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Tony Adamowicz (back row, second from left) at a 2010 Trans Am driver reunion at the Petersen Museum. Photo by Jeff Koch. He was one of the most accomplished American road racers of the last generation, with a career that lasted from the 1960s well into the 1980s. Tony Adamowicz, Read more
This 1978 Mercury Grand Marquis went to a new home for $6,000. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Once upon a time, buyers attended automotive auctions to shop for (or gawk at) the rare, the expensive and the otherwise unattainable. While such automobiles can still be found at nearly every brand-name auction, Read more
Volkswagen operates two museums in its home town of Wolfsburg, Germany: The ZeitHaus and the Stiftung. The ZeitHaus stands out as the most visited automotive museum in the world, but the Stiftung is the one that truly piques the interest of enthusiasts. That’s because the Stiftung museum is a treasure Read more
Date: circa 1961 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Source: EagleFoodCenters14 on Flickr What do you see here?
1979 Cadillac Eldorado for sale. From the owner’s description: I’m the 2nd owner of this wonderful automobile with less than 9300 miles. I purchased it from the original owner in 2002 who like myself kept it in temp controled garage. I didn’t drive over 10 miles to attend shows in Read more
1930 Duesenberg Model J Murphy dual-cowl phaeton. Photos by Darin Schnabel, courtesy RM Sotheby’s, unless otherwise noted. Most Duesenberg automobiles have led interesting lives, and J-347, a 1930 Model J wearing a dual cowl phaeton body by the Walter M. Murphy Company, is no exception to this rule. Sold new Read more
Cutaway rendering of the GM Electrovan. Image courtesy General Motors. Though it looked like a normal GMC Handi-Van from the outside, the hydrogen fuel cell powered Electrovan, introduced to the public 50 years ago this month, was anything but conventional. Representing both the first fuel cell vehicle and the first Read more
You don’t just see century-old Fords in un-restored condition every day, let alone have the opportunity to buy them. Photos by the Hemmings Staff. They tell you it’s big and that it will rain, but it’s really tough to convey just how big the Antique Automobile Club of America Eastern Read more
Photos courtesy GM Media. Editor’s note: This piece includes excerpts from a story that appeared in the May 2012 issue of Hemmings Motor News. At 81 years young, Chevrolet’s Suburban is one of the longest-running continuously built models in automotive history. The name has changed over time from Carryall Suburban Read more
Date: circa 1960s Location: Via de Pignattari, Bologna, Italy Source: Ran When Parked What do you see here?