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The term "failed successes" sounds like an oxymoron or perhaps a riches-to-rags story, but Rex Bennett at the Lane Motor Museum believes it best describes those Icarian characters from automotive history whose visions aimed high but missed their mark. "Their designs might be great, but for one reason or another, they just never took off," he said of the inventors and visionaries at the heart of the museum's upcoming exhibit, "Eureka! Innovative Ideas That Were Ahead Of Their Time." Or, as the Lane's descriptio [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Friday, May 18, 2018 ["The spirit of invention... and the anguish of failure:" Lane Motor Museum celebrates the thinkers who came up short]( ['The spirit of invention... and the anguish of failure:' Lane Motor Museum celebrates the thinkers who came up short]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - The term "failed successes" sounds like an oxymoron or perhaps a riches-to-rags story, but Rex Bennett at the Lane Motor Museum believes it best describes those Icarian characters from automotive history whose visions aimed high but missed their mark. "Their designs might be great, but for one reason or another, they just never took off," he said of the inventors and visionaries at the heart of the museum's upcoming exhibit, "Eureka! Innovative Ideas That Were Ahead Of Their Time." Or, as the Lane's descriptio... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: MINT 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 2nd Owner Always Garage Kept 1935 ORIGINAL MILES Black W/ Red Leather interior 6 speed manual transmission A/C & Heat AM/FM Radio, CD Power seats and windows Glass targa top & solid black top 8 Cyl gas motor Find more Corvettes for sale on Hemmings.com....[Read More]( [Charity sale Michelotti-bodied Jaguar shatters expectations in Monaco]( [Charity sale Michelotti-bodied Jaguar shatters expectations in Monaco]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Though it came clad in an aluminum body crafted by Giovanni Michelotti, the expectations for the unique - but tired - Jaguar XK140 SE were modest. Prior to last week's Monaco sale, the high estimate provided by Bonhams was 50,000 euros, or roughly $59,000, with the proceeds going to benefit the Animal Rescue Centre Ghent. When the dust settled, however, the 1955 Jaguar XK140 SE Michelotti coupe went to a new owner for fee-inclusive price of 356,500 euros ($423,628), decisively crushing the pre-auction estimate ...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [GMs divisions offered stylish tachometer options for its mid-1960s A-body muscle cars]( [GMs divisions offered stylish tachometer options for its mid-1960s A-body muscle cars]( Posted by Thomas A. DeMauro - The tachometer's significance beyond simply serving as an add-on accessory to instill a sporty image and enhance dealer profit was manifested in the muscle-car mania of the 1960s. Drivers were using it in increasing frequency because high performance cars were more likely to be operated in situations where it would be beneficial, such as drag racing and other venues. Though tachometers (and in some cases additional gauges) offered for GM's A-bodies of this era were also available in various tamer models, for this ar...[Read More]( [Portland, Oregon, 1949]( [Portland, Oregon, 1949]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: December 1949 Location: Stanton and Kerby, Portland, Oregon Source: City of Portland What do you see here?...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [HemmingsPRO]( Seller Listings [1931 Ford Model A]( [1931 Ford Model A $15,900]( [1976 Pontiac Firebird]( [1976 Pontiac Firebird $31,900]( [1968 Peugeot 404]( [1968 Peugeot 404 $55,400]( [1957 Chevrolet Bel Air]( [1957 Chevrolet Bel Air $21,900]( [1967 Ford Anglia]( [1967 Ford Anglia $25,990]( [1954 Chevrolet 210]( [1954 Chevrolet 210 $14,550]( [Learn More]( [This Day in Automotive History] THIS DAY IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY 5/18/1958: Lotus makes Formula One debut UPCOMING EVENTS [Hemmings Musclepalooza XXVII]( May 27, 2018 - West Lebanon, NY [Great Amc Day 17]( May 25, 2018 - Hebron, OH [Springfield Swap Meet & Car Show May 2018 Event]( May 25, 2018 - Springfield, OH [Car Show and More]( May 25, 2018 - Freehold, NJ [Mid-America Street Rod Nationals]( May 25, 2018 - Springfield, MO [Cruizin' with the Oldies]( May 25, 2018 - Casper, WY [See All Events]( [Sponsor]( FEATURED CLASSIFIEDS Sponsored By: [Sponsor]( [1955 Nash Rambler]( [1955 Nash Rambler]( [$11,500]( [1979 Lincoln Town Car]( [1979 Lincoln Town Car]( [$19,788]( [1987 Oldsmobile 442]( [1987 Oldsmobile 442]( [$13,900]( [1965 Ford Falcon]( [1965 Ford Falcon]( [$25,000]( [1970 Dodge Dart]( [1970 Dodge Dart]( [$14,500]( [1955 Plymouth Belvedere]( [1955 Plymouth Belvedere]( [$15,000]( [1958 Chevrolet Impala]( [1958 Chevrolet Impala]( [$49,900]( [1981 DeLorean DMC-12]( [1981 DeLorean DMC-12]( [$39,000]( PROMOTED LISTING [1989 Ford Bronco]( [1989 Ford Bronco]( [$15,900]( PROMOTED LISTING [1967 Chevrolet Corvette]( [1967 Chevrolet Corvette]( [$80,000]( PROMOTED LISTING [1970 International]( [1970 International]( [Auction]( [1962 F.I. Engine with F.I. Unit, Distributor, Air Cleaner, Dated T-10 Transmission]( [1962 F.I. Engine with F.I. Unit, Distributor, Air Cleaner, Dated T-10 Transmission]( [$19,995]( [View All Classifieds]( FEATURED IN THE BLOG [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]( [Mini Remastered: A bespoke, resto-modded classic]( [Mini