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1937 Delahaye 135 Competition Torpedo Roadster. Photos by Darin Schnabel, courtesy of RM Auctions. Delahaye reportedly built just 30 Competition Court chassis, and of these, just two short chassis variants are known to survive. Of these two, just one wears a body tag indicating that illustrator Georges Hamel (or “Geo Read more
Vic Elford at speed at Sebring in 1971 on the way to winning with teammate Gerard Larrousse. Photo by Pete Lyons courtesy of Porsche. Versatile veteran Vic Elford is set to headline the class of the 2014 Sebring Hall of Fame inductees on March 14 at the Chateau Elan Hotel Read more
Peter Brock signs autographs at Bathurst in 2005. Photo by Benchill. The Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, is likely among the world’s most challenging motor racing circuits. Home to the infamous Bathurst 1000 endurance race, “The Mountain,” as the track is known, blends high-speed straights, off-camber Read more
We never know what gems we’ll find uploaded in the Reader’s Stories section of MyHemmings.com. When we read the tale, “Reunited with Lincoln Mark V,” shared by Michael Scott Bricker, we knew that we had to alert our Hemmings Blog readers to it. If you’re a big softy like we are Read more
Some cities just aren’t equipped to handle lots of water. Such was the case in March 1952 when heavy rains hit Sherman Oaks, California, flooding some areas including the intersection of Ventura Boulevard and Woodman Avenue. The Los Angeles Examiner sent a photographer out to see just how bad the Read more
William Clay Ford. Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company. How irascible could William Clay Ford Sr. be? According to the Detroit Free Press, he was famed for having kicked his leg right through a TV screen while watching his beloved Detroit Lions blow yet another game. The final surviving grandson Read more
Now that station wagons have been marginalized by the SUV, these once-undesirable family haulers have again become cool, and this 1955 De Soto Firedome Wagon for sale on Hemmings.com appears to be worth a closer look. Two-tone paint and Hemi V-8 power aside, this well-equipped example shows just 91,000 miles, Read more
2014 Amelia Island winners included a 1937 Horch 853 and a 1958 Scarab Mk II. Photo courtesy of Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. The trick to placing well at concours d’elegance events is standing out in the crowd, and in the world of European collector cars, few are as hard to Read more
The record-setting 1968 Porsche 907LH. Photos courtesy Gooding & Company. When it comes to sales at high-end auctions, Porsche has long been the proverbial bridesmaid while Ferrari, it seems, always plays the role of the bride. At last year’s Gooding & Company Amelia Island auction, five of the event’s top Read more
1981 AMC Eagle Series 50 Kammback. Photos courtesy OldCarBrochures.com. Despite the fact that AMC built its final four-wheel-drive Eagle model in 1988, the cars remain the stuff of legend, particularly among those living in snowbelt states where winter can be a six- or seven-month fact of life. Among Eagle variants, Read more