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Nitro Revival, a celebration of vintage dragsters, moves to Laguna Seca

2017 Nitro Revival at Barona Drag Strip. Photo by Pam Conrad, courtesy Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. In 2017, a new event honoring vintage dragsters and the racers who piloted them came to the Barona Dr...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1958 Pontiac Bonneville sport coupe

Editor’s note: The purpose of the “Find of the Day” is to promote interesting cars from our classifieds. These are not the actual ads, so to view more images or contact the seller with questions, cli...

At age 88, Sir Stirling Moss announces his retirement

Sir Stirling Moss at the 2015 Mille Miglia. Photos courtesy Mercedes-Benz. Consider this: In his active years as a driver, Sir Stirling Moss won 57-percent of the races he entered, across a variety o...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1974 Jensen Interceptor III

From the seller’s description: 1974 Jensen Interceptor III Luxury Grand Touring Coupe. Built in Birmingham, England. Very rare automobile; only 6408 built between 1966-1976, with just 1779 being Seri...

The childhood joy of Mechanical Servants

I can remember commuting from Albany, New York, to Springfield, Massachusetts, every Thanksgiving as a child and traveling the NYS Thruway and the Massachusetts Turnpike to get there. Being part of a...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1974 Dodge Charger

From the seller’s description: Its come time to sell my 1974 Charger . Its Collector and Adult owned, Garage kept, Clean title, Well taken care of, Maintence up to date. It has a powerful 318 v8 that...

Hot Wheels half century: Now in its 50th year, Hot Wheels remains top dog in the world of diecast cars

Photography by the author. Half a century of Hot Wheels. Can you believe it? Oh, metal toy cars existed long before Mattel’s eternal “blue brand” (so named for the color of its packaging), but Mattel...

Land Rover begins restoration of prototype shown at 1948 Amsterdam Motor Show

In 1948, Land Rover debuted its first model at the Amsterdam Motor Show. Three prototypes graced the company’s stand, and one – described as a demonstrator model – resurfaced in a garden near its Sol...

The Stoner T: How to build a hot rod in 10 years (and influence people), part nine

When we realized we only had one headlight, Conder took it all in stride. This is the sketch on a piece of chipboard that he keeps piles of, deep inside Conder Custom, that finally solved the problem...

After 52 years, drag racing at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park comes to an end

Raceway Park photos by Hemmings staff. In July 1965, the Napp family opened Raceway Park as a drag strip on the site of a former cattle ranch in central New Jersey. In the five-plus decades since, th...

New Illinois museum honors the Chevrolet Corvair

A turbocharged 1962 Corvair Monza Spyder heads a line of performance Corvairs. Photos courtesy Corvair Museum. Beloved by its fans, but criticized–perhaps unreasonably–by its detractors, the Chevrole...

Ford introduces 2019 Bullitt Mustang alongside long-hidden 1968 original

The Bullitt hero car alongside the 2019 Bullitt Mustang at the 2018 North American International Auto Show. Photos by Ronan Glon, unless otherwise noted. The Highland Green 1968 Mustang GT fastback t...

British Sports Car Hall of Fame announces 2018 inductees

Visitors at the 2017 induction ceremony. Photos courtesy British Sports Car Hall of Fame. Established in 2016, the British Sports Car Hall of Fame’s mission is to “preserve and perpetuate the legacy ...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1979 MGB

From the seller’s description: Restored 1979 MGB with only 48,000 miles. Restoration took place 2 years ago, new paint, new leather interior, new carpets, comes with new Tonneau top. New “old look” r...

As National Historic Trail legislation progresses, one Route 66 town expresses concern

Photo by Gouldy. While the legislation that aims to declare Route 66 a National Historic Trail cleared its first hurdle this month with a unanimous Congressional committee vote, one town that relies ...

Destination Contemplation: The road is everything; the cars are just how we get there

Photo by Aaron Hawkins. The road is lonely, unforgiving, yet full of promise. It is eye-opening and alluring and revealing, yet holds dark secrets and history and horror that you will never know. It ...

Dan Gurney, 1931 – 2018

Dan Gurney (R) with A.J. Foyt at Le Mans in 1967. Photo courtesy Ford Motor Company. If Dan Gurney wasn’t the greatest American racing driver of all time, he was certainly in the running for the hono...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1956 Ford Crown Victoria

From the seller’s description: 1956 Ford Crown Victoria for sale. Fully restored off-frame 10 years ago and I have owned it 8 years. Excellent Fiesta/Red and Colonial White paint with correctly detai...

Open Diff: Nothing is over until we decide it is

Jim Hackett (L) with Bill Ford on May 22, 2017. Photo courtesy Ford Motor Company. On January 9, Ford CEO Jim Hackett–who spent two decades in executive positions with office furniture giant Steelcas...

Safety, scarcity, legality “all valid reasons” for modifying vehicles, according to FIVA

Photo courtesy Historic Vehicle Association. Editor’s Note: In response to an earlier Hemmings Daily article covering the Charter of Turin Handbook , a guide to preserving historic vehicles published...

Simeone Museum to host Kar-Kraft seminar and book signing

The Simeone Museum’s Ford GT40 Mk IV, constructed by Kar-Kraft. Photos courtesy Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. Kar-Kraft was the independent Michigan contractor behind such legendary Ford perf...

This or That – Season 2: 1957 Dodge Coronet D-501 or 1957 Ford Custom E-Code?

1957 Dodge Coronet D-501 (top image by Jim Donnelly); 1957 Ford Custom E-Code (bottom image by the author). That or That is not a comparison report between two vehicles, but rather a feature that ena...

XJ and GT40 to celebrate life of Roy Lunn in Auto Hall of Fame display

Photos courtesy Automotive Hall of Fame archives. The man behind some of the most noteworthy successes in a wide variety of segments of the auto industry will, for the first time, get an exhibit dedi...

Discovered with just 40 miles on the odometer, early Sabra could be world’s lowest-mileage Israeli car

Photos courtesy Bonhams. Apparently, when your daddy’s the local dealer for unusual cars like the Israeli Sabra, you can afford to be choosy regarding which cars daddy gets to gift you. Or, at least,...

The Stoner T: How to build a hot rod in 10 years (and influence people), part eight

Getting there. They say that it takes 90 percent of the time to do 10 percent of the work and vice-versa. “They” say a lot, don’t they? All photos by the author, unless otherwise noted. Warhol claime...

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