Hemmings Daily: National Corvette Homecoming back on for 2018

For 37 years, the National Corvette Homecoming (NCH) drew Corvette fans to Bowling Green, Kentucky, for an annual three-day celebration of Chevy's premier sports car. When owner Joe Pruitt put the event up for sale last October, it looked like the show's future might be in jeopardy, but as Corvette Blogger reports, Pruitt has decided to keep the show, announcing similar late May - early June dates and a new location for 2018. The NCH premiered in 1981, the same year that Corvette production moved from St. Louis t [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Friday, February 23, 2018 [National Corvette Homecoming back on for 2018]( [National Corvette Homecoming back on for 2018]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - For 37 years, the National Corvette Homecoming (NCH) drew Corvette fans to Bowling Green, Kentucky, for an annual three-day celebration of Chevy's premier sports car. When owner Joe Pruitt put the event up for sale last October, it looked like the show's future might be in jeopardy, but as Corvette Blogger reports, Pruitt has decided to keep the show, announcing similar late May - early June dates and a new location for 2018. The NCH premiered in 1981, the same year that Corvette production moved from St. Louis t... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1954 Pontiac Chieftain Deluxe four-door sedan]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1954 Pontiac Chieftain Deluxe four-door sedan]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1954 Pontiac Chieftain Deluxe 4 door, Original body, engine and interior. Original paint, but it looks like the first owner may have made a few touchups with original paint. Flat head, inline 8 cylinder engine with auto transmission. Interior is in very good condition, but there is a small tear on the side panel of the front passenger seat and one on the back seat. Runs great, but carburator may need to be rebuilt. Radio and some of the dash lights do not work I'm the second own...[Read More]( [Hawaii legislature considers adding a race track on Oahu]( [Hawaii legislature considers adding a race track on Oahu]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Fireworks punctuated the night sky over Honolulu on New Year's Eve as at least half a dozen cars stopped traffic on the H-1 freeway to do donuts and drift their way down the four-lane stretch of otherwise empty road. Less than a month later, two racers drifting up the Mount Tantalus roads above the city critically injured a triathlete in training on her bicycle. Both incidents could have been prevented, racing enthusiasts say, had Oahu's lone racing facility not closed a dozen years ago. And now both incidents ma...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Friend of Hemmings, legendary coach, and classic car enthusiast Joe Bena, RIP]( [Friend of Hemmings, legendary coach, and classic car enthusiast Joe Bena, RIP]( Posted by Jim O'Clair - A close friend of the staff here at Hemmings Motor News died last weekend at age 79. Joe Bena was a regular attendee of our Thursday night cruise-ins, as well as the Hemmings Sports and Exotic Car show, formerly held each August. Joe was a very likeable guy and one of the best motivators you could ever want to associate with. We don't know of anyone who has ever had a bad word to say about Joe Bena, even his opponents across the wrestling mat. He was an industrial arts teacher by trade and helped many of his stud...[Read More]( [The Stoner T: How to build a hot rod in 10 years (and impress people), part 13]( [The Stoner T: How to build a hot rod in 10 years (and impress people), part 13]( Posted by Dan Stoner - The car when we first got the Gotelli 392 Hemi located in its perch. "Although this is a Muncie M-21 trans with the stock bellhousing," Conder explains, "you can see how the 392 (now mounted nearly 2 inches higher because of the ultra-rare Gotelli/Gianoli girdle) allows the transmission to be closer to the engine. This is great. Four-speeds are smaller, too, and this car needs all the room it can get. Lots of room to strengthen that torque arm and make it look like I originally intended." All photos by the author an...[Read More]( [Yuba City, California, 1960s and 1970s]( [Yuba City, California, 1960s and 1970s]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: 1960s and 1970s Location: Plumas Street, Yuba City, California Source: via Alden Jewell on Flickr ...