Hemmings Daily: The 10th annual Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals to be highlighted in live online simulcast event

When it launched back in 2009, the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals seemed like something a little different for the muscle car crowd, an alternative to the summertime outdoor events typically held at race tracks or fairgrounds. In fact, some eyebrows may have been raised when Bob Ashton and his small circle of devoted supporters organized the first of what has come to be known as "MCACN" as an indoor show, to be held in Chicago in November no less. Yet, as the event readies to celebrate its 10thanniversary th [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Friday, November 16, 2018 [The 10th annual Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals to be highlighted in live online simulcast event]( [The 10th annual Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals to be highlighted in live online simulcast event]( Posted by Terry McGean - When it launched back in 2009, the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals seemed like something a little different for the muscle car crowd, an alternative to the summertime outdoor events typically held at race tracks or fairgrounds. In fact, some eyebrows may have been raised when Bob Ashton and his small circle of devoted supporters organized the first of what has come to be known as "MCACN" as an indoor show, to be held in Chicago in November no less. Yet, as the event readies to celebrate its 10thanniversary th... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1975 Mazda Chantez GL]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1975 Mazda Chantez GL]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Unrestored 1975 Mazda Chantez GL for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: This 1975 Mazda Chantez was imported to the US in 2005 from Japan, where it had served as a parts delivery vehicle for a local repair shop. Designed to meet Japanese Kei car tax and insurance regulations, the Chantez has a curb weight of around 1,080 pounds. It receives power from a 359cc two-stroke parallel twin, which sends power to a solid rear end through a four-speed manual gearbox. Finished in dark green over a brown vin...[Read More]( [Turin auction gives bidders one last chance to own a piece of Stile Bertone's history]( [Turin auction gives bidders one last chance to own a piece of Stile Bertone's history]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Nuccio Bertone received his dying wish: The company that carried his family name survived, at least in part, to mark its 100thanniversary in 2012. Just three years later, however, Bertone was effectively gone, the victim of mismanagement and the firm's inability to cope with changing times. Though the last of Bertone's concept cars were sold at auction in 2015, on Saturday, November 17, bidders will have a chance to buy a diverse selection of smaller (and more affordable) Bertone artifacts, offered by Italian auct...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [When things go Whackee: The Crazee Cuda's longer, older brother]( [When things go Whackee: The Crazee Cuda's longer, older brother]( Posted by Dan Stoner - It's no secret that one of our favorite periods of Cardom is the 10 years between 1965 and 1975: candies, panels, metal flake, and other wild paint, chromed parts, aftermarket wheels, customized cars, factory drag racing, speed equipment, tire technology, pop culture, and the muscle car era were hittin' on all cylinders in those years... right up to the Oil Embargo that stopped us all in our tracks. It was a real apex of all that was good in the American love affair with cars, and there were few places that one c...[Read More]( [WATCH: How to turn a '53 Chevy into a stone killer]( [WATCH: How to turn a '53 Chevy into a stone killer]( Posted by Dan Stoner - We might argue that one of the main reasons for the redesign of the Muscle Machines weekly newsletter was to not just celebrate the new look of the magazine, but to be a regular source of...well, alternative muscle.Man cannot live on Chevelles and Camaros and Mustangs, alone. Ever meet a guy who can only talk about cross-reference numbers for 2nd-gen Novas? That conversation will last about a six-pack before you start wondering where the rest of the pizza went. So, it's with that in mind that we bring you Austi...[Read More]( [Las Vegas, 1975]( [Las Vegas, 1975]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: August 1975 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Source: Vintage Las Vegas What do you see here?...