Photos by Jim Coventry, courtesy Auctions America. Oliver Hine didn't set out to build a custom that would set the show world on fire and continue to win awards nearly six decades after it was built. Instead, he wanted a car to go drag racing, but by 1953 it was clear that his 1933 Ford five-window coupe was destined for glory in another arena. Nicknamed "25 Varieties," a spin on his name, the number of cars that contributed to the build and condiment maker Heinz's famed "57 Varieties," the distinctive custom hea
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| A Hine's with "25 Varieties" - Oliver Hine's 1933 Ford five-window coupe
Posted by Kurt Ernst - Photos by Jim Coventry, courtesy Auctions America. Oliver Hine didn't set out to build a custom that would set the show world on fire and continue to win awards nearly six decades after it was built. Instead, he wanted a car to go drag racing, but by 1953 it was clear that his 1933 Ford five-window coupe was destined for glory in another arena. Nicknamed "25 Varieties," a spin on his name, the number of cars that contributed to the build and condiment maker Heinz's famed "57 Varieties," the distinctive custom hea... Read More | | | Hemmings Find of the Day - 1971 Volkswagen Type 3 Fastback Posted by Kurt Ernst - >From the seller's description: Motorcar studio is pleased to offer this rare 1971 Volkswagen Type 3 Fastback. A great looking, honest example with 74,000 believed to be original miles and three owners from new. Sold new in Virginia where it stayed with its original female owner for over thirty years before moving to South Carolina. Recent, quality, glass-out, fender-off repaint in original Kansas Beige. No evidence of accident damage or rust repair ever. Original paint remains in door jambs and trunks; we are es...Read More | Multiple states look to amend license plate laws for historic vehicles Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo by the author. About a month into the new legislative session for many states, at least six have introduced bills that would provide for greater freedom for displaying license plates on older vehicles. Of the six, five would allow single license plates while the other would provide for historical plates: New York's Senate Bill 832, introduced January 5, would introduce an exemption to the state's two-plate standard only for historical vehicles registered as such that weren't "manufactured with a num...Read More | | | Lost and Found overflow - prewar cars Posted by Daniel Strohl - A few years ago we made the informal decision to stop including most prewar cars in the Lost and Found department in Hemmings Classic Car. While we have nothing against prewar cars, we discovered that entries featuring them tended to draw fewer responses than entries featuring newer cars. But that's not to say that we stopped receiving prewar L&F submissions; in fact, we've received a rather steady diet of them, and it's disappointing to see them go unanswered in a file folder here. But while we essentially h...Read More | Mountain View, California, 1950s and 1970s Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1970s (above), circa 1956 (below) Location: NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California Source: NASA ...Read More | | |
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