Hemmings Daily: Alan Mann-prepped Tour de France Mustang missed taking the first-ever Mustang race win by thismuch

"Leisurely was not a word in Bosse's vocabulary," George Merwin once said of Swedish rally driver Bosse "Bo" Ljungfeldt. Driving an Alan Mann-prepared Ford Mustang in the 1964 Tour de France, a car that recently emerged from restoration and has been put up for sale, Ljungfeldt thus had a good chance to claim the pony car's first motorsports win, were it not for a simple electrical gremlin. Merwin, writing about Ford's 1963 and 1964 European rally efforts with the Falcon in a 1979 issue of Automobile Quarterly, re [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Friday, April 27, 2018 [Alan Mann-prepped Tour de France Mustang missed taking the first-ever Mustang race win by thismuch]( [Alan Mann-prepped Tour de France Mustang missed taking the first-ever Mustang race win by thismuch]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - "Leisurely was not a word in Bosse's vocabulary," George Merwin once said of Swedish rally driver Bosse "Bo" Ljungfeldt. Driving an Alan Mann-prepared Ford Mustang in the 1964 Tour de France, a car that recently emerged from restoration and has been put up for sale, Ljungfeldt thus had a good chance to claim the pony car's first motorsports win, were it not for a simple electrical gremlin. Merwin, writing about Ford's 1963 and 1964 European rally efforts with the Falcon in a 1979 issue of Automobile Quarterly, re... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1975 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1975 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: I am the second owner of this 1975 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham, I bought it from origonal owners daughter after his passing. First owner was friend of family and lived one mile away, therefor I know complete history. Has 29250 actual miles and only driven on special occasions, spent the rest of its life in a dry garage. It has been repainted once, I would rate paint job 8 out of 10, not perfect, but very nice. Only flaw is crack in filler pannel between left rear fender and bumper. R...[Read More]( [The Quail Gathering will offer an eclectic collection of Cafe racers, Corbin electric motorcycles, and Arlen Ness customs]( [The Quail Gathering will offer an eclectic collection of Cafe racers, Corbin electric motorcycles, and Arlen Ness customs]( Posted by Jim O'Clair - With more than 300 prewar and postwar motorcycles on display, May's Quail Motorcycle Gathering, presented by Geico Motorcycle, is sure to have something for everyone to covet. This year's event at the Quail Lodge on May 5, includes several esteemed categories as well as some special guests on hand to present their own designs. Arlen Ness, along with his son Corey and grandson Zach, from Arlen Ness Enterprises will be at the event, which will feature several of his most iconic motorcycles from the Arlen Ne...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Auction Coverage Overflow: Russo and Steele's 2018 Scottsdale sale]( [Auction Coverage Overflow: Russo and Steele's 2018 Scottsdale sale]( Posted by Matt Litwin - 1976 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am; image by the author. When covering auctions for our print publications, a simplerule of thumb--that we do our best to adhere to--is to review a few extra vehicular lots. It's good practice, since one never knows if a lot is going to be withdrawn at the last minute, or--worse--we forgot to snag a photo of the car we just examined, only to discover that error when we return to the office. 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"Each (of these individuals) made their unique vision a reality through tenacity, creativity and foresight; traits that still drive the industry's evolution today," Ramzi Hermiz, chairman of the Automotive Hall of Fame, said in a press releas...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1931 Ford Model A woodie station wagon]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1931 Ford Model A woodie station wagon]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: For Sale: 1931 Model A Ford, Station Wagon. This is an excellent running, non-indented firewall wagon built in March of 1931. A former National Model A Ford Club of America (MAFCA) First Place Touring Class Award Winner. Rebuilt balanced engine fitted with stainless steel valves and seats, balanced flywheel and clutch. Authentic style Lebaron Bonney Interior and Side Curtains, Original pop-out ignition, Schrader style valve stems on 5 Black powder coated Firestone Whitewall tires. Bir...