The Classic Car Club of America Museum reported earlier this month that the restoration of Margaret Dunning‘s 1930 Packard 740 Custom roadster is now complete.
* Kaiser’s Henry J, as Mac’s Motor City Garage pointed out this week, originated not with Kaiser-Frazer but with...
From the seller’s description:
1972 Honda AN600 Sedan, excellent condition , solid body , sold new in California, no rust, runs strong , new tires, good chrome, four speed , 600 cc engine. No rips or tears in the dash or seats, no issues, owners manual included , a very good car...
Photo courtesy Ford Motor Company.
The recent interview with new CCCA President Carrol Jensen provoked a good deal of thoughtful discussion about the future of the club in particular and the hobby in general. The crux of the conversation revolved around the club’s...
Date: circa 1969
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Los Angeles and 8th streets, Los Angeles, California
Source: via The Old Motor
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From the seller’s description:
MINT 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
2nd Owner Always Garage Kept 1935 ORIGINAL MILES Black W/ Red Leather interior 6 speed manual transmission A/C & Heat AM/FM Radio, CD Power seats and windows Glass targa top & solid black top 8 Cyl gas...
Photos courtesy Lane Motor Museum.
The term “failed successes” sounds like an oxymoron or perhaps a riches-to-rags story, but Rex Bennett at the Lane Motor Museum believes it best describes those Icarian characters from automotive history whose visions aimed high...
1955 Jaguar XK140 SE Michelotti coupe. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions.
Though it came clad in an aluminum body crafted by Giovanni Michelotti, the expectations for the unique – but tired – Jaguar XK140 SE were modest. Prior to last week’s Monaco sale, the high...
Photography from the Hemmings archives.
The tachometer’s significance beyond simply serving as an add-on accessory to instill a sporty image and enhance dealer profit was manifested in the muscle-car mania of the 1960s. Drivers were using it in increasing frequency...
Date: December 1949
Location: Stanton and Kerby, Portland, Oregon
Source: City of Portland
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Self-contained camper conversion on a 1971 Dodge Tradesman 300 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description:
25300 miles as I write this. Original Red Paint, looks more orange (#DT 3116), No rust. I bought this van in Sept 2016 from a fire department where it was stored...
Photo by Nyttend.
Abandoned more than a decade ago, the once-condemned former Crosley headquarters and factory in Cincinnati is headed for an uncertain future now that a developer has scuttled its $35 million plan to clean up the factory and convert it into...
1966 Batmobile recreation, serial number 5. Photos courtesy RM Sotheby’s.
It wasn’t built by George Barris, and despite claims by the “King of the Kustomizers,” it was never seized by U.S. marshals, either. It was, however, licensed by Barris Kustom Industries, and...
Lenora Seavey in her new 1940 La Salle Special convertible coupe. Photographs by or courtesy Larry Phillips.
(Editor’s note: This story, curated by Richard Lentinello, comes to us from Hemmings Classic Car reader Larry Phillips.)
For more years than can be...
Date: January 1962
Location: Lincoln Avenue and Los Angeles Street, Anaheim, California
Source: Online Archive of California
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Mildly hot-rodded 1938 Ford De Luxe convertible, powered by a ’49 Mercury flathead V-8. From the seller’s description:
Only 2743 four door Ford convertibles made in 1938. This car has a 1949 Mercury 8-cyclinder flat head engine, and the car has been driven regularily. It is best...
Images courtesy National Corvette Museum.
The National Corvette Museum (NCM) and the associated NCM Motorsports Park, both in Bowling Green, Kentucky, have seen their share of adversity in recent years, including a Corvette-swallowing sinkhole and a lawsuit over...
Photography by the author.
The BMW Car Club of America is one of the largest and most active car clubs in America, growing exponentially since its founding in 1969. It’s really no coincidence that the club was founded then, as BMW’s legendary 2002 sports sedan went...
