Hemmings Daily: North American Eagle selects Diamond Valley for land-speed record attempts; sets speed limit of 1,500 MP

Photo courtesy LandSpeed.com. Not much exists on the alkali flats of the Diamond Valley in central Nevada. While cattle ranchers and timothy grass farmers keep to the southern end of the valley, the sparse northern end contains a few sage grouse and miles of uninterrupted flat and dry lake bed. And that's just what Ed Shadle wants for his run to 800 MPH and the world land-speed record. As his primary competitor, Andy Green in the Bloodhound SSC jet car, begins testing ahead of record runs in 2019 or 2020, Shad [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Friday, November 3, 2017 [North American Eagle selects Diamond Valley for land-speed record attempts; sets speed limit of 1,500 MPH]( [North American Eagle selects Diamond Valley for land-speed record attempts; sets speed limit of 1,500 MPH]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo courtesy LandSpeed.com. Not much exists on the alkali flats of the Diamond Valley in central Nevada. While cattle ranchers and timothy grass farmers keep to the southern end of the valley, the sparse northern end contains a few sage grouse and miles of uninterrupted flat and dry lake bed. And that's just what Ed Shadle wants for his run to 800 MPH and the world land-speed record. As his primary competitor, Andy Green in the Bloodhound SSC jet car, begins testing ahead of record runs in 2019 or 2020, Shad... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1979 Ford Bronco]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1979 Ford Bronco]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Lifted 1979 Ford Bronco for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: This Bronco was purchased new in Idaho where it spent its whole life. It was ordered with the Free Wheeling Emblems, Bright Grille, and painted Low Mount Mirrors. I'm not sure if this is still considered a Free Wheeling Edition because of this, but the Emblems were definitely put on at the factory and they are original. Other options included C6 Automatic Transmission, 3.50 Gears, Tilt Steering, Captains Chairs, HD Shocks, Quad front S...[Read More]( ["The First Turn Meets the Cultural Turn" at the International Motor Racing Research Center]( ['The First Turn Meets the Cultural Turn' at the International Motor Racing Research Center]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Joan Newton Cuneo, circa 1911 behind the wheel of a Knox Giantess. Image courtesy of Wilmington Historical Society. Since 2015, the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) in Watkins Glen, New York, has annually presented the Jean S. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History, covering a wide array of topics relevant to racing's past. Now renamed in honor of her son, Michael R. Argetsinger, the theme of the 2017 symposium, taking place from November 9-11 at the IMRRC, is The First...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [A bit of fall weekend work before it gets too cold]( [A bit of fall weekend work before it gets too cold]( Posted by Thomas A. DeMauro - Photos by author. Many of us can attest to the fact that vintage cars require periodic attention or they begin to slip into a permanent state of rest that impedes future cruising enjoyment. And since I like to drive my Buick, I have to do what's required to keep it roadworthy. I don't want my sometimes sloth-like approach to working on it to reduce its reliability. Okay, "sloth-like" is a little strong. More accurately, I like to be careful when I do any work on any car because I learned very quickly on my fir...[Read More]( [Washington, D.C., 1980s]( [Washington, D.C., 1980s]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1980s Location: Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington, D.C. 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As The Roanoke Times reports, a two-alarm fire that began in the early morning hours of November 1 has destroyed the museum's home on 18th Street S.W., and with it, nearly half its collection of coaches. ..[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder turbo coupe]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder turbo coupe]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder turbo coupe. Original California car. Original black plates. Original Palomar Red. This vehicle went through nearly a complete restoration about 10 years ago. 70K miles on odometer. Only a weekend cruiser. Engine was completely rebuilt, heads bullet proofed, (Porsche valve seats, stainless steel valves etc.) Pistons and rads balanced to within one gram, crank, & flywheel were then spun balanced, and weber 40 DCOE side draft. Front & re...