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [HemmingsPRO]( Seller Listings [1958 Chevrolet Corvette]( [1958 Chevrolet Corvette $89,983]( [1964 Ford Galaxie 500]( [1964 Ford Galaxie 500 $7,500]( [1978 Dodge Magnum]( [1978 Dodge Magnum $6,950]( [1957 Lincoln MK 2]( [1957 Lincoln MK 2 $47,500]( [1954 Chevrolet 3100]( [1954 Chevrolet 3100 $23,250]( [2002 Ford Explorer]( [2002 Ford Explorer $5,995]( [Learn More]( [This Day in Automotive History] THIS DAY IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY 11/16/1901: Riker Torpedo Racer sets the world speed record for electric cars UPCOMING EVENTS [Lima Performance Swap Meet & Car Corral]( November 24, 2018 - Lima, OH [Cars and Coffee]( November 24, 2018 - Lake Mary, FL [Cars and Coffee]( November 24, 2018 - Coral Springs, FL [Cars and Coffee]( November 24, 2018 - West Deptford, NJ [Cruisin La Verne Holiday Car Show]( November 24, 2018 - La Verne, CA [Caffeine and Chrome]( November 24, 2018 - Memphis, IN [See All Events]( [Sponsor]( FEATURED CLASSIFIEDS [1955 Mack B30]( [1955 Mack B30]( [$44,500]( [1965 Chrysler 300L]( [1965 Chrysler 300L]( [$14,950]( [1970 Mercury Cougar]( [1970 Mercury Cougar]( [$15,900]( [1970 Oldsmobile 98]( [1970 Oldsmobile 98]( [$11,800]( [1963 Ford Thunderbird]( [1963 Ford Thunderbird]( [$29,500]( [1959 Cadillac Coupe deVille]( [1959 Cadillac Coupe deVille]( [$55,000]( [1970 Porsche 914-4]( [1970 Porsche 914-4]( [$9,000]( [1974 Plymouth Valiant]( [1974 Plymouth Valiant]( [$19,000]( PROMOTED LISTING [1960 Chevrolet Corvette]( [1960 Chevrolet Corvette]( [$90,000]( [Ford FE Side Oiler Motor - 427 (dynoed @ 409hp)]( [Ford FE Side Oiler Motor - 427 (dynoed @ 409hp)]( [$9,900]( [View All Classifieds]( FEATURED IN THE BLOG [Pan American, the mysterious Packard concept sports car. Which way did they go?]( [Pan American, the mysterious Packard concept sports car. Which way did they go?]( [Treasures in the Attic: Family license plates and photo album fact-finding]( [Treasures in the Attic: Family license plates and photo album fact-finding]( [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, November 15, 2018 [For the first time in its 51-year history, Baja 1000 runs without Rod Hall]( [For the first time in its 51-year history, Baja 1000 runs without Rod Hall]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Racing Baja in the Sixties took place at a far different pace than today's races. One could get lost a dozen times driving used four-wheel-drive rigs and somehow still finish in the points. Rod Hall would know: He ran the first iteration of what is known today as the Baja 1000 and went on to compete in every one of the 50 runnings of the race, a streak that he will break this week after declining to enter the 51st Baja 1000. "I'm the only guy that hasn't graduated yet," Hall told SCORE International in a video on...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1970 Chevrolet K20 4x4 pickup restomod]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1970 Chevrolet K20 4x4 pickup restomod]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: View the pictures of this outstanding example of a 1970 Chevrolet K20 4x4; in excellent condition. All steel, a real 70' K20, previous frame off restoration, with an 8" lift and dual Rancho adjustable shocks, all around. True 8-lug heavy duty axels. Powered by a big block, 454 with manual transmission (4-speed). P/S, P/B, new exhaust, Flow Masters, Warn 12,000 lb., winch, polished aluminum wheels, with new Wildcat rubber. This truck is a true attention getter, with excellent power, ag...[Read More]( [Bondurant Racing School shuts its doors, possibly for good]( [Bondurant Racing School shuts its doors, possibly for good]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - After celebrating its 50th anniversary in February 2018, the Bondurant Racing School (originally, the Bob Bondurant School of High-Performance Driving) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on October 2. Now, as multiple news outlets are reporting, the school abruptly shut its doors on Monday, November 12 -- in the midst of a Dodge SRT class -- saying only that more details would be released later in the week. Over its five-decade history, the school has been located at Orange County International Raceway, O...[Read More]( [For Sustained Speed and Extreme Conditions: 1941 Shell Motor Oil ad]( [For Sustained Speed and Extreme Conditions: 1941 Shell Motor Oil ad]( Posted by David Conwill - Streamlined trains and divided highways, but oddly no airplanes, represented state-of-the-art transportation in 1941. If you've seen those blue Eisenhower Interstate System signs with the General-turned-President's five-star rank on them, you might have gotten the impression that before 1956, when Ike signed the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, America simply staggered around on a system of two-lane blacktop that was little changed from Native American footpaths and wagon-rutted settler's...