Hemmings Daily: 2019 Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance sneak peek: 1935 Chrysler Airstream Convertible

1935 Chrysler Airstream convertible; image courtesy of William Stanley. It's been several months since we announced the featured marks for the 2019 Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance. Days after the conclusion of last year's event,our staff began assembling another stellar field of show cars and, with the event weekend four months away, we felt it was time to provide sneak peeks at some of the vehicles that are scheduled to be on display. In this first of what will be several teasers, we present this 193 [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Friday, May 17, 2019 [2019 Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance Sneak Peek: 1935 Chrysler Airstream Convertible]( [2019 Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance Sneak Peek: 1935 Chrysler Airstream Convertible]( Posted by Matt Litwin - 1935 Chrysler Airstream convertible; image courtesy of William Stanley. It's been several months since we announced the featured marks for the 2019 Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance. Days after the conclusion of last year's event,our staff began assembling another stellar field of show cars and, with the event weekend four months away, we felt it was time to provide sneak peeks at some of the vehicles that are scheduled to be on display. In this first of what will be several teasers, we present this 193... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1981 Triumph Bonneville T140]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1981 Triumph Bonneville T140]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1981 Triumph T140 twin plug head race bike. A lot of history for not much money! Used in the Battle of the Twins races in the early 80's it was then parked in as used condition. The second owner bought it from auction, welded a kickstand on it and was terrorizing his neighborhood when I found it last year. Though I was not able to figure out the racer who rode the bike, it still wears its race numbers and AMA Tech Inspection sticker from the last time it ran. Overall the bike ru...[Read More]( [London's V&A Museum to take a look at how the automobile changed the world]( [London's V&A Museum to take a look at how the automobile changed the world]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - More than a century after the automobile became a staple of daily life, it has shaped modern society both directly (for instance, the rise of the suburb) and indirectly (its significance in consumerism and industrial design). London's Victoria and Albert Museum, which predates the automobile by decades, has decided to at last turn its gaze on the automobile with an exhibit focusing on those various influences and some of the vehicles that have changed our world. "As we stand at a new turning point in mobility d...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [A most improbable find: a 1973 Challenger in eastern Lebanon]( [A most improbable find: a 1973 Challenger in eastern Lebanon]( Posted by Hemmings contributor - Since a very young age, I have found cars to be absolutely fascinating! I still recall my very first purchase of Hemmings Motor News magazine, in 1981, from a small newspaper kiosk in Southern California. Ever since then, I was hooked on anything related to Classic/Muscle cars and restorations. Although I didn't pursue it professionally, throughout the years I got more and more intrigued by Classics/Muscle cars. When I had to move to Beirut, Lebanon, I purchased several Muscle and Classic cars to ship them wit...[Read More]( [VIDEO: 9 most-forgotten muscle cars?]( [VIDEO: 9 most-forgotten muscle cars?]( Posted by Dan Stoner - We love Top-10 lists. Even Forgotten-9 lists. Which brings us to this week's video: Are these the nine most-forgotten muscle cars? We'll admit, there's at least one oddball in there that we may not even consider an actual muscle car, but what about the others? And, judging by the locations in some of these clips, there might be more of an "overseas" opinion of American Muscle. And are the statements made all accurate and factual? What say ye? One thing we do know: We love all the cars. But are they all Muscle? An...[Read More]( [Chicago, 1960s]( [Chicago, 1960s]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1960s Location: South Throop Street and West Congress Parkway, Chicago, Illinois Source: University of Illinois at Chicago Digital Collections What do you see here?...