Concept Styling: A pair of prototypes are scheduled to attend the 2016 Hemmings Motor News Concours dElegance
Posted by Matt Litwin - 1958 Dual-Ghia 400 Coupe prototype; image courtesy of Fred Kanter. Whether you want to believe it or not, the Fifties and early Sixties were a mystical era of automotive design. The sights and sounds of multiple science fiction mediums were quickly being thrust into reality by the brightest engineers, who were heeding the needs of the nation's leaders to stay one step ahead of our neighbors. It was the rocket age, and while flying cars were still dreamy schematics and movie magic, that future-is-now influence was be... Read On>>
Hemmings Find of the Day - 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 454 Posted by Kurt Ernst - A while back we ran a piece on the 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo sale brochure, and it generated a surprising amount of discussion. Much of it was centered on the highest-performance variant, the Monte Carlo SS which, in 1970, came equipped with a 454-cu.in. V-8 that produced 360 horsepower and 500 pound-feet of torque. If you missed your chance to own one back in the day, or if you wish you had another, this 1970 Monte Carlo SS 454, for sale on Hemmings.com, may be the car you've been waiting for. Said to be a numbe...Read On>>
One of four built, 1953 Muntz roadster jets to $205,000 sale at Amelia Island Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1953 Muntz Jet roadster. Photos by Brian Henniker, courtesy Gooding & Company, unless otherwise noted. Earl "Madman" Muntz was renowned as a used car and cheap-television pitchman, but even his salesmanship couldn't change the fate of his Muntz Jet convertibles and roadsters. Built from 1951 until 1954, somewhere between 394 (Muntz's own claim) and 198 (today's generally accepted number) examples were produced, but of these, only four were true to Frank Kurtis's original two-seat, short wheelbase roadster d...Read On>>
2016 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance - The 21st year of concours greatness Posted by Richard Lentinello - The powerful, innovative and very fast Corvettes built and raced by John Greenwood were given the honor that they have long deserved. There were seven Greenwood Corevettes on display. Photos by author. Amelia, as it is so lovingly referred to, is one of those rare automotive events that after you attend the first time you will want to come back every year thereafter. To the cognoscenti, it's as important and enjoyable as Hershey and Pebble Beach, but a bit more relaxing. Everyone is so friendly and approachable, ...Read On>>
Not worth keeping around to restore: the "murder AMX" Posted by Hemmings contributor - I don't know how many of you believe in ghosts, or care, but sometimes there is a story worth telling. This '73 AMX Pierre Cardin is known as "the murder AMX" as its owner was killed in a garage, body dumped in the car and thrown in the bayou. Three guys were convicted of the murder in Harris County, Texas. I owned it in the late 1980s and bought it from the widow. It has several big caliber bullet holes in it. When I got it home, I was freaked out by the car, which smelled of blood. I sold it 1-1/2 hours after ...Read On>>
Hartford, Connecticut, 1950s and 1960s Posted by Daniel Strohl - The location for all four of today's carspotting photos: Hartford's Main Street, conveniently given away by the presence of the Crown Theater, which we've seen before in the photos supplied to us by Joe Sokola, and Dailey's Super Market, which resided across the street from the theater. The dates: a little more difficult to pinpoint. Typically movie theater marquees offer some help, but in the photo below, we can only presume the version of "The Last Days of Pompeii" playing at the Crown is the Sergio Leone version,...Read On>>
This Day in Automotive History | 3/15/1906: | Rolls-Royce Limited is formed. | | 3/15/1954: | Dodge Firearrow show car exhibited at Chicago Auto Show | | 3/15/1960: | Mercury debuts Comet | | 3/15/1961: | The Jaguar XK-E (E-Type) debuts at the Geneva Auto Show. |
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