An American abroad: Tucker 1049 heads to auction in Monaco
Posted by Kurt Ernst - Tucker 48 chassis 1049. Photos by Tom Gidden, courtesy RM Sotheby's. With just 50 examples completed before the factory was shuttered for good, an original Tucker 48 is a rare automobile by anyone's standards. Rarer still is a Tucker 48 living outside the United States, since the once-neglected prototypes have become coveted cars among American collectors, but on May 14 chassis 1049, a Waltz Blue Tucker 48 currently owned by a British enthusiast, will cross the auction stage at RM Sotheby's sale in Monaco. ... Read On>>
Hemmings Find of the Day - 1957 DKW Schnellaster Kastenwagen Posted by Kurt Ernst - Aimed at commercial customers, DKW's Schnellaster series came in a variety of formats, ranging from compact pickups though panel vans. Window vans, like this 1957 DKW Schnellaster Kastenwagen 3=6, for sale on Hemmings.com, were also part of the lineup, though not many made their way to these shores (in fact, this is the first window van we remember seeing in our classifieds). Like most of the others (discounting special electric powered variants), this Schnellaster comes with the "3=6" two-stroke three-cylinder en...Read On>>
Roger Penske to receive prestigious Argetsinger award Posted by Jim Donnelly - It's been 50 years since Team Penske, as it's known today, first came into existence. That's one number you need to know. The others are 16, for the number of Indianapolis 500 wins it can claim; 170, its total number of IndyCar wins, 13, its number of season championships in American open-wheel racing; 28, for its total number of series championships in a variety of disciplines; and you can also throw in a pair of Daytona 500 wins and a NASCAR Sprint Cup title. The race teams that Roger Penske organized have w...Read On>>
Trinkets, doodads and geegaws for display... forever Posted by Thomas A. DeMauro - Here are just a few examples of the things I've acquired over the years. Photography by author. Over the past few years I've blogged about vintage tools, dash gauges, and other car parts that could be collected to use for their intended purpose in a car or simply displayed to invoke feelings of nostalgia in those who view them. Their dual purpose has always interested me and it keeps me searching for more. This time, however, the subject matter will be a little different, as you may have surmised from the title. ...Read On>>
14 tips for buying vintage car parts online Posted by Thomas A. DeMauro - Photos by author. Buying a used anything that you haven't actually held in your hands, from a seller that you don't really know, can be a daunting proposition. Yet, since we can't have a swap meet in our backyard each weekend, and most times the parts we desire for our vintage cars are hundreds of miles away, we roll the dice and hope for the best, in an effort to get our projects finished. If you've found yourself participating in an online treasure hunt, wading through auction listings and/or classifieds in ...Read On>>
Boston, 1980s Posted by Daniel Strohl - While the Boston Public Library has these two Spencer Grant photos of Boston's Central Artery dated to the mid-1970s, a quick scan shows that they're at least from the following decade, which makes for a great followup to yesterday's 1980s carspotting photo. Boston's Big Dig erased the Central Artery from the map, so instead of determining a location for the photos, let's instead try to ID all the cars and trucks on the Artery. What do you see here? ...Read On>>
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