Remastered: A bespoke, resto-modded classic]( [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, May 17, 2018 [No closer to renovation, Crosley factory in Cincinnati put up for sale again]( [No closer to renovation, Crosley factory in Cincinnati put up for sale again]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Abandoned more than a decade ago, the once-condemned former Crosley headquarters and factory in Cincinnati is headed for an uncertain future now that a developer has scuttled its $35 million plan to clean up the factory and convert it into apartments. "We've decided we can't get this done at this time," Eric Seal, a partner at Core Redevelopment, told Cincinnati.com, citing timing, construction costs, and changes in state tax credit policy as impediments to the company's plans. Core officials proposed the plans t...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1971 Dodge Tradesman 300]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1971 Dodge Tradesman 300]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Self-contained camper conversion on a 1971 Dodge Tradesman 300 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: 25300 miles as I write this. Original Red Paint, looks more orange (#DT 3116), No rust. I bought this van in Sept 2016 from a fire department where it was stored in the firehouse since 1971 with 20515 miles on the odometer, hence the body is close to excellent, look underneath, original factory paint. The only rust spot is in the lower right rear corner. A few minor bumps and bruises (rear bumper...[Read More]( [Kapow! Barris-owned Batmobile replica cracks top-10 in Auburn]( [Kapow! Barris-owned Batmobile replica cracks top-10 in Auburn]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - It wasn't built by George Barris, and despite claims by the "King of the Kustomizers," it was never seized by U.S. marshals, either. It was, however, licensed by Barris Kustom Industries, and later became part of Barris's personal collection, which is likely why the 1966 Batmobile recreation, serial number 5, sold for a fee-inclusive $165,000 at RM Sotheby's Auburn Spring auction, enough to earn a spot in the sale's top-10. In 1966, jeweler and custom car fan Jim Sermersheim converted a 1958 Ford Thunderbird ...[Read More]( [The long road home]( [The long road home]( Posted by Hemmings contributor - (Editor's note: This story, curated by Richard Lentinello, comes to us from Hemmings Classic Car reader Larry Phillips.) For more years than can be recalled, it has often been said within the world of the antique classic-car hobby that "every car has a story," whether it be the car's timeless connection to the original owner or a series of subsequent owners, or maybe to its original home and the city and state that it first resided in, or possibly even to a title of "the little old lady's car, that was only drive...[Read More]( [Anaheim, California, 1962]( [Anaheim, California, 1962]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: January 1962 Location: Lincoln Avenue and Los Angeles Street, Anaheim, California Source: Online Archive of California What do you see here?...[Read More]( Wednesday, May 16, 2018 [National Corvette Museum investigating expansion]( [National Corvette Museum investigating expansion]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - The National Corvette Museum (NCM) and the associated NCM Motorsports Park, both in Bowling Green, Kentucky, have seen their share of adversity in recent years, including a Corvette-swallowing sinkhole and a lawsuit over excessive noise filed by residents of a development adjacent to the track. Both issues have been resolved, and as Corvette Blogger reports, the museum and the race track have announced plans for are investigating an expansion in the coming years. The NCM will be is looking at constructing an addi...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1938 Ford DeLuxe convertible]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1938 Ford DeLuxe convertible]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Mildly hot-rodded 1938 Ford De Luxe convertible, powered by a '49 Mercury flathead V-8. From the seller's description: Only 2743 four door Ford convertibles made in 1938. This car has a 1949 Mercury 8-cyclinder flat head engine, and the car has been driven regularily. It is best described as a "20 footer" and has been professionally maintained for the last 14 years. The top was replaced in 2014 and the battery in 2017. Find more Fords for sale on Hemmings.com. ...[Read More]( [BMW CCA Foundation Presents The Icon: 50 Years of the 2002]( [BMW CCA Foundation Presents The Icon: 50 Years of the 2002]( Posted by Terry Shea - The BMW Car Club of America is one of the largest and most active car clubs in America, growing exponentially since its founding in 1969. It's really no coincidence that the club was founded then, as BMW's legendary 2002 sports sedan went on sale just one year prior. The 2002, a lightweight, sharp-handling two-door with a zingy overhead-camshaft four-cylinder and perhaps the greatest greenhouse ever for a car in terms of visibility, transformed the way people see sedans. Its sports car performance not only invented ...