Hemmings Daily: Three American auto museums up for IHMA Museum of the Year

Photo courtesy Petersen Automotive Museum. While the typically Euro-centric International Historic Motoring Awards have recognized the occasional American cars and American auto institutions in the past, 2016 appears to be a breakout year for Yanks in the IHMA with numerous award nominations, most notably three nominations - representing half the field - in the Museum of the Year category. As announced this week, the Petersen Automotive Museum, the Mullin Automotive Museum, and the LeMay America's Car Museum h

View in Browser | Subscribe Monday, October 24, 2016 Three American auto museums up for IHMA Museum of the Year award Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo courtesy Petersen Automotive Museum. While the typically Euro-centric International Historic Motoring Awards have recognized the occasional American cars and American auto institutions in the past, 2016 appears to be a breakout year for Yanks in the IHMA with numerous award nominations, most notably three nominations - representing half the field - in the Museum of the Year category. As announced this week, the Petersen Automotive Museum, the Mullin Automotive Museum, and the LeMay America's Car Museum h... Read More Hemmings Find of the Day - 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk Posted by Kurt Ernst - >From the seller's description: 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk with a numbers matching supercharged V8 motor with automatic transmission and 81K miles. The car was delivered new to eastern NC and remained there until the last several years. It was my father's car for over 45 years. Starting in 2009 the car went through a frame-off, rotisserie, multi-year, and no expense spared restoration performed to be period correct. The motor, transmission, and supercharger were rebuilt during the restoration. All new tinted glass ...Read More Upcoming Italian "Duemila Ruote" sale offers something for very nearly everyone Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1946 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Barchetta. Photo by Tom Wood, all photos courtesy RM Sotheby's. Imagine what a collection of mechanical things might look like if one needn't worry about cost or storage space. Would it center exclusively on automobiles, or would it incorporate motorcycles, too? What about boats, bicycles and automobilia? Those answering "yes" to the above questions may want to pay attention to RM Sotheby's upcoming Duemila Ruote sale, to be held from November 25-27 in conjunction with Milan AutoClassica i...Read More Tangerine Dream: We drive an unrestored 1979 Mercury Bobcat Posted by Jeff Koch - Photography by the author. When's the last time you were in a Pintoor its secret twin seen here, the Mercury Bobcat? It's old enough to be out of America's collective memory now, but between Ford and Mercury, Ford sold more than 220,000 Pintos a year for most of the '70s and clear into 1980. Model year 1979 was the Mercury Bobcat's bestselling season, with sales jumping by more than a third year-to-year, for a couple of reasons. First, OPEC II: Electric Boogaloo choked America's fuel spigot once...Read More Interview: How to preserve a one-of-four GM-built munchkin-sized 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Posted by Hemmings contributor - Text courtesy Joe Essid. Photos courtesy Marty Martino and GM Media. Marty Martino, owner of Martino Productions, should be known by now to Hemmings readers for his work on restoring several 1950s GM concept vehicles and creating The PsyClone, a tribute to Harley Earl's 1959 Cadillac XP-74 Cyclone. Now Marty has once again come up with a unique piece of 1950s automotive history, a very rare scale model of a 1955 Chevrolet convertible. He showed it recently at Classics on the Green in New Kent, Virginia, and ...Read More Harderwijk, Holland, 1960s Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1960s Location: Harderwijk, Holland Source: via Ran When Parked What do you see here?...Read More THIS DAY IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY 10/24/1908: Locomobile's "Old 16" wins the Vanderbilt Cup, becoming the first American car to win an international race. UPCOMING EVENTS The Albany Auto Show November 4, 2016 - Albany, NY Wheels of Confusions Dazed & Confused 13 November 4, 2016 - Lake Elsinore, CA VIVA ALFA Romeo Car Show 2016 November 5, 2016 - Downtown Celebration, FL Dave & Ed's Super Auto Events November 5, 2016 - Canton, OH Miller's Automotive Swap Meet and Cruise-In November 5, 2016 - Chillicothe, OH 44th Annual Vintage Wheels Rod & Custom Car Show November 5, 2016 - Richmond, IN See All Events FEATURED CLASSIFIEDS Sponsored By: 1950 Chrysler Royal $14,995 1972 Dodge Dart $12,990 1967 Oldsmobile 442 $11,500 1941 Lincoln Continental $74,000 1988 Ducati $3,600 1985 Buick Riviera $6,500 1938 Ford $27,900 1995 Lotus Esprit $30,000 PRO SELLER LISTING 1983 Porsche 911SC $44,500 Cutlass F-85 Convertible Seat Upholstery for Front Buckets and Rear 1963 $700 View All Classifieds FEATURED IN THE BLOG Spectacularly Restored Triumph TR250 Snags Best in Show at Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car Show Open Diff: First cars See All Featured Blog Posts FOLLOW US: View Newsletter Archives Hemmings Motor News will not sell or share your e-mail address with other companies. For more information about this newsletter, email webmaster@hemmings.com or write to: Customer Service, Hemmings Motor News, 222 Main St., Bennington VT 05201. If you do not want to receive this newsletter from Hemmings Motor News, you can change your email preferences here.