Hemmings Daily: Gone but not forgotten, the first Saturns are now eligible for AACA judging

1991 Saturn models, including the SC (left), SL1 (center) and SL2 (right). All photos copyright 2016 General Motors LLC. Used with permission, GM Media Archive. By the early 1980s, General Motors was once again ready to take on the imports to prove that an American manufacturer could build affordable, desirable and high-quality subcompacts. Though the bold experiment took until 1991 to reach consumers, the end result, the Saturn S-series, was indeed a different kind of automobile from a different kind of car comp

View in Browser | Subscribe Wednesday, November 2, 2016 Gone but not forgotten, the first Saturns are now eligible for AACA judging Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1991 Saturn models, including the SC (left), SL1 (center) and SL2 (right). All photos copyright 2016 General Motors LLC. Used with permission, GM Media Archive. By the early 1980s, General Motors was once again ready to take on the imports to prove that an American manufacturer could build affordable, desirable and high-quality subcompacts. Though the bold experiment took until 1991 to reach consumers, the end result, the Saturn S-series, was indeed a different kind of automobile from a different kind of car comp... Read More Hemmings Find of the Day - 1968 Ford Mustang Posted by Daniel Strohl - Lightweight Cobra Jet-powered 1968 Ford Mustang drag racer for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: S/N 8F02R135054 It began its Drag Racing life in February 1968 at the Pomona NHRA Winternationals, driven by legendary driver Gas Ronda. It was one of only two CJ's to make it to the SS/EA finals in its debut where Ronda lost to Dick Landy in S/N XXX050. This was one of only six CJ Mustangs to race at the 1968 NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, California and the only one thought to have c...Read More One stolen Ambassador, now found, leads to another Ambassador success story Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo courtesy Bob Majeski. Ambassadors might not be the most highly sought-after cars, even among AMC fans, but that has proven a boon to enthusiast Bob Majeski, who can cite their off-beat status as a reason his stolen 1958 Ambassador has been found and as a reason he scored a 1965 Ambassador 990 convertible as its replacement. First, the '58. It didn't get very far in the two and a half years since somebody stole it from a parking lot in Smithfield, Rhode Island, as Majeski recounts how it was recently reco...Read More Padua Auto E Moto DEpoca: Italy's best classic car show, born out of a small swap meet Posted by Hemmings contributor - Text and photos by Matteo Giacon. Earlier this month, the Padua Fair hosted Auto E Moto D'Epoca, which as the time goes by, has become the most important indoor event for everything related to classic cars here in Italy. From its little acorns back in 1983, with only a hundred or so cars, this event grew, year after year, so much so in fact that its main European competitors are now such giants like Retromobile, Stuttgart and Technoclassica in Essen. Sure, in Italy there are other shows conspicuously growin...Read More Verbotene Frucht - Volkswagen's New Beetle RSi Posted by Ronan Glon - The Volkswagen New Beetle RSi attracts loads of attention, but it's not the kind you really want. Even in Germany most people don't know Volkswagen built a super Bug. Motorists and passerby quickly write off the RSi as a basic, diesel-slurping New Beetle with oversized alloys, soda can-sized exhaust pipes, and an aftermarket body kit that would fit right in at the SEMA show. They don't know what they're missing. What is it? The New Beetle RSi started life as an outrageous concept introduced during the...Read More Bellaire, Texas, 1950s Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1950s Location: Bellaire Boulevard and South Rice Avenue, Bellaire, Texas Source: Houston Area Digital Archives What do you see here?...Read More THIS DAY IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY 11/2/1893: Battista Pininfarina born, Turin, Italy 11/2/1935: Cord debuts 810 11/2/1935: Ford's Zephyr debuts UPCOMING EVENTS Indoor Open Car Show November 10, 2016 - Branson, MO NovemberFest 2016 November 10, 2016 - Wixom, MI Veterans Old Car Swap Meet November 11, 2016 - Longview, TX Springfield Swap Meet & Car Show Winter Event November 11, 2016 - Springfield, OH Goodguys 27th Autumn Get-Together November 12, 2016 - Pleasanton, CA Second Saturday at WAAAM Air and Auto Museum November 12, 2016 - Hood River, OR See All Events FEATURED CLASSIFIEDS Sponsored By: 1952 Chevrolet 3100 $18,250 1949 Willys Pickup $29,500 1929 Ford Model A $14,900 1966 Chrysler Newport $16,500 1959 Ford Skyliner $43,500 1969 Plymouth Road Runner $44,900 1993 Mazda RX7 $26,500 2008 Saturn Sky $22,990 PROMOTED LISTING 1954 Cadillac Eldorado Auction PROMOTED LISTING 1969 Chevrolet Impala Auction Corvette Engine - 1959 270 H.P. 283 $6,500 View All Classifieds FEATURED IN THE BLOG A vintage "Motor Service's Automotive Encyclopedia" is still a great read Out of the ordinary - Pontiac's one-year-only Grand Prix convertible See All Featured Blog Posts FOLLOW US: View Newsletter Archives Hemmings Motor News will not sell or share your e-mail address with other companies. For more information about this newsletter, email webmaster@hemmings.com or write to: Customer Service, Hemmings Motor News, 222 Main St., Bennington VT 05201. If you do not want to receive this newsletter from Hemmings Motor News, you can change your email preferences here.