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| Once bricked in at a Mexican airport, Duesenberg Model J tops RM Sotheby's Hershey sale 
Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1930 Duesenberg Model J Murphy dual-cowl phaeton. Photos by Darin Schnabel, courtesy RM Sotheby's, unless otherwise noted. Most Duesenberg automobiles have led interesting lives, and J-347, a 1930 Model J wearing a dual cowl phaeton body by the Walter M. Murphy Company, is no exception to this rule. Sold new to "The Mayonnaise King," John F. Howard, J-347 spent the first three decades of its life south of the border, where Duesenberg historian Raymond Wolff found the car, walled in by bricks, at the Mexico City A... Read More |  | Hemmings Find of the Day - 1979 Cadillac Eldorado Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1979 Cadillac Eldorado for sale. From the owner's description: I'm the 2nd owner of this wonderful automobile with less than 9300 miles. I purchased it from the original owner in 2002 who like myself kept it in temp controled garage. I didn't drive over 10 miles to attend shows in Dallas and enclosed shipping when it was transported. This car is for the collector who wants a show car. The color is Red Cedar with Light Cedar Cabriolet roof and Antique DK Cedar leather and carpet. No cracks in the leather and no mark...Read More | Fifty years on, the GM Electrovan foretold a future that never was (but still might be) Posted by Kurt Ernst - Cutaway rendering of the GM Electrovan. Image courtesy General Motors. Though it looked like a normal GMC Handi-Van from the outside, the hydrogen fuel cell powered Electrovan, introduced to the public 50 years ago this month, was anything but conventional. Representing both the first fuel cell vehicle and the first transfer of such technology from NASA to industry, the Electrovan was a bold (and expensive) step for GM, one that might yet pay dividends in the coming years. In simple terms, and as its name impl...Read More |  | Hershey 2016: A first-timer's view Posted by David Conwill - You don't just see century-old Fords in un-restored condition every day, let alone have the opportunity to buy them. Photos by the Hemmings Staff. They tell you it's big and that it will rain, but it's really tough to convey just how big the Antique Automobile Club of America Eastern Fall Meet in Hershey, Pennsylvania, aka "Hershey," is. For one thing, the acreage is low and rolling. You can never get a good view of the entire show field, which incorporates the grounds and parking lots surrounding the Hersheypark...Read More | Year, Make and Model - 1967-'72 Chevrolet Suburban Posted by Mike McNessor - Photos courtesy GM Media. Editor's note: This piece includes excerpts from a story that appeared in the May 2012 issue of Hemmings Motor News. At 81 years young, Chevrolet's Suburban is one of the longest-running continuously built models in automotive history. The name has changed over time from Carryall Suburban to just Suburban GM didn't even bother to trademark the now-iconic name until the 1980s, as it was long used as a generic term to describe people-movers dating back to the horse and buggy da...Read More | Bologna, Italy, 1960s Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1960s Location: Via de Pignattari, Bologna, Italy Source: Ran When Parked What do you see here?...Read More |  | UPCOMING EVENTS NORMAN SWAP MEET
October 20, 2016 - Norman, OK
AACA Central Fall Meet
October 20, 2016 - Galveston, TX
Driving History Putting Preservation on the Road Conference
October 20, 2016 - Allentown, PA
Sedgwick Street Rodders Fall Swap Meet
October 21, 2016 - Hutchinson, KS
Goodguys 23rd Southeastern Nationals
October 21, 2016 - Concord, NC
Scarecrow Cruise and Show
October 21, 2016 - Madison, MS
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