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While the seller describes this Stage 1-equipped 1975 Buick Century as a “tribute,” we’d go with the term “phantom,” to describe something that replicates what never was, even though phantoms usually require a level of imagination a step beyond simply stuffing an earlier engine into a later car. Still, it’s Read more

Anybody who’s trawled the Internet for modified Volkswagen photos has by now seen the Beetle limousine type, made by merging two Volkswagens end-to-end. But a Herbie Beetle limousine, like this 1964 Beetle? Next I want to see a Herbie Baja Bug, then maybe a Heb stretched out like this. Are Read more

If there ever were a spiritual predecessor to the Dodge Magnum (or, more accurately, the 300C Touring), this 1956 Chrysler New Yorker station wagon for sale on Hemmings.com would be it. You got pure, unadulterated longroof styling without the hardtop flash or the fake wood typical of many 1950s/1960s station Read more

Anymore, the “challenge” part of the Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation Challenge has been finding a marque (or pair of marques) suitably obscure, but still with enough connectivity to the rest of the automotive world to make for an interesting exercise. As we’ve noted time and again, the most Read more

You know you’ve had a good trip when a 1958 Aston-Martin DB Mark III drophead coupe is relegated to “leftover” status. But when you shoot 2,800 images, covering nine cars, an auction and a concours, it’ll happen. This was a challenging midday shoot (in 90-plus degrees and high humidity, blech), Read more

It’s hard to forget this two-page spread from American Motors that ran in just about every automotive magazine in 1970. Sure – go ahead and laugh. To be honest, I did as well when my dad brought one home on occasion (it was a company car – he didn’t actually Read more

Of the half-dozen or so drag cars recently uploaded to the Hemmings.com classifieds, all by the same seller in Minnesota, we dig this 1961 Pontiac the most. It may not have the best racing history of the bunch, may not be as valuable as the rest, but how can you Read more

We keep thinking that speculating on cars is some new event. It’s not. People have been doing it for years. But we’d forgotten that we were encouraged BY THE MANUFACTURER to do so. “Gold, Schmold. Buy a Z-Car as a hedge against inflation!” Holy cats!

While it is indeed rare to see an International Harvester bodied in a woody station wagon style, it’s not unheard of. The end result is rather pleasing, especially restored as this 1941 International Harvester woodie wagon is. From the seller’s description: This is a 1941 International Woodie Wagon in restored Read more

My apologies for those of you looking for your Automotive Alphabet fix in the mornings. (What will you all do when we get to Z?) To make it up to you, and to celebrate reaching the halfway point of our Automotive Alphabet, here’s a good one that should keep you Read more