[Read More]( [Las Vegas, 1974]( [Las Vegas, 1974]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: February 1974 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Source: Vintage Las Vegas What do you see here?...[Read More]( Wednesday, November 14, 2018 [Albuquerque lowriders convince city to scrap its anti-cruising ordinance]( [Albuquerque lowriders convince city to scrap its anti-cruising ordinance]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Where Route 66 passes through downtown Albuquerque and takes the name Central Avenue, the neon signs of the tourist-laden restaurants and mom-n-pop stores create almost the perfect glow for a windows-down cruise, one enjoyed this past Sunday by drivers of more classics, hot rods, and lowriders than any time in recent memory thanks to last week's repeal of the city's anti-cruising ordinance. "We had an amazing turnout; it was packed," said Lorenzo Otero, a longtime downtown cruiser. "It was just a celebration." ..[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1933 Divco]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1933 Divco]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Restored 1933 Divco for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: This 1933 Fully Restored Divco/Twin Coach Helms Bakery Delivery Van is for sale. From the 1930's to the 1950's Helms Bakery located in Culver City used this van to deliver fresh baked goods to local households and neighborhoods. Only 50 miles have been added to this van since the Divco-Twin Coach, powered by its original 47 horsepower Continental L-head four-cylinder engine and Warner four-speed manual transmission was completely rebuilt a...[Read More]( [Three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion David Pearson, 1934-2018]( [Three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion David Pearson, 1934-2018]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Over his 27-year NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup career, David Pearson only ran 574 races, yet racked up an astounding 113 poles, 105 wins and three series championships. Nicknamed the Silver Fox for his prematurely gray hair and calculating driving style, Pearson was a proven winner on superspeedways, ovals, road courses and dirt tracks alike, yet his quiet and unassuming demeanor generally kept him out of the media spotlight. On Monday, November 12, the NASCAR Hall of Fame driver died in Spartanburg, South C...[Read More]( [Reminiscing - My old Renault Dauphine]( [Reminiscing - My old Renault Dauphine]( Posted by Richard Lentinello - When I bought my first car in 1960, neither my father nor I knew anything about them. That might explain why I chose not to buy a Porsche 356 after the accelerator cable broke during a test drive. To this day, I don't trust Porsches, but I do wonder where it might have taken me. Instead, I bought an early three-speed, four-door Renault Dauphine from the late 1950s. Ignorance is bliss, and it was certainly the case here after I spent the $600 I earned during sweaty summers at Long Island's Jones Beach. I was very...[Read More]( [Las Vegas, 1975]( [Las Vegas, 1975]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: July 1975 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Source: Vintage Las Vegas What do you see here?...[Read More]( Tuesday, November 13, 2018 [They must have hyperjets on that thing: Winnebago filming model from "Spaceballs" to cross the block]( [They must have hyperjets on that thing: Winnebago filming model from 'Spaceballs' to cross the block]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - A long time ago, in the early days of the Internet, a misguided nerd wrote an article comparing the Millennium Falcon to a Chevrolet Nova. While the author made a compelling argument, Mel Brooks proved far more perceptive when he put the hero and sidekick of his Star Wars spoof, Spaceballs, in a beat-up Winnebago with wings, as represented on screen by the Eagle 5 filming model that crosses the auction block next month. The largest Winnebago offering in the mid-Eighties, the Chieftain 33RU was a 14,500-pound GVWR...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1937 Ford hot rod]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1937 Ford hot rod]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1937 Ford coupe. Awesome old school hot rod. Super nice clean body. Custom interior and tons of old school speed equipment with the right upgrades, like hydraulic brakes, 12-volt electric, electronic dist, electric cooling fan, electric fuel pumps. Everything rebuilt top to bottom. Flathead runs like a bear with Edelbrock heads, Offy intake, Z-94s, cam, headers & more. Find more Fords for sale on Hemmings.com....