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It’s not as though older limousines don’t command any less respect and awe than they did when new. It’s just that when they are allowed to get a little worn down, as is the case with this 1960 Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five limousine for sale on Hemmings.com, it typically takes quite Read more
It probably wasn’t too hard for Arch Brown and Bud Juneau to round up these two top-of-the-line cars for their comparison report for SIA #167, September 1998: As Brown pointed out, backed by some convincing stats, car manufacturers in the post-war seller’s-market years flipped the script and sold far more Read more
The original Mini subcompact quickly developed a reputation as a giant killer in competition, thanks in part to its light weight and go-kart-like handling. Still, many underestimate the performance potential of the car, perhaps lured into a false sense of calm by its benign looks. While this 1967 Austin Mini Read more
* While recently catching up on some back issues of the Checker Car Club’s newsletter, we ran across mention of a Checker pickup what-if model commissioned by Dieter Losskar and executed by Dirk Patschkowski. Lotta details to take in here. * An older post, but one worth including here: Astronomer Read more
Old cars in shabby shape seem to follow Stan9341 home on a regular basis, but he seems to make the best of the situation each time, as we see from his postings to the My Hemmings pages about Vincent, a 1971 Plymouth Scamp, and Roy, a 1965 Ford Mustang. His Read more
Hey, look, whitewalls all over the place in this late 1950s photo of Galveston, Texas’s Gaido’s Restaurant that we came across on Baylor University’s Flickr page. Granted, it looks like many of the cars in the Gaido’s parking lot just off Seawall Boulevard were higher-end models (and we can only Read more
We can learn a lot from this 1977 Dodge Charger SE for sale on Hemmings.com, like how to keep a car looking showroom fresh for more than 35 years. Apparently the key is to almost never take it out of its climate-controlled garage from day one. Why nobody really drove Read more
Bonnie Bedelia’s Nomex and helmet from Heart Like a Wheel. Photos courtesy Profiles in History. In December of 2011, a Nomex suit worn by Steve McQueen during the filming of the epic 1971 motion picture Le Mans crossed the block at a Profiles in History auction of Hollywood memorabilia. When Read more
An AAR Gurney Eagle climbs the Goodwood Hill in 2013. Photo courtesy Goodwood Festival of Speed. Every June, enthusiasts from across the globe descend on Lord March’s estate in Chichester, West Sussex, England, for a the Goodwood Festival of Speed, a multi-day celebration of internal combustion and velocity. To honor Read more
1971 Mercedes-Benz 280S. Images courtesy of Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz Classic took to social media and crowdsourced all of the photography for its 2014 calendar, “Shooting Stars! – Photography from Fans, for Fans.” While the finished calendar is a little pricey at $65 (you expected it to be cheap?), the results are Read more