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [This Day in Automotive History] THIS DAY IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY 5/17/1868: Horace Dodge born, Niles, Michigan 5/17/1994: Al Unser Sr. announces his retirement from racing UPCOMING EVENTS [Springfield Swap Meet & Car Show]( May 24, 2019 - Springfield, OH [Mid-America Street Rod Nationals]( May 24, 2019 - Springfield, MO [7th Annual AHRMA Vintage Motorcycle Festival & Swap Meet]( May 24, 2019 - Millville, NJ [Lane Automotive 31st Annual Car Show]( May 24, 2019 - Watervliet, MI [Downtown Downers Grove Summer Nights Classic Car Show]( May 24, 2019 - Downers Grove, IL [OReilly Automotive Classic Car Show]( May 25, 2019 - Halton City, TX [See All Events]( [Sponsor]( FEATURED CLASSIFIEDS [1950 Oldsmobile 88]( [1950 Oldsmobile 88]( [$35,500]( [1973 Dodge Dart Swinger]( [1973 Dodge Dart Swinger]( [$12,500]( [1971 Buick Riviera]( [1971 Buick Riviera]( [$28,000]( [1959 Ford Skyliner]( [1959 Ford Skyliner]( [$32,900]( [1954 Packard Pacific]( [1954 Packard Pacific]( [$36,900]( [1965 Plymouth Sport Fury]( [1965 Plymouth Sport Fury]( [$13,900]( [1975 Triumph TR6]( [1975 Triumph TR6]( [$15,000]( [1928 Ford Model A]( [1928 Ford Model A]( [$33,000]( PROMOTED LISTING [1966 Ford Mustang]( [1966 Ford Mustang]( [$23,900]( [Oldsmobile 455 Big Block Engine ('70-'72)]( [Oldsmobile 455 Big Block Engine ('70-'72)]( [$3,500]( [View All Classifieds]( FEATURED IN THE BLOG [Half a century later, the fate of the last Corvair ever built remains unknown]( [Half a century later, the fate of the last Corvair ever built remains unknown]( [1966 Chevrolet Corvair homecoming - The good news and the bad news]( [1966 Chevrolet Corvair homecoming - The good news and the bad news]( [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 16, 2019 [With Cord revival project stalled, Cord rights to be auctioned off again]( [With Cord revival project stalled, Cord rights to be auctioned off again]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Though Craig Corbell said he got to within a year of putting prototypes for his Cord revival project on the road, he's decided to drop the project altogether and put the rights for the Cord name back up for sale, citing in part the lack of guidelines from the federal government regarding low-volume replica cars. "I'm the type of guy who'll get distracted by shiny things I see on the corner," he said. "And this has just been a long time waiting." Corbell bought the rights to the Cord name for $242,000 in late 2...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1977 Ford F150 Ranger]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1977 Ford F150 Ranger]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1977 Ford F150, Meet Moose. This was my Mom's truck, and nobody ever got around her in traffic! After moving to the metro area, driving a T1000, she went shopping for something like this! Frame-off restoration in 2002. You can see by the photos how well it has held up. This was a thorough project for a well-loved vehicle, not a sell-it-quick effort. Frame and chassis components sandblasted and undercoated for maximum protection. Most of the body panels were replaced, only the hood is ...[Read More]( [Volkswagen Classic sends off the Beetle in style in Italy's 2019 Mille Miglia]( [Volkswagen Classic sends off the Beetle in style in Italy's 2019 Mille Miglia]( Posted by Mark J. McCourt - Images courtesy of Volkswagen AG Volkswagen, Germany's ever-sentimental automaker, has decided to commemorate the end of production of its current Beetle modelby once again entering two of its original Type 1 models in competition in Italy's famous Mille Miglia. This modern annual event, which set off from the traditional host city of Brescia on Wednesday, May 15, is run in tribute to the original 1,000-mile (circa 1,600-kilometer) race to Rome and back, which took place most years between 1927 and 1957. One of...[Read More]( [Seen in the Sibley: 1908 Maxwell LC Tourabout]( [Seen in the Sibley: 1908 Maxwell LC Tourabout]( Posted by David Conwill - The 1909 Maxwell DA in the Sibley Museum at Hemmings World Headquarters in Bennnington, Vermont. Photo by the writer. It's appropriate to begin with this car because it is the genesis of this series. It's not the oldest car in the collection from a design standpoint (that honor belongs to the 1886 Benz replica previously profiled by Dan Strohl). It is the oldest from a chronological standpoint, however, and it's related to an Automotive Pioneers segment in Hemmings Classic Car #164. The subject of th...[Read More]( [Philadelphia, 1977]( [Philadelphia, 1977]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: March 1977 Location: Frederick A. Meyer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Source: Temple University Libraries Digital Collections What do you see here?...