Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
What’s this? Honda S2000 drivetrain in a 1977 Toyota Celica? As Hedley Lamarr would say, “Kinkyyyy.” You can find such a configuration for sale on Hemmings.com for $18,000 in Columbia, South Carolina. From the seller’s description: 1977 Toyota Celica GT, 268hp; ~2300 lbs,open to trade. This is a great former Read more
photo by Richard Lui, Desert Sun Keith McCormick is literally sifting through the ashes this morning. The jovial, well-respected auctioneer can only shake his head, and wonder who set the blaze on Friday night that destroyed one building, and an undisclosed number of cars inside. Reports in the Desert Sun Read more
Our friend JoePep, he of the Archie Comics cars post a few months ago, recently did a little digging on a Packard dealership in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and forwarded us the results: It appears the dealership, photographed above in 1928, building remains today, at 1020 Fairfield Avenue, where it now houses Read more
While it was a stretch for Jan P. Norbye to suggest that, with the contemporary AMC Eagle exploring production four-wheel-drive passenger-car use on American roads, an avalanche of four-wheel-drive cars would soon be forthcoming, the purpose of his article in SIA #59, October 1980, was not to look forward. Instead, Read more
* You got a turbine engine, where do you stick it? If you’re Andy Granatelli, you’re thinking Corvette – or, at least, he did so in the late 1970s, when he plopped the turbine from his 1967 Indy car into a third-gen Corvette, choosing the latter simply because it had Read more
Even among odd rods, you don’t see too many big trucks modified in the street rod style. If you do, normally they remain haulers for dragging around a more traditional car-based street rod. Which is why this 1948 Diamond T currently on Hemmings.com tickles our funny bone. Sure, it’s got Read more
We have Gary Ericson of Tehachapi, California, to thank for these photos of a 1938 Buick-turned-RV, spotted who knows where, who knows when, and who knows why.
Okay, last week’s Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation Challenge didn’t exactly sizzle. Except for a couple of the comments that made me hungry for breakfast. Luckily, current events have given me a chance to redeem myself. You see, news broke earlier this week that Volkswagen had bought a 20 Read more
The only thing I’magonna say about this 1970 Plymouth Sport Fury currently for sale on Hemmings.com is that, traditionally, Six Pack refers to Dodge’s triple-carb setup, while Six Barrel refers to Plymouth’s version. Offered for $45,000 out of Renton, Washington. From the seller’s description: 1970 Plymouth Sport Fury GT, super Read more
A fairly straightforward find today – a black-plate California Greenbrier with 50k on the clock for $13,750. From the seller’s description: 1963 Corvair”Greenbrier” deluxe sport van; top-of-the line model; deluxe interior (completely correct) with original rubber mats; correct body cloth and original paneling; roll-down deluxe windows; 50,000 rust-free So. Cal Read more