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [HemmingsPRO]( Seller Listings [1991 Mazda MX5 Miata]( [1991 Mazda MX5 Miata $7,995]( [1964 Chevrolet C10]( [1964 Chevrolet C10 $16,750]( [1970 GMC 2500]( [1970 GMC 2500 $12,000]( [1993 BMW 850Ci]( [1993 BMW 850Ci $23,950]( [1978 Porsche 911SC]( [1978 Porsche 911SC $30,950]( [1973 Jaguar E-Type]( [1973 Jaguar E-Type $88,800]( [Learn More]( [This Day in Automotive History] THIS DAY IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY 2/23/1893: Rudolf Diesel is issued a patent for his compression-ignition engine design. UPCOMING EVENTS [The Classic Auto Show]( March 2, 2018 - Los Angeles, CA [Cavalcade of Cars]( March 2, 2018 - Hamburg, NY [Smokey Mountain Indoor Swap Meet]( March 2, 2018 - White Pine, TN [Sweethearts & Orphans XIX 2018]( March 2, 2018 - Waxahachie, TX [Hagerty Show & Shine at Sebring Raceway]( March 3, 2018 - Sebring, FL [Celebration of Cars Show]( March 3, 2018 - Melbourne, FL [See All Events]( [Sponsor]( FEATURED CLASSIFIEDS Sponsored By: [Sponsor]( [1936 Ford Model B]( [1936 Ford Model B]( [$19,000]( [1950 Chrysler Town & Country]( [1950 Chrysler Town & Country]( [$55,000]( [1974 Toyota Land Cruiser]( [1974 Toyota Land Cruiser]( [$27,500]( [1937 Lincoln Zephyr]( [1937 Lincoln Zephyr]( [$149,000]( [1972 Dodge Charger]( [1972 Dodge Charger]( [$30,000]( [1955 Buick Special]( [1955 Buick Special]( [$16,500]( [1954 Mack]( [1954 Mack]( [$9,990]( [1968 Pontiac GTO]( [1968 Pontiac GTO]( [$38,000]( [64-66 Buick Wildcat 401/425]( [64-66 Buick Wildcat 401/425]( [$500]( [View All Classifieds]( FEATURED IN THE BLOG [Reminiscing - My father's cars]( [Reminiscing - My father's cars]( [Fast and furious, circa 1962: The further adventures of a hot-rodding teen]( [Fast and furious, circa 1962: The further adventures of a hot-rodding teen]( [See All Featured Blog Posts]( FOLLOW US: [Get RSS Feeds of Hemmings Blog]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Join us on Facebook]( [View our Flickr pool]( [View Newsletter Archives]( WEEK IN REVIEW Thursday, February 22, 2018 [R.E. Olds museum staffers put on hip waders with threat of flood looming]( [R.E. Olds museum staffers put on hip waders with threat of flood looming]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - High flood waters haven't hit the Lansing area since 1975, but with deluges and snowmelt in the forecast, staff and volunteers at the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum this week scrambled to protect the museum's archives as they vowed not to relocate the museum to higher ground. "We're putting up sandbags now, and we've already moved everything out of the lower level," said Kristi Schwartzly, the museum's manager. "We're just hoping this is all precautionary." The Grand River, located just below the museum and L...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1978 Ford Escort RS2000]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1978 Ford Escort RS2000]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Restored 1978 Ford Escort RS2000 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: This car is offered from our dealership in south-east Norway, one town over from where it once was sold new back in 1978. After three owners of scarce usage this car, while still being in good condition was parked, as the job of collecting NOS parts for restoration begun. Except for the seats which still are in excellent condition, everything else has been either changed or restored, making this car practically new, and dow...[Read More]( [Wolf in sheep's duds: Restored Facel Vega FV4 Typhoon shines in Los Angeles sale]( [Wolf in sheep's duds: Restored Facel Vega FV4 Typhoon shines in Los Angeles sale]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - The glory days of French luxury automobiles were over by the 1950s, but industrialist Jean Daninos hoped to change that. His Paris company, Facel, began producing no-expense-spared grand-touring automobiles powered by Chrysler V-8s in 1954, and, by 1958, the sportiest model was the Facel Vega FV4 Typhoon. Just 36 were built with Chrysler's dual four-barrel carburetor Hemi V-8, and, last weekend, a recently restored example sold for $214,500, landing in the top-10 at Mecum's Los Angeles sale. Facel was an acro...[Read More]( [Nine reasons to own a 1971-'73 Buick Riviera]( [Nine reasons to own a 1971-'73 Buick Riviera]( Posted by Thomas A. DeMauro - Art courtesy of the Automotive History Preservation Society unless otherwise noted. These are my nine reasons for wanting to someday own one of Buick's most distinctive personal luxury cars. Some of yours will differ, so please share them. 1 Considering the Curves I've heard it too, the 1971-'73 Riviera's appearance is controversiala love it or hate it proposition. Well, you can guess my opinion, just from the fact that I chose to write about it. Their daring design, fostered and ov...[Read More]( [Detroit, 1960s]( [Detroit, 1960s]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1960s Location: Detroit, Zoo, Detroit, Michigan Source: Wayne State University Libraries Digital Collections What do you see here?...[Read More]( Wednesday, February 21, 2018 [Greenwich Concours d'Elegance to feature the cars of Briggs Cunningham]( [Greenwich Concours d'Elegance to feature the cars of Briggs Cunningham]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - The Cunningham C-4R roadster from the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. Photo by Bryan McCarthy, Bearded Mug Media. If Cunningham automobile collector and historian Charles Shoendorf realizes his goal, this year's Greenwich Concours d'Elegance, taking place from June 1-3 at Roger Sherman {NAME} Park in Greenwich, Connecticut, will feature "the most comprehensive collection of Cunningham race cars, touring cars, and team cars assembled at one time and place, ever, including the factory." Given that Brig...