[Read More]( Wednesday, May 15, 2019 [As Team Vesco gears up for 500 MPH record, Turbinator inducted into Dry Lakes Racing Hall of Fame]( [As Team Vesco gears up for 500 MPH record, Turbinator inducted into Dry Lakes Racing Hall of Fame]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Typically, one enters a hall of fame after accomplishing their greatest feats, not before. Rick Vesco and his team, however, were more than happy to accept honors from the Dry Lakes Racing Hall of Fame earlier this month before getting back to their plans to push the world land-speed record for wheel-driven cars to north of 500 mph later this year. "It's been a real long learning curve, but it looks like we're finally there," Rick said. If all had gone to plan, Rick and the Turbinator II team, both based out o...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1960 MG A]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1960 MG A]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Le Mans tribute 1960 MG A for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: 1960 MG A Roadster 1600, Reluctant sale of my 1960 (titled in 1961) MGA 1600. The MG has been thoughtfully customized to replicate the MGA's used at Le Mans in the 1950's. The hood and doors are aluminum and the aero behind the driver is glass fiber. Wooden floors have been replaced with metal and battery has been moved from behind the seats to the engine bay. I have recently been through the car spending over $3k on parts and ...[Read More]( [Boss Reunion to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ford's showroom-sold Trans-Am cars]( [Boss Reunion to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ford's showroom-sold Trans-Am cars]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - In 1969, Ford debuted a new version of the Mustang to counter the dominance of the Chevrolet Camaro in the SCCA's Trans-Am series. Simultaneously, the automaker needed a platform to carry its semi-hemi 429-cu.in. V-8, developed specifically for NASCAR competition. The resulting homologation-special Boss 302 and Boss 429 Mustangs went on to become performance legends and sought-after collectibles, and August 30- September 1 the Boss Reunion 2019 will honor these (and other) limited-production Boss models. Ford...[Read More]( [Cummins's adiabatic engine experiments produced some of the world's most efficient internal combustion engines]( [Cummins's adiabatic engine experiments produced some of the world's most efficient internal combustion engines]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - If the key to keeping the internal combustion engine viable lies with increasing its efficiency, then engineers have a long way to go. Garden-variety internal combustion engines unlock maybe 20 to 30 percent of the energy available in their fuels. The most advanced gasoline engines these days -- the ones with bleeding-edge technology and decades of research and development behind them -- manage a thermal efficiency of about 40 percent. More than 30 years ago, however, an experimental adiabatic engine reportedly s...[Read More]( [Lurgan, Northern Ireland, 1990]( [Lurgan, Northern Ireland, 1990]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: September 1990 Location: Market Street, Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland Source: GWV Whitcroft, via National Library of Ireland What do you see here?...[Read More]( Tuesday, May 14, 2019 [Proto-Porsche: The 1939 Type 64]( [Proto-Porsche: The 1939 Type 64]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Following his work on the development of the Volkswagen Type 1 (then known as the Type 60 or KdF-Wagen), but years before the launch of the Porsche 356, Ferdinand Porsche was responsible for another sports car based upon the "People's Car." The VW Type 60K10 -- commonly referred to as the Porsche Type 64 -- was developed for a prewar race between Berlin and Rome that never happened, but remains the unmistakable link in the chain between Volkswagen and Porsche. Three were built, of which two survive today, and this A...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1977 Chevrolet K10]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1977 Chevrolet K10]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Low-mileage 1977 Chevrolet K10 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: one of a kind truck and a rare opportunity. The truck is believed to have 500 Original Miles. The original owner of the truck passed away shortly after purchasing the truck and putting a camper on the back. It was then parked for many years by his wife. Another gentleman purchased the truck and did a restoration on the it. The truck looks and drives like a truck would with 500 miles. The interior is in excellent shape and is ...