Rotunda replica plans back on for Early Ford V-8 museum

Posted by Daniel Strohl - Images courtesy Early Ford V-8 Foundation. The once-backburnered plan to build a replica of Ford's famed Rotunda as part of the Early Ford V-8 Museum has now returned to the forefront after an anonymous donation that will allow the museum to more than triple in size. "This is a huge undertaking but one the V-8 Museum is confident of achieving," foundation officials wrote in the group's most recent newsletter. Plans for a replica of the Rotunda - the 214-foot wide and 10-story tall structure that Albert Kahn... Read More

Hemmings Find of the Day - 1956 Ford Crown Victoria Skyliner

Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1956 Ford Crown Victoria Skyliner for sale. From the seller's description: *1 of 603 built *Last year for the innovative Glass Top' *Peacock Blue & Colonial White with Matching Interior *Thunderbird 292ci engine with optional dress up kit *3 speed Ford-O-Matic Transmission *Fully optioned *Factory Power Steering & Brakes *Factory Dual Exhaust *Factory Kelsey Hayes Wire Wheels *Factory Stainless Rocker Panel Moldings *Factory Fender Skirts *Factory Continental Kit *Retrofitted AC This is th...Read More

A three-owner 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Grand Prix seeks caretaker four in Scottsdale

Posted by Kurt Ernst - Photos by Brian Henniker, courtesy of Gooding & Company. Bugatti's Type 35 was the most successful racing car of its day, reportedly winning over 1,000 races from 1924-'30, including the 1926 Grand Prix World Championship. While most racing cars lead hard lives, especially as they age, some are blessed with more considerate owners and more forgiving circumstances. Perhaps by chance, the 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Grand Prix carrying chassis number 4487 is one such car, having passed through just three owners over the...Read More

Historic Sportscar Racing comes to Sebring this weekend

Posted by Kurt Ernst - Sebring 1966 - Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby piloted this Ford GT40 Mk II to victory. Photo courtesy of Ford Motorsports History. Auto racing has been going on in Sebring, Florida, ever since Miles Collier and Alec Ulmann organized The Sam Collier Memorial Grand Prix of Endurance, run on December 31, 1950. Vintage events at the track aren't exactly uncommon, but this weekend Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) will debut a new classic car endurance event with the launch of the Classic 12 Hour Pistons and Props. Like HS...Read More

Philadelphia, 1943

Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: August 1943 Location: Juniper and Locust, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Source: PhillyHistory via The Old Motor What do you see here?...Read More

THIS DAY IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY

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11/30/1960:	De Soto production ends
11/30/1965:	"Unsafe at Any Speed" available in bookstores

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