Photos courtesy Historic Vehicle Association. Aside from a few cars built for racing, the National Historic Vehicle Register has yet to include any modified cars, an omission that the Historic Vehicle Association will reverse next month when, ahead of joining the register, three of the most widely recognized lowriders, hot rods, and customs will go on display on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. "The register celebrates automotive heritage as well as automotive culture, and modified vehicles are a distinct
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Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photos courtesy Historic Vehicle Association. Aside from a few cars built for racing, the National Historic Vehicle Register has yet to include any modified cars, an omission that the Historic Vehicle Association will reverse next month when, ahead of joining the register, three of the most widely recognized lowriders, hot rods, and customs will go on display on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. "The register celebrates automotive heritage as well as automotive culture, and modified vehicles are a distinct... Read More | | | Hemmings Find of the Day - 1939 E.R.A. Raymond Mays Posted by Daniel Strohl - One-off V-8-powered 1939 E.R.A. Raymond Mays sports car for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: The works car that competed in the 1939 RAC rally driven by " Bentley Boy " S.C.H ( Sammy ) Davis before being driven around the outer circuit at Brooklands by A.F. Rivers Fletcher at 110 m.p.h prior to WW2 ending all motorsport activities and car production in the U.K. being suspended. Raymond Mays was one of the world's most famous racing drivers , breaking records from the twenties in his Bugatti and ...Read More | A Hellcat of a different sort: Buick's 1944 76mm Gun Motor Carriage M18 Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1944 Buick M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer. Photos by Teddy Pieper, courtesy Auctions America. Today, the name "Hellcat" is associated with the supercharged variant of the fourth-generation Dodge Challenger, but 74 years ago it belonged to a very special Buick. Technically the "76mm Gun Motor Carriage M18," Buick's Hellcat was built with a deadly purpose in mind: hunting the tanks of the Axis powers. On May 12, military vehicle collectors will have a rare opportunity to purchase a 1944 Buick M18 Hellcat tank destroyer...Read More | | | Another vintage Stewart Warner Green Line gauge for the collection Posted by Thomas A. DeMauro - Here's a small sample from my modest Stewart Warner Green Line gauge collection. Photos by author. While there's still plenty to do in the garage during winter, the really cold weekends are spent in the confines of my much warmer house, hunting down parts and supplies online for things that need to get done once Spring returns. That search often reveals items that may not be do-or-die necessities, but bits I want anyway. Purchasing criteria for such parts is that they have to be considerably cheaper than the pr...Read More | Denver, Colorado, 1972 Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: April 1972 Location: East Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado Source: Bruce McAllister, National Archives, via Ran When Parked What do you see here?...Read More | | |
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