Items tagged with: American cars

2016 Buick Regal GS AWD – A familiar badge returns with some contemporary twists

Photography by author. Buick has dusted off its GS badge many times since it first earned its creds during the muscle era, and though some post-’70s Gran Sports haven’t really upheld the creed, the m...

Collector car on a budget – 1960 Custom Imperial four-door sedan

Richard Douglas with sons Lloyd (L), Asa (C) and Zeb (R). Photos by author. Richard Douglas is a big fan of our $5,000 Challenge series, as it drives home the message that one doesn’t need to be weal...

Toronado Titan – 1977 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham

Go on, admit it. If you were coming of age as an automobile enthusiast during the 1970s, and were leaving sweaty fingerprints on the road-test monthlies within days after they were printed, you almos...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1990 Buick Reatta convertible

Buick’s limited-production, two-year only Reatta convertible always struck us as a car that should be more popular than it is among collectors. Though styling is subjective, it’s certainly not a bad-...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1962 Buick Special

The story of the little aluminum V-8 that GM sidelined and Rover wisely snapped up is fascinating and you can read all about it here, in the June 2006 issue of Hemmings Motor News. Or you could learn...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SX

If the Oldsmobile 4-4-2 is among the best-known muscle cars of its day, the Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SX may be among the most obscure. Built in 1970 and 1971 only, the SX package, code Y79, added a...

Chevy announces 1LE package for V-6 and V-8 Camaros in 2017

The V-6 2017 Camaro LT 1LE (L) and V-8 SS 1LE (R). Photos courtesy GM Media. First appearing in 1988, the 1LE performance and handling package has always been exclusive to V-8 Camaros. That changes f...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1989 Avanti convertible

Debuting in 1962 as a personal luxury coupe under the Studebaker brand, the Avanti has enjoyed more lives than the average house cat. Studebaker’s production of the Avanti ended in 1963, but the mode...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1962 Mercury Comet Custom

First offered by Lincoln Mercury dealers in 1962, the Mercury Comet had actually been designed as the entry-level Edsel. Similar in concept to the Ford Falcon, the Mercury Comet was a bit more upscal...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1972 Ford Ranchero 500

Car-based pickups may be absent from new vehicle showrooms, but in these days of plus-size, $50,000-and-up new pickup trucks they make more sense than ever. This base-model 1972 Ford Ranchero 500, fo...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1993 Buick Roadmaster sedan

Roadmaster Estate station wagons from the 1990s have a cultish following with enthusiasts, but the sedans seem to be stuck in used-car limbo these days. That’s a good thing if you have an appetite fo...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1966 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport

Here’s what you need to know about this 1966 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport, for sale on Hemmings.com: It’s got a built 427 V-8 that dyno-tested at 434 horsepower, it gets power to the ground via a 12-...

Oblique Strategies: Introducing a new series of old-car comparison pieces in Hemmings Motor News

Photography by the author. More than a dozen years ago, when I was younger and more beautiful and working for another magazine, I spearheaded a couple of new-car comparisons that were real eye-opener...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1940 Buick Super Eight sedan

Introduced in 1940, Buick’s Series 50 Super models featured sleek exterior styling and an interior that provided seating for up to six adults. One range up from the entry-level Series 40 Special mode...

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