[Read More]( [Go-fast grocery-getter: the Vignale-bodied 1965 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 shooting brake]( [Go-fast grocery-getter: the Vignale-bodied 1965 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 shooting brake]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Ferrari didn't build a shooting brake of its own until the launch of the 2011 FF, but that's not to say that no such animal existed prior to this date. Discounting the Bizzarini-designed "breadvan" racer of 1962, the first road-going shooting brake to carry the Prancing Horse badge was built by Vignale in 1967, from a 1965 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 donor. Formerly owned by Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay, the one-of-one 1965 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 shooting brake will cross the auction block at no reserve on December 8, part of the...[Read More]( [Open Diff - What automotive misconceptions would you like to clear up?]( [Open Diff - What automotive misconceptions would you like to clear up?]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - You are a rational and intelligent human being. You are able to make sense of the world around you, solve problems methodically, and pay your taxes every year. However, if you're anything like the majority of the collector-car community, you also are prone to start shouting at the screen and throwing things in the instance that somebody repeats as true some tidbit of information that you know couldn't be more wrong. (We writers have a similar condition. Don't you dare show up in my presence with the catastrophe a...[Read More]( [Las Vegas, 1963]( [Las Vegas, 1963]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1963 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Source: Vintage Las Vegas What do you see here?...[Read More]( Monday, November 12, 2018 [Earliest-known factory Airstream meets earliest-known Byam-built Curtis Wright trailer]( [Earliest-known factory Airstream meets earliest-known Byam-built Curtis Wright trailer]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Somehow it seems fitting that, though the earliest-known factory-built Airstream featured entirely wooden construction, a full sheathing of aluminum nevertheless preserved it, ensuring a reunion of sorts with the earliest-known Curtis Wright trailer -- another one of Wally Byam's creations -- this past summer. Though sleek flanks of highly polished aluminum riveted together in a breadloaf shape have become emblematic for the Airstream, Byam didn't pioneer the construction method or even use it for his earliest tr...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1950s Ihle Brothers amusement park ride]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1950s Ihle Brothers amusement park ride]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Benz-like 1950s Ihle Brothers amusement park ride for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: Frame up restoration, complete with custom made floor pan from original specs. Brand new 5 hp Honda Engine with less than hour running time (but, has been in storage for 20 years). All new upholstery and steering wheel crash pad. New tires with original rims and knock offs. Stainless steel gas tank built from original design (not mounted in cart/ because gas tank is on new engine). All trim has been powde...[Read More]( [Drawings and papers of Lotus designer Ron Hickman donated to National Motor Museum Trust at Beaulieu]( [Drawings and papers of Lotus designer Ron Hickman donated to National Motor Museum Trust at Beaulieu]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Though he retired in 1982, Ron Hickman never really stopped designing things. Over a three-decade career, his achievements include a quartet of Lotus automobiles, but his most successful invention was a folding, portable workbench that became the Black & Decker Workmate. Now, seven years after death in 2011, at age 78, Hickman's widow, Helen, has donated a trove of drawings, photographs, and documents from his automotive design career to the U.K.'s National Motor Museum Trust at Beaulieu. Ford Chameleon G...[Read More]( [My dear guests, I am Mr. Strohl, your host. Welcome to Photochop Island]( [My dear guests, I am Mr. Strohl, your host. Welcome to Photochop Island]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Some days we all need a little break from reality. So forget your bills, forget your job, forget yourself, and make that day today, because it's time to drag the waters of my Photochops bookmarks folder and see what comes flopping up into my dinghy. We'll start with Paulie Waulie's 1968 Pontiac Grand Prix, above, a nod nod nod to the Bunkie Beak. A brushguard-wearing brodozer before its time... A while back, Casey delivered his 1960 Cadillac Series 52, an exploration of an alternate timeline in which GM fu...