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Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News In an odd bit of marketing, Jaguar Cars North America introduced the XJ-S in 1976 as the “S-type,” which was an about-face from the way that the American marketers had dubbed the E-type, the “XK-E,” the previous decade. Of course, Read more
Date: circa 1969 Location: West Center Street, Provo, Utah Source: Provo City Council What do you see here?
West Coast-sourced 1976 Jeep Wagoneer for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Here is a very nice example of a 1976 Jeep Wagoneer that spent most of its life in the dry climate of eastern Oregon. It’s a Quadratrac 4WD “Base Model” with the bullet proof AMC 360 V8 Read more
Photos by P. Litwinski, courtesy Bonhams Auctions, unless otherwise noted. With just 12 examples constructed in-period, the E-Type Lightweight is rarer than Jaguar’s C-type (53 built) and D-type (71 built), as well as Ferrari’s 250 GTO (39 built, including three 330 GTOs). E-type Lightweights don’t trade hands very often, but Read more
Photo courtesy Petersen Automotive Museum. In January of 2008, NHRA Top Fuel dragster pilot Doug Herbert was racing in Arizona when he received the call that every parent dreads: His two sons, Jon, age 17, and James, age 12, had been killed in a motor vehicle accident near the family’s Read more
This Ducati 1299 Superleggera stickers for $80,000, makes 215 horsepower and weighs 340 pounds. Only 500 will be built, and most are already spoken for. Photos by Jim O’Clair and Kurt Ernst. Tourists flock to New York City in December for different reasons. Some come to take in the spectacle Read more
Date: circa 1960s Location: Center and University, Provo, Utah Source: Provo Historical Images What do you see here?
1976 Toyota FJ55 Land Cruiser for sale. From the seller’s description: This is a solid Southern California FJ55 wagon in very good condition. This wagon is complete and has not been modified or altered other than the addition of an electric winch on the front bumper. The equipment includes electric Read more
Corvette rendering by Sparky Bohnstedt, circa 1954. Images courtesy Robert Edwards unless noted otherwise. Of course every car designer longs to tackle something like the Corvette: a prestige car, sleek and speedy and exciting, destined for the covers of all the enthusiast magazines. Only a handful actually get to deliver Read more
Owner Carl Oberg, in the blue sweatshirt, poses with racing fans and museum supporters during the move-in of the first car at the North East Motor Sports Museum. Photos courtesy North East Motor Sports Museum. Under construction on the property of the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, the North Read more