[Read More]( [Unique collection of Chevrolet Corvette Indy Pace Cars heads to auction in Indianapolis]( [Unique collection of Chevrolet Corvette Indy Pace Cars heads to auction in Indianapolis]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - The Chevrolet Corvette has paced the Indianapolis 500 a total of 14 times (15, if you count the upcoming 102nd running of the race), more than any other automobile model in history. Businessman, philanthropist and car collector Keith Busse owns a complete set of Corvette Indy Pace Cars said to be the only one in private hands - and at Mecum's upcoming Indianapolis sale, his Corvette Pace Car Collection will be offered as a single lot, presenting fans of the Chevrolet Corvette and the Indy 500 with a unique, poss...[Read More]( [Recommended Reading: Automobile Year Book and Buyer's Guide 1940]( [Recommended Reading: Automobile Year Book and Buyer's Guide 1940]( Posted by Richard Lentinello - This 34-page softcover dynamo is packed with more detailed information than you ever thought could be available, and that you would want to know. When it comes to cars built for the 1940 model year, every single part type, specification, and performance figure is included within this book's compact 5 x 7-inch size. And we're talking highly detailed information for all American-made cars, not just a select few. Thanks to reader Bob Goulding who kindly sent me this copy, from the second I flipped over its tattered ...[Read More]( [Anywhere USA, part 2]( [Anywhere USA, part 2]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1960s Location: somewhere snowy Source: Jim and Chester's Garage What do you see here?...[Read More]( Wednesday, April 25, 2018 [After 90 years, the mystery of what caused Frank Lockhart's Stutz Black Hawk crash remains unsolved]( [After 90 years, the mystery of what caused Frank Lockhart's Stutz Black Hawk crash remains unsolved]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Like many racers in pursuit of the land-speed record, Frank Lockhart had talent, nerves of steel, and boundless determination. Also like many racers in pursuit of the land-speed record, Frank Lockhart died in that pursuit, leaving behind many unanswered questions, including that of what exactly caused the fatal crash, and could it have been something so innocuous as a seashell? Lockhart burst onto the international racing scene in May 1926 when, as a rookie, he won that year's rain-shortened Indianapolis 500 driv...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1987 Toyota Supra Turbo]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1987 Toyota Supra Turbo]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1987 Toyota Supra Turbo, This classic is for sale by the Original Owner and is in Excellent Condition. It has 70,000 Original Miles and has always been garaged. It's powered by a 3.0-liter turbo engine with a four-speed automatic transmission. It comes fully loaded with options and with original owner manuals. The exterior is silver with pop-up headlights, retractable moon roof and antenna, fog lights and a rear spoiler. The interior is burgundy and very clean. 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"Mustang:Six Generations of America's Favorite Pony Car" will include an impressive array of vehicles that represent e...[Read More]( [1966 Chevrolet Corvair homecoming: Spring 2018 update]( [1966 Chevrolet Corvair homecoming: Spring 2018 update]( Posted by Don Homuth - Some days, it seems almost like restarting the entire project from new, though much was done earlier, and some of it was out of order. The remaining tasks ahead seem insurmountable. And expensive! I'm trying to follow the advice of my mentor, the guy who has previously restored several late model Corvairs to mint condition. I've accepted some of it, and came up with ways to make the time involved in doing the tasks a bit easier. This whole "trading money for time" approach may seem odd to some in the car hobby, b...[Read More]( [Anywhere USA, 1960s]( [Anywhere USA, 1960s]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: 1960s (not) Location: a tabletop near you Source: submitted by Marty Martino What do you see here?...[Read More]( Tuesday, April 24, 2018 [That time Lincoln built a land-speed Mark VIII and set a 182 MPH record at Bonneville]( [That time Lincoln built a land-speed Mark VIII and set a 182 MPH record at Bonneville]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - They should have returned to Detroit with a hero's welcome. Instead, Lincoln brass essentially buried their employees' accomplishment - setting a 182 MPH record at Bonneville in a pretty much stock Continental Mark VIII - to focus on the car's luxury. A quarter-century later, however, the car still exists and will later this spring make its way to auction. Aside from a rollcage and hoodpins, the Mark VIII looks fairly untouched, inside and outside and under the hood, which was, more or less, the point. The Mark V...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1956 Dodge Custom Royal sedan]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1956 Dodge Custom Royal sedan]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: Very straight `56 Custom Royal D-500 (HEMI) sedan. Coral, charcoal, ivory tri-tone. Equipped with Powerflite auto. trans. (pushbutton), tinted windshield, radio, heater. Standard steering and brakes (non-power assisted). Original headliner, rear seat upholstery/carpet/door panels. I believe it has been repainted once, prior to my ownership. Minor touch-up on the charcoal portion since then. Third owner. Owned 8 years. Have spent approx $14K (receipts) which includes: -New...