Hemmings Daily: Duesenberg SJ and Alfa Romeo 8C take Best in Show at Amelia Island

Best in Show Elegance (foreground) and Sport. Photos by author. The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance has earned its place as one of the world's finest motoring events. This year, looming bad weather forced a last minute date change, but despite the move from Sunday to Saturday, the field was packed with both attendees and over 300 of the finest automobiles in the world. When judging was complete, two stood above the rest: a 1935 Duesenberg SJ with a LaGrande torpedo phaeton body by Walker, which claimed Best of

View in Browser | Subscribe Monday, March 13, 2017 Duesenberg phaeton and Alfa Romeo 8C take Best of Show at Amelia Island Posted by Kurt Ernst - Best in Show Elegance (foreground) and Sport. Photos by author. The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance has earned its place as one of the world's finest motoring events. This year, looming bad weather forced a last minute date change, but despite the move from Sunday to Saturday, the field was packed with both attendees and over 300 of the finest automobiles in the world. When judging was complete, two stood above the rest: a 1935 Duesenberg SJ with a LaGrande torpedo phaeton body by Walker, which claimed Best of ... Read More Hemmings Find of the Day - 1973 AMC Gremlin X Posted by Daniel Strohl - TV show-restored 360-powered 1973 AMC Gremlin X for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: this example has been specially restored to show you that not all Gremlins live the sedate suburban life. It starts with a professional respray of the correct Pewter Silver paint. Plus, we all love the body-colored front, aggressive black side trim, and blacked-out rear panel that comes from the Gremlin X package. And this one even has great chrome and correct 14-inch wheels with American Motors tagging in the c...Read More Emerson Fittipaldi honored at upcoming Long Beach RRDC dinner Posted by Kurt Ernst - Emerson Fittipaldi at the 1993 Indianapolis 500. Photo courtesy of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. If made into a Hollywood movie, the story of Emerson Fittipaldi's rise to the top of Formula 1's ranks would likely be deemed too far-fetched to be believable. After retiring from F1, he'd go on to win a pair of Indy 500s, as well as the 1989 CART Championship for Patrick Racing. On Thursday, April 6, Fittipaldi will be honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) as it presents its annual "Evening with" dinner...Read More The Difference in a Decade: Chevrolet's 1972 Vega and 1982 Cavalier Posted by Mark J. McCourt - Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Bruce Zahor Chevrolet's innovative Corvair never caught on as a best-selling, economy-minded import fighter, and the last ones rolled off the assembly line in 1969. This automaker would re-enter the small car segment in 1971 with the fresh Vega. This rear wheel-drive GM H-body two-door, whose sister twin was Pontiac's Astre, would get off to a strong start (277,700 sold that year), and would be available in hatchback Coupe, notchback Seda...Read More West Warwick, Rhode Island, 1949 Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1949 Location: 324 Washington Street, West Warwick, Rhode Island Source: Merrill Moone, who writes: The building was new in 1947 and was a Studebaker dealership until he switched to Dodge - Plymouth for 1950. Another change to Buick in 1956, which was not a good move given the 1958 recession. Fortunately in 1957 he started selling some funny looking cars that nobody had ever heard of. They were called Volvos. In 58 the dealership moved to an annex in East Greenwich without Buick and things got a l...Read More Seller Listings Learn More 1969 Triumph TR6 $16,800 1964 Chevrolet Corvette $69,500 1950 Ford Custom $12,500 2005 Porsche Boxster $29,900 1973 Triumph $16,500 1972 Chevrolet Cheyenne $15,550 THIS DAY IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY 3/13/1969: Disney releases "The Love Bug," which cements the VW Beetle in the youth mind. 3/13/1974: The Arab oil embargo finally ends UPCOMING EVENTS 30th Annual Arizona All Oldsmobile Show March 25, 2017 - Scottsdale, AZ 2nd Annual Packards in Palmetto Car Show March 25, 2017 - Palmetto, GA Goodguys 35th All American Get-Together March 25, 2017 - Pleasanton, CA Swap Meet March 25, 2017 - Jefferson, OH 2017 CruiZ'n to the Lakes March 25, 2017 - Goodyear, AZ World Down Syndrome Day Car Show March 25, 2017 - Carthage, MO See All Events FEATURED CLASSIFIEDS Sponsored By: 1965 Oldsmobile 98 $15,995 1960 Ford Thunderbird $35,000 1959 Fiat Abarth 750 $149,000 1970 Ford Torino Cobra $125,000 1959 Chevrolet 3600 $59,995 1974 Checker $10,000 1930 Waco $199,900 1964 Sabra Sport $46,000 1974 Dodge Charger $13,999 PRO SELLER LISTING 1985 Mercedes-Benz 380SL $17,500 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Tri-Power intake with carbs $2,300 View All Classifieds FEATURED IN THE BLOG Sponsored By: Both Great Britain and European Union look to scrap inspections for older cars, but can't agree on cutoff years The Class of 25, Part Two See All Featured Blog Posts FOLLOW US: View Newsletter Archives Hemmings Motor News will not sell or share your e-mail address with other companies. For more information about this newsletter, email [email protected] or write to: Customer Service, Hemmings Motor News, 222 Main St., Bennington VT 05201. If you do not want to receive this newsletter from Hemmings Motor News, you can change your email preferences here.