Hemmings Daily: Now pay attention, 007 - promotional James Bond Aston Martin DB5 to cross the block in Monterey

The Snow Shadow Gray, gadget-equipped Aston Martin DB5 that premiered in the 1964 James Bond thriller Goldfinger, and reappeared (briefly) in 1965's Thunderball, is certainly one of the most-recognized cars in the world. Two DB5s were used in filming and two more were later built by Aston Martin for promotional purposes. One of these latter two, a factory-modified 1965 Aston Martin DB5 with a three-owner history, will cross the auction stage in Monterey, California, on August 15, one of RM Sotheby's premier offering [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Friday, June 14, 2019 [Now pay attention, 007 - promotional James Bond Aston Martin DB5 to cross the block in Monterey]( [Now pay attention, 007 - promotional James Bond Aston Martin DB5 to cross the block in Monterey]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - The Snow Shadow Gray, gadget-equipped Aston Martin DB5 that premiered in the 1964 James Bond thriller Goldfinger, and reappeared (briefly) in 1965's Thunderball, is certainly one of the most-recognized cars in the world. Two DB5s were used in filming and two more were later built by Aston Martin for promotional purposes. One of these latter two, a factory-modified 1965 Aston Martin DB5 with a three-owner history, will cross the auction stage in Monterey, California, on August 15, one of RM Sotheby's premier offering... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1954 Flxible]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1954 Flxible]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Motorhome conversion 1954 Flxible for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: Original Mount Rainier National Park Tour Bus Rare Scenic Roof Sightseer Windows: This unique and well documented Mt. Rainer Natl. Park tour bus has a significant history in the Northwest, transporting countless visitors to Paradise and other park locations. Historic enough for a museum, this bus carries a unique story and a history of cherished memories and would be welcome and enjoyed by many if used as a tour bus or RV....[Read More]( [The Owls Head Transportation Museum adds "Fads and Failures" exhibition and more interactive elements]( [The Owls Head Transportation Museum adds 'Fads and Failures' exhibition and more interactive elements]( Posted by Jake McBride - Not every technological advancement is a success. Some don't function as advertised, like the 1899 Horsey Horseless, while others -- like the Stout Scarab -- were simply ahead of their time. The lesson has been learned time and time again, from microcars to helicopters. The Owls Head Transportation Museum in Owls Head, Maine, intends to tell the story of the technologies that didn't catch on in its newest exhibition, a three-year installation entitled Fads and Failures. The collection will include cars, bikes, fl...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [When less was more - selling the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro]( [When less was more - selling the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Introduced for the 1967 model year, Chevrolet's Camaro was designed to go head-to-head with the phenomenally successful Ford Mustang. By the Camaro's third-year on the market, it was doing an admirable job of closing the sales gap, thanks in part to consumer advertising that relied primarily upon images to deliver the sales pitch. Above, we see the Camaro -- specifically a Camaro SS with the RS package, per Chevrolet's ad copy -- staged artistically in front of a Corvette Stingray, with the title, "Camaro and com...[Read More]( [Daily Briefing: DB4 GT Zagato Continuation to debut at Le Mans; RM Auctions Cars and Coffee at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum; 2019 Automotive Hall of Fame Induction Gala]( [Daily Briefing: DB4 GT Zagato Continuation to debut at Le Mans; RM Auctions Cars and Coffee at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum; 2019 Automotive Hall of Fame Induction Gala]( Posted by Jake McBride - Aston Martin's Heritage Division headquarters in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, UK, has produced the first of 19 DB4 GT Zagato Continuations that will be made available to the public. The first one, coated in fiery "Rosso Maja" red paint, will be shown at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Saturday, June 15. The continuation series are hand crafted in an effort to get as close as possible to the DB4 GT Zagato's original specifications. All 19 will be powered by a 390hp 4.7-liter inline-six that puts power to the rear ...[Read More]( [WATCH...or better yet, LISTEN: Dave Wallace, Jr.!]( [WATCH...or better yet, LISTEN: Dave Wallace, Jr.!]( Posted by Dan Stoner - This week, we're bringing you a great video that's probably best just listened to while you're googling vintage drag racing photos. The one and only Dave Wallace, Jr. - the hardest-working man in drag racing - sat down just long enough to be interviewed for an upcoming video production...and we were lucky enough to be on the email chain when he let us know about it! Dave's one of the most knowledgeable historians, track shooters, journalists and active champions for drag racing we know. And, pardon our French, he...