[Read More]( [New exhibit looks at the 'History, Mythology and Perceptions' of Harley-Davidson]( [New exhibit looks at the 'History, Mythology and Perceptions' of Harley-Davidson]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Harley-Davidson is an American success story, rife with both failure and triumph. The company is a marketing machine with a 116-year history of carefully cultivating an image, one that's earned scores of fans and detractors alike. Opening May 18, a new exhibit at the AACA Museum Inc. in Hershey, Pennsylvania, will examineHarley-Davidson: History, Mythology and Perceptions of America's Motorcycle. Harley-Davidson was founded in 1903 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by William Harley and Arthur Davidson, childhood frie...[Read More]( [Open Diff: Has driving become joyless?]( [Open Diff: Has driving become joyless?]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - There's a certain romantic ideal that comes with owning a convertible sports car. Being part of the environment while enjoying the song of a multi-cam engine combine to create a magical atmosphere, one that makes the suffering of a long winter easily forgotten. That's what drew me to small convertible sports cars in the first place, and it's what has always brought me back to them. For me, twisty-road trips on a temperate spring day were once the stuff dreams (and stress relief) were made of. Not long ago, the ke...[Read More]( [Vancouver, 1974]( [Vancouver, 1974]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: May 1974 Location: Haro Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Source: City of Vancouver Archives What do you see here?...[Read More]( Monday, May 13, 2019 [Original Zagato blueprints accompany Zagato-bodied cars at auction]( [Original Zagato blueprints accompany Zagato-bodied cars at auction]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - While Milan-based firm Zagato celebrates its centennial with events on multiple continents this year, RM Sotheby's has hit upon a unique way to celebrate the anniversary by pairing original blueprints from the coachbuilder with examples of the cars built from those very blueprints. What differentiated Ugo Zagato when he set up shop in 1919 in Milan was his experience shaping aluminum and knowledge of lightweight aerodynamic design after working as an aircraft builder during World War I. He initially subcontracted...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1963 Silver Streak Sabre]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1963 Silver Streak Sabre]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Restored 1963 Silver Streak Sabre for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: 22' travel trailer by Silver Streak of El Monte CA. - back to original condition - no modifications - all original hardware in place - restoration over a 3 year period by a specialist in Pasadena - purchased by our family right after the trailer was completed in September of 2009 Never used for camping - used as a static display in an classic car museum - everything immaculate folks have suggested that it would make an...[Read More]( [The McPherson College C.A.R.S. Motoring Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary]( [The McPherson College C.A.R.S. Motoring Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - It takes a lot of effort to put together a national-level car show (and trust us, we know this first-hand). Somehow, the student members of the C.A.R.S. (College Automotive Restoration Students) Club at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas, have been doing this successfully for the past 20 years, and if this year's event, held on Saturday, May 4, was any indication, the Motoring Festival should be on every reader's must-attend list. The show features something for everyone in the old-car hobby, with unresto...[Read More]( [Subtle as a chain-link jock strap]( [Subtle as a chain-link jock strap]( Posted by Jeff Koch - Photos by Scarab Engineering. The 2019 International Z-Car Convention (ZCON), presented by the Z Car Club of America (ZCCA), is set to host the largest Scarab Z-car reunion in history July 16-20 in Branson, Missouri. Scarab Engineering produced Datsun Scarab automobiles from 1975 to 1981. With one or two exceptions, Scarabs began life as two-passenger Datsun Zs, and were infused with small-block Chevy V-8 power. Today, the name Scarab is used by some to describe any Datsun Z-car with a V-8 engine, rega...[Read More]( [California, 1960s]( [California, 1960s]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1960s Location: somewhere in California Source: Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library What do you see here?...