The Shelby Cobra that began the legacy, CSX2000, heads to auction in Monterey

Posted by Kurt Ernst - CSX2000, the Shelby Cobra prototype. Photos by Darin Schnabel, courtesy RM Sotheby's. Before there was a Shelby Cobra, there was an A.C. Ace, a British sports roadster powered by a six-cylinder engine sourced from airplane manufacturer Bristol. When Bristol stopped production of the engine in 1961, it looked like the end of the road for the Ace, but then Carroll Shelby and Ford entered the picture, and the rest is motorsport history. Just one Shelby Cobra prototype was ever built, and it has been owned by Carroll... Read More

Hemmings Find of the Day - 1954 Volvo PT21 Sugga

Posted by Kurt Ernst - >From the seller's description: Volvo Sugga PT21 1954. Volvo build only 720 models of this Military off road radio commander vehicle between 1953 and 1958. There is probably less than 6 existing in the US which make it one of the rarest SUV in the world. Beautifully restored as close as possible to original. Original engine fully restored as well, 90 HP 3,7 liter in line 6 cc mated to Volvo E9 gearbox. Find more Volvos for sale on Hemmings.com....Read More

2016 Forest Grove Concours d'Elegance to feature 22-mile 1964 Volkswagen Beetle

Posted by Kurt Ernst - The 22-mile 1964 Volkswagen Beetle. Photos courtesy Forest Grove Concours d'Elegance. Volkswagen Beetles were inexpensive, utilitarian transportation, generally driven by a series of owners until the cost of repair far exceeded the value of the car. Few were preserved, let alone enshrined, but this year's Forest Grove Concours d'Elegance, taking place on Sunday, July 17 in Forest Grove, Oregon, will debut its Vintage Volkswagen class with a never-registered 1964 Beetle displaying just 22 miles on the odometer. ...Read More

Midweek Matinee: Get Going, 1936

Posted by Ed Heys - All photos are frame grabs from video below. What do a cartoon-turned-real-life locomotive, a balding man, cue ball, squirrel, white-tail deer, moose, bullet, baseball, bowling ball and what appears to be a Gee Bee Model R all have in common? We offer no spoilers. Once it gains momentum, this action-packed film also includes kids on a sled, plus compelling thoughts by Galileo Galilei and Sir Issac Newton. And: motivating clips of a motorcycle, race cars and a 1936 Chevrolet Master De Luxe Sport ...Read More

Homebuilt pickups and trailer hitches: How underage teens skirt the law to drive in Sweden

Posted by Hemmings contributor - Photos by the author. Some of the most interesting cars that Sweden has to offer are hiding in small, rural towns, not in museums. That's because 15 16-year-olds are allowed to drive virtually any type of car if it's been converted into a two-seater pickup, and modified to top out at about 20 MPH. These home-made pickups are considered tractors by Swedish law, and they've been around for nearly a century. In the early days, real tractors were expensive and difficult to come by, so skilled DIYers bega...Read More

West Hartford, Connecticut, 1960s, part 3

Posted by Daniel Strohl - Locations for the previous two West Hartford posts based on photos from the collection that Joe Sokola sent us were fairly simple to determine based on buildings in the photos that remain standing today. This grouping, featuring the Forest Building and what was presumably a well-established restaurant, Ollie's Steak House, isn't so easy to pinpoint. However, at the very far right of the last group of West Hartford photos we see a four-story building with details very similar to the one at the very far left of this g...Read More

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7/6/1958:

Juan Manuel Fangio bids goodbye to Grand Prix racing in France

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19th Annual Cruise-in on Broadway
July 13, 2016 - New Haven, IN

Keeneland Concours d'Elegance
July 14, 2016 - Lexington, KY

Thursday Wings & Wheels Cruise-In/Fly-In Nights
July 14, 2016 - Stow, MA

AACA Central Spring Meet
July 14, 2016 - N. Mankato, MN

35th Annual Corvette Homecoming and Chevy Invitational Inc
July 14, 2016 - Bowling Green, KY

Cruise-In at ACM
July 14, 2016 - Tacoma, WA

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