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Featuring Bridge Stunt Jump!
One last TV/movie car reference for this week. Spotted this at Hershey earlier this year, Red Field, behind the stadium, sans...
One last TV/movie car reference for this week. Spotted this at Hershey earlier this year, Red Field, behind the stadium, sans...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1987 Modena Design Ferrari
After first coming across the Russo and Steele listing on Hemmings.com of this 1987 Modena Design Ferrari California Spyder, we...
After first coming across the Russo and Steele listing on Hemmings.com of this 1987 Modena Design Ferrari California Spyder, we...
6 hours ago
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, TV and film..., auctions, Ferrari California...
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, TV and film..., auctions, Ferrari California...proscriptus posted a blog entry
Six Degrees of Automotive Separation – Bacon!
Why, why, why, why, haven’t I thought of this until now? In all the months we’ve been playing the Hemmings Six...
Why, why, why, why, haven’t I thought of this until now? In all the months we’ve been playing the Hemmings Six...
11 hours ago
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation..., Bacon Motors...
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation..., Bacon Motors...proscriptus posted a blog entry
Hemmings Find of the Day – 1965 McLaren and other movie cars
All this talk of movie cars this week has me looking through the Hemmings.com classifieds for more. I see some Bentleys and...
All this talk of movie cars this week has me looking through the Hemmings.com classifieds for more. I see some Bentleys and...
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Pontoon fenders and Emil Diedt
Our friend Geoff Hacker would like to know more about this image of a pontoon-fendered roadster that he found (the image, not...
Our friend Geoff Hacker would like to know more about this image of a pontoon-fendered roadster that he found (the image, not...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1971 ASVE dune buggy
I see in TA’s post on movie and TV cars that nobody’s yet mentioned the Bugaloo dune buggy, based on a...
I see in TA’s post on movie and TV cars that nobody’s yet mentioned the Bugaloo dune buggy, based on a...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – the General Lee
Or, at least, one of ‘em. TA pointed out this 1969 Dodge Charger, alleged to be an actual, Warner Brothers-used General...
Or, at least, one of ‘em. TA pointed out this 1969 Dodge Charger, alleged to be an actual, Warner Brothers-used General...
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That’ll draw ‘em in…
We’ve never run a business, so take this with a grain of salt, but it’s probably not a good idea to advertise your...
We’ve never run a business, so take this with a grain of salt, but it’s probably not a good idea to advertise your...
3 days ago
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, fiberglass..., promotional..., blue fiberglass...
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, fiberglass..., promotional..., blue fiberglass...proscriptus posted a blog entry
Hemmings Find of the Day – Talladega garage
It’s one thing to browse the Hemmings.com Cars For Sale listings and sigh over the lack of space in your garage to...
It’s one thing to browse the Hemmings.com Cars For Sale listings and sigh over the lack of space in your garage to...
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Now, son, keep it away from the M-80s, okay?
Reader and frequent commenter marmer, inspired by the Dinky 1957 Packard Clipper Town Sedan that Matt Litwin recently found,...
Reader and frequent commenter marmer, inspired by the Dinky 1957 Packard Clipper Town Sedan that Matt Litwin recently found,...
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SIA Flashback – The Creative Customs of Frank Kurtis
Frank Kurtis is a perennial favorite here on the Hemmings Blog – we’ve gone looking for his shops in and around...
Frank Kurtis is a perennial favorite here on the Hemmings Blog – we’ve gone looking for his shops in and around...
5 days ago
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, SIA Flashback, hot rods and..., personalities
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, SIA Flashback, hot rods and..., personalitiesproscriptus posted a blog entry
Four-Links – forgotten fiberglass, abandoned diamond miners, two-headed tunnel-washer, history of Indian motorcycles
* You’re all no doubt familiar with Geoff Hacker, who’s fed me many cool pictures to use in HCC Lost and Found and...
* You’re all no doubt familiar with Geoff Hacker, who’s fed me many cool pictures to use in HCC Lost and Found and...
6 days ago
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, Forgotten..., junkyards and abandoned..., motorcycles and...