[Read More]( [Hemmings Insider: The five-minute auction inspection]( [Hemmings Insider: The five-minute auction inspection]( Posted by Terry Shea - One of our primary areas of coverage here at Hemmings Motor News, both in print and online, is the collector-automobile auction market. While the "what's it worth?" question can sometimes be the wrong one to ask for a lot of our car features, it's still a relevant one. It is, after all the grease that moves the wheels in the collector-car hobby. When we report on auctions, we take in the whole atmosphere and try to keep a pulse on which segments are heating up and which are slowing down. We look at the results, w...[Read More]( [Seattle, 1960]( [Seattle, 1960]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: January 1960 Location: Spokane Street, Seattle, Washington Source: Seattle.gov What do you see here?...[Read More]( Tuesday, May 15, 2018 [Lamborghini Marzal concept returns to Monaco for another lap of the Grand Prix circuit]( [Lamborghini Marzal concept returns to Monaco for another lap of the Grand Prix circuit]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Though it technically debuted a couple months prior, the Lamborghini Marzal - the concept car that would eventually spur European coachbuilders to one-up each other with ever-wilder designs - made headlines in May of 1967 when Prince Rainier and Princess Grace drove it at that year's Monaco Grand Prix. This past weekend, the freshly restored Marzal returned to the streets of Monaco to reprise that driving debut. "Space was a big thing then and the Marzal was a move towards science fiction," Marcello Gandini told ...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1965 Ford Econoline]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1965 Ford Econoline]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Restored 1965 Ford Econoline for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: 240 cubic inch (6) cylinder gas engine... (Rare) Factory optioned automatic transmission.... Restored to museum/ show quality (exterior, interior, undercarriage, mechanically) All factory correct- as showroom new- nicest - most originally restored - Mid-Sixties - first generation Ford Econoline Van available - anywhere! Ford Motor Company original equipment : engine, rare automatic transmission - seats and upholstery - opera...[Read More]( [Shelby Celebrates the King this Weekend]( [Shelby Celebrates the King this Weekend]( Posted by Mike McNessor - The Shelby GT500 KR's 50thbirthday? It's as good an excuse as any to put on a movie night and car show at Carroll Shelby International in California this Friday and Saturday. According to organizers of the Shelby Los Angeles Weekend bash, May 18-19 (19021 S. Figueroa Street in Gardena), the event will kick off with a free screening of Bullitt at 6:30 p.m. on Friday night. Attendees will also get a look at the 2019 Bullitt-edition Ford Mustang as part of a Bullitt-Mustang-themed car display. San Pedro-based ...[Read More]( [Open Diff: How NOT to sell your car]( [Open Diff: How NOT to sell your car]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - We look at a lot of classified ads in the course of pasting together each day's Hemmings Daily, and over time, it becomes evident that some ads exist for the rather odd purpose of driving buyers away instead of attracting them. Sometimes, we suppose, you NEED to sell the car, but you don't WANT to sell the car, so an ad is dutifully placed, knowing full well that the sheer lack of information, absence of pictures, or absurd asking price will eliminate any bothersome phone calls from prospective buyers. When press...[Read More]( [Toronto, 1980s]( [Toronto, 1980s]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa early 1980s Location: possibly Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario Source: City of Toronto Archives What do you see here?...[Read More]( Monday, May 14, 2018 [New Automotive Heritage Awards picks up where International Automotive Media Competition left off]( [New Automotive Heritage Awards picks up where International Automotive Media Competition left off]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Following the death of its founder, the International Automotive Media Competition will return to the Concours d'Elegance of America this year, though with a revamped focus, a new backer, and a new name: the Automotive Heritage Awards. Operated under the International Society for Vehicle Preservation since its founding, the International Automotive Media Competition was largely run by Tom Kelley as a means of highlighting excellence in automotive writing and photography. Even at its first awards ceremony in 1984 ...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Original owner 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: Original owner. Never any rust or accidents. Always garaged. Never driven in winter. Original paint, very nice interior with no rips or tears in the leather upholstery. Original vinyl landau top has no damage. Original floor mats. 98000 careful miles over the last 30 years. Original 318 V8 starts, runs and drives perfectly, as new, never taken apart. This car has used Mobil 1 since new. Always passed emissions first t...[Read More]( [This year's Bloomington Gold celebrates the L88 Corvette]( [This year's Bloomington Gold celebrates the L88 Corvette]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Built for three years, from 1967-'69, Chevy's L-88 Corvette was a race car that, coincidentally, could also be licensed for street use. Counting both coupes and convertibles, just 216 were built, and the now-legendary model went on to success on road courses and drag strips, both here and abroad. In keeping with its tradition of honoring L88s in years ending in eight, this year's Bloomington Gold, taking place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from June 21-23, presents the "L88 Explosion," billed as the largest gat...