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Posted by Daniel Strohl - Erik Andersen over on the H.A.M.B. has a plan. He's bought an Olds 88, intends to prep it as a rally racer, and then wants to drive it around the world by entering it into as many rallies as he can. Here's hoping he succeeds. * While we briefly mentioned the Macauley Packard speedster in this week's story on the Saunders Packard speedster, The Old Motor has more on the former, a striking car in its own right. * It's a little strange seeing the photos of big American cars on the roads of the Netherlands... Read More | | | Hemmings Find of the Day - 1969 Chevrolet Impala Posted by Daniel Strohl - >From the seller's description: 1968 Chevrolet Impala 9 passenger station wagon. Special order-396 engine, turbo hydra-matic transmission; all-original except new 4-barrel carb; 91,368 highway miles; Ziebart undercoat; plus over 50 spare parts valued in excess of $4,000. About 90 percent of the 91,000 odometer (highway) miles were registered before 1985. From 1985 to present-day fewer than 100 miles were added each year. Most oil and filter changes occurred with less than 100 miles of use resulting in an engine t...Read More | Hemmings Sunday Cinema - Leno Under Glass, Checkers in Finland, Piedone lo sbirro Posted by Daniel Strohl - Sure, it's a bit sensational to show Jay Leno in the famed Hemi Under Glass wheelstander as it takes a tumble for Jay's show, but it's also a part of the car's history now, something to be noted whenever people discuss the car from here on out. Besides, nobody was hurt, and Riggle said he'll rebuild. * The Finnish Checker hoard might not be much to look at, as we see in this 2012 video documenting the cars, but they still make for an interesting story. * Finally, we knew there had to be some inseguimento out t...Read More | | | Hemmings Find of the Day - 1954 Meteor Rideau Skyliner Posted by Mike McNessor - Most American car enthusiasts do a double take at the sight of a Meteor: It's definitely a Ford, just not one that was ever sold in the U.S. Meteors were offered in Canada from 1949 until 1976 and basically just had different paint schemes, badges and trim to differentiate them from U.S. Fords. This 1954-vintage Meteor is interesting because U.S.-market Fords and Mercurys were powered by the new overhead valve Y-block V-8 in '54, while Canadian-market Meteors stuck with the Mercury-issue 255-cu.in. flathead V-...Read More | LAST WEEK'S MOST READ One-off hot rod combined Packard, Auburn, and Marmon parts; put the "speed" in speedster Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo by David Newhardt, courtesy Mecum Auctions. Dick Saunders likely didn't care a lick about labels like Full Classic or particulars like which class he'd park with on the show field. Rather, he probably cared more about how fast he got to the show field in his amalgam of Packard, Auburn, and other old car parts that added up to a boattail speedster that will hit the auction block later this summer. Saunders, of Rensselaer, New York, who had worked for a Packard distributor in Albany, reportedly had a habit...Read More | LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION GMC van bearing Banksy mural art estimated to bring up to $400,000 at auction Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photos courtesy Bonhams. The choice of the van was intentional. The pseudononymous street artist Banksy has claimed many a run-in with the police and made authoritarianism a common motif in his artwork, so what better canvas for him than a slab-sided GMC step van that once allegedly served SWAT duty? This week that van and its murals will head to a contemporary art auction in London, where it's expected to become the most expensive step van sold at auction. Banksy, known for his stencil-based graffiti about as...Read More | | | THIS DAY IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY | 7/3/1898: | Donald Healey born, Perranporth, Cornwall, England | | 7/3/1945: | The first post-war car is produced: a white Ford Super DeLuxe Tudor sedan that goes to Pres. Harry Truman. | | 7/3/1952: | Crosley production ends |
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