Partially restored 1948 Chrysler Windsor for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: I bought this car in the San Francisco Bay Area when I was 22 years old, my first Classic Car, in 197...
1949 Pontiac Chieftain DeLuxe two-door convertible coupe for sale. From the seller’s description: Older restoration car has a cream exterior with red vinyl interior and a black power convertible top ...
1940 Ford De Luxe Tudor sedan for sale. From the seller’s description: Excellent older restoration. Well maintained. Largely stock except for extensive engine work and modern shock absorbers. Very ni...
From the seller’s description: Beautifully restored 1942 Nash Ambassador 6 Slipstream Sedan. Great value for a all around restored car with very nice paint, interior, wood grain, glass and excellent ...
Photos by Karissa Hosek, courtesy RM Sotheby’s, except where noted. The race took place over the distance of two telephone poles, or about 60 feet, and the winner never shifted out of first gear, but...
Photos courtesy Crosley Automobile Club. You all know Paul Gorrell by now. Built that Crosley sign-turned-scooter. Owns the most complete collection of Crosley prototypes. His latest creation remains...
Flxible-built 1948 Buick Roadmaster funeral car for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Buick-Flxible premier funeral car with three way turntable. Only 29 made, as far as we can fin...
Unrestored tagged-and-bagged 1949 Hudson Super Six for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Excellent all-original, complete, project car. Stored inside and protected “as is” since 19...
From the seller’s description: 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe Convertible. In the collection of a fussy Mopar enthusiast and mechanic for over 40 years. 59,100 documented miles from new. Only 15,240 pr...
Stevens-modified Continental. Photo courtesy Milwaukee Art Museum. Typically, it’s a fool’s errand to compare two or more designers, if not due to the subjectivity of aesthetics, then certainly due t...
Why The First New-All New Postwar Fiat Was Maybe The Most Advanced Car In The World Back Then – And Why It Is So Important For Fiat History Faithful Hemmings readers likely know that my first love in...
Photo by DoctorIndy. While plenty of drivers have won the Indianapolis 500 multiple times over the century-plus history of the great American race, only five have managed to do so in consecutive year...
1940 Ford, excerpt from ad below. Image courtesy of Lov2XLR8.no. One memory that I will never forget is about my father’s 1940 Ford Opera Coupe. It had the jump seats in the rear which, when not in u...
Photos by Jeff Koch. Following World War II, after America had mobilized like never before to fight in places most soldiers had never heard of, a few American automakers stepped up to provide alterna...
Frank Lloyd Wright’s redesign of the 1940 Lincoln Continental. Photos from Hemmings archives. Frank Lloyd Wright was that rarest of architects whose name and work transcended his field, becoming part...
1940 Ford DeLuxe convertible for sale. From the seller’s description: Solid driver all-steel original car. Owned this car for 25 years and have been continually restoring it since purchasing it. Remo...
Stealth motorhome 1946 Diamond T 404HH for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: shortened to about the size of a full sized pickup for maneuverable pulling, factory skirted reinforced...
Date: December 1948 Location: Division Avenue and Wealthy Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan Source: SeekingMichigan, via BigCheese327 What do you see here?
1941 Packard One Eighty Convertible Victoria by Darrin. Photos by Ryan Merrill, courtesy Auctions America. Howard “Dutch” Darrin was as adept at marketing as he was at design. His relationship with C...
Show-winning 1941 Graham Hollywood for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This 1941 Graham Custom Hollywood Model 113 has had a complete concours restoration and won First Place, Be...
From the seller’s description: 1949 Chrysler Windsor with a straight six cylinder flathead “Spitfire” engine and “Fluid Drive” transmission. This car has a very unique history. It was bought new on 1...
From the seller’s description: 1947 Ford Super Deluxe Factory Convertible added Wood *Over $50,000 Invested (Minus the Labor on Wood) “First and Only made”- “I made it” 1950 Mercury V8 Flathead Motor...