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Zero horsepower. In fact, it doesn’t have an engine at all. Probably doesn’t handle all that well. Aerodynamics of a brick. But this 1966 Mobile Scout for sale on Hemmings.com does sleep at least two and comes with a kitchen sink. While not in show-worthy condition, thanks to some water Read more
Photo courtesy GM Media Archives. While plenty of Sixties and Seventies car enthusiasts have long had access to their cars’ complete documentation records, either through the manufacturer or through third-party sources, owners of muscle car era Chevrolets built in the United States haven’t been so lucky. That’s soon to change, Read more
An excerpt from the museum’s 25th Anniversary poster. Images courtesy Toyota Automobile Museum. On April 16, 1989, a new automotive museum opened on the outskirts of Nagoya, Japan. Housed in a building that offers more than 118,000 square feet of floor space, spread across three levels, the Toyota Automobile Museum Read more
1982 Buick Riviera convertible. Images courtesy GM Media Archives. The 1982 Buick Riviera convertible was never designed to be a car for the masses. Priced near the very top of GM’s product line during its four years on the market, the Riviera was built in extremely limited quantities, aimed at Read more
Old trucks really stand out, perhaps because so few of them survived decades of being worked to death. While few of us actually need a dump truck, there’s no denying the appeal of this well-preserved 1952 REO dump truck for sale on Hemmings.com. Originally built for the military, it’s still Read more
As much as Graham struggled to stay afloat during the 1930s, one can’t fault the company’s executives for inventiveness. They managed to persuade Continental to build engines to their specifications, they managed to get Reo to build bodies for them, and they even introduced superchargers to their cars, making forced Read more
Before “stance” became the latest automotive buzzword, Detroit built cars that were long and low, like this 1964 Buick Wildcat sedan for sale on Hemmings.com. Though the car may look slammed, a quick check of period images shows that the Wildcat left the factory at the same ride height you see Read more
* How many cylinders can one pack under the hood of a 1957 Chevrolet? As we saw on Car Build Index this week, hot rodder Gary Kollofski has figured out how to put 24 of them – two side-by-side V-12s – in that space. * The AACA Library this week Read more
To go along with this morning’s story on the Ford Pygmy – the oldest existing jeep prototype – joining the National Historic Vehicle Register, let’s check out this newsreel film that United Films released in 1943 relating a sanitized-for-the-masses and rally-round-the-troops story of the jeep’s birth from the jeep’s point Read more
The packed parking spots throughout San Francisco shouldn’t ever disappoint for our carspotting exercises, no matter the era, so let’s take a look at this circa 1982 shot of Pine Street looking east from Powell Street, which we found over on San Francisco Pictures. Remarkably, aside from the cars this Read more