Photos courtesy Hollywood Wheels. History has a way of blurring details, particularly when exact records are lacking. Take the Ghia-bodied Chrysler Special models of the early to mid-1950s by way of example: some were built as show cars, while others were crafted by the Italian coachbuiilder as limited-production customs, though few authorities can agree on an exact number by model. The last of these American-Italian hybrids, the ST, debuted in 1954, and it's believed that just four were built. On Friday, March
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A hybrid of a different kind: The 1955 Chrysler Ghia ST Special

A hybrid of a different kind: The 1955 Chrysler Ghia ST Special
Posted by Kurt Ernst - Photos courtesy Hollywood Wheels. History has a way of blurring details, particularly when exact records are lacking. Take the Ghia-bodied Chrysler Special models of the early to mid-1950s by way of example: some were built as show cars, while others were crafted by the Italian coachbuiilder as limited-production customs, though few authorities can agree on an exact number by model. The last of these American-Italian hybrids, the ST, debuted in 1954, and it's believed that just four were built. On Friday, March... Read More
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Hemmings Find of the Day - 1975 Chevrolet Caprice convertible

Hemmings Find of the Day - 1975 Chevrolet Caprice convertible
Posted by Kurt Ernst - >From the seller's description: 1975 Caprice Classic Convertible, Factory Big Block 454 Engine (rebuilt) with automatic trans(rebuilt). The car is garage kept and is fully loaded with a/c, ps, pb, pw, power door locks, cruise control, tilt streering wheel, rear window defogger, 6 way power seat, power trunk, dual exhaust, gauge package, am/fm 8-track, glass rear window, wire wheel hub caps. The Car had a frame up restoration done in 1998. Find more Chevrolets for sale on Hemmings.com....Read More

Chip Ganassi presented with the 2017 Phil Hill Award by the Road Racing Drivers Club

Chip Ganassi presented with the 2017 Phil Hill Award by the Road Racing Drivers Club
Posted by Kurt Ernst - Chip Ganassi accepting the Phil Hill Award from Bobby Rahal. Photo by Brian Cleary, courtesy RRDC. Since 1993, the Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) has annually presented its Phil Hill Award to a candidate who has "rendered outstanding service to road racing" as a driver, team owner, or member of a sanctioning body. For 2017, the award was presented to Chip Ganassi, the first (and so far, only) owner to have achieved victories at the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, the Brickyard 400, the Rolex 24 at Daytona, th...Read More
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Still Untamed: 1969 Jaguar E-type/XK-E" brochure

Still Untamed: 1969 Jaguar E-type/XK-E
Posted by Mark J. McCourt - Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Bruce Zahor No, there's nothing racy about the above photo, just a wholesome young lady and her car... Okay, so you don't have to be Freud to see that the American branch of Jaguar Cars was selling more than basic transportation in 1969. But sex appeal has always been part of the Jaguar mystique, a key partof the high-value sporting/luxury equation that this automaker has pulled off so well for so long. That year would represent r...Read More

Mountain View, California, 1964

Mountain View, California, 1964
Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: 1964 Location: NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California Source: NASA What do you see here?...Read More
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2/8/1931:  James Dean, the famous film actor and racing enthusiast, is born in Marion, Indiana.
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