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Seven straight days of all-out racing can get rather grueling. Then again, four or five days in you can also work yourself into a sort of rhythm: race, wrench, repeat, and do it all over again the next day. Steve Berry seems to be in that groove, judging from his Read more
I’ll make a rare exception to our no-vintage-accident-photos rule today with this Los Angeles Examiner photo of the traffic backup caused by what appears to be a single-car accident on the median of the Hollwyood Freeway at Alvarado Street (from the Rosemont Avenue overpass) on February 9, 1960. It seems Read more
Photos courtesy of Rob Ida. Rob Ida’s grandfather, Joe Ida, briefly owned a Tucker dealership in Yonkers, New York, and while the shop closed after just three days in business – a victim of the scandal that enveloped Preston Tucker – the vision of Preston Tucker and his remarkable automobiles Read more
1967 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28. Image courtesy of Branson Auction. Midway through the 1967 model year, Chevrolet introduced a limited-production version of its all-new Camaro coupe specifically for SCCA Trans-Am homologation purposes. Thought to be too harsh for street use, courtesy of its heavy-duty suspension and high-revving 302-cu.in. V-8 engine, Chevrolet Read more
Have you tuned out of your local talk radio station in lieu of trendy satellite or Internet programming? Well, you might be back scanning the AM dial after reading about Joe Murdico’s 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville. One of the many intriguing cars to attend the Hemmings Motor News Concours Read more
As some of you have pointed out in previous La Carrera Panamericana updates from Steve Berry, the race ain’t no walk in the park for trailer queens. Cars run the risk of serious damage at average speeds of up to about 165 KPH, or about 100 MPH. That’s why the Read more
Reader John Miles alerted us to this excellent photo from the U.S. Capitol’s archives posted to Flickr showing the Capitol’s parking lot during the Capitol dome’s 1959-1960 restoration. Not likely you’ll ever get to park that close to the Capitol ever again – at least, not without getting tackled and Read more
From Steve’s photos, we see that the La Carrera Panamericana competitors got rained on quite a bit over the weekend. Good for washing the ever-present dust off the cars, probably not so good for the competition. In fact, it appears the organizers canceled the first stage of Friday’s racing due Read more
This 1983 AMC Eagle for sale on Hemmings.com appears to have had plenty of work done on it over the last several years to make it a reliable daily driver and to address some of the more common Eagle weak points – notably the emissions controls and the plastic rocker Read more
Though second-generation Firebirds, constructed from 1970 to 1981, have not always been atop the list of must-have muscle cars for GM collectors, that’s been changing in recent years as younger enthusiasts begin to seek out cars from their formative years. If you’re looking for an F-body that’s likely to keep Read more