[Read More]( [Sports car collector and restorer DeWayne Ashmead dies at 73]( [Sports car collector and restorer DeWayne Ashmead dies at 73]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photos by the author. In 1999, no American Motors products had entered judging at the Mopar Nationals, let alone completed for top honors. DeWayne Ashmead, however, didn't let a thing like precedent stop him from shipping his restored Mark Donohue edition 1970 AMC Javelin to Ohio, showing the judges the quality of his restoration, and then improbably taking Best of Show ahead of all the Dodges, Plymouths, and Chryslers in contention. In fact, Ashmead - who died earlier this week following a stroke - didn't see...[Read More]( [Emergency Balloon Kit]( [Emergency Balloon Kit]( Posted by Richard Lentinello - While photographing a 1969 Buick Riviera on Long Island recently for a forthcoming feature in Hemmings Classic Car magazine, the car owner, Eric Sporrer, showed me some of the many pieces of original Buick-related literature that he has collected through the years. This one particular piece, which I never knew existed, I found very interesting, and somewhat entertaining. It's an Emergency Balloon Kit. Printed on the bottom of the envelope: A product of the Cy Prisyon Co., Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11230." The spa...[Read More]( [Las Vegas, 1967]( [Las Vegas, 1967]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1967 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Source: Vintage Las Vegas What do you see here?...[Read More]( Wednesday, November 1, 2017 [Hudson Super Six race car copy pays homage to Indy's "junk formula" days]( [Hudson Super Six race car copy pays homage to Indy's 'junk formula' days]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Looking to bring both spectators and American automakers back to the Indy 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Eddie Rickenbacker proposed a series of rule changes in 1929 that would become known as the "junk formula." From 1930 to 1937, the race once again included normally aspirated stock-block cars, and while this Hudson Super Six racing car, part of the Bothwell Collection to be sold by Bonhams on November 11, never raced at Indy or likely at all - it still pays homage to the American cars that ran at ...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1971 Kaiser M35A2]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1971 Kaiser M35A2]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1971 Kaiser M35A2 Turbo C Whistler, This is a 1971 custom professionally bobbed M35A2. It was bobbed and all mechanical work completed by a machine racing shop (facebook.com/JakesPerformanceFabrication/). All body work was completely stripped and painted (Porsche Metallic Peridot Green) at a restoration shop (restomodstore.com). I have no doubt this is the nicest one available! Reason for sale: we are decreasing the number of vehicles we own! If you know about these vehicles th...[Read More]( [Corvette production slated to resume November 6, but plant tours still halted]( [Corvette production slated to resume November 6, but plant tours still halted]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - New Corvettes roll off the Bowling Green assembly line in 2015. Photo courtesy General Motors. On July 28, production at GM's Bowling Green Assembly Plant, home of the Chevrolet Corvette, was halted for a 90-day period to install updated machinery and finish construction of the facility's elaborate new $500-million paint shop. Now, as the Bowling Green Daily News (via Corvette Blogger) reports, the plant is expected to reopen to employees but not visitors on November 6. Corvette fans who simply want to...[Read More]( [Open Diff - Do you embrace pop culture references to your car?]( [Open Diff - Do you embrace pop culture references to your car?]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Image via IMCDB.org. So you've got a car, and it's probably been referenced in the movies or on TV somehow. Or in comics. Or in a popular song. And, of course, at every car show people want to know if your DeLorean goes 88 or if your Checker was Travis Bickle's or when was the last time you fought dinosaurs in your supercharged Eldorado*. It can be tiring, but then again, many owners of those cars bought them to celebrate their respective pop-culture references. At the very least, they were aware of the refere...[Read More]( [Anaheim, California, 1964]( [Anaheim, California, 1964]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1964 Location: Disneyland, Anaheim, California Source: via The Old Motor What do you see here?...[Read More]( Tuesday, October 31, 2017 [Model T Ford Club of America to dedicate Bruce McCalley Memorial Library and Research Center]( [Model T Ford Club of America to dedicate Bruce McCalley Memorial Library and Research Center]( Posted by David Conwill - The Model T Ford Club of America maintains a museum and library in Richmond, Indiana. Images courtesy Susan Yaeger. If you have anything more than a passing interest in the Ford Model T, you likely have read something by the late Bruce McCalley. His works The Model T Ford Encyclopedia, Model T Ford: The Car That Changed The World, and From Here to Obscurity, the last cowritten with Ray Miller, are considered authoritative among enthusiasts of the Tin Lizzie. Now, the Model T Ford Club of America has announced tha...