[Read More]( [Chicago, 1973]( [Chicago, 1973]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: 1973 Location: near Roosevelt Road, Chicago, Illinois Source: C. William Brubaker photo, University of Illinois at Chicago Digital Collections What do you see here?...[Read More]( Sunday, November 11, 2018 ["I'm not afraid of anything:" RIP Kitty O'Neil]( ['I'm not afraid of anything:' RIP Kitty O'Neil]( Posted by Hemmings Staff - In the wake of stuntwoman and land-speed record holder Kitty O'Neil's death last week at the age of 72, Kurt collected up the trio of videos below that tell much of her life story and that highlight some of her most daring stunts and thrill rides, which we felt was perhaps the best way to memorialize her. ...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1990 BMW 325iA cabriolet]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1990 BMW 325iA cabriolet]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: This 1990 325iA Cabriolet is a ONE OWNER car that has been 100% garage kept its entire life. Our father bought this car as a gift to himself after surviving 5 college tuitions and 5 weddings and treated it very special. This car has never seen snow or ice, spending the winters covered up in a heated garage with a trickle charger so it could be turned over and driven around the block when the streets were dry. Sadly, dad is now 87 years old and unable to drive and it's time for him to ...[Read More]( [Four-Links - blowin' bubbles, Art Trailer Gallery, Patterson, Russian Impala stout]( [Four-Links - blowin' bubbles, Art Trailer Gallery, Patterson, Russian Impala stout]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Wanna see how Jeffrey Jones blew the bubbletop for his Mysterion clone? Fortunately, this week he wrote up an Instructable for the extremely detail-oriented process. * Sou'wester Arts in Oregon took a dilapidated RV park and turned it into a sort of hotel-slash-art gallery with discounted rates for artists-in-residency. * Motorcities this week explored the history of the Patterson-Greenfield, the only car company started and run by African-Americans. * Somehow, one of the most American of vehicl...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1955 Plymouth Belvedere]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1955 Plymouth Belvedere]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Unrestored 1955 Plymouth Belvedere four-door for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: 4 dr sedan 2 tone with sport tone trim showing only a bit of 63 yr old patina in that some of the paint on fenders & top is thinning a bit. 6 cylinder with Powerflite transmission. Car has only just over 38,000 miles. Turquoise bottom, Glade Green (I believe) top. I've owned this car for 10 years and put 10,000 miles on it. It is unrestored, including its original interior, with some of the since-new lubricatio...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S MOST READ [If KITT had a family: Pontiac tried to resurrect a 15-year-old concept with its Trans Am Kammback]( [If KITT had a family: Pontiac tried to resurrect a 15-year-old concept with its Trans Am Kammback]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - These days, photochoppers don't waste much time in slapping together station wagon or shooting brake versions of every new car after the first official images of that car hit the Internet. Spiritually, those photochoppers have plenty in common with Pontiac staffers who, throughout the Seventies and Eighties, slapped together multiple wagon versions of the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, one of which will go to auction early next year. In fact, the Camaro/Firebird twins, though only ever available as coupes and convert...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION [This or That - Season 3: 1957 Willys Pickup or 1958 Chevy Apache 31?]( [This or That - Season 3: 1957 Willys Pickup or 1958 Chevy Apache 31?]( Posted by Matt Litwin - 1957 Willys Pickup (top, image by Jim Donnelly); 1958 Chevrolet Apache 31 (bottom, image by Terry McGean). Editor's comment: Please note that the This or That column is not a comparison report between two vehicles, but rather a feature that enables us, in an idyllic world, to add a collectible vehicle into our dream garage on a regular basis, but with a catch: We can only pick one vehicle fromthis pairing, and it has to be for enjoyment purposes rather than as an investment. So let's climb into the ultimate aut...[Read More]( Hemmings Motor News will not sell or share your e-mail address with other companies. 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