Newsletter 02-2020
Rückblick Nein, über den Porsche 911, den wir oben zeigen, gibt es im ersten Newsletter des Jahres 2020 noch nichts zu lesen – er darf bloss als Symbol dafür dienen, dass «radical» auch in diesem Jah...
Rückblick Nein, über den Porsche 911, den wir oben zeigen, gibt es im ersten Newsletter des Jahres 2020 noch nichts zu lesen – er darf bloss als Symbol dafür dienen, dass «radical» auch in diesem Jah...
Irgendwie hat mich die BBILD Zeitung ganz lieb gerade. Am 2.1. berichtete sie schon über meine Meenzer Jägergarde, bei meinem letzte Schraubereinsatz war sie auch in meiner Werkstatthölle. Ich dachte...
Aufgrunde des großen Erfolgs der letzten Jahre werden wir auch 2020 wieder versuchen allen Freunden Kölner Altmetalls eine Plattform zu schaffen um sich zu treffen, Benzin zu quatschen, nach Teilen A...
11,000-mile 1999 Dodge Viper for sale on Hemmings (and in a not-red color as well). From the seller’s description: Dodge Viper RT10 convertible, with Rare Color combination! Viper in 1999 was enhance...
This Ferrari F40 replica was built by Steve Cox at F40 Motorsports in New Zealand in the early 2000’s. The composite body features 85 pieces made from either fiberglass, kevlar, or carbon fiber cover...
KMiata are developing a Honda K-series swap kit for the BMW E30. The company hasn’t release many details but the kit should be available later this year. After development for the E30 is complete, th...
This 1970 Plymouth Road Runner will be auctioned by Mecum in Kissimmee, Florida on January 10. Under the hood sits a 6.1 L SRT-8 Hemi V8 with an 8-stack injection system and TTi headers. The drivetra...
This car belongs to a good friend of mine, Joey , also known as @js.9999 on IG. He reached out almost a year ago in regards to filming a video of his beautifully maintained Mercedes 190E 2.3 16V. Cam...
It's hard to beat a night-lit cityscape and a synthwave soundtrack. Add in cinematics a killer car -- in this case, a 190E Cosworth -- and you've got a match made in heaven, even if it's somewhat exp...
Date: 1966 Location: The 405, Los Angeles, California Source: George R. Fry, via UCLA Library Special Collections What do you see here?
Photo credit: Mecum If they show up at all when their car’s being sold, most sellers don’t bother showing up until the day the hammer drops for good. It’s a different story for Sean Kiernan. After al...
Unrestored 1967 Chevrolet Camaro for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Numbers matching unrestored survivor car. 327 Cubic Inch V8 2 barrel (210 HP) and 2 speed Powerglide transmis...
Photos courtesy Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum. Brandon Anderson didn’t come up short for superlatives when describing the latest donation to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum. As well he should: The ...
The owner of this 1993 Subaru Justy spent four months installing the engine, transmission, differential, axles, and brakes from a 2002 Impreza WRX. The little car now features a turbocharged 2.0 L EJ...
Weiter geht’s mit der Fahrradrikscha. Ich war mir noch nicht sicher? Auf was will ich hinten sitzen? Ein Plastikstuhl? Ein richtig fetter Sessel? Ich kramte einmal auf eBay Kleinanzeigen was so billi...
Go-Baby-Go H.B. Halicki muss ein harter Kerl gewesen sein. Im Film «Gone in 60 Seconds» (Die Blechpiraten, 1974) führte er Regie, er schrieb das Drehbuch, er war der Produzent und spielte ausserdem n...
V8 Speed & Resto Shop is building this 1957 Ford Thunderbird for a lucky customer at their company in Red Bud, Illinois. The project starts with a custom chassis featuring adjustable coilovers, upgra...
Does anyone else out there in Hemmings Nation miss the old days of NASCAR when it was interchangeably known as just “Winston Cup?” As of late, we’ve been talking about those halcyon days when drivers...
The Seventies. Big hair, bell bottoms, platform shoes, disco, and proto-malaise. Not all of it was bad, though, and this video is here to remind you that drag racing in the Nixon era ruled, in the da...
Date: March 1958 Location: Ellis and Taylor streets, San Francisco, California Source: Robert Durden Color Slide Collection, via San Francisco Public Library What do you see here?
2008 Jeep Renegade. All images courtesy FCA. Since the turn of the century or so, carmakers burnished their green credentials with concept vehicles that were meant in some way to rely on traction mot...
It’s a 2000 Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG for sale on Hemmings.com. 349 horsepower might not seem like much today, but in the year 2000 it was 4 hp more than the base Chevrolet Corvette had. From the seller’...
Patrick Hedinger competes in Swiss hillclimb racing with his Peugeot 205 GTi. The 830 kg race car is powered by a naturally aspirated 2.0 L inline-four making 290 horsepower at 8,800 rpm mated to a s...
The American market has never been all too hot on the whole "hatchback" thing. We've got a handful, of course, but chances are the first hatchback to come to mind for most Americans will be an EG or ...
Date: December 1964 Location: Urey Hall parking lot, UCSD, San Diego, California Source: Charles H. Graves, via UCSD Library Digital Collections What do you see here?