[Read More]( Sunday, May 12, 2019 [Cool in the carpool: a tribute to fast moms]( [Cool in the carpool: a tribute to fast moms]( Posted by Hemmings contributor - My mom wore bright red lipstick, cat eye sunglasses and drove a dove grey, 1968 Citron Safari. I remember when she would drop my four siblings and me off at school she would pull her rocket-shaped station wagon up to the curb. The kids at school would surround our car begging her, Make it go up and down! Make it go up and down! The DS, which sounds like Desse or goddess, when pronounced in French, would raise and lower like a futuristic hovercraft, thrilling my friends waiting for first bell....[Read More]( [Four-Links - Car Trek, modern Pierce-Arrows, RIP AHA, Chevy in the Hole]( [Four-Links - Car Trek, modern Pierce-Arrows, RIP AHA, Chevy in the Hole]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Matt Anderson at The Henry Ford, which has a Star Trek exhibit running from this weekend through September, took a look at the various classic cars that appeared through the original series' run. Who can blame them for not driving? After all, we're talking about a universe in which teleportation is a thing. But Star Trek isn't an entirely auto-free zone. Through the clever storytelling devices of science fiction, Kirk, Spock, and McCoy encounter multiple 20th-century American cars over the course of the show. ...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1988 GAZ 24-10 Volga]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1988 GAZ 24-10 Volga]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Low-mileage 1988 GAZ 24-10 Volga for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: This car was GAZ-24 body with improved 98 hp (73 kW) engine, revised mechanicals, heavily modified interior and many exterior differences (different headlights, flush door handles reducing the risk of pedestrian injury, ventless front doors, bumpers without bumper guards, plastic grille, plastic "aerodynamic" hubcaps, fewer bright metal parts, and so on). In 1982, GAZ introduced the third generation of the Volga the GAZ-3102....[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1958 Oldsmobile Fiesta Super Eighty-Eight station wagon]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1958 Oldsmobile Fiesta Super Eighty-Eight station wagon]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: Super Rare 1958 Oldsmobile Super 88 Fiesta 4-Door Hardtop Station Wagon Unbelievable amount of Chrome and Coolness! Nearly impossible to find, and even harder for people not to look at this family cruiser of unparalleled dimensions! There were no corners cut when it came to putting chrome on the Fiesta Wagons and it shows in the '58 with no excuses. This wagon gets more comments about its phantom reputation in the local shows than any other! Exterior is an older deep black paint, I...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S MOST READ [Richard Sias's 1968 Dodge Charger design both defined and ended his career at Chrysler]( [Richard Sias's 1968 Dodge Charger design both defined and ended his career at Chrysler]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Richard Sias should, by many of his contemporaries' accounts, be as widely hailed an automotive designer today as any of those contemporaries themselves. Instead, he exited the auto design world not long after getting bypassed for recognition for his work on the 1968 Dodge Charger, a design that has since become one of the most iconic of the muscle car era. The design of the Coke-bottle Charger, Sias always maintained, wasn't his alone, rather that of a team that he led. However, he didn't come to lead that team ...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION [Open Diff - What does it matter how many license plates you have on your car?]( [Open Diff - What does it matter how many license plates you have on your car?]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - My native land, Ohio, has eliminated the requirement to have a front license plate as well as a rear plate. Good for you, Buckeyes, I guess. Now tell me why? The push for single license plates seems to take up an inordinate amount of resources. A quick review of SEMA alerts shows that at least 10 states in addition to Ohio have considered some sort of legislation to address the issue this year, and it seems to be a perennial topic. SEMA's notices offer one defense of the single license plate, noting that it "p...[Read More]( Hemmings Motor News will not sell or share your e-mail address with other companies. 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