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1971 Honda N600]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1971 Honda N600]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Pickle, the 1971 Honda N600 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: Meet Pickle, a 1971 Honda N600 Microcar named after the previous owner's dog. He sold this car to pay for his four legged friend's vet bills and thankfully he beat his cancer and is happy and healthy to this day! This adorable car never fails to start, runs great and attracts more attention at a car show than any import or American classic. No wonder because its just so darn cute. Modeled after the iconic original Mini made in E...[Read More]( [1938 water-speed record-setting Bluebird K3 is back on the water after extensive restoration]( [1938 water-speed record-setting Bluebird K3 is back on the water after extensive restoration]( Posted by Jim O'Clair - Owner Karl Foulkes-Halbard poses with the K3 after an exhilarating test run. Photos courtesy Lisa Beaney Photography. Okay, so it didn't go at its record-setting speed of 130.91 mph that was set on August 17, 1938, but after a 20-year-long restoration by power-boat collector and speed enthusiast Karl Foulkes-Halbard, Sir Malcolm Campbell's 80-year-old Bluebird K3 hydroplane returned to the water and managed a speed of 52 mph in a test on Bewl Water in Kent, U.K., in early September. Sir Malcolm had alrea...[Read More]( [Corvettes for Chip to benefit amyloidosis research]( [Corvettes for Chip to benefit amyloidosis research]( Posted by Mike McNessor - Elliot "Chip" Miller. Photo courtesy Carlisle Events. In 2004, Carlisle Events cofounder Elliot "Chip" Miller succumbed to complications from primary amyloidosis, a rare, incurable plasma cell disorder. More than a decade after his death, Miller remains a pillar of the Corvette community and his signature event, Corvettes at Carlisle, is the premier gathering of the fiberglass faithful. This year, the four-day happening, August 24-27, drew more than 4,000 Corvettes and a crowd of 60,000 people to the Carlisle,...[Read More]( [Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1959]( [Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1959]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: 1959 Location: Oak Ridge, Tennessee Source: Ed Westcott photo, courtesy Department of Energy What do you see here?...[Read More]( Monday, October 30, 2017 [The earliest known British automobile was built for breaking the law]( [The earliest known British automobile was built for breaking the law]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photos courtesy Bonhams. Not intentionally, of course, but the brothers Santler couldn't help but break existing British road laws when they first ventured out in the little car they called "Malvernia." Still, they had to give it a shot and in the process may have become the first automobile manufacturers in Great Britain in a car that will next month head to auction. To be clear, self-propelled road locomotives plied the country's roads well before Charles and Walter Santler decided they wanted to build their...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1973 Plymouth Road Runner]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1973 Plymouth Road Runner]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1973 Plymouth Road Runner ALL ORIGINAL TRUE SURVIVOR beautiful condition pampered for 44 years by the original owner. This could be the nicest untouched 73 out there anywhere. The car is a true time capsule piece. From the original tuxedo black paint to the beautiful black interior this car demands respect from all. You will be hard pressed to find a nicer survivor anywhere. Numbers matching drivetrain, 340 engine, 4bbl carb, 727 auto transmission, with factory "Slap Stik" shifter, 32...[Read More]( [Joe Oldham, consummate car guy and Hemmings columnist, RIP]( [Joe Oldham, consummate car guy and Hemmings columnist, RIP]( Posted by Hemmings contributor - Joe Oldham in 2013. Photo by Jeff Koch. Editor's note: Author, Hemmings Muscle Machines columnist, and muscle-car authority Joe Oldham died at his Palm Springs home last Thursday. This tribute comes to us from Martyn Schorr, a friend of Joe's for more than five decades. More than 50 years ago, a very young, very humble Joe Oldham came into my office at Hi-Performance CARS magazine. He had his resume and writing samples in hand and was looking for a job. There were no open positions, but he impressed both my M...[Read More]( [Open Diff: The world's most expensive shift knob]( [Open Diff: The world's most expensive shift knob]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - By itself, it's a wholly unremarkable ball of aluminum with a black textured finish, measuring roughly two inches in diameter. Featuring a collar at the bottom, the item is drilled and tapped with a common 10 x 1.25mm thread, meaning it's meant for more than just a single application. Though it isn't trimmed in diamonds or adorned with platinum, it is, by my reckoning, the most expensive shift knob in the world. I am in no way referring to its original purchase price, which probably wasn't more than $30 when I or...