Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
Call this 1936 Oldsmobile F36 what you will – barn find, driveable dream, resto candidate – but from the photos, it looks nice and solid and ready for a little TLC. From the seller’s description: Car is complete except for hubcaps. Drove it into the garage 29 yrs. ago. Inclds. Read more
So it’s not an entire car, but this 1969 Mini Moke shell does raise some interesting possibilities. Would you put a Mini drivetrain back into it, as was originally meant for it, or would you build something a little wilder with it? From the seller’s description: I have used a Read more
…a wheel of understanding! Unbelievably, I recently posted a car-themed music video that Mal Fuller liked. So to get back out of his good graces, I went looking for another car-themed Fu Manchu video and instead came up with Kyuss’s “Green Machine,” featuring a chain-dragging 1960 Plymouth (Belvedere, I think? Read more
We’ve received several suggestions for auto-themed music videos the last week or so, including this one from Roger Nelson of Halifax, Nova Scotia: Big Sugar’s “Diggin’ A Hole.” It appears that somebody from Big Sugar had a Charger fixation – not only does a 1971-1974 Charger appear throughout this video, Read more
Stefan Jacoby, the chief executive of Volvo Cars, was the keynote speaker today at the 2011 L.A. Auto Show. In a question-and-answer session with journalists, he was asked what Chinese ownership would mean to the company’s reputation for building safe cars. According to the New York Times, his response was, Read more
If you liked our bit about the smashed 1955 Pontiac four door last month, you’re going to love seeing this “1932″ Model A Ford (yeah, we know, we know) that was served up a piping hot box of destruction by a Pizza Hut delivery driver in Southern California on Sunday. Read more
Oooh, in the trailer for Cars 2, there’s both a Pacer and a Gremlin! Too bad they appear to be bad guys…
A 1969 GTO Judge Ram Air IV four-speed was the top seller at RM’s Milton Robson auction last Saturday, netting an impressive $682,000. The total for 55 cars and trucks sold at the one-day event at Robson’s estate in Gainesville, Georgia, was $9,112,950, with an average selling price of $165,690. Read more
So 2010 marks the 25th anniversary of “Back to the Future,” and the date hasn’t been forgotten by fans of the trilogy, what with a hoax, a theatrical re-release, and re-enactment of the mall parking lot scene. What we haven’t yet seen in all the celebrations is any mention of Read more
Ever since their Touring Program began back in 2004, members of the Vintage Chevrolet Club of America have been recognized for their participation in the club’s sanctioned tours. Each time a member takes part in a VCCA-authorized tour, the mileage that they accrued on their Chevrolet is recorded, and a Read more