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1954 De Soto Adventurer II. Photos courtesy Jim Butler, unless otherwise noted. Designed and built by Ghia for Chrysler, the 1954 De Soto Adventurer II had a life that extended far beyond the global auto show circuit. Sold to a dealer in Casablanca, Morocco, the coupe was very nearly acquired Read more
1952 Chevrolet Ute at the 2013 Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance. Photo by Mike McNessor. There’s no denying the dynamics of vintage trucks. Builders of society, they haul virtually every fabric of daily life right to our doorstep; from the lumber that makes the bones of the buildings we live Read more
1976 Ford Gran Torino, said to be used in the Starsky & Hutch television series. Photos courtesy Leake Auctions. From April 1975 through May 1979, detectives David Starsky and Kenneth “Hutch” Hutchinson appeared weekly on ABC television, keeping the fictional streets of Bay City, California, safe in the crime drama Read more
If this 1955 Chevrolet 150 for sale on Hemmings.com looks like it was customized in the early 1960s or so – what with the silver scallops, the hood full o’ louvers, the spots, the lakes pipes, the chrome steelies and the six-carb intake on a period small-block V-8 – that Read more
A few weeks ago, we dug up a 1915 Mack truck picture that was featured in an old issue of HMN, and this week we found another 1915 vehicle, this one a Buick Model C-54 that appeared in the November 1974 issue. The Roadster, which was owned by Paul Jessen Read more
Ford’s 1963 Allegro concept. Photo courtesy Ford Motor Company. In the decades following the Second World War, the drive to produce a more stylish automobile year upon year created an arms race between American automakers, none of which were content to lose ground to rival brands in the quest for Read more
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, published by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1886, told the tale of the mild-mannered Dr. Henry Jekyll and his malevolent alter ego, Edward Hyde. Both the good doctor and his split-personality manifestation would have appreciated this 1942 Ford Super Deluxe Business Coupe Read more
An original California black license plate. Photo by woody1778a. It’s now official: California drivers will have the ability to purchase retro-styled black with yellow character license plates, emulating the state license plates issued between 1963-1969. The state received the necessary 7,500 pre-orders in late May, meaning that the black plates Read more
The 1948 and 1949 Cadillacs defined high-tech for their day. In those two years, the crest and wreath introduced styling and engineering innovations that would go on to influence the American auto industry for decades. Aircraft design inspired some of those innovations, but as we see from several renderings for Read more
Photos by the author. “What keeps you coming back?” I ask the gentleman standing next to the ’55 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible he purchased new 58 years ago, a carry over on the dealer’s lot. “To get away from my wife,” he laughs. “C’mon. That’s it? You told me that Read more