Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
We recently received a request from our pal Dan Johnston at Volvo Cars, who has asked us to pass along a query to the Hemmings Nation about locating a special type of 1983 Volvo 242 Turbo for an unusual purpose. 1983 Volvo Turbo two-door special, one of 500 imported Car enthusiast Read more
For AMC collectors, there’s a holy trifecta of AMC super cars – the 1969 SC/Rambler, the 1970 Rebel Machine and the 1971 Hornet SC/360. I’ve only ever met one person who’s put together that trifecta and know of just one other. But if you have an SC/360 and $75,000, you Read more
1998 Nissan Skyline 2dr sports coupe 2.5GT Turbo ER34. If you were picky, the Level Nivelo R33 Skyline might have seemed a little bulky. It wasn’t unique to Nissan, but high-end Japanese cars of the era did tend to be slathered with technology, and Super-HICAS steering and ATTESA add weight. Read more
Well, I hope I didn’t cause too much “separation anxiety,” as marmer put it, by not posting a Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation Challenge last week. If you’re ready to put your thinking caps back on, we’ve got another fox-and-hound-type challenge for you this week: Subaru. A quick primer Read more
Yesterday’s TV1000 Rhino, while cool, just wasn’t, ohIdunno, French enough. Fortunately, TA came through with a link to Panhard’s website, where the company showcases a few of its past military vehicles, such as the eight-wheeled EBR. Panhard built the EBR (Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance – Armored Reconnaissance Car) in 1954-1963, Read more
While Studebaker president Sherwood Egbert had envisioned a four-door sedan based on the Avanti way back in 1963, this 1990 Avanti four-door sedan currently for sale on Hemmings.com is not the result of Egbert’s dreaming. Instead, it’s the product of John J. Cafaro’s brief tenure as the guy who kept Read more
1996 NISMO Skyline GT-R LM BCNR33, 24 Hours of Le Mans official road car. The only machines that can enter the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in the GT class are so-called GT cars, based on vehicles approved for use on public roads. Based on the Skyline GT-R, this Read more
Another bit of press release nabbed from 6420 Wilshire.
It’s not everyday we get mail from Beirut, Lebanon, but such was the case the other day when HCC subscriber Dikran Yacoubian wrote me with news of a car he recently found. I love old American cars and am greatly satisfied by your magazine. I’m also always on the lookout Read more
With this 1954 Opel fire truck currently for sale on Hemmings.com, you’ve gotta weigh the pros and the cons. On one hand, you can’t argue with the uniqueness or the $1,000 price tag – it probably cost more to import the truck than that. On the other hand, restoring it Read more