[Read More]( [2018 San Marino Motor Classic to feature the race cars of Paul Newman]( [2018 San Marino Motor Classic to feature the race cars of Paul Newman]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Acting may have been Paul Newman's career of choice, but racing cars was his passion. Those who competed against him quickly learned that he was good at it, too, as demonstrated by his four national championship titles and wins (or class wins) in events like Daytona and Le Mans. Since his 2008 death, comedian Adam Carolla has become the unofficial steward of Newman's old racing cars, and on June 10, he'll display 10 such cars gathered together for the first time - this year's San Marino Motor Classic in San Mari...[Read More]( [Open Diff: A few notes on commenting]( [Open Diff: A few notes on commenting]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - The internet isn't always a friendly place. No matter where you navigate your browser these days, it often comes down to this: people love to argue, infused perhaps with what Roger Waters called "the bravery of being out of range." Hemmings isn't immune from this, and no matter how much we try to avoid politics and other sensitive issues in our Hemmings Daily articles, sometimes things get out of hand with comments. To keep it civil, those of us who moderate comments are faced with editing or deleting reader repl...[Read More]( [Toronto, 1970s, part 4]( [Toronto, 1970s, part 4]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1970s Location: Church Street and The Esplanade, Toronto, Ontario Source: City of Toronto Archives What do you see here? UPDATE: We feel like it's necessary to post here that these street scenes are scheduled days, sometimes weeks, in advance, this one included. It breaks our hearts to see that something so terrible would happen in Toronto the day we post this photo, and we want to clarify that we in no way intended to capitalize on the headlines with this carspotting image....[Read More]( Monday, April 23, 2018 [Six Powells among host of independents at barnyard auction]( [Six Powells among host of independents at barnyard auction]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - From photos, it's hard to say which of the six Powell pickups coming up for auction is the cream of the crop: One's missing its windshield, another appears given over to the elements, and all six seem weighed down by decades' worth of dust, not to mention the piles of etceterata in their beds. Wait, "all six?" All at the same auction? Powell didn't build many trucks to begin with about 1,020 over three years, not counting about 150 station wagons and not many survive today, about 110, all told. Six of the...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1943 Volkswagen Schwimmwagen]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1943 Volkswagen Schwimmwagen]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1943 Volkswagen Schwimmwagen for sale. This vehicle was manufactured by the German Army during World War 2 where around 15,000 examples were made. Today most of them have been destroyed and there are roughly 150 left in existence. It was orignally delivered to the Heereszeugamt Kassel division of the German Army on Nov 3rd 1943. It has just completed a 3 year full restoration by none other than Dave Crompton of Crompton and Son Restoration, the leading expert on the Vw Schwimmwagen in...[Read More]( [Ford honors the 50th anniversary of the Cobra Jet with the "quickest straight-line stallion yet"]( [Ford honors the 50th anniversary of the Cobra Jet with the 'quickest straight-line stallion yet']( Posted by Kurt Ernst - In early 1968, Ford built a limited run of 50 lightweight Mustang fastbacks, powered by a new high-performance engine that borrowed heavily from the corporate parts bin. These Cobra Jet Mustangs quickly became the stuff of drag-racing legend, so to mark the 50th anniversary of the Cobra Jet's debut, Ford has announced a limited run of 68 for-racing-only 2018 Mustang Cobra Jets that the automaker describes as the "quickest straight-line stallion yet." As originally developed by Rhode Island's Tasca Ford, the engin...[Read More]( [Reminiscing--Triumph Books]( [Reminiscing--Triumph Books]( Posted by Richard Lentinello - Being a life-long Triumph nut, as proven by the TR2, TR3A, GT6 MKI, Spitfire MKIII, and Herald saloon parked in my garage, it should be no surprise that I've also amassed an extensive collection of Triumph books, manuals, and all sorts of literature and Triumphabilia. Some of the books came with the cars I bought, which was all the more exciting when I discovered that I didn't already have them. But, regardless of which cars you collect or are interested in, searching for all the books published on your favorite...