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, Forgotten..., junkyards and abandoned..., motorcycles and...proscriptus posted a blog entry
Family albums ‘n four-speeds – early evidence of our love of old cars
If we needed any proof that old cars are in our blood, we sure have it now. When we put out the call for your family album...
If we needed any proof that old cars are in our blood, we sure have it now. When we put out the call for your family album...
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The Purple People Eater Crosley
Of all the things to do to a Crosley, this might be one of the coolest. Or craziest, we’re not sure. From the December...
Of all the things to do to a Crosley, this might be one of the coolest. Or craziest, we’re not sure. From the December...
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Hemmings Barn Find of the Day – 1940 Ford
The barn finds continue to come in on Hemmings.com, this time it’s a 1940 Ford convertible – once hot rodded with a...
The barn finds continue to come in on Hemmings.com, this time it’s a 1940 Ford convertible – once hot rodded with a...
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From the My Hemmings pages: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Tell ya what: Instead of football football football tomorrow, why not pop in a copy of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for the whole...
Tell ya what: Instead of football football football tomorrow, why not pop in a copy of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for the whole...
9 days ago
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, TV and film..., brass cars, aero-engined race...
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, TV and film..., brass cars, aero-engined race...proscriptus posted a blog entry
Hemmings Barn Find of the Day – 1960 Austin-Healey
What’d I tell ya about the barn finds yesterday? Here’s another, a 1960 Austin-Healey BT7 being offered for $7,950...
What’d I tell ya about the barn finds yesterday? Here’s another, a 1960 Austin-Healey BT7 being offered for $7,950...
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Let’s see your old car-related family album photos
Inspired by both McCourt’s baby photo in a Squareback (above) and BigLorryBlog’s recent request of photos of their...
Inspired by both McCourt’s baby photo in a Squareback (above) and BigLorryBlog’s recent request of photos of their...
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Wobbly wheels and early Ferraris
One thing our post from late last year on the elliptical-wheel jeep/tractor was missing was any mention of who developed that....
One thing our post from late last year on the elliptical-wheel jeep/tractor was missing was any mention of who developed that....
10 days ago
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, literature, microcars and..., motorcycles and...
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, literature, microcars and..., motorcycles and...proscriptus posted a blog entry
Hemmings Barn Find of the Day – 1958 Dodge Sierra
‘Tis the season for barn finds? Several recently appeared on Hemmings.com, including this 1958 Dodge Sierra station...
‘Tis the season for barn finds? Several recently appeared on Hemmings.com, including this 1958 Dodge Sierra station...
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Lost Speed Shops: Bell, Chapel, Orr
In “The American Hot Rod,” Dean Batchelor wrote of early speed shops: “First there was George Wight, then Lee...
In “The American Hot Rod,” Dean Batchelor wrote of early speed shops: “First there was George Wight, then Lee...
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SIA Flashback – Is Chrysler’s Turbine Worth Reviving?
Back in the 1960s, magazine writers thought the turbine was on the verge of replacing the piston engine entirely, and nowadays,...
Back in the 1960s, magazine writers thought the turbine was on the verge of replacing the piston engine entirely, and nowadays,...
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Four-Links – Gaucho stepside CJ, Thought Police bikes, GM Fremont assembly plant tour, oddball Euro trucks
* Jeep never made a stepside CJ-based pickup, correct. The Scrambler was a fleetside, unibody (that is, cab and bed were...
* Jeep never made a stepside CJ-based pickup, correct. The Scrambler was a fleetside, unibody (that is, cab and bed were...
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Like a one-man cage match – the LeTourneau Skidder
After yesterday’s post about the LeTourneau road trains, our pal Gary Faules emailed us up to share some photos of...
After yesterday’s post about the LeTourneau road trains, our pal Gary Faules emailed us up to share some photos of...
14 days ago
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, one-offs and..., trucks and..., Gary Faules
Hemmings Auto Blogs
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 SS
Lately, the Friday Hemmings Find of the Day has had something to do with the Six Degrees of Separation topic of the day. To...
Lately, the Friday Hemmings Find of the Day has had something to do with the Six Degrees of Separation topic of the day. To...
14 days ago
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, HSX, coachbuilt..., 1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 SS...
