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| Hemmings Sunday Cinema - Beast of Turin road trip, Bobby Isaac at Bonneville, Strange Shadows in an Empty Room
Posted by Daniel Strohl - How do you make a gas station stop in a vehicle that literally belches fire? Carefully, apparently. Earlier this year, the Beast of Turin made its longest road trip in more than a century when it took on a 150-mile jaunt, and a recent Goodwood video shows just what a unique experience that was. * For the whole story about Bobby Isaac's record-setting runs at Bonneville in 1971, this short film tracks down not only the Charger Daytona that made the runs but also some of the crew that made the runs possible. * T... Read More | | | Hemmings Find of the Day - 1959 Ford Zephyr Posted by Daniel Strohl - Unrestored two-owner 1959 Ford Zephyr for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: It is with some regret that I have decided to sell my Zephyr. It was bought new in 1959 by a lady who kept it until 2012 when she was no longer able to drive. She always garaged it in winter and it was periodically sprayed with some form of Waxoyl as evidenced by the more than 20 rubber bungs dotted about the doors and rockers, etc.. In the pics you will see these and also on the drivers door you will see the year sticker...Read More | Four-Links - the hackable Seven, Ford's X-8, bodged rebadges, Zlatko Cosmopolit Posted by Daniel Strohl - Hackaday, which normally focuses on Arduinos and other hardware hacking projects, recently examined the Lotus Seven and decreed it one of the most hackable cars. It's always encouraging when the DIY/Maker movement discovers hot rodding. * Henry Ford might have been against replacing the four-cylinder engine in his mass-appeal cars during the Twenties, but that didn't mean he stopped experimenting with alternative engine configurations, as we can see from Mac's Motor City Garage's recent look at the X-8 experi...Read More | | | Hemmings Find of the Day - 1975 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Posted by Kurt Ernst - >From the seller's description: Beautiful 1975 Pontiac Trans Am with less than 18,000 original miles. You read this correctly, less than 18,000 original miles. This Trans Am is in excellent unrestored condition with all original paint, interior, body panels and stickers. In fact, this Trans Am is often used as a reference example for those restoring a mid-'70s Trans Am. The car is Silver Metallic with the original Black vinyl interior with red and Red Hood Bird and red stickers. The body is in great condition, with ...Read More | LAST WEEK'S MOST READ One man's hoard of dozens of Buick Rivieras to disperse at auction Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photos courtesy Klein Realty and Auction. Blame a 1965 Chevrolet for Terry Hodgen's fascination with the Buick Riviera. "As the story goes, he bought that Chevrolet new, and the transmission went after just a day, so he took it back and bought his first Riv," Terry's son, Mike, explained. Over the next 50 years, that one sport luxury coupe led Hodgen to amass dozens more, along with plenty of parts and assorted Buick parts cars, and this weekend that collection will scatter to the four winds as Hodgen's fam...Read More | LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION Open Diff: What are your favorite automotive conspiracy theories? Posted by Daniel Strohl - Pogue carburetor patent design. Or is it? Though we gearheads are enlightened animals, able to rationally troubleshoot the squeaks, groans, misfires and other glitches in the machines we operate, we're just as prone as anybody else to the magical thinking behind your common conspiracy theory. After all, the mechanics of an automobile - or, more often, of the culture around automobiles - can sometimes prove too complex for us to fully comprehend, so we rely on bits of gleaned information combined with our own i...Read More | | | THIS DAY IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY | 11/20/1920: | GM names Pierre du Pont president | | 11/20/1951: | Sears, Roebuck & Co. debuts Kaiser-built Allstate |
| UPCOMING EVENTS Portage Foundation Corvette Raffle Drawing
November 30, 2016 - Kent, OH
Classic Car Show Fund Raiser
December 3, 2016 - Beaufort, SC
Motorcycle Swap Meet & Expo - Gibraltar Trade Center
December 3, 2016 - Mount Clemens, MI
Gateway Classic Cars Christmas Party
December 3, 2016 - O'Fallon, IL
Gateway Classic Cars Christmas Party
December 3, 2016 - La Vergne, TN
Streetside Classics Consignor Appreciation/Toys for Tots Cruise In
December 3, 2016 - Lithia Springs, GA
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