[Read More]( [Boston, 1950s]( [Boston, 1950s]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1950s Location: Park Drive, Boston, Massachusetts Source: via Dirty Old Boston on Facebook What do you see here?...[Read More]( Sunday, April 22, 2018 [Form follows human: Recaro's roots as coachbuilder to the Germans]( [Form follows human: Recaro's roots as coachbuilder to the Germans]( Posted by Hemmings contributor - The history of Recaro seats starts in 1963 in the German automotive capital Stuttgart in very close range to the iconic brands and companies Mercedes-Benz and Porsche. But: The legacies of these brands are closely intertwined and cover a much longer time-period. Actually, the roots of Recaro go back to the year 1906, when a young saddler master, Wilhelm Reutter, founded his Stuttgarter Carosserie und Radfabrik to produce complete horse-coaches and the first bodies for motor-vehicles. Coaches w...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1964 Dodge Dart]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1964 Dodge Dart]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Slant six-powered 1964 Dodge Dart for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: I purchased this 1964 Dodge Dart GT from a guy that got it from Shreveport, LA. In the pictures you can see there is no rust in the underbody. This car is an original, with I think all the body panels that came on it. The engine was overhauled in Dec. 2014. The engine was bored and new pistons, rings, bearings, oil pump, exhaust manifold, water pump, hard valve seats, valves, lifters, cam, timing chain set, and new distributo...[Read More]( [Four-Links - the Downsizing Decision, Ed Welburn, ATCC Mustangs, diner moves]( [Four-Links - the Downsizing Decision, Ed Welburn, ATCC Mustangs, diner moves]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - What went behind the decision to downsize pretty much every American automobile in the late 1970s and early 1980s? A May 1980 New Yorker article that Curbside Classic recently dug up goes beyond the basic one-word answer with interviews with the people who made those decisions. NPR recently carried a profile of Ed Welburn, who retired this year as GM's vice president of global design, and who knew for sure he wanted to be a car designer after seeing the Cadillac Cyclone show car in person. (via) With n...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1988 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser station wagon]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1988 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser station wagon]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: The 1988 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser is a working wagon with the comfort and ride of an Olds. The ride is smooth and soft and the car is tight with no knocks, rattles or squeaks. The vehicle seats 7 passengers comfortably and includes a third row seat that faces backwards. And with the seats folded completely down, the vehicle gets over 87.2 cubic feet of space and can accommodate 4 foot wide panelling. It also has a roomy underfloor storage compartment and a rooftop luggage carrier....[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S MOST READ [What was the world's largest private Ford museum heads to auction]( [What was the world's largest private Ford museum heads to auction]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - As the family of Piet den Hartogh indicated when they decided to close his museum dedicated to Ford vehicles a year and a half ago, they will sell the entire collection all at once. However, rather than sell it as a whole, they'll break it up when the contents of the museum head to auction this summer. The origins of the former den Hartogh Museum date back to 1956, when its namesake, who inherited a massive shipping and logistics company, bought his first Ford. Over the next several decades, he traveled the world...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION [Tombstone talk: What exactly caused Packard to fold?]( [Tombstone talk: What exactly caused Packard to fold?]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - No single factor ever sinks an automaker. The struggle between profits and losses typically has its roots in circumstances suffered from decisions made years, if not decades, prior. Packard, one of the most prestigious American automakers, was no different, and a talk this weekend at the National Packard Museum will examine the various reasons behind its decline and death. When Packard resumed building cars after World War II, it started from a relatively strong position and had many years of profitable business ...[Read More]( Hemmings Motor News will not sell or share your e-mail address with other companies. 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