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Las Vegas, 1988]( [Las Vegas, 1988]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: August 1988 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Source: Vintage Las Vegas What do you see here?...[Read More]( [This Day in Automotive History] THIS DAY IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY 6/14/1832: Nikolaus Otto born, Holzhausen, Germany UPCOMING EVENTS [Rocky Mountain Street Rod Nationals]( June 21, 2019 - Pueblo, CO [Monterey Rock & Rod Festival]( June 21, 2019 - Monterey, CA ['Summer of 69' Classic Cougar 50th Anniversary Show]( June 21, 2019 - Auburn, IN [Cruise Night at TK's Ice Cream]( June 21, 2019 - Cream Ridge, NJ [Carlisle Chevrolet Nationals]( June 21, 2019 - Carlisle, PA [Camaros and Firebirds]( June 21, 2019 - Maggie Valley, NC [See All Events]( [Sponsor]( FEATURED CLASSIFIEDS [1996 Dodge Viper]( [1996 Dodge Viper]( [$65,000]( [1950 Mercury]( [1950 Mercury]( [$39,900]( [1963 Chrysler Crown Imperial]( [1963 Chrysler Crown Imperial]( [$29,000]( [1979 Ford F250]( [1979 Ford F250]( [$28,500]( [1969 Chevrolet Camaro]( [1969 Chevrolet Camaro]( [$55,000]( [1948 Studebaker Commander]( [1948 Studebaker Commander]( [$13,500]( [1973 Jensen Interceptor]( [1973 Jensen Interceptor]( [$85,000]( [1996 Buick Roadmaster]( [1996 Buick Roadmaster]( [$7,995]( PROMOTED LISTING [1965 Plymouth Fury 3]( [1965 Plymouth Fury 3]( [$65,000]( PROMOTED LISTING [1973 Triumph GT6]( [1973 Triumph GT6]( [$34,150]( PROMOTED LISTING [1973 Ford Mustang]( [1973 Ford Mustang]( [Auction]( [Lotus / Ford Weber twin-cam cylinder head]( [Lotus / Ford Weber twin-cam cylinder head]( [$6,950]( [View All Classifieds]( FEATURED IN THE BLOG [1966 Chevrolet Corvair homecoming - The good news and the bad news]( [1966 Chevrolet Corvair homecoming - The good news and the bad news]( [In praise of the Allard Atom, the world's smallest race car]( [In praise of the Allard Atom, the world's smallest race car]( [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, June 13, 2019 [Pontiac museum adding second location in effort to provide long-term sustainability]( [Pontiac museum adding second location in effort to provide long-term sustainability]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Every other week, it seems, another car museum somewhere closes, downsizes, merges, or faces some sort of existential financial trouble. Tim Dye sees this happening and has decided that the best way to provide for the long-term future of the eight-year-old Pontiac-Oakland Museum that he oversees in Pontiac, Illinois, with his wife, Penny, is to open a second, larger museum in Pontiac, Michigan. "How many times do you hear about some rich guy who opens a museum then passes away, his family has an auction, and it's...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1973 Alfa Romeo Berlina]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1973 Alfa Romeo Berlina]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Refurbished 1973 Alfa Romeo Berlina for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: Stunning example in excellent condition - will happily work with seller to arrange transport and import to the USA 2.0L Inline-Four 5-Speed Manual Gearbox SPICA Fuel Injection Engine Rebuilt in 2017 New Clutch, Resurfaced Flywheel Starter & Battery Replaced This 1973 Alfa Romeo Berlina was reportedly sold new in Ontario, where it remains today with its current owner of 32 years. The car is powered by a fuel-i...[Read More]( [Driving in the Hemmings Motor News Great Race Presented by Hagerty is no picnic]( [Driving in the Hemmings Motor News Great Race Presented by Hagerty is no picnic]( Posted by Jim O'Clair - For those not familiar with time, speed, and distance racing, the objective of the Hemmings Motor News Great Race is not to get to the finish line first, but to get to the finish line with a time closest to the total measured time for the entire event. This time is determined by Rally Master John Claussen, who completes the entire trip with a wheel-mounted odometer as many as five times before the start of the event. He makes any determinations on speed, direction, switchbacks, scoring loops, turns, and stops throug...[Read More]( [Daily Briefing: Rodeo Drive Father's Day Concours; Emory Motorsports builds hot rod Porsche 356 mashup; Copshaholm to feature world's oldest Lincoln]( [Daily Briefing: Rodeo Drive Father's Day Concours; Emory Motorsports builds hot rod Porsche 356 mashup; Copshaholm to feature world's oldest Lincoln]( Posted by Jake McBride - For the 26th year, families will gather at the Rodeo Drive Concours d'Elegance for Father's Day. As part of a special lineup honoring Bentley's centenary, the 1928 Bentley 4.5 Litre pictured above will be featured alongside other historically important Bentleys including a 1927 3/4.5 Litre Le Mans Special, a 1960 S2 Continental, and a recreation of the historic Blue Train Bentley. The 2019 Rodeo Drive Concours is free to attend but proceeds from merchandise and refreshments will benefit the Beverly Hills Po...