Hemmings Auto Blogs
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Six Degrees of Automotive Separation – Ford
If anything, the Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation Challenge series – specifically, the talented and...
If anything, the Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation Challenge series – specifically, the talented and...
14 days ago
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation..., ford
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation..., fordproscriptus posted a blog entry
54-wheel-drive: The LeTourneau electric arctic land trains that put Australian road trains to shame
We have our friends at BigLorryBlog to thank for posting a vintage ad the other day that sent us seeking information about the...
We have our friends at BigLorryBlog to thank for posting a vintage ad the other day that sent us seeking information about the...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1938 Curtiss Aerocar
Life got you down? Itching to travel? Tired of seeing your neighbor scratching his butt when you leave the house every morning?...
Life got you down? Itching to travel? Tired of seeing your neighbor scratching his butt when you leave the house every morning?...
15 days ago
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, coachbuilt..., streamliners and..., trailers
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, coachbuilt..., streamliners and..., trailersproscriptus posted a blog entry
Hemmings Find of the Day – Ford Thames pickup
Like yesterday’s Wolf-version G-wagen, we see here another vehicle rarely spotted in the United States – a 1956...
Like yesterday’s Wolf-version G-wagen, we see here another vehicle rarely spotted in the United States – a 1956...
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Open Diff: modified cars as collector cars?
One of last week’s Hemmings Finds of the Day highlighted a resto-mod 1956 Studebaker Pelham station wagon and elicited a...
One of last week’s Hemmings Finds of the Day highlighted a resto-mod 1956 Studebaker Pelham station wagon and elicited a...
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Lost Dealerships Roundup: Wisconsin, New England, California, Michigan
You start looking for info and ephemera on old auto dealerships, and it starts popping up all over the place. For instance,...
You start looking for info and ephemera on old auto dealerships, and it starts popping up all over the place. For instance,...
16 days ago
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, automobilia, dealerships, Chula Vista Motor...
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, automobilia, dealerships, Chula Vista Motor...proscriptus posted a blog entry
Vintage Hemmings Finds of the Day – Anglia, Mustang, Rusetta, junkyard
Hemmings was known for the longest time as a book that had just two sections: Ford and non-Ford. Which meant we had quite the...
Hemmings was known for the longest time as a book that had just two sections: Ford and non-Ford. Which meant we had quite the...
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Plywood cars and odd superchargers
My Mechanix Illustrated collection has been growing lately, mostly filling gaps in the 1950s and 1960s, but I’ve also...
My Mechanix Illustrated collection has been growing lately, mostly filling gaps in the 1950s and 1960s, but I’ve also...
17 days ago
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, literature, microcars and..., motorcycles and...
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, literature, microcars and..., motorcycles and...proscriptus posted a blog entry
Hemmings Find of the Day – Geländewagen
Like the Land Rover and the Hummer, Mercedes-Benz’s Geländewagen came from militaristic roots before it became a yuppie...
Like the Land Rover and the Hummer, Mercedes-Benz’s Geländewagen came from militaristic roots before it became a yuppie...
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Massive sepia toning in 3..2..1..
Down in nearby Pownal, Vermont, some members of the Pownal Historical Society are putting together an Arcadia book on the town...
Down in nearby Pownal, Vermont, some members of the Pownal Historical Society are putting together an Arcadia book on the town...
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The Kurtis Speedster lives!
After yesterday’s SIA Flashback, we figured if anybody would know where the 1939 Kurtis Speedster is today, it’d be...
After yesterday’s SIA Flashback, we figured if anybody would know where the 1939 Kurtis Speedster is today, it’d be...
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SIA Flashback – Rescued in Tangiers
Frank Kurtis was – and still is – known for many things in the American high-performance world, thus our profile of...
Frank Kurtis was – and still is – known for many things in the American high-performance world, thus our profile of...
19 days ago
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, SIA Flashback, one-offs and..., Bill Hughes
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, SIA Flashback, one-offs and..., Bill Hughesproscriptus posted a blog entry
Four-Links – Stude in need of rhinoplasty, Mopar show cars, Toyota’s dreaming, streamlined van
* Rock artists hate to see demo versions of their songs get leaked out to the public, if only because the demo versions are...
