One man's hoard of dozens of Buick Rivieras to disperse at auction

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One man's hoard of dozens of Buick Rivieras to disperse at auction

Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photos courtesy Klein Realty and Auction. Blame a 1965 Chevrolet for Terry Hodgen's fascination with the Buick Riviera. "As the story goes, he bought that Chevrolet new, and the transmission went after just a day, so he took it back and bought his first Riv," Terry's son, Mike, explained. Over the next 50 years, that one sport luxury coupe led Hodgen to amass dozens more, along with plenty of parts and assorted Buick parts cars, and this weekend that collection will scatter to the four winds as Hodgen's fam... Read More

Hemmings Find of the Day - 1972 Toyota FJ55 Land Cruiser

Posted by Kurt Ernst - >From the seller's description: 1972 Toyota fj 55 frame off restoration focused on the mechanical aspect of the vehicle. Chassis cleaned and repainted, new suspension bushings, new shocks, original steering box refurbished, front and rear axles inspected and new seals, new brake cylinders, new brake pads and refurbished brake drums, gear box and transfer case inspected and new seals.The 6 cylinder F engine was fully rebuilt. This vehicle wears a drive train from a 1974 fj 55 donor vehicle so it is 4 speed + reverse....Read More

Jaguar Land Rover demurs on Silverstone circuit lease

Posted by Jim Donnelly - Photo courtesy Silverstone Circuit. A would-be financial rescue for the historic Silverstone circuit in Great Britain has apparently fizzled now that Jaguar Land Rover has backed away from a bid to either buy or lease the track as the home of a new heritage center to showcase its luxury vehicles. Automotive News Europe reported in April that the British Racing Drivers Club, which owns Silverstone, was in negotiations with the automaker on a possible purchase or lease of the property for a proposed project that...Read More

Open Diff: What are your favorite automotive conspiracy theories?

Posted by Daniel Strohl - Pogue carburetor patent design. Or is it? Though we gearheads are enlightened animals, able to rationally troubleshoot the squeaks, groans, misfires, and other glitches in the machines we operate, we're just as prone as anybody else to the magical thinking behind your common conspiracy theory. After all, the mechanics of an automobile - or, more often, of the culture around automobiles - can sometimes prove too complex for us to fully comprehend, so we rely on bits of gleaned information combined with our own ...Read More

New York City, 1979, part 3

Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: April 1979 Location: Canal and Centre streets, New York City, New York Source: Terry Dwyer on Flickr (with permission) What do you see here?...Read More