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A Model T Snowmobile stretches its legs at the 2007 Model T Ford Snowmobile Club gathering. Photos by Daniel Strohl. Looking to convert the Model T from three-season to year-round family transportation, Virgil D. White patented a kit to transform the Model T into a “Snowmobile,” his name for the Read more
Three installments in to the $5,000 Challenge (which we will continue on a semi-regular basis, at least until we’ve exhausted the supply of cars worth diving into), it’s becoming clear that entry-level collector cars exist to meet a variety of budgets and tastes. This week’s crop is no exception, and Read more
Neal Jackson’s stolen 1969 Camaro Trans-Am replica. Photos courtesy Neal Jackson. On December 11 at approximately 8:00 a.m., Neal Jackson arrived at his Mattress Express store in Cornelius, North Carolina, to find his 2014 24-foot V-nose Diamond enclosed cargo trailer missing from the parking lot. Inside was a replica of Read more
When he left this photo on the Hemmings Motor News Facebook wall, Enrique Escobedo didn’t include much contextual information other than the fact that it was taken in the 1970s in Juarez – he didn’t even specify whether it was the city or the state – but do we really Read more
Long the butt of jokes about exploding fuel tanks (an issue corrected by a 1978 recall), Ford Pintos have developed something of a cult following over the years. Pristine examples are harder to find with each passing year, since most Pintos were used to death by a string of ever-less-careful Read more
1984 Audi Sport quattro. Photos by Erik Fuller, courtesy RM Auctions. In creating the Group B category in 1982, the FIA also reduced the number of road-going cars manufacturers were required to produce for homologation purposes from 400 to 200. This encouraged automakers involved in rallying to push the envelope, Read more
Photo via SixtySixKicks. In the half century since the television series Route 66 went off the air, the road that the series took its title from has been officially decommissioned; many of the stars, guest stars, and even cameos from the series have gone on to successful film careers; and Read more
The 6.2-liter, 460-horsepower LT1 V-8 from the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette. Photo courtesy GM Media. When it comes to exceptional performance in American cars, the good old pushrod V-8 is still at the top of the heap. The editors of WardsAuto have picked two of the most powerful new domestic V-8s Read more
Before turning its attention to producing engines for the Allied war effort, Packard built 33,776 cars in its Twentieth Series, produced between August 1941 and February 1942. Among these were just 672 Series 180 cars, including the 1942 Packard 180 Touring Limousine project offered for sale here on Hemmings.com. In Read more
If you’ve been paying attention to the SIA Flashbacks, you’ll have noticed by now that we’ve been creeping up on the last couple of issues in the magazine’s 30-plus year run, #200 and #201. Because we media types never like to let an opportunity for celebrating an anniversary (particularly one Read more