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The Porsche-centric Tumblog Gmund 356 uses the above photo as its background, and though we’ve not been able to put any context to the photo, we believe that it was taken at Bridgehampton sometime in the mid-1960s. That’s quite the variety of vehicles in the chaotic parking lot. Given the Read more
The SCCA Trans Am inspired Dodge Challenger T/A was offered only for the 1970 model year and just 2,399 of these homologation cars were built. They’re prized by Mopar enthusiasts today for their unique stripes, one-year-only 340 Six Barrel powerplant, special scooped hood, side-exit exhaust trumpets and big/little (E60s front, Read more
The Chaparral 2 in action. Photo courtesy GM Media Given the focus that Ford had put into beating Ferrari in endurance racing, motorsport fans probably expected the Ford GT40 to repeat its 1965 Daytona victory with a win at Sebring. Instead, it was an innovative team from Texas, running an Read more
Images courtesy any 1980s childhood bedroom. Though they had to compete with scantily clad models, rock stars and sports figures, the supercars and other exotics of the Eighties held pride of place on many a childhood bedroom wall. This summer, the organizers of the Concours d’Elegance of America plan to Read more
The 1960 Corvair, in all its initial release glory. All photos are frame grabs from video below. The Chevrolet Corvair was named Motor Trend’s Car of the Year for 1960, due in part to its air-cooled, OHV, 139.6 cu.in., horizontally opposed six, featuring an aluminum alloy crankcase and heads and detachable Read more
Photos by Andy Starr and the author. Many people dream of accomplishing a specific goal, but few are willing to invest the time and effort required to achieve it. Andy Starr is one of those few. Readers of Hemmings Classic Car magazine are familiar with the restoration profile of his Read more
Sometimes, all you need to know about a car is this: It’s so large you can play Ping-Pong on its hood. So says the current owner of this 1971 Plymouth Fury II Custom Suburban station wagon, currently for sale on Hemmings.com. Harking from the days when wagons were the family Read more
Photos by Erik Fuller, courtesy RM Auctions. Though it was finished in black with a red interior back then, the 1960 Buick Electra 225 convertible seen here found its current owner in 2008, via the pages of Hemmings Motor News. What first appeared to be a good driver-quality car with Read more
Joshua Blundo’s winning sketch of the 2025 Dodge Viper. Image courtesy FCA. Last November, Chrysler announced that its third-annual Detroit Autorama Design Competition, previously reserved for students attending schools in Michigan, would be open to high school students across the United States. Facing steeper odds and tougher competition than ever Read more
All photos courtesy Florida Memory. Bookie McCurry knew his mud and he knew his rigs. He’d won four Swamp King titles out of five years at the wheel of his jacked-up stacked-up swamp buggy, a stripped-down Dodge Power Wagon weapons carrier fitted with chained tractor tires and dubbed “Short Cut.” Read more