I rated this 1938 Graham 97 Supercharged, bodied by Saoutchik, a condtion 1 car for its excellent restoration with no discernible faults. Photos by author.
One of our primary areas of coverage here at Hemmings Motor News, both in print and online, is the collector-...
Date: January 1960
Location: Spokane Street, Seattle, Washington
Source: Seattle.gov
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Restored 1965 Ford Econoline for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description:
240 cubic inch (6) cylinder gas engine… (Rare) Factory optioned automatic transmission…. Restored to museum/ show quality (exterior, interior, undercarriage, mechanically) All factory correct- as...
Photos courtesy Lamborghini.
Though it technically debuted a couple months prior, the Lamborghini Marzal – the concept car that would eventually spur European coachbuilders to one-up each other with ever-wilder designs – made headlines in May of 1967 when Prince...
The Shelby GT500 KR’s 50th birthday? It’s as good an excuse as any to put on a movie night and car show at Carroll Shelby International in California this Friday and Saturday.
According to organizers of the Shelby Los Angeles Weekend bash, May 18-19 (19021 S. Figueroa Street in...
Near mint survivor. Low miles. All original. Photo by Don O’Brien.
We look at a lot of classified ads in the course of pasting together each day’s Hemmings Daily, and over time, it becomes evident that some ads exist for the rather odd purpose of driving buyers...
Date: circa early 1980s
Location: possibly Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario
Source: City of Toronto Archives
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1912 Henderson Four. Photo courtesy Mecum Auctions.
January is typically a good time of the year to visit Las Vegas, Nevada, particularly if one is shopping for vintage motorcycles. Auction firms Bonhams and Mecum both host expansive sales, and last week, American motorcycles from...
From the seller’s description:
1965 Buick Skylark, 2 door automatic. Garaged, covered and well maintained. No rust and never was. With approximately 65,438 miles, it has been driven an average of 1,258 miles a year since new. It has had a “show quality” re-paint in the original...
The baby Bel air by Fiat, complete with nice two toning, the ’54 1900 A Granluce
Text and photos by Matteo Giacon, except where noted.
[Editor’s Note: Most of you will probably know him as italianiron, a frequent commenter on our carspotting posts. But...
Unrestored 1969 Lincoln Mark III and 1966 single-axle travel trailer for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description:
This car was bought new on October 23, 1968, at Paul A. Ziegler Lincoln Mercury in Bishop, California, by its first owner, Mr. Ben Elliott, who sold it to...
From the seller’s description:
This is a 1972 Olds Cutlass Supreme with an original 4-bbl 350 V-8, factory four-speed M20 Muncie, air conditioning, power steering, power disc brakes, power windows, 10-bolt posi rear, AM-FM radio, working factory 8-track (with Led Zeppelin album...
1963 Ford Thunderbird for sale. From the seller’s description:
Are you looking for what is likely the best 1963 T-Bird in existence? This is a multiple award-winning and rust-free Arizona car that has undergone a no-expense-spared rotisserie restoration by renowned Thunderbird...
From the seller’s description:
For sale is a 1991 VW Golf Country Chrome SYNCRO 4WD with only 21,049 documented km (13,079 miles). This is an extremely rare and coveted car in itself with only 500 Country Chrome cars ever made. On top of that, this one is equipped with Air...
1939 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster. Photos by Pawel Litwinski.
Ordered by a successful Berlin designer and art retailer in 1939, a Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster carrying chassis number 408383 wasn’t driven for long before fuel shortages rendered the car inoperable....
1979 Triumph TR7 convertible. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions.
Introduced in 1975, Triumph’s TR7 was heralded as “The shape of things to come,” and its bold lines quickly made it the best-selling TR in the brand’s history. Initially praised by the automotive press, quality...
Story and photos by Joe Essid.
A year after buying my 1974 Buick, and half a year after getting it back on the road, the old Apollo wears not 50, but three shades of gray primer and still sports an interior that Dr. Frankenstein would love. At the casual glace, it looks worse than...