Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photos by Pawel Litwinski, courtesy Gooding & Company At the Gooding and Company auction in Amelia Island this past weekend, Tucker #1034 sold for $1.32 million, an amount that would have been much more impressive - record-breaking, even - had not Barrett-Jackson two months earlier topped the then-record price for a Tucker ($1.128 million) by selling Tucker #1043 for $2.915 million. Not that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things, really, as Gooding still walked away from the weekend having set a record fo... Read On>>
Hemmings Find of the Day - 1962 Plymouth 413 Max Wedge V-8
Posted by Daniel Strohl - Hemis are awesome, there's no denying that. They're also sell-a-couple-kidneys-and-remortgage-the-house-if-you-can expensive, both on the purchase and the maintenance end. But Mopar guys have long known of an alternative that can make plenty of power at a portion of the cost: the Max Wedge. This 1962 Plymouth 413 Max Wedge for sale on Hemmings.com looks ready to add instant appeal to any early 1960s Mopar. What would you drop it in? From the seller's description: 1962 max wedge, 413 CI, 410 hp, all original or MOPA...Read On>>An oil-encompassing seminar
Posted by Mike McNessor - Lake Speed Jr., a certified lubrication specialist for Joe Gibbs racing, will host a seminar about motor oil next month that promises to be of interest to classic- and collectible-car owners. Speed - who is the son of former NASCAR Winston Cup driver and team owner, Lake Speed - currently heads up Gibbs's line of motor oils, Joe Gibbs Driven, and will be discussing the proper oil to use in engines with conventional lifters. The seminar is free and will take place Saturday, April 7, at John Gunnell's shop in Ma...Read On>>Calling all Lincolns: Classic car show to celebrate division's namesake
Posted by Mark J. McCourt - President Abraham Lincoln's boyhood home, the famous log cabin, is a national monument that should be on every American's to-visit list. This historic site, located in Lincoln City, Indiana, is celebrating its 50th year as a National Memorial this year, and the National Parks Service will have a special treat for vintage car fans on July 7, when they host a classic car show on the lawn. Organizers of the show told us they would love to have a great turnout of Lincoln automobiles, especially the iconic 1962 Co...Read On>>Class of '87 - Dodge Diplomacy Edition
Posted by Mike Bumbeck - Photos sourced from Production Cars and the ongoing Old Car Manual Project. Full size V-8 luxury was far from extinct in 1987, even if it was rolling on a mid-size platform. Traditional three-box style in conjunction with the sorted and dependable Chrysler LA-Series 318 V-8 made for a smooth ride in a traditional car with the Dodge Diplomat. Following what seemed to be a mass hypnosis among automakers in the Eighties, the Dodge Diplomat and its brand-labeled stablemates were often upholstered in with enough pillow ...Read On>>
Week in Review
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Auctions America offers mighty microcars at Fort Lauderdale sale
Posted by Matt Litwin - Auctions America by RM will once again return to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for its annual sale, continuing what has typically been a hot stretch of East Coast auctions that began back in late January. Among this year's offerings is a healthy serving of some rare micro cars such as the 1958 Goggomobil TS pictured above. Produced by Glas, several of these Bavarian bantamweights have come up for sale in recent years; this two-tone example is powered by a 247cc air-cooled two-cylinder that can claim a top speed of 47 MP...Read On>>Hemmings Find of the Day - 1974 Ford Falcon XB ute
Posted by Daniel Strohl - Most Australian Fords one sees imported into the United States are the XB coupes, or maybe the XY GTHOs, but this 1974 Ford Falcon XB ute for sale on Hemmings.com is the exception, even though it looks just as gnarly as its bed-less contemporaries. Also, bonus points for the license plate. From the seller's description: It is equipped with a 302 V8, four-speed manual transmission, and right-hand drive. It also has the GS road wheels, "NASA" bonnet w/bonnet locks, rally grille with Hella foglights, bucket seats, con...Read On>>Dusty Jewels: Seventies dirt bikes to invade AACA Museum
Posted by Jim O'Clair - Photos courtesy AACA Museum We received word form Nancy Gates at the AACA Museum that a new motorcycle exhibit will come to the museum next month. "Dusty Jewels: Off-Road Motorcycles of the 1970s" will be on display from April 3 to October 25th and will feature some of those classic dirt bike names from our childhoods such as Yankee, CZ, Ossa, Rickman and Sprite. Many of the design innovations incorporated into these Seventies knockarounds led to the technology of today's off-road motorcycle. They also taught many ...Read On>>Lost Dealerships Project - Jack Poet Volkswagen
Posted by Daniel Strohl - As diskojoe recently pointed out, Peter Bergman died last week at the age of 72. Bergman was, well, difficult to encapsulate in a single sentence, but for car guys, he will forever be the man behind the Firesign Theatre and the absurdist and surrealist television commercials for Jack Poet Volkswagen, an actual Volkswagen dealership located at 5944 North Figueroa Street in the Highland Park section of Los Angeles. About the dealership itself, though, we don't know much. It's no longer around, that's for sure, ...Read On>>Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Hemmings Concours moves to Saratoga Springs
Posted by Richard Lentinello - The Hemmings New England Concours is a go for 2012. We've got a new location, new format and new partners. And that's the Saratoga Automobile Museum in nearby Saratoga Springs, New York. This charming museum features many interesting exhibits, and is fast becoming a major attraction for car enthusiasts. Another important change will be the show's awards structure. No longer will it be a judged concours; instead, we will be giving out numerous "Favorite" or "Best" awards, in order to make showing your collector ca...Read On>>Hemmings Find of the Day - 1965 Mercedes-Benz 230 SL
