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| ANNOUNCEMENTS Since the holidays are upon us, we'll be breaking from the normal Hemmings Daily schedule. Today is the last issue until Tuesday, December 27. From our family to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! | Down to the Q-Tips and Epsom salts: Fully equipped Tempo Matador Reisemobil emerges after 40-plus years in storage 
Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photos by Mathieu Heurtault, courtesy Gooding and Company. So-called barn finds seem to take place everywhere but a barn these days: Sheds, overstuffed garages, storage units, and even the odd basement have given up automotive treasures as of late. And as we see from the Tempo Matador Reisemobile headed to auction next month, even one of the country's largest estates can offer up something of interest to the collector car world. Hibernating in Newport, Rhode Island's The Breakers since 1971, the Reisemobil eme... Read More |  | Hemmings Find of the Day - 1968 AMC Ambassador SST Posted by Daniel Strohl - Original interior 1968 AMC Ambassador SST for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: Nicely equipped with the SST package, 343V8, automatic transmission, cold working factory air conditioning has been converted to R134, power steering, tilt steering wheel, fully reclining seats, pushbutton AM radio works, with rear speaker and bumper guards. It was sold new at Tom Smith Rambler in St. Louis to Mr. Theodore Kuegele in April, 1968 and the original owner's family kept the car until the passing of Mr. ...Read More | BSA, under new parent Mahindra, planning return to the motorcycle market Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1957 BSA Gold Star racing motorcycle. Photo by Jill Reger. For decades, from the pre-war years into the 1960s, Birmingham Small Arms (BSA) was one of the largest and best-known motorcycle brands in the world. Thanks to aging designs and an influx of faster and more modern bikes from Japan, the once-renowned British marque built its last motorcycle (revival attempts excluded) circa 1973. Thanks to the recent acquisition of the BSA name by Indian manufacturing giant Mahindra & Mahindra, the brand may soon be re...Read More |  | A collector car Christmas card Posted by Don Homuth - The 1948 Chevrolet sedan delivery as purchased by the Eichelbergers. Photos courtesy John Eichelberger. We in the car hobby sometimes ask ourselves, and each other, what our cars are worth. The answers differ. They derive from the people more than the cars. In 1997, John was just 15 years old when his parents, Steve and Mary Eichelberger of Salem, Oregon, gave him something to get him involved in the car hobby that they had enjoyed together for many years. It was a 1948 Chevrolet sedan delivery - a project car...Read More | Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1937 Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: November 1937 Location: Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota Source: John King What do you see here?...Read More |  | UPCOMING EVENTS Sumter Swap Meets
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WEEK IN REVIEW | | Thursday, December 22, 2016 | European collectors restricted from buying tanks, other vintage military vehicles Posted by Daniel Strohl - Lanchester Mark II. Photo courtesy Bovington Tank Museum. Under new security measures passed this week in Europe, firearms collectors there - including collectors of tanks and other weapon-toting military vehicles - will face greater scrutiny from authorities in an attempt to crack down on terrorist activity. The revised European Union's Firearms Directive, which the European Commission, Parliament, and Council agreed to earlier in December, passed a majority of EU Member States earlier this week with only two...Read More | Hemmings Find of the Day - supercharged 1960 Austin-Healey Sprite Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1960 Austin-Healey Sprite with period-correct Judson supercharger. From the seller's description: This very unique Austin Healey Bugeye will certainly turn heads and make people smile at car shows where ever you go. It started out as a Leaf Green Sprite and now is Primrose Yellow (I can not verify paint code). Its a wonderful car that has most all of its original items including manual, tools, jack, and side windows! Its had some upgrades that are easy to switch back to stock but I doubt many will want to. The J...Read More | National Corvette Hall of Fame Announces 2017 Inductees Posted by Terry Shea - Peter Brock. Images courtesy of the National Corvette Museum. Along with celebrating America's sports car, the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, also celebrates the people who have been instrumental in the development, racing success and legacy of the car via the National Corvette Hall of Fame. In the category of enthusiast, the museum has nominated Peter Brock (well known to Hemmings readers ("Hot Rod Hero,"Hemmings Muscle Machines, August 2012; Honorary Chairman and Keynote Spea...Read More | This or That: 1932 Buick versus 1932 De Soto Posted by Matt Litwin - Last month we launched This or That: a new feature enabling us, in an idyllic world, to add a collectible vehicle into our dream garage on a weekly basis. As was the case in our previous installments, there's a catch: We can only pick one vehicle from a matchup beyond our control and it has to be for enjoyment purposes rather than as an investment. This week, This or That pits a 1932 Buick Model 57S against a 1932 De Soto SC Roadster; both former feature cars within the pages of our Hemmings Classic Car magazine. ...Read More | Newark, New York, 1950s Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1950s Location: Newark, New York Source: John Zornow What do you see here?...Read More | | Wednesday, December 21, 2016 | Despite rift, AACA and AACA Museum express willingness to return to merger negotiations Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo by Mark Usciak, courtesy AACA Museum. As more facts and documents regarding the terminated merger negotiations between the Antique Automobile Club of America and the AACA Museum come to light, representatives from both organizations have expressed dismay at the situation as well as willingness to return to the negotiating table. "If they want to talk, we'll sit down and talk," Tom Cox, the chair of the club's merger committee, said. "From the Museum's point of view, negotiations are still open," Jeff ...Read More | Hemmings Find of the Day - 1967 Morris Mini Cooper S Posted by Kurt Ernst - >From the seller's description: 1967 MORRIS MINI COOPER S, MK1 One of a kind and Winner of the Personal Choice Award for MK1, 2016! This car has been in my family for over 43 years. It was built in England (I have the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust). Built and shipped to a dealership in Germany, sold to a military guy who brought it over to the States in the late '60s. My older brother bought it in 1973. I had a total restoration, completely stripped and painted in 2003. It is solid and has no rust. Always be...Read More | For the first time, Beaulieu Autojumble expands beyond Beaulieu Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo courtesy Beaulieu. It's unimaginable that the annual Hershey swap meet would take place anywhere but the formerly mud-splattered central Pennsylvania grounds that it calls home, but the British equivalent, the Beaulieu Autojumble, has announced that it will for the first time conduct a swap meet somewhere other than at its longtime home of Beaulieu. Next year's Pop-Up Autojumble, a miniature version of the old car and parts festival, will take place in London as a means of celebrating the 50th anniversar...Read More | Open Diff - Roadside emergencies Posted by Kurt Ernst - We were south of Chicago on I-80, in triple-digit temperatures and bumper-to-bumper traffic, when my fuel-injected 1977 Volkswagen Scirocco sputtered, coughed, and then died in the center lane. The woman driving the big rig behind us rebuffed my request for a push to the shoulder, or at least assistance in blocking the right lane to get me there in one piece, with language that would have made a Paris Parris Island drill instructor blush. Halfway between our starting point in Colorado and our destination in New Jers...Read More | Las Vegas, 1958 Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: December 1958 Location: Fremont Street, Las Vegas Source: Vintage Las Vegas What do you see here?...Read More | | Tuesday, December 20, 2016 | Tatra considering revival of the T600 Tatraplan to go with its new car museum Posted by Daniel Strohl - Tatra T600 Tatraplan. Photo by Jean-Pol Grandmont. With plans already in the works for an expansion of the existing Tatra truck museum to include Tatra cars, the Czech truckmaker and onetime carbuilder recently indicated that it may get back into the automotive manufacturing business not with an entirely new car but with a revival of its first post-war car, the T600 Tatraplan. As reported by the Czech weekly Ekonom, Tatra officials are currently considering the resumption of auto production with a definitive d...Read More | Hemmings Find of the Day - Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale convertible Posted by Kurt Ernst - >From the seller's description: 1975 Delta 88 Convertible 455 cuin Frame-on restoration of straight, rust-free, no-hit car. Factory 455 cuin, a/c, power windows, power seats. Factory wire wheel covers & 4 new white wall radials. Rebuilt 455 done by professional engine rebuild machine shop, includes block boiled & trued, new freeze plugs installed. Rebuild also includes new pistons & rings, cam, cam bearings & lifters. New rod bearings. Heads planed. Valves & valve seats cut & new seals ins...Read More | Gilmore Car Museum Appoints New Executive Director Posted by David Conwill - Chris Shires pictured in front of the Holland Historical Trust Museum. Photo courtesy of the Holland Sentinel, 2013. In advance of the retirement of long-time Director Michael Spezia on February 15, 2017, the Gilmore Car Museum, near Kalamazoo, Michigan, announces the appointment of Chris Shires to the position of Executive Director effective January 2, 2017. Shires, who originally hails from Maryland, was selected after a nationwide search by the museum. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in History from Marshall...Read More | Hemmings Nation Flickr pool hits 100,000 photos - here's some of our recent favorites Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo by Scott Crawford. Almost a decade ago, we started up the Hemmings Nation pool on Flickr for our readers to share their favorite car photos, and sometime in recent weeks we had our 100,000th image submitted to the pool. To commemorate that milestone, we thought we'd select our favorite submissions, but then realized how long it would take to go through more than 100,000 photos, so we decided to select our favorite submissions from the last few days. They're still pretty awesome. Above we see Scott Crawfo...Read More | Marion, Indiana, 1958 Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: December 1958 Location: East Fourth Street, Marion, Indiana Source: Luis Cesar photo, via BigCheese327 on Tumblr What do you see here?...Read More | | Monday, December 19, 2016 | Aston Martin announces continuation series DB4 GT Posted by Kurt Ernst - An original Aston Martin DB4 GT. Photos courtesy Aston Martin. In May of 1959, Aston Martin debuted a new DB4-derived GT prototype at Silverstone, and in the hands of Stirling Moss, the car captured a GT class win and set a lap record in the process. Five months later, the Aston Martin DB4 GT made its public debut at the Earls Court Motor Show, and in four years of production just 75 examples were built (according to Aston Martin, though other sources say 94). In 2017, 54 years after production ended, Aston Marti...Read More | Hemmings Find of the Day - 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Posted by Daniel Strohl - Lightly restomodded 1939 Lincoln Zephyr for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: This example has been finished in black. The paint and bodywork were recently done to a high standard with solid, rust-free steel underneath. The undercarriage was restored as well. The red leather interior has been restored with an Art Deco design that complements the streamlined exterior. A woodgrained dash frames the famous Lincoln Zephyr speedometer and waterfall. Other custom touches such as a JB Donaldson Co. s...Read More | "The Drive Home II" set to tackle icy East Coast route to Detroit Posted by Hemmings contributor - Story and photos by William Hall. The LeMay - America's Car Museum's "The Drive Home II," a mid-winter road trip to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, is once again revving-up the engines of the museum's classic 1961 Chrysler 300G, 1966 Ford Mustang and 1957 Chevy Nomad, and Hemmings is going along for the ride. Hemmings contributor William Hall will once again be behind the wheel of the big Chrysler with daily posts as the team navigates the snowy Eastern Seaboard for a Motor City homecoming ...Read More | 1966 Chevrolet Corvair homecoming - details and devils Posted by Don Homuth - Work tables lined up next to the Corvair in the shop. Photos by author. Having decided to go all in with the Corvair, it seemed at first the restoration would be straightforward. Armed with proper parts, manuals and tools, I really did expect the car would go together in an orderly fashion. It would just take time and patience. The devil is, as they say, in the details. There turned out to be many more of both than I anticipated. Especially devils. I had expected just to start bolting things together as the...Read More | Johnson City, Tennessee, 1986 Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1986 Location: State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, Tennessee Source: StateofFranklin.net What do you see here? ...Read More | | Sunday, December 18, 2016 | Four-Links - new Doodlebug, Loewy's secret to success, first minivan drive, Checker's diesels Posted by Daniel Strohl - Given that none of the Diamond T Doodlebugs built for Texaco are known to have survived (and the plans to drop a quad-turbo Detroit diesel in it), we're going to presume that the project sketches that Legacy Classic Trucks posted to its Facebook page last weekend are for a scratchbuilt vehicle. Guess we'll have to wait until 2018 to find out. (via) * The Atlantic this week ran a fascinating story detailing Raymond Loewy's secret to success at marketing his designs - a conscious blending of the familiar and th...Read More | Hemmings Find of the Day - 1972 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Posted by Kurt Ernst - >From the seller's description: 1972 Camaro Z28, from it's current owner and restorer Time for this lovely car to get into the hands of someone who will use it and show it. It is too nice to just sit in my garage, covered. It's an eye catcher. Fully restored in 2007 and 2008, starting with a stripped down sand blasting. Driven only about 1,850 miles since, at about 20 miles every couple months. The rest of the time, it sits in my garage, covered and it has never seen rain since the restoration. Still crispy...Read More | Hemmings Sunday Cinema - in the belly of the Beast, diesel, The Living Daylights Posted by Daniel Strohl - After that road trip video featuring the Beast of Turin a couple weeks ago, Goodwood couldn't just leave us hanging as to the fate of the Beast after it reached the event, thus a followup this week on the overnight thrash to repair the Fiat's clutch. * Without the diesel engine, the world today would be a much different place - an unimaginably different place, in fact, as we see from this documentary on the diesel from the Beeb. * Bond car chase time. This one from the 1987 Dalton take, "The Living Daylights,"...Read More | Hemmings Find of the Day - 1969 Plymouth Barracuda Posted by Daniel Strohl - Restomodded 13-second 1969 Plymouth Barracuda for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: built by the owner -a clone- from two donor cars originating from the western US. The 383 Formula S 4 speed Coupe donor car came from Hillsboro, Oregon when new and was one of 98 US shipments. The original owner brought the car to Michigan where it endured 15 + winters and rusted away. The rusty car body BH23H9B172409 was scrapped and all the VIN & data tags were removed, & preserved and are available for ...Read More | LAST WEEK'S MOST READ Historic Corvette renderings to take the spotlight in upcoming gallery exhibition Posted by Daniel Strohl - Corvette rendering by Sparky Bohnstedt, circa 1954. Images courtesy Robert Edwards unless noted otherwise. Of course every car designer longs to tackle something like the Corvette: a prestige car, sleek and speedy and exciting, destined for the covers of all the enthusiast magazines. Only a handful actually get to deliver renderings of the famed Chevrolet sports car, however, and that handful - and their visions - will become the focus of an upcoming art exhibit in Detroit. The single-model art show, curated b...Read More | LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION AACA withdraws financial support from AACA Museum after merger negotiations fall through Posted by Daniel Strohl - AACA Museum. Photo by Mr. T in DC. A proposed merger between the Antique Automobile Club of America and the AACA Museum that would have put the club, museum and the club's library under one roof has fallen through and in the aftermath club officials have decided to cancel further financial support for the museum. "We're not pleased about it at all," AACA Executive Director Steve Moskowitz said. "What we thought was a slam dunk, they didn't." As both club and museum officials acknowledged, not too many peopl...Read More |
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