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The benefit of older restorations is that, with time, they almost become indiscernible from original. If it weren’t for the accounting of the owner of this 1953 Kaiser Dragon for sale on Hemmings.com, would anybody other than a trained eye be able to tell what’s original and was replaced/refinished nearly Read more
Milt Schornack pictured in 2007 with his Royal Racing-themed 1966 Pontiac GTO. Photo by George Mattar. A trio of Pontiac performance icons will appear at the Carlisle GM Nationals later this year as part of a celebration of the GTO’s 50th anniversary. GTO fans will have a chance to meet Read more
Fred Astaire’s 1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Town Car. Images courtesy Petersen Museum. While the precise definition may vary by source, the term “town car” generally denotes a four-door automobile with a fixed roof over the rear passenger compartment and an open (or removable) top above the driver’s compartment. Though nearly Read more
Miles and Sam Collier at Le Mans in 1950. Photo courtesy The Revs Institute. While both were accomplished racers, neither Cowles “Miles” Collier nor his older brother, Sam, ever became a champion of motorsport. Though the brothers ran at Le Mans, once driving for college friend Briggs Cunningham, their contribution Read more
Over-the-top treatments only tend to work on vehicles when they’re executed well. Fortunately for this loaded-to-the-gills gold-in-and-out 1971 Plymouth GTX for sale on Hemmings.com, the workmanship of the engine swap (426-cu.in. Hemi V-8 for the original U-code 370hp 440) and the Tremec five-speed install appears excellent and full of attention Read more
Driver’s ed class and car in Hannibal, Missouri, 1955. Photo courtesy Hannibal Free Public Library. It all reportedly began when a drunk driver hit Amos Neyhart’s parked car. How much damage was done, and whether the drunk driver was a teenager, nobody seems to recall, but Neyhart, obviously frustrated at Read more
On February 17, 1972, the Beetle became the world’s best-selling car, overtaking the Model T with 15,007,034 sold.
In the early 1960s, amateur racing enjoyed a surge in popularity, thanks in part to the availability of low-cost, reliable formula racers. Among the most popular series was Formula Vee, which featured open-wheel racers with tube frames and fiberglass (or aluminum) bodies, powered by Volkswagen flat-four engines. One of the Read more
While plenty of observers keep claiming trucks and pickups will become the next hottest collectibles, they’re a little late to the party, as we can see from Arch Brown’s driveReport on a 1947 Studebaker M-5 Coupe Express pickup in SIA #173, September 1999. By then, it wasn’t all that unusual Read more
It’s the passion that makes this hobby great. Why else would somebody spend so much time, energy, and money to convert this 1982 Pontiac Firebird for sale on Hemmings.com into a replica of KITT from the TV series Knight Rider, complete with convertible top, special nose section, and all the Read more