Hemmings Daily: History of the Muffler Men; history of Holden

Some people fill their garages with old cars to restore. Joel Baker fills his with 20-foot-tall fiberglass muffler men of multiple configurations, many of which he's documented as part of his American Giants website and video series. (via) * Barry Wolk recently discovered a trove of Continental Mark II photos documenting the prototyping and development of the mid-century pinnacle car and shared them all with us at VW Vortex. * Ford's Rotunda, for a couple years in the mid-Fifties, hosted a custom car s [View in Browser | Subscribe] [Hemmings Daily] Sunday, July 31, 2016 [Four-Links - American Giants, Continental trove, Rotunda custom car shows, six-wheeler Mini] [Four-Links - American Giants, Continental trove, Rotunda custom car shows, six-wheeler Mini] Posted by Daniel Strohl - Some people fill their garages with old cars to restore. Joel Baker fills his with 20-foot-tall fiberglass muffler men of multiple configurations, many of which he's documented as part of his American Giants website and video series. (via) * Barry Wolk recently discovered a trove of Continental Mark II photos documenting the prototyping and development of the mid-century pinnacle car and shared them all with us at VW Vortex. * Ford's Rotunda, for a couple years in the mid-Fifties, hosted a custom car s... [Read More] [Sponsor] [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1976 Lotus Elite] [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1976 Lotus Elite] Posted by Dave LaChance - With the Elite, Lotus took a big step up-market. Launched in 1974, the Type 75 Elite (not to be confused with the Type 14 Elite of 1957) was more luxurious, and more expensive, than any previous Lotus road car. It was the first Lotus to be powered by the 907 engine, an all-alloy, DOHC four-cylinder first used in the Jensen-Healey. Its interior was designed with the help of Giorgetto Giugiaro's Italdesign studio, and could accommodate four passengers. The fiberglass body, styled by Oliver Winterbottom, was construc...[Read More] [Hemmings Sunday Cinema - Johnny's Flux Capacitor, short history of Holden, Un uomo da rispettare] [Hemmings Sunday Cinema - Johnny's Flux Capacitor, short history of Holden, Un uomo da rispettare] Posted by Daniel Strohl - Before the news gets too old, Johnny Smith's Flux Capacitor, his electric 1974 Enfield 8000 ECC, which we've linked to in the past, recently ran in the 9s. While poking around on YouTube, we came across this episode of the video series Fully Charged in which they visited Johnny and got a ride in the Flux Capacitor. * Mac's Motor City Garage recently came across this two-minute Holden commercial, which gives a brief history of the brand up to 1963. * A couple of you pointed out that we're not quite done featuri...[Read More] [Sponsor] [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1933 Ford Model 40 three-window coupe] [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1933 Ford Model 40 three-window coupe] Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1933 Ford Model 40 three-window coupe for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: Take a good look at this beautiful, extremely solid and rare "Henry Steel 3 Window Coupe" in the final stages of a complete and thorough body off restoration, (MUST SEE Narrated HD Video). The only reason this Coupe is for sale, is due to the current health of its senior caretaker and long time Reno area Hot-Rodder. According to information provided by its current shop/hanger location, his daughter and our in person Spuds...[Read More] LAST WEEK'S MOST READ [Gone, but not forgotten - Mercury's Cougar turns 50] [Gone, but not forgotten - Mercury's Cougar turns 50] Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1967 Mercury Cougar. Brochure and print ad images courtesy Lov2XLR8.no. It was meant to bridge the gap in the Ford product line between the Mustang and the Thunderbird, but Mercury's Cougar would go on to become a mainstay of the division, ultimately symbolizing the "sign of the cat" brand. Beginning with a single two-door hardtop model, the Cougar would go on to spawn convertible, sedan, hatchback and even station wagon variants, but like the rest of the Mercury division, it's now little more than a memory of ou...[Read More] LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION [It came from outer space and landed in Detroit. But what is it?] [It came from outer space and landed in Detroit. But what is it?] Posted by Geoff Hacker - The latest Forgotten Fiberglass mystery car. Photos by author. I've always been a fan of the space age era from cool plastic stereos and wild "biomorphic" designs. This interest crystallized when I was 18 (1980 or so) and found/bought my first "space age" car the 1962 Shark "Tiburon" Roadster (featured in this episode of Jay Leno's Garage), and my fascination hasn't waned in the passing years. So when I came across a space age car "find" from someone new to our group, Bob Cicerone of Detroit, Michigan, I...[Read More] [Sponsor] [This Day in Automotive History] THIS DAY IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY 7/31/1911: First automotive stock listed on N.Y. Stock Exchange: GM 7/31/1928: Chrysler buys Dodge UPCOMING EVENTS [PSRA Show and Shine] August 7, 2016 - Yelm, WA [Columbia River Concours d'Elegance] August 7, 2016 - Vancouver, WA [7th Annual 4UDREW Car Show & Festival] August 7, 2016 - Doylestown, PA [24th Annual Ticonderoga Area Car Show] August 7, 2016 - Ticonderoga, NY [VISTA ROD RUN] August 7, 2016 - Vista, CA [Fort Vancouver Car Show 2016] August 7, 2016 - Vancouver,, WA [See All Events] [Sponsor] FEATURED CLASSIFIEDS Sponsored By: [Sponsor] [1957 Chevrolet Nomad] [1957 Chevrolet Nomad] [$9,957] [1970 Chrysler Town & Country] [1970 Chrysler Town & Country] [$6,900] [1956 Hudson Hornet] [1956 Hudson Hornet] [$9,200] [1988 Ford Thunderbird] [1988 Ford Thunderbird] [$9,500] [1952 Kaiser Manhattan] [1952 Kaiser Manhattan] [$7,950] [1966 Ford Ranger] [1966 Ford Ranger] [$8,500] [1961 Saab 96] [1961 Saab 96] [$9,880] [1979 Mazda RX7] [1979 Mazda RX7] [$9,000] [1968 Buick Skylark] [1968 Buick Skylark] [$9,500] [1988 BMW 325iC] [1988 BMW 325iC] [$4,500] [1941 John Deere H] [1941 John Deere H] [$8,500] [1968 Mercury Cougar] [1968 Mercury Cougar] [$8,000] PROMOTED LISTING [1958 MG A] [1958 MG A] [$29,900] PROMOTED LISTING [1952 Cadillac 75] [1952 Cadillac 75] [Inquire] [1939 Packard junior 7 passenger limo body shell.] [1939 Packard junior 7 passenger limo body shell.] [$2,000] [View All Classifieds] FEATURED IN THE BLOG [Tech 101 - Applying streamlining to automobiles] [Tech 101 - Applying streamlining to automobiles] [Tech 101: Automatic transmission fluid, part oneAmerican manufacturers] [Tech 101: Automatic transmission fluid, part oneAmerican manufacturers] [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] 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].