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1969 Chevrolet Corvair Monza convertible for sale. From the seller’s description: Very Rare 1969 and Collectible Corvair Monza Convertible. Show AND Go in this fun to drive classic. You’ll be grinning ear to ear zooming around in this very rare 1969 Corvair convertible. Featuring the more powerful and smooth running Read more
Images courtesy Edsel & Eleanor Ford House It’s hard to overstate the importance of Edsel Ford to The Motor City. His father Henry may have put the world on wheels, and his son Henry II may have saved the company, but the contributions of Edsel and his wife Eleanor to Read more
1963 Darlington 500. Joe Weatherly (#8) in his Mercury leads Darel Dierenger (#26) in his Mercury. Photo courtesy Ford Motorsports History. A livestreamed talk on NASCAR history at Watkins Glen will be the lead presentation during this coming weekend’s Jean S. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History, taking place Read more
1952 Hudson (L) and Meteor. Photos by Harold Wellenbrink. [Editor’s note: This “Reminiscing” story, edited by Richard Lentinello, comes to us from Hemmings Classic Car reader Harold Wellenbrink of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.] My Canadian car is a 1952 Meteor that was built in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and my American Read more
Date: 1969 Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania Source: Hemmings Motor News on Instagram What do you see here?
Batwing-window 1937 Studebaker Dictator business coupe for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Completely stock from the factory. Starts on a dime the first time, every time. Needs nothing. Overdrive unit allows the car to travel highway speeds. This is a wonderful car, and quite rare. Very quick original Read more
1957 Porsche 356A 1600 Speedster. Photos by Teddy Pieper, courtesy Auctions America, unless otherwise noted. Prices for Porsche 356 models have been on the upswing in recent years, so it was no surprise when Auctions America predicted that an unrestored 1957 Porsche 356A 1600 Speedster, recently pulled from long-term storage, Read more
Photo via Packard Proving Grounds. Like that other remnant of the Packard automobile company near downtown Detroit, the Packard Proving Grounds could have been abandoned to decay for decades. Or the grounds and their buildings could have been razed for a distribution center or another suburban subdivision like the ones Read more
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Gregory S. Hahn While they’re nearly Toyota-ubiquitous today, Mercedes-Benz cars were still a rare and special sight on American roads through the early 1970s. And in those days -1972 in particular, when the average cost of a new Read more
Date: January 1956 Location: College Street bridge over the 110, Los Angeles, California Source: USC Digital Libraries What do you see here?