Dan Gurney presented with Robert E. Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award

Posted by Kurt Ernst - Dan Gurney in 2016. Images courtesy Petersen Automotive Museum. Over the past six decades, Dan Gurney has earned remarkable success as a driver, team owner and constructor, but his ideas and designs have also helped to shape modern racing, making it safer and more competitive. On Saturday, October 22, his efforts were honored by the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, which presented Dan with its Robert E. Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award at the institution's 22nd-annual gala. A young Dan Gurney ... Read More

Hemmings Find of the Day - 1968 Cadillac Eldorado

Posted by Daniel Strohl - Caribou-built 1968 Cadillac Eldorado pickup for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: Hand built by Traditional Coachworks. 472 cubic engine. One of a kind. Unique. In storage 25 years. Pictures are recent. This was built by Caribou under the auspices of Jean Lang. Special ordered from the dealership. Been in the family all this time. Fully restored. $5,000 spent on recent restoration. Truly in perfect condition. 32,000 miles. See more Cadillacs for sale on Hemmings.com....Read More

Here, kitty kitty - A weekend with the 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat

Posted by Kurt Ernst - Consider this: The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat weighs nearly 4,500 pounds, but thanks to a 707-horsepower supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi V-8, can sprint from 0-60 MPH in just 3.6 seconds, on its way to a manufacturer's claimed top speed of 199 MPH, a figure limited only by aerodynamics, not electronics. It isn't simply the equivalent of bringing a gun to a knife fight; instead, it's more along the lines of bringing a fast attack submarine to a sailboat race. That said, when a press fleet example landed in our pa...Read More

Stolen car alert: 1965 Ford Mustang fastback

Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photos provided by the owner. While it took several years for Gavin Murdoch and his daughter to restore the family's 1965 Ford Mustang fastback - and another few years for his wife to warm up to it - it only took a moment for thieves to steal the car earlier this month, and now Gavin's hoping Hemmings readers can help return it to his garage. As Gavin wrote: Back in 2000, I bought my first classic Mustang (a coupe) from a Mecum car auction in Belvidere, IL. My daughter was a freshman in high school at the tim...Read More

Motorcycle Cannonballers race TROG West on century-old two-wheelers

Posted by Jim O'Clair - Shinya Kimura's 1915 Indian twin, fresh from this year's Motorcycle Cannonball. Photos by the author. As if 3,306 miles of grueling highway riding just a few weeks ago wasn't enough, several riders from the 2016 Motorcycle Cannonball Race of the Century were on hand at The Race of Gentleman West in Pismo Beach on October 15. Detail of the Indian's 101-year old twin. Shinya Kimura, aboard his 1915 Indian, was spotted in the racers area before the beach pits were opened. Later we learned that Doug Feinsod...Read More

Phoenix, Arizona, 1960s

Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1960s Location: North 32nd Street and Indian School Road, Phoenix, Arizona Source: Phoenix, Arizona Historical Images on Google Plus What do you see here?...Read More

THIS DAY IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY

10/25/1864:	John Dodge born, Niles, Michigan
10/25/1873:	John Willys born, Canandaigua, New York
10/25/1931:	George Washington Bridge opens to traffic
10/25/1954:	George Romney named AMC's chairman and CEO
10/25/1957:	Last Hudsons introduced

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Albany Auto Show
November 4, 2016 - Albany, NY

Wheels of Confusions Dazed & Confused 13
November 4, 2016 - Lake Elsinore, CA

VIVA ALFA Romeo Car Show 2016
November 5, 2016 - Downtown Celebration, FL

Dave & Ed's Super Auto Events
November 5, 2016 - Canton, OH

Miller's Automotive Swap Meet and Cruise-In
November 5, 2016 - Chillicothe, OH

44th Annual Vintage Wheels Rod & Custom Car Show
November 5, 2016 - Richmond, IN

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