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Set up for trailering 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: Selling as a package, you'll be hard fetched to find another deal like this, 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer: The 19871991 model years are considered the "best of the breed" due to a number of upgrades. These include upgraded wood siding and modernized aluminum wheels that lost their gold colored inlays in favor of gunmetal grey metallic. All exterior colors were now applied in a two-stage base-clearcoat system. Fina...[Read More]( ['Dillinger,' a 1941 Buick Sedanette, takes Custom d'Elegance honors at Sacramento Autorama]( ['Dillinger,' a 1941 Buick Sedanette, takes Custom d'Elegance honors at Sacramento Autorama]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - John Dillinger, gunned down in July 1934 by Melvin Purvis and his FBI colleagues, probably wouldn't have won any beauty contests. A custom 1941 Buick sedanette named for the notorious gangster, on the other hand, just scored a pair of automotive equivalents, taking home both the Custom d'Elegance Award and the World's Most Beautiful Custom Award, presented last Sunday at the 68th-annual Sacramento Autorama in Sacramento, California. Built by Lucky 7 Customs in Antioch, California, and owned by Clifford Mattis...[Read More]( [A few 1970 AMC memories]( [A few 1970 AMC memories]( Posted by Thomas A. DeMauro - Vintage print art courtesy of oldcarbrochures.com Back in high school in the mid-1980s, when I was driving my '67 Chevelle SS 396, my good friend Joe, who was also a classmate, bought a Hialeah Yellow 1970 Javelin SST equipped with a black vinyl top, a 360 engine, and an automatic transmission. Its hood had been painted flat black by a previous owner, and, though it wasn't done professionally, from a few feet away it still looked good to us at the time. We cruised around in Joe's Javelin regularly. And w...[Read More]( [Portland, Oregon, 1964]( [Portland, Oregon, 1964]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: July 1964 Location: SW Park Avenue, Portland, Oregon Source: City of Portland What do you see here?...[Read More]( Tuesday, February 20, 2018 ["World's most beautiful sports car" production resumes after 50 years with first new Byers body]( ['World's most beautiful sports car' production resumes after 50 years with first new Byers body]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - In the course of researching independent fiberglass body builders of the Fifties and early Sixties, Geoff Hacker has met several people who were directly involved with those original efforts, many of whom advised him to never sell repops of those bodies - not due to any rights issues but for fear of economic ruin. Yet Geoff believes he has good reason to do so, starting with the first new Byers SR-100 body built since the early 1960s. "I'm doing this more for the purpose of history and to save the cars," Geoff sa...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1961 Ford Falcon station wagon]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1961 Ford Falcon station wagon]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Driver-quality, partially restored 1961 Ford Falcon station wagon for sale. From the seller's description: Starts easily, runs and drives well. Driver quality car. Classic Ford red and white two-tone. 144 cubic inch 6-cylinder engine with 3-speed on the tree column shifter. Many parts replaced. New floor pan, clutch, front brakes, master cylinder and brake lines. New fuel lines and fuel pump. Pertronix electronic ignition, Smitty's glasspack muffler. New Falcon Sprint type bucket seats and center console. New...[Read More]( [Freshly Factory-Restored: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Heritage department unveils "Reloaded by Creators"]( [Freshly Factory-Restored: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Heritage department unveils 'Reloaded by Creators']( Posted by Mark J. McCourt - Images courtesy of FCA Heritage. It was at Paris' world-famous classic-car show, the 43rd edition ofRtromobile, that FCA Heritage announced its exciting new program to sell a select number of restored classic Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Lancia, and Abarth cars, under the guise "Reloaded by Creators." FCA Heritage brought five Italian sports and GT cars to thePorte de Versailles Exhibition Centre to kick off this new program, whichwas unveiled byRoberto Giolito, head of FCA Heritage. Giolito explained that this...[Read More]( [Open Diff - What's on your automotive bucket list?]( [Open Diff - What's on your automotive bucket list?]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo by Wayne Stadler. Pretty much any time we make mention of The Henry Ford here, somebody chimes in on the comments that it should be on every car guy's bucket list. And that got us thinking: What else is on our readers' bucket lists? Museums are certainly one category of bucket-list items, and similarly we can imagine many car folks have places like Bonneville and events like Goodwood to see before the big dirt nap. We can also imagine there's plenty of to-dos on your bucket lists as well, everything from...