[Read More]( [Arigato and sayonara, Mazda-san]( [Arigato and sayonara, Mazda-san]( Posted by Jeff Koch - I have run the gamut of emotions when I had to say goodbye to a car. As a kid, I was a sobbing mess when my mom traded in her '73 Super Beetle for a three-year-old '79 Ford Granada. Later, when Dad had promised me his basic '73 Beetle then sold it out from under me a year before I got my driver's license, with an explanation that changed every time I asked why, well... let's just say that it didn't sit well with a hormonally in-turmoil teen who kept grudges. I felt all funny inside when I sold my '76 Impala ...[Read More]( [Bundaberg, Queensland, 1948]( [Bundaberg, Queensland, 1948]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1948 Location: Bourbong Street, Bundaberg, Queensland Source: via Wikimedia What do you see here?...[Read More]( Sunday, May 13, 2018 [The largest aggregation of motor vehicles ever started on a trip of such length: Coast to coast with the U.S. Army in 1919]( [The largest aggregation of motor vehicles ever started on a trip of such length: Coast to coast with the U.S. Army in 1919]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Any student of the U.S. Interstate Highway System can tell you that the seeds for that network of roads were planted in the summer of 1919, when Dwight Eisenhower participated in a U.S. Army Motor Transport Corps convoy from Washington, DC, to San Francisco, California, over much of the Lincoln Highway. Thanks to the Lincoln Highway Association, we were recently pointed to this 25-minute video (silent, so put on your favorite driving music in the background) of the convoy, which the U.S. National Archives digitized ...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1948 Packard Custom Eight Club Sedan]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1948 Packard Custom Eight Club Sedan]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: Nice restoration of RARE 1948 Packard 2 Door Custom Club Sedan. Resoration completed in 2016. Documentation: -Model 2255 Custom Club Sedan 22nd Series VIN #2255 2241 which matches the Briggs Body Number Plate. Firewall Body Number is 85853 which is stamped on firewall above the heater box. Engine number is 604108 which is correct. This is #241 produced out of 790 total Custom Club Sedans in 1948-1949. Paint Scheme is X BF-2003 Black -Car was sold new on 4/20/48 by E.B. Patter...[Read More]( [Four-Links - underwater Pinto, bookmobiles, off-road RV, classic car code]( [Four-Links - underwater Pinto, bookmobiles, off-road RV, classic car code]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - We're only linking to this Detroit Free Press article about a Pinto at the bottom of Lake Michigan for the "mussel car" pun. * Anybody interested about the general history of bookmobiles after reading about the AACA's would do well to start with this overview at Chronicle Books. * Bill Stroppe once drove a modified Ford four-wheel-drive motorhome on the Baja 1000. And finished the race in one piece, according to this post on Off-Road Action. * After getting his car out for the first time this ye...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air two-door hardtop]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air two-door hardtop]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: Have for sale 57 Bel Air 2 door hardtop finished in the original matador red color and wearing American Classic wide white radials. The car has undergone a frame off restoration at sometime in the past. It has the year correct 283 power pac engine and powerglide transmission. This is factory equipped with original power steering, power brakes, tinted glass, and dual exhaust. The engine was rebuilt about 7000 miles ago and the trans about 5000 miles ago. This is a rust free original un...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S MOST READ [Save These Cars: Utahs Last Classic Car Junkyard Closing]( [Save These Cars: Utahs Last Classic Car Junkyard Closing]( Posted by David Conwill - Google's satellite view tells the same old tale: New houses encroaching on an old junkyard. Hat tip to KSL-TV for breaking this story. As the 1920s aviation craze gave way to the harsh realities of the Great Depression, numerous airports shut down for lack of operating capital. Grantsville, Utah's was no exception. In the 1930s, Cord factory mechanic Aaron McBride saw an opportunity in the former Grantsville Airport, and began filling the property with derelict cars. Eventually this grew to a large classic-car pa...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION [New CCCA President: "We need to be focused" to attract younger members]( [New CCCA President: 'We need to be focused' to attract younger members]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Carroll Jensen certainly believes the Classic Car Club of America can only grow by attracting younger members. However, the newly elected president of the 66-year-old collector-car institution rejects the idea that the club should expand its definitions of Full Classics to do so. "There's a fair amount of members who would like to see us go beyond 1948," she said. "And that's not so much because what makes this period of design important extends past 1948, it's because they would like to see us get new members. B...[Read More]( Hemmings Motor News will not sell or share your e-mail address with other companies. 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