[Read More]( [Delmar, New York, 1950s]( [Delmar, New York, 1950s]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1950s Location: Delaware Shopping Center, Delmar New York Source: via Jim and Chester's Garage What do you see here?...[Read More]( Sunday, October 29, 2017 [Wandering through romantic places around Lake Garda with the Gran Premio Nuvolari]( [Wandering through romantic places around Lake Garda with the Gran Premio Nuvolari]( Posted by Matteo Giacon - After that very charming Desenzano Sunday, spent together with a sizable number of really ancient jewels which offered a first grade lesson about the dawn of automobile' era, I wanted to have a look also at a famous historical cars race which took place a pair of weeks later. The race in question was the Gran Premio Nuvolari, one of the most renowned challenges of its kind in Italy. It is easy to label it as the September Mille Miglia: similar roads, similar lengthy stages, similar spectacular scenarios. And...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1959 Austin-Healey "Bugeye" Sprite]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1959 Austin-Healey 'Bugeye' Sprite]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Three-owner, numbers-matching 1959 Austin-Healey "Bugeye" Sprite for sale. From the seller's description: This is a nice example of an original British classic car. It is a 3-owner car since new and is numbers matching per original bill of sale. Has a 948cc original engine with 4-speed transmission. Includes an upgraded electric fuel pump, new gas tank, and new front and rear shocks. Also Includes red Stayfast cloth top, side curtains, tonneau cover, jack, lug wrench, and spare wheel with new tire. Excellent Kum...[Read More]( [Four-Links - Petersen's Black Widow, Sixties electric cars, Tatraplan's development, diesel Jeep]( [Four-Links - Petersen's Black Widow, Sixties electric cars, Tatraplan's development, diesel Jeep]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - The Petersen Automotive Museum recently received a rather noteworthy donation: A Black Widow 1957 Chevrolet, reportedly used to help develop Chevrolet's Rochester fuel injection. * Phil Are Go recently unearthed this 1966 article discussing the state of the art (for the time) of battery-electric vehicles. Right around the corner... * Translated from Czech, this article on the development of the Tatraplan includes plenty of interesting photos and history. (via) * Because Kaiser didn't offer a die...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1929 Lincoln L dual-cowl phaeton]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1929 Lincoln L dual-cowl phaeton]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1929 Lincoln L series dual-cowl phaeton for sale. From the seller's description: This is an excellent touring automobile. Total restoration in the 60's. It has been a one owner car since restoration and has been toured extensively. This vehicle is equiped with a 90bhp, 384.8 cu.in. L-head V8, 3 speed manual transmission and Mechanical brakes. It has 33" wire wheels. It comes with side curtains. It has a large trunk mounted at the rear with the spare tires carried as dual side-mounts. It has wide whitewall tires all...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S MOST READ [Thrice deferred, Bill Cushenberry's Silhouette II Space Coupe heads toward completion more than 50 years later]( [Thrice deferred, Bill Cushenberry's Silhouette II Space Coupe heads toward completion more than 50 years later]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Images courtesy Barry Gremillion. Stolen, abandoned, slated for the scrap heap: Certainly not the fate Bill Cushenberry imagined for what was to be his crowning achievement, the Silhouette II Space Coupe. Yet, for all the peril it has faced, it has survived and now appears destined for completion more than 50 years after it was conceived. Cushenberry, a Kansas native, didn't really make a name for himself as a car customizer until about 1960 when, having relocated to Monterey, California, he built a radical ch...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION [Nashville preservationist aims to save city's oldest garage from demolition]( [Nashville preservationist aims to save city's oldest garage from demolition]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Image courtesy Google Street View. If media reports of Nashville's pending billion-dollar Nashville Yards renovation project bother to mention the little brick one-story building off Church Street, they do so only to note that developers intend to raze it to make way for entertainment venues and high-rise hotels. However, one area preservationist who recognizes the building as possibly the South's first dedicated auto dealership thinks he has a shot at saving it from the wrecking ball. In 1905, when Duncan R. ...[Read More]( 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](.