Posted by Daniel Strohl - Plenty of collector-car owners would have absolutely no problem with electric vehicles and other alternative-power cars if those environmentally friendly drivetrains powered something with a little more style, something that didn't look like it had ever seen a wind tunnel, something like, for instance, this 1965 Mercedes-Benz 230 SL for sale on Hemmings.com, which has been converted to all-electric operation. From the seller's description: This car was converted by a master Mercedes mechanic, who happened to be one...Read On>>Wagon Snippet: 1954 Chrysler New Yorker Town and Country
Posted by Matt Litwin - What finer way is there to start off a vintage road trip than behind the wheel of a Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country station wagon? Even without any trace of wood siding - real or applique - one has to admit that the two-tone blue scheme on this four-door gem is quite appealing. And even with the extra chrome trim that the New Yorkers provided, the optional wire wheels shod with whitewall tires are not overpowering. We've yet to see this car with our own eyes - it's being offered at Auctions America by RM's...Read On>>An Indy pace car's rocket-powered revival
Posted by Mike McNessor - Would you give $600 for this Oldsmobile? Still undecided? Maybe this will help: It's not only a legitimate 4-4-2 Pace Car, it's the actual car used to pace the Indianapolis 500 in 1970. Its owner, Jeff Stolowski, a Michigan-based antique furniture dealer and Oldsmobile enthusiast, paid $600 for this amazing piece of Oldsmobile history eight years ago. It came to Stolowski through a tip from a friend, Mike Edgar, who was at an estate sale and spotted the car in a barn. Edgar wasn't sure of the year or if it was...Read On>>Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Hayes Cord coupe brings $2.4 million at Amelia
Posted by David Traver Adolphus - Photos by Darin Schnabel, courtesy of RM Auctions Sold at RM's Amelia Island auction on Saturday, March 10, Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky's one-off 1929 Cord L-29 coupe by The Hayes Body Corporation is on many people's dream car list. It was the subject of a Road & Track Salon around 1990 (let us know if you remember exactly when), but it was an object of desire long before that. We saw it last at Gooding in Monterey in 2008, where it sold for $1.078 million, and RM's 2012 estimate of $1.25 million to $1.5 mil...Read On>>Hemmings Find of the Day - 1956 Chrysler New Yorker
Posted by Daniel Strohl - It's easy to think of all production cars coming from the factory in one of a limited handful of configurations - it's why we have judges at car shows to determine the level of correctness a car exhibits. But then along comes something like this 1956 Chrysler New Yorker for sale on Hemmings.com, reportedly built after the introduction of the 1957 Chryslers and with a number of unusual features, including the 300/Imperial grille, Imperial bird, New Yorker marker lamps, 1957 drivetrain, and a whole boatload of options...Read On>>Could a new Buick help raise the marque's profile among collectors?
Posted by Matt Litwin - Each year, Hagerty Insurance releases their annual "Hot List," consisting of vehicles manufactured today that are projected to become collectible classics in the future. To qualify for consideration, the parameters are rather simple: mass-market production with a sticker price below $100,000. Making the grade this year is the 2012 Buick Regal GS. For those who have not looked at anything from the Flint automaker for some time, the new sport sedan tapped into the company's performance past by reintroducing two obv...Read On>>Cars I've Loved and Hated: Michael Lamm's Unauthorized Auto Biography, Chapter Five
Posted by Michael Lamm - Mike's dad, Heinrich Lamm, bought his first Hudson in 1939 and remained a Hudson stalwart until 1960. Text and photos copyright Michael Lamm 2012 During the 1940s and 1950s, my hometown, La Feria, Texas, had just one new-car dealer, Lafond Motors. Lafond sold one single make: Hudson. So most La Feria families owned Hudsons, mine included. You'd drive along Main Street, and it looked like a two-block-long Hudson parking lot. My dad must have been Lafond's favorite customer, because he bought a new Hudson every th...Read On>>Monday, March 12, 2012
Bugatti Type 57 and Ferrari 330 LM take top honors at Amelia Island
Posted by Jim Donnelly - This a great rite of spring - head for Florida and walk through a wonderland of automobiles of every description, from every age, in beautiful surroundings. That sums up the 17th Annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, a tremendous happening with the very best in cars. Here's our preliminary report on yesterday's winners, but first, here's a partial list of what happened: A 50-year celebration of Shelby American. Remembrances of the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring on their 50th and 60th annivers...Read On>>Hemmings Find of the Day - 1928 Stutz Black Hawk Speedster
Posted by Daniel Strohl - It shouldn't be news that owners of pre-war cars will often modify their cars' drivetrains for better performance while on tour. We're not talking about extensive engine swaps, more like enhancements to allow the cars to keep up with traffic. The drivetrain modifications on this 1928 Stutz Black Hawk Speedster for sale on Hemmings.com take that trend to the next level, however, with a Callaway-designed turbocharger setup atop the original Stutz straight-eight. From the seller's description: Dare say this is a one-o...Read On>>The end of the line arrives for Mexico City's once-ubiquitous VW Beetle taxis
Posted by Terry Shea - Mexico City is famous for many things; traffic being one of the most notorious attributes of the largest city in the western hemisphere. Boasting an official population greater than 20,000,000 people, Mexico City has a public taxi fleet encompassing more than 130,000 cars, very likely the largest in the world. Just a few years ago, around half of those taxis were Volkswagen Type 1s, the classic Beetle that remained in production in Puebla, Mexico, until 2003. But that run as a taxi comes to an end in 2012 as the cit...Read On>>Source: http://01newsauto.blogspot.com/2012/03/hemmings-daily-porsche-91730-sets-world.html
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