Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
When someone says “convertible,” the Plymouth Fury isn’t the first car that comes to mind. This 1963 Plymouth Sport Fury convertible for sale on Hemmings.com clearly demonstrates that the bodystyle looks good in topless form, which makes us wonder why the automaker only sold 3,836 examples in 1963. Not only Read more
Rather than bring all sorts of background about Buick and its straight-eight engine – or about German coachbuilding practices – into this article about a Gläser-bodied 1931 Buick for SIA #166, July 1998, author Bud Juneau tells us as much as he can about the intriguing German couple who originally Read more
Inspector “Dirty Harry” Callahan, portrayed by Clint Eastwood, summed it up best: A man’s got to know his limitations. That applies to automotive restorations as well, since many new to the hobby can quickly find themselves overextended mechanically as well as financially. The current owner of this 1934 Chevrolet Master Read more
* We didn’t have much solid information to go on when we discussed the GM Bison concept truck from 1964 a couple years back, so we’re grateful for what little additional scraps of information we could glean from CarStyling.ru’s profile of it this week. (via) * While Andy Warhol’s Mercedes-Benz Read more
Not happy with the way automotive history played out? Wishing your favorite automaker in your favorite time period would have played around a little more with conventionality? Bored with auto designs restricted by feasibility of production? Good, because we trawled deviantArt for some more 3D renderings and concept sketches of Read more
The concept behind Fiat’s latest 500 variant for the United States market, the plus-sized 500L, is nothing new. Three years after the original Fiat 500 debuted in 1957, the Italian automaker introduced the 500 K, also known as the Giardiniera (Italian for “gardener”), a station wagon version for those needing Read more
The 1.7-mile Corvair, to be offered as part of the “second chance” Lambrecht sale. Images courtesy of VanDerBrink Auctions. While all of the nearly 500 cars and trucks at September’s much-hyped Lambrecht Chevrolet auction in Pierce, Nebraska, sold at no reserve, not all of them went to new homes. A Read more
Photo courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. One of the true greats of modern American open-wheel racing is reluctantly hanging it up. The lingering effects of a horrific crash at last month’s IndyCar street race in Houston have forced Dario Franchitti to end his driving career, which saw him win the Indianapolis Read more
Go to any oil rack in your local auto parts store and you’ll see at least 35 different kinds of oil these days. OE manufacturers are requiring multi-viscosity weights that were unheard of previously, or products that meet their own specifications for ash, sulfur, salt, paraffin and metal content. Oil Read more
The “Futuramic” 1948 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight. Still image from video below. Fans of cars from earlier times sometimes equate the downfall of modern civilization with the influx of automotive names created by marketing departments and focus groups instead of dictionaries. The Lincoln Continental, for example, evokes a vision of style and Read more