* Rock artists hate to see demo versions of their songs get leaked out to the public, if only because the demo versions are...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1956 Studebaker
To round out this Stude-themed week on the blog (yeah, I totally planned that), let’s go digging for one of South...
To round out this Stude-themed week on the blog (yeah, I totally planned that), let’s go digging for one of South...
21 days ago
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, hot rods and..., station..., 1956 Studebaker...
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, hot rods and..., station..., 1956 Studebaker...proscriptus posted a blog entry
In search of the birthplace of the Dymaxion
In with all the material Jeff Lane recently sent me on the Dymaxion was this grainy shot of the Dymaxion factory in Bridgeport,...
In with all the material Jeff Lane recently sent me on the Dymaxion was this grainy shot of the Dymaxion factory in Bridgeport,...
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Six Degrees of Automotive Separation – Studebaker
Lookie here, Friday the 13th. I’d try and stretch to make some connection between Studebaker and everybody’s...
Lookie here, Friday the 13th. I’d try and stretch to make some connection between Studebaker and everybody’s...
21 days ago
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation..., studebaker
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation..., studebakerproscriptus posted a blog entry
Hemmings Find of the Day – pink Mustang
We’ve dipped our toes into the Playboy Pink Mustang scene before, and now we’ve come across another one on...
We’ve dipped our toes into the Playboy Pink Mustang scene before, and now we’ve come across another one on...
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We salute you, Jeff Lane: Another Dymaxion replica on the way
Shortly after we heard about Crosthwaite and Gardiner’s two Dymaxion projects, we found out that Jeff Lane of the Lane...
Shortly after we heard about Crosthwaite and Gardiner’s two Dymaxion projects, we found out that Jeff Lane of the Lane...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1966 Eisert
I admit that I don’t know open-wheel racing history at all, so I can’t confirm or deny that this 1966 Eisert for...
I admit that I don’t know open-wheel racing history at all, so I can’t confirm or deny that this 1966 Eisert for...
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Lost Museums: Brooks Stevens Automotive Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Auto museums never really seem to come and go – instead, they appear to be timeless, non-contemporary and not affected by...
Auto museums never really seem to come and go – instead, they appear to be timeless, non-contemporary and not affected by...
23 days ago
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Brooks..., Daniel Strohl, museums and..., Brooks Stevens Automotive...
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Brooks..., Daniel Strohl, museums and..., Brooks Stevens Automotive...proscriptus posted a blog entry
A dash of dashes
While cleaning out the ol’ hard drive, I came across some photos from a Studebaker Drivers Club regional meeting in...
While cleaning out the ol’ hard drive, I came across some photos from a Studebaker Drivers Club regional meeting in...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1956 Diamond T
Seriously, belt drive? That belt looks skinnier than the V-belt on Heather’s Midget. And not only that, but belt drive...
Seriously, belt drive? That belt looks skinnier than the V-belt on Heather’s Midget. And not only that, but belt drive...
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Walker Burns visits Indianapolis, 1922
In the course of investigating an item for HCC Lost and Found, Walker Burns of Ivoryton, Connecticut, sent along several photos...
In the course of investigating an item for HCC Lost and Found, Walker Burns of Ivoryton, Connecticut, sent along several photos...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – Professor Fate’s Hannibal 8
For $350,000, Volo’s giving you the chance to “Push the button, Max!” and buy Professor Fate’s Hannibal...
For $350,000, Volo’s giving you the chance to “Push the button, Max!” and buy Professor Fate’s Hannibal...
25 days ago
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, TV and film..., amphibious..., one-offs and...
Hemmings Auto Blogs
| Topics: Daniel Strohl, TV and film..., amphibious..., one-offs and...proscriptus posted a blog entry
Lost Dealerships Roundup: Connecticut and Maryland
On the recent photo trip to Rhode Island that resulted in finding that Buick-Pontiac dealership, we came across this dealer...
On the recent photo trip to Rhode Island that resulted in finding that Buick-Pontiac dealership, we came across this dealer...