[Read More]( [Houston, Texas, 1978]( [Houston, Texas, 1978]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: 1978 Location: Southwest Freeway, Houston, Texas Source: via TexasFreeway.com What do you see here?...[Read More]( Sunday, February 18, 2018 [The Meyers Manx 'really is an attitude or a state of mind as well as a vehicle']( [The Meyers Manx 'really is an attitude or a state of mind as well as a vehicle']( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Few times in history did somebody perfectly capture a time and a place with a simple auto design as succinctly as Bruce Meyers did with the Meyers Manx dune buggy. It's been flung across the globe, copied, resurrected, reinterpreted, and more recently lauded and recognized for its accomplishments, and through it all Bruce Meyers has remained at the center of dune buggy culture. This documentary covers the entire history of Meyers and the Manx, from the beaches that inspired the dune buggy to today's enthusiast gathe...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1948 Chevrolet Fleetline Country Club Aero Sedan]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1948 Chevrolet Fleetline Country Club Aero Sedan]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1948 Chevrolet Fleetline Aero Sedan, Original car. Cosmetic extierior restoration. Beautiful Country Club Wood option. Tutone art deco mint green and dark brown paint. Included on this wonderful car is a set of rear fender skirts, chromed front & rear bumper guards, foglights, spotlights, window rain guards, original seat covers, turn indicator unit. This an no excuses car. Orignial unrestored interior, engine, chassis, carpets, trunk mat, spare tire, jack. Car has ownership histo...[Read More]( [Four-Links - Vauxhall Craftsman's Guild, swingarm origins, DPL flood update, Gerard Welter]( [Four-Links - Vauxhall Craftsman's Guild, swingarm origins, DPL flood update, Gerard Welter]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - As pointed out in the comments to this week's story on the coming Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild exhibit, Vauxhall did something similar for British youth, and it appears that contest had far fewer restrictions on body size and type. Paul D'Orleans at The Vintagent spent some time this week delving into the history of the motorcycle swingarm in an attempt to divine its origins. An update to last week's mention of the burst water pipe that caused damage to the Detroit Public Library's National Automotive...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1984 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC AMG]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1984 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC AMG]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: You are viewing a pristine 1984 Mercedes 500 SEC Euro Retrofit AMG. The engine is Euro spec M117.963 with Euro logs. It's is an icon from the luxury car market of the 1980's which commanded a market price of about $85,000 new. With AMG treatment around $100,000. This example was imported by Mr. Martin Wohnlich evidenced by his name that remains affixed the drivers side door pillar. Prior to my ownership this vehicle was owned by a German gentlemen in Naples, FL where it remained...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION [Stored for 26 years, a 1967 Shelby 427 Cobra sheds its cage]( [Stored for 26 years, a 1967 Shelby 427 Cobra sheds its cage]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - In 1991, a South North Carolina sports car enthusiast parked five cars including a 19,000-mile 1967 Shelby 427 Cobra and a 13,000-mile 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Long Nose alloy-bodied coupe - in his newly constructed garage. Then, he walked away, leaving his cars unattended - and the attached house unoccupied for the next 26 years. With the property now condemned by the municipality, the Cobra and its stablemate Ferrari are set to cross the auction block on Friday, March 9, part of the Gooding & Company Ameli...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S MOST READ [Janesville, once GM's oldest operating plant, to be demolished a year short of its centennial]( [Janesville, once GM's oldest operating plant, to be demolished a year short of its centennial]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Following a decade of inactivity and a multi-million-dollar sale, the former GM assembly plant in Janesville, Wisconsin, which once employed as many as 7,000 workers, will soon be reduced to rubble to ease the redevelopment of the 300-acre site. If the plant can owe its existence to any one individual, that would be James A. Craig. In the 1910s, Craig worked for the Janesville Machinery Company, which built farming implements in the southern Wisconsin city. Craig somehow got wind of GM's plan to enter the farm tr...[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](.