[Read More]( [Ford Times magazine presents the 1970 Fords]( [Ford Times magazine presents the 1970 Fords]( Posted by Mark J. McCourt - Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of William Orem. One of the earliest and most beloved of all of the 20th-century automotive promotional publications was the Ford Motor Company's venerable Ford Times. This factory magazine was a popular institution that reached the first American households in 1908, the year the earliest Model Ts started hitting the road. It would be published until 1917, then reintroduced in 1943, running until 1993 before falling prey to a tightening budg...[Read More]( [Menton, France, 1960s]( [Menton, France, 1960s]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1960s Location: Quai Napoleon III, Menton, France Source: postcard via Frenchcurious What do you see here?...[Read More]( [Hemmings prepares to launch all-new online auction experience]( [Hemmings prepares to launch all-new online auction experience]( Posted by Hemmings Media Workshop - For generations, Hemmings has been the go-to source when buying or selling vintage and specialty vehicles and parts. Hemmings also played a central role in the creation of the classic car hobby and industry when it launched its legendary directory, connecting professionals and hobbyists to the products and services supporting it, earning the tagline, "The Bible of the Old Car Hobby." Magazines written for the serious enthusiast followed, as did events, all crafted by dedicated car people to appeal to like-minded fan...[Read More]( Wednesday, June 12, 2019 [2019 Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance sneak peek: 1928 Hupmobile E-4 Sedan]( [2019 Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance sneak peek: 1928 Hupmobile E-4 Sedan]( Posted by Matt Litwin - 1928 Hupmobile E-4 five-passenger sedan. Image by Terry Shea. The countdown to our2019 Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegancecontinues, and so too does our look at some of the vehicles thatare scheduled to be on display. In this update, we bring you the car pictured above:a 1928 Hupmobile E-Series (E-4) five-passenger Sedan, owned byKim Little; a vehicle featured last year in our Hemmings Classic Car publication. Hupmobile was the brainchild of Robert Craig Hupp. A resident of the Detroit area,H...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1991 GMC Typhoon prototype]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1991 GMC Typhoon prototype]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Documented 1991 GMC Typhoon prototype for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: This is a 1991 GMC Typhoon Prototype, 1 of only a few built by PAS (Production Automotive Services) who was contracted by GM for the development and production of the GMC Syclones and Typhoons. Production years for the Typhoon were 1992 and 1993 with a total volume of 4,697 combined over the two model years. The Typhoon is often credited with starting the high performance SUV market that is prevalent today, hence making t...[Read More]( [Hershey Champions 2019 - The Elegance at Hershey surprises everyone with their best concours yet]( [Hershey Champions 2019 - The Elegance at Hershey surprises everyone with their best concours yet]( Posted by Richard Lentinello - You would think that a concours with only 75 automobiles wouldn't be worth attending, but if you roamed the manicured show field at the Hershey Hotel this past Sunday during The Elegance at Hershey Concours then you would have quickly discovered just how wrong that assumption was. Each and every one of those 75 cars was a spectacular representative of a specific era and category the likes of which have rarely ever been assembled before. Best of Britain 1900-1949 award went to this beautiful 1939 Lagonda V-12 ...[Read More]( [Daily Briefing: Ford and Roush commemorate 75th anniversary of D-Day with special Mustang; "Born in Paris" event for Citroen's centennial; Gould's 24th annual Microcar Event celebrates small]( [Daily Briefing: Ford and Roush commemorate 75th anniversary of D-Day with special Mustang; 'Born in Paris' event for Citroen's centennial; Gould's 24th annual Microcar Event celebrates small]( Posted by Jake McBride - Ford Performance and Roush recently teamed up to create an aircraft-themed Mustang for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The custom muscle car wears livery that pays tribute to World War II airman Colonel Bud Anderson and his P-51D Mustang fighter airplanes. In addition to the white, green, yellow, and red paint, the P-51D's nickname "Old Crow" graces the hood of the Mustang. The changes are more than skin deep however, as Roush has fitted the Mustang GT with aPerformance TVS R2650 supercharger that squeezes 710 hors...[Read More]( [Open Diff - What are the best books for an automotive library?]( [Open Diff - What are the best books for an automotive library?]