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Matt Litwin writes: More rain – there is talk of t-storms with hail this afternoon…looks like the wind has calmed overnight for the time being. Phoenix airport broke a single day rainfall total that had been set in 1962…smashed it by almost an inch. A sink hole has since formed Read more
Okay, so after months of presenting the Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation Challenge, we’ve distilled out a formula for success. Obviously, the fox-and-hound type game is more popular than the traditional format. The jumping-off point for the fox-and-hound games are key, however – can’t be too obscure a company Read more
You might recall the Crosley fire truck at Barrett-Jackson we previewed last week. When it crossed the block yesterday, it hammered for an even $100,000 ($110,000 with buyer’s commission). I hope the new owner realizes it wasn’t actually built to, you know, chase down and put out fires. The question Read more
Getting word from our men on the ground that the weather in Scottsdale is horrible and that two tents collapsed at Russo and Steele. Matt Litwin writes: In a word: Flooded. Gov. has declared a state of emergency this evening. At Barrett, we got word of Russo’s main tent material Read more
At first, brief glance, the photos of these two cars currently for sale on Hemmings.com make you think you’ve seen double – both red cars with swoopy bodywork, pictured from about the same angle. But the 1959 Cooper-Monaco and the 1961 Ginetta G4 couldn’t be more different. Both do have Read more
On first glance, this photo we recently found over at Blog dos Carros Antigos seemed easy enough to investigate – we’ve had great success locating Packard dealerships on PackardInfo.com in the past, and D.E. McDaneld seems an uncommon-enough name. Easy-peasy, right? Except there is no listing for McDaneld on PackardInfo.com, Read more
Last summer, my buddy Axel came looking for some car-buying advice. Axel is not new to cars, but he was faced with a choice between two, excellent, low-mileage cars: a Mercedes and a Cadillac. After polling the media (myself, and Donald Osborne), he went with the Caddy, a 1973 Sedan Read more
Ron Kellogg is a man most typical car enthusiasts might not have heard of. At his home in Whittier, California, he has one of the world’s largest collections of automotive films and photography, the Kellogg Auto Archives. And he didn’t just find himself with a bunch of negatives overnight. Instead, Read more
From the WTF files: Our man Jeff Koch just gave us the heads up that this 1972 Honda Z600 Coupe sold at Barrett-Jackson for $27,500. From the information sheet: “Car is finished in good Honda bright Sport Yellow over great sheet metal. Interior is new and correct black vinyl. All Read more
We sure didn’t have this where I grew up. Apparently, trucks like this 1957 Chevrolet 4400 would ride around residential neighborhoods back in the day, stop, and cage up your children for a fee offer totally awesome Ferris wheel rides for your kids. While I admire the entrepreneurial spirit behind Read more