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Photo courtesy Gavin in the UK. Regulations passed last month designed to ease trade restrictions with Cuba could permit the Forties and Fifties American cars still prowling the streets of Havana to make their way back to their homeland either for restoration or for good. The regulations, announced with much Read more
A gathering of Rolling Bones creations at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 2011. Photo by Peter Vincent. Hot rodding was born as a pure pursuit of speed, but as factory efforts caught up to and finally outstripped modified old cars, the hobby became as much about looking good as going Read more
You know all those Hemmings Finds of the Day? The classifieds that we editors have been picking from Hemmings.com based on our own inscrutable criteria? (Hint: We picks what we likes. And we likes a lot.) Now’s your chance – tell us what catches your eye in the Hemmings classifieds. Read more
Photos by Jim Donnelly. With rumors afoot about the Ford Bronco’s return, possibly for 2020, we thought it’d be a good time to take a look back at the vehicle that brought that name bucking and kicking into the American automotive lexicon. The sporty 1966-’77 Bronco is a hot collectible Read more
Date: circa late 1960s Location: Stationsplein ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Source: BobPieters83 via the Hemmings Nation Flickr Pool What do you see here?
Lifted 1968 Chevrolet K20 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 8ft fleetside box with a frame off professional restoration. Stock body with grill and emblems being changed to chevy and wheel weld moldings added. All cab, fenders, hood, box and tailgate have new metal panels. All trim and Read more
First test drive on October 9, 1946. Chief designer Heinrich Roessler is behind the wheel while Hans Zabel, who gave the Unimog its name, stands on the right. Photos courtesy Daimler-Benz. In 1944, with Germany facing serious food shortages in the aftermath of World War II, Daimler-Benz AG engineer Albert Read more
John Fitch racing an MG-TD at Linden, New Jersey, in 1950. Photo courtesy IMRRC. Folks in the world of cars knew, admired and respected the late John Fitch. He was a racer, a patriot, a fighter pilot, a track designer, a historian of all things automotive and an inventor with Read more
1974 Pontiac Grand Prix. Brochure and advertising images from author’s collection. If you recoil at the sight of landau tops, opera windows, barrier-busting bumper designs, pillow-top crushed velour seats, double-digit 0-60 times and speedometers that top out at 85 MPH, you should stop reading now, as this blog is not Read more
From the seller’s description: 1950 Plymouth Deluxe business coupe. Excellent condition! 38,050 guaranteed original miles! I have owned this car for almost 9 years and it is absolutely the finest 1950 Plymouth coupe I have ever seen. It starts, runs and drives just like a brand new car. All systems Read more