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - As you can see from the above photo I just took of the Hemmings Motor News library, form follows function when it comes to our shelves. That's largely because we'd rather spend our library budget on reference materials in our quest to make Hemmings the most accurate possible source of collector car information. And yet, keeping up with the world of automotive publishing could be a full-time job. The number of new automotive books released on a monthly basis outpaces the number of hours in a day to read them. Mean...[Read More]( [Chicago, 1960s]( [Chicago, 1960s]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: 1960s Location: East Ohio Street and North McClurg Avenue, Chicago, Illinois Source: via University of Illinois at Chicago Digital Collections What do you see here?...[Read More]( Tuesday, June 11, 2019 [The Last Overland project aims to return an Oxford-Cambridge Land Rover from Singapore to London]( [The Last Overland project aims to return an Oxford-Cambridge Land Rover from Singapore to London]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - In an era when the British Empire found its hold on colonies around the globe loosening, a group of recent graduates from England's two most distinguished universities piloted a pair of Land Rovers from London to Singapore along a route that some consider impassable today. Yet one of those trucks, helmed by one member of the original expedition, will set off from the Far East to make the return trip later this summer. "We were very probably overconfident, almost to the point of arrogant," Tim Slessor, one of the ...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1967 Buick Skylark Sport Coupe]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1967 Buick Skylark Sport Coupe]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1967 Buick Skylark Sport Coupe. Original 60,102 miles. Garaged Since New. 2nd Owner. V8 engine 300, auto transmission. Selling for aging parent who no longer drives. Dad purchased the Skylark in 1980 from the original owner, a local elderly woman, who kept it garaged since new. At that time the Skylark was all original with 40,000 miles. In 1981 the Buick received a complete high quality exterior restoration. The original bumpers were rechromed. A new vinyl top was installed. Some NOS...[Read More]( [The Final Saab Story: NEVS to auction the last Trollhattan-built 9-3]( [The Final Saab Story: NEVS to auction the last Trollhattan-built 9-3]( Posted by Mark J. McCourt - Photography by DanielBjrner, and courtesy of NEVS The world's most dedicated Saab enthusiasts convergedin Trollhttan, Sweden, the weekend of June 7-9 to attend the2019 Saab Car Museum Festival. It was during this event that NEVS -the electric car-focused company that purchased the former Saab Automobile AB factory and assets out of the 2011 bankruptcy of the short-lived, Spyker Cars-owned Swedish Automobile NV- announced it will auction the very last example of the model year 2014 Saab 9-3 Aero sedans b...[Read More]( [Daily Briefing: Museum receives historic running chassis; Automotive Hall of Fame offers scholarships; E.L. Cord talk at the National Automobile Museum]( [Daily Briefing: Museum receives historic running chassis; Automotive Hall of Fame offers scholarships; E.L. Cord talk at the National Automobile Museum]( Posted by Jake McBride - The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum of Auburn, Indiana, recently received a large and very historic donation. The running and restored 1926 Duesenberg Model A chassis comes fromPerry and Margie Pintzow of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The chassis' voyage from New Mexico to Indiana was a journey home, as the museum is housed in the Auburn-Cord-Deusenberg 1930s headquarters and only two hours from the factory where the vehicle was produced in Connersville, Indiana, some 93 years ago. The lack of bodywork allo...[Read More]( [Remembering Norman Dewis, 1920-2019]( [Remembering Norman Dewis, 1920-2019]( Posted by Dave LaChance - The Prince of Brown's Lane Norman Dewis well recalls his first meeting with William Lyons, just a week after joining Jaguar on New Year's Day 1952. "I was in the experimental shop--that's where my office was--and the door opened and this guy came in, and he said, 'Dewis?' He never called anybody by their first name, you see. He said, 'Dewis?' I said, 'Yes?' He said, 'I'm Bill Lyons, I'm the boss of the company. I'm very pleased to accept you in the company. I hope you can do a good job for us, but we do work ha...[Read More]( ['Zip to Zap' 50th anniversary car show]( ['Zip to Zap' 50th anniversary car show]( Posted by Don Homuth - If Woodstock had been held in North Dakota, with a car show -- celebrating the 50th anniversary "Zip to Zap." Photos by author. Readers beyond a certain age may recall a strange event that occurred in North Dakota on May 11, 1969. Months before Woodstock, the same year, college students from all around the nation decided to convene on the small town (Pop. 250) in lignite coal mining country for a "happening" -- a celebration for no particular reason. It was known nationