Faster than a Corvette? GMC's Syclone sport truck celebrates a quarter-century
Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photos by Jeff Koch. Over the years, as the rumors go, plenty of GM-built performance vehicles either got spiked, squashed, detuned, or hush-hushed to protect the Corvette's reputation as the prime speed machine in the General's lineup. Only one of those, however, supposedly, as some say, came from truck brand GMC, the 1991 Syclone, which this year joins the list of small-c classics on its 25th anniversary. While the compact GMC S-15 dated back to 1982, it exhibited about zero difference whatsoever from its co... Read On>>
Hemmings Find of the Day - 1947 ZIS 110 limousine Posted by Daniel Strohl - Anybody who's ever taken a side on the did-ZIS-really-copy-Packard debate and hasn't ever actually traveled to Russia to examine an old ZIS in person, we present this 1947 ZIS 110 limousine for sale on Hemmings.com - specifically for sale in Houston, which is a little easier to get to. Probably the only ZIS 110 on this side of the globe, it comes with a complete history and doesn't appear to be missing anything, which should make its restoration (and its validity for anybody who does want to take a stance on the deb...Read On>>
Simeone Museum celebrates "The Beauty of All-Wheel Drive" with upcoming Subaru exhibit Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1968 Subaru 360. Images courtesy Subaru America. Vintage Japanese vehicle enthusiasts aside, Subaru isn't a brand that most Americans associate with collectible cars. Perhaps that's a testament to the brand's reputation for building sensible, go-anywhere transportation, or perhaps it's due to Subaru's relatively short 48-year history in the U.S. market. In either case, Philadelphia's Simeone Automotive Museum is looking to shine a spotlight on the Japanese brand with a new temporary exhibit, running April 16 ...Read On>>
Collecting automaker-to-dealer documents for your vintage car Posted by Thomas A. DeMauro - 1973 Hurst/Olds press photo. Art courtesy of Owen Griesemer and GM. If you think you've amassed every piece of literature that exists for your car, you may be surprised to learn that there's probably still more out there. How can that be, you say? You already have all the paperwork that came with your car, as well as its owner's manual, and you even found and extricated its build sheet. You also acquired assembly, service, and body manuals; AMA specifications; press releases; parts book; dealer brochure; paint...Read On>>
Ask a Hemmings Editor - What's the best generation of Impala? Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air Impala Convertible. Photos courtesy General Motors. Chevrolet's Impala has been around for a long, long time. Debuting in 1957 as a 1958 model, the Impala soldiered on (in its first life) from 1958 through 1985, evolving to include convertible, hardtop, coupe, sedan and even station wagon variants through portions of its lifespan. From 1994 through 1996, a high-output version of the Chevrolet Caprice was rebadged as the Impala SS, and in 1999 the model returned to the regular Chevrolet line...Read On>>
Los Angeles, 1960s Posted by Daniel Strohl - Once more to Los Angeles, where, perhaps moreso than anyplace else in the world, the parade of people on the streets proves just as interesting as the parade of cars driving past. While we've always focused on the latter in our carspotting series, these two photos of the city in the Sixties from The Filth and The Fury has us reconsidering that approach. Above, an Elliott Erwitt photo taken in 1966, and below a Dennis Stock photo taken in 1967 at the corner of Manchester Boulevard and La Cienega Boulevard. What do yo...Read On>>
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