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Photo courtesy NHRA Motorsports Museum. While it only took three weeks for Chet Herbert and his crew to build the Beast IV, Herbert’s last and most successful streamliner, Dan Webb’s restoration of the low-slung racer, which debuted last month, understandably took a little bit longer, considering that only a handful Read more
Photo courtesy NHRA Motorsports Museum. While it only took three weeks for Chet Herbert and his crew to build the Beast IV, Herbert’s last and most successful streamliner, Dan Webb’s restoration of the low-slung racer, which debuted last month, understandably took a little bit longer, considering that only a handful Read more
Date: circa 1970s Location: Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois Source: Chicago Museum of Science and Industry What do you see here?
Unrestored Golden Commando-powered 1960 Plymouth Fury convertible for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This beautiful vehicle is a very rare 1960 Plymouth Fury Golden Commando convertible. Exactly how rare is yet to be proven, but in researching all the information I could find, it seems Plymouth records have Read more
Photos by Remi Dargegen, courtesy RM Sotheby’s. With a family fortune from the textile industry at his disposal, Giannino Marzotto wasn’t afraid to confront Enzo Ferrari about the quality of his racing cars. Describing Ferraris of the day as heavy and aerodynamically inefficient, Marzotto, a young but accomplished racer who’d Read more
Ariels from Clive Pearson’s collection. Photos courtesy H&H Classics. After surviving two bankruptcies and two world wars, British motorcycle manufacturer Ariel faced a new challenge in the closing years of the 1950s. Cheap commuter motorcycles from domestic and foreign suppliers presented a growing threat to its market share, and in Read more
Brochure images courtesy Old Car Brochures. [Editor’s note: This “Reminiscing” story, edited by Richard Lentinello, comes to us from Hemmings Classic Car reader Dale Wells of Kalamazoo, Michigan.] During the Depression years of the 1930s, and into 1940, my father kept driving his 1929 Hudson Super Six. It was getting Read more
Date: circa 1965 Location: Pier 60, Clearwater, Florida Source: Jim and Chester’s Garage What do you see here?
From the seller’s description: 1975 Caprice Classic Convertible, Factory Big Block 454 Engine (rebuilt) with automatic trans (rebuilt). The car is garage kept and is fully loaded with a/c, ps, pb, pw, power door locks, cruise control, tilt steering wheel, rear window defogger, six-way power seat, power trunk, dual exhaust, Read more
Photos courtesy Hollywood Wheels. History has a way of blurring details, particularly when exact records are lacking. Take the Ghia-bodied Chrysler Special models of the early to mid-1950s by way of example: Some were built as show cars, while others were crafted by the Italian coachbuiilder as limited-production customs, though Read more