Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
The baby Bel air by Fiat, complete with nice two toning, the ’54 1900 A Granluce Text and photos by Matteo Giacon, except where noted. [Editor’s Note: Most of you will probably know him as italianiron, a frequent commenter on our carspotting posts. But Matteo Giacon is more than just Read more
1991 Nissan Figaro for sale. From the seller’s description: 1,000 CC Turbo Charged Engine that is both nifty and economical. Also has convertible with the roof stowing in the trunk. The Nissan Figaro was produced between 1991-1992 in Japan with only 20,000 vehicles ever produced. To buy the car at Read more
Most art cars depend on plastic toys glued to their exterior surfaces to make a statement. Bruce Tomb’s Maria del Camino goes a little deeper, using a 1959 El Camino riddled with holes, mounted to tank treads, lit up from the inside, and operated hydraulically from the bed. (via) * Read more
1963 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 (top); 1964 Dodge 880 Custom (bottom). Images by the author. Editor’s note: This or That is not a comparison report between two vehicles, but rather a feature that enables us, in an idyllic world, to add a collectible vehicle into our dream garage on a weekly basis, Read more
Date: December 1966 Location: Bergen Mall, Paramus, New Jersey Source: John Duprey, New York Daily News, via bonneville73 What do you see here?
Unrestored 1969 Lincoln Mark III and 1966 single-axle travel trailer for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This car was bought new on October 23, 1968, at Paul A. Ziegler Lincoln Mercury in Bishop, California, by its first owner, Mr. Ben Elliott, who sold it to its only other Read more
1970 Porsche 917/10-001. Photos courtesy RM Sotheby’s. In 1970 and ’71, Porsche’s 917 dominated the sport of endurance racing, but engine displacement reductions (from 5.0-liters to 3.0-liters) mandated by the Commission Sportive Internationale (CSI) for the 1972 season meant its time in the spotlight was over. In response, Porsche focused Read more
Photography by author. While rummaging through booth after booth of overpriced objects at one of my favorite antique malls a few weeks ago, I discovered a sale – a group of 1950s and 1960s Popular Mechanics magazines that were marked down to a dollar each. Obviously, I couldn’t resist. This Read more
Photos provided by Real Deal Steel. When even folks outside of the Rust Belt discover a lack of project-level examples of a particular car without terminal rust, that typically means the market’s ripe for steel reproductions of that car. Such is the case with the 1966-1967 Chevrolet Chevy II, replica Read more
Date: September 1964 Location: Disneyland, Anaheim, California Source: Gorillas Don’t Blog What do you see here?