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All brochure images from the collection of Mark J. McCourt. Calendar year 1971 was a big one for Volkswagen in the United States, both in terms of sales (fourth-best-ever year, with 522,655 units) and of new products and innovations. The “large” 411 finally reached our shores in both 4-Door and Read more

Photos by author. (Editor’s Note: The following piece originally appeared in the July 2009 issue of Hemmings Motor News. It’s still good advice, which is why we’re running it here.) When it comes to having an old car or truck restored by a professional shop, always expect the unexpected. This Read more

Among his many Honolulu photos for the EPA’s Documerica photo series, Charles O’Rear snapped these three on the same day in October 1973 looking west along H-1 toward downtown Honolulu, likely from the Koko Head Avenue overpass. While some of his other Honolulu photos showed massive traffic backups, these three Read more

The seller of this 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, for sale on Hemmings.com, doesn’t specify if the standard 3.8-liter V-6 or one of the three optional V-8s lurks beneath its hood, but that hardly matters. Even in 4-4-2 trim, the 1978 Cutlass wasn’t exactly a muscle car, but it was a Read more

Photos courtesy Hollywood Wheels. It was untested, prone to engine failure, and largely unpredictable in turns, but at least its body held together better than its acid-dipped sister car. The #76 1970 Dodge Challenger also finished two of its four Trans-Am races in the points, helping Dodge nudge past rival Read more

Custom 1956 Ford pickup, part of the upcoming Ford F-Series: The Truck that Grew Up with America exhibit at the LeMay. Photos courtesy LeMay – America’s Car Museum. Located in Tacoma, Washington, LeMay – America’s Car Museum bills itself as the largest automotive museum in North America, and thus strives Read more

Henry Ford sitting in Quadricycle, 1946. All photos supplied by Henry Dominguez. Henry Ford almost seemed larger than life, but the industrialist and founder of the company that carried his name proved just as mortal as the rest of us on April 7, 1947. In his latest book, The Last Read more

Like Google’s algorithm for displaying search results, ours is an opaque and mysterious process for choosing cars for the Hemmings Find of the Day. I will say this, though: It certainly does not hurt to see a photo of the car in question lighting up its flame thrower exhaust, as Read more

Auto mechanics are the doctors we often trust to heal our old cars, but the analogy only goes so far – after all, would you trust your mechanic to perform surgery on you, or would you trust your family physician to restore your old car? In the case of Dr. Read more

For a 20-something-year-old restoration, this 1931 Gotfredson panel truck for sale on Hemmings.com – one of two panel trucks built, and one of several dozen Gotfredsons remaining – looks remarkably clean and appears to need nothing, which is good, because even though Gotfredsons were largely assembled trucks, good luck finding Read more