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The Chattanooga start of the 2011 Great Race. Photo by Tommy Lee Boyd. The popularity of the Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty has grown tremendously in recent years, with each new running filling up quicker than the year prior. Crowds at popular stops have grown as well, Read more…
Photos by the author. Hemmings recently tagged along as crew during the fledgling 2017 Rally Historico Transpeninsular (full story forthcoming). As the rally wound its way down Mex-1 in the Baja peninsula, with epic transit and speed stages, the racers were flagged down for an unexpected special treat in the Read more…
Date: circa 1960s Location: East Michigan Avenue, Lansing, Michigan Source: Seeking Michigan What do you see here?
Built circa 1950 sports racer 1934 Ford Geisen Special for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Believed to have been built in 1950, the Geisen is fitted with a low-silhouette, hand-formed body that shows the influences of both types of racing, including a belly pan, narrow profile and cycle Read more…
Tom Tjaarda with the Fiat 124 Spider. Image from the Hemmings archives. Over a career that spanned seven decades, Tom Tjaarda designed, or at least influenced the design of, over 84 vehicles. Trained in architecture, his artistic touch wasn’t limited to automobiles, and other projects by Tjaarda ranged from monorail Read more…
1959 American LaFrance “Little Mo.” Photos courtesy Auctions America. Walter Lewis “Army” Armstrong was a mechanical jack-of-all-trades with a particular passion for the fire service. He’d eventually found three companies dedicated to firefighting, ultimately producing the “Blitz Buggy” and later, the “Little Mo” brush trucks. Built in very small quantities Read more…
1971 Citroen DS21 Pallas for sale. From the seller’s description: -car drives great, feels tight, good acceleration -the body is in overall excellent condition, shiny paint (looks to be original), -four speed Citoenmatic (semi-automatic) -black leather interior in nice shape, definitely original, lovely patina -engine compartment clean and tidy -everything Read more…
An elegant place for an elegant car, the 1951 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Villa DEste. [Editor’s Note: Matteo Giacon, italianiron to the commentariat, recently took in this year’s edition of the Mille Miglia and came back with plenty of photos to share with us. Thanks, Matteo!] It’s mid May, Read more…
From the seller’s description: 1950 Mercury 2 Dr. Coupe. Reducing private collection, offering a very nice mild custom Mercury. This well-maintained older body off restoration is equipped with the 255 Cubic inch flathead with finned aluminum heads, manual transmission with working overdrive, lower front and rear with blocks, dual exhaust, Read more…
Tom White collects motorcycles. But his reasons for doing so go beyond mere appreciation, as this Los Angeles Times profile of the man and the collection shows. * Ever since Tokyo Drift, we’ve seen plenty enough 2JZ-swapped Sixties Mustangs, but as we see from a recent Engine Swap Depot story, Read more…