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Photo by Richard Lentinello. While we haven’t exactly been able to revive the Hemmings Collector Car Radio podcast, as some frequent listeners have requested, one of our ad sales reps, Dave Nutter, has taken the reins of a new classic car show, Hemmings Motor News Radio, which airs at 10 Read more
We love the carspotting series for all the everyday cars we see, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t some unusual cars to be seen out and about. Vintage Las Vegas identifies the Corvette seen here in the Hacienda parking lot as the XP-700, but some of the details – such Read more
With increased demand for SS-badged Chevrolet Impalas comes increased cloning from lesser Impala models, so finding an original SS survivor, especially in convertible form, can be a challenge. This 77,000-mile 1966 Chevrolet Impala SS Convertible for sale on Hemmings.com seems to deliver the goods; the seller claims it to be Read more
Photos courtesy Wright Auctions. Long hidden away in a New England attic, a set of blueprints for the futuristic Dymaxion automobile – allegedly the only privately held Dymaxion artifacts – are now seeing the light of day as they head to auction next month. Collected in a three-ring binder, the Read more
Photos courtesy Ripley Auctions. Wilbur Shaw wasn’t just an early racing folk hero. The native Hoosier is one of the most pivotal individuals in the century-plus history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Yes, he was the first driver to win back-to-back runnings of the Indianapolis 500, and the second to Read more
Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R. Photo courtesy Masty. In many ways, the Mitsubishi Starion and its identical twin, the Dodge (and later, Chrysler / Plymouth) Conquest are the perfect symbols of the 1980s. Like the decade, the Starion embraced excess, as evidenced by the car’s over-the-top styling, its redundant “Turbo” badging (repeated Read more
Houses, it seems, are a necessary evil for those passionate about vintage vehicles. A house with a garage gives one a place to wrench on his pride and joy, as well as a place to keep it, but houses are also a time and financial drain on the collector car Read more
Perhaps the most famous first-generation Thunderbirds were the Battlebirds – specially prepared monoposto versions with giant fins that campaigned at the Daytona Speed Weeks. For SIA #147, May 1995, Arch Brown caught up with one of the two Battlebirds, the Hilborn-injected example that reportedly topped 200 MPH in 1957, and Read more
Calling all parts hounds, sleeve-rollers, welder-wielders and elbow-greasers. This 1958 BMW Isetta 600 limousine for sale on Hemmings.com might not have all its parts – and might have some rust issues instead – but it sure opens up the floodgates of imagination. Who wouldn’t like to see it turned into Read more
* The Larz Anderson Museum in Brookline, Massachusetts, already has a nice collection of original and preserved vehicles, so the curators are well qualified to put together an exhibition focusing on such unrestored, unprimped cars. The Old Motor this week provided a glimpse into the new exhibit. * Autoculture this Read more