding a wave of social upheaval to record Read more
Photo courtesy CCCA Museum. One of the earliest Packards will make a rare appearance outside of its museum dwelling, while the public will get its first glimpse of a literature collection compiled by one of the company’s more notable designers at the same event next month. Much like the first Read more
Photos by author. Eccentricities regarding our vintage cars make them all the more interesting to discuss. Once you have thoroughly gone over the color combination, trim, drivetrain equipment, options, documentation and overall condition, little things like unique tags and markings keep the adventure alive. This came to mind when I Read more
Peugeot was the last French automaker to withdraw from the U.S. market, shutting off the flow of new cars in the fall of 1991. That means that an entire generation of Americans has grown up without French cars – which were never all that common here, even during the heydays of Read more
While we’d at first glance peg this photo of the cars parked in front of Paris’s Palais de Chaillot as a circa 1960s shot, Ronan Glon at Ran When Parked declared it to actually come from the early 1970s. Francophiles, put on your thinking caps and tell us what you Read more
Land Rovers, especially the stout Series II and IIA models, have long been associated with off-road adventure in exotic locations. If that’s your primary goal, this 1971 Land Rover Series IIA 88 station wagon, for sale on Hemmings.com, may even be too nice. Its paint shines and shows no evidence Read more
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 Lightweight. Photos by Dan Duckworth, courtesy Mecum Auctions, unless otherwise noted. In February of 1963, Ford’s car merchandising manager, V.P. Motto, announced that the Dearborn automaker would be introducing a “Special Lightweight Performance Vehicle,” based upon the production Galaxie, to be offered to drag racers nationwide. Read more
The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS. Photos courtesy General Motors. In a ceremony on Detroit’s scenic Belle Isle, Chevrolet debuted its sixth-generation Camaro on Saturday, May 16. For fans of the current car, there’s good news: The new Camaro doesn’t deviate from the fifth generation’s styling, but it will offer both Read more
Titus at the 1968 24 Hours of Daytona. Photos by Dave Friedman, courtesy The Henry Ford, unless otherwise noted. [Editor’s note: This article comes to us from David Conwill. A longtime reader of the Hemmings Daily, he drives a 1961 Ford Falcon year round and has ambitions to build a ’40s-period hot rod Read more