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From the seller’s description: This is a 1972 Olds Cutlass Supreme with an original 4-bbl 350 V-8, factory four-speed M20 Muncie, air conditioning, power steering, power disc brakes, power windows, 10-bolt posi rear, AM-FM radio, working factory 8-track (with Led Zeppelin album!), factory bucket seats, and console. The car had Read more
GM’s CERV I. Contemporary photos courtesy Barrett-Jackson. Developed in 1959 as a racing car disguised as an “engineering research vehicle,” GM’s CERV I remained part of the automaker’s collection until 1972, when it was donated to the Briggs Cunningham Museum. Since then, it’s passed through the collections of Miles Collier Read more
Photos courtesy Coronado Speed Festival. After years of financial losses and depleted resources, the organizers of Coronado, California’s, annual San Diego Fleet Week have decided to sacrifice the vintage races, car shows, and swap meets that make up the Coronado Speed Festival so they can continue the overall Fleet Week. Read more
1951 Chrysler Saratoga magazine ad. Period advertising courtesy of Lov2XLR8.no. [Editor’s note: This “Reminiscing” story, edited by Richard Lentinello, comes to us from Hemmings Classic Car reader Don Sheppelman of Spring Hill, Florida.] For those of you who have never owned a 1951-’52 Chrysler Saratoga, you can’t imagine what great Read more
Date: circa 1960 Location: U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Source: Architect of the Capitol on Flickr What do you see in the parking lot here?
1963 Ford Thunderbird for sale. From the seller’s description: Are you looking for what is likely the best 1963 T-Bird in existence? This is a multiple award-winning and rust-free Arizona car that has undergone a no-expense-spared rotisserie restoration by renowned Thunderbird restorer Bud Gilroy from Temecula, Ca. This T-Bird was Read more
Archive photo. After a federal judge gave the go-ahead for Craig Breedlove to pursue his lawsuit against the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry for allegedly damaging Breedlove’s Spirit of America, museum officials decided this week to settle with Breedlove rather than let the suit go to trial. Terms of Read more
1954 Lincoln Capri, on loan to The Revs from the National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada. Photos by author. From the beginning of December through the end of April, I spend quite a lot of time thinking up serious journalism-related reasons why I need to abandon Vermont, head to Florida Read more
Photos copyright and courtesy of Gooding & Company. Contemporary Mercedes-Benz 300 SL images by Brian Henniker. In the collector car world, originality often enhances the value of a car being sold at auction. This was certainly the case with a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL coupe, offered after six-plus decades in Read more
Date: circa 1951 Location: Mexico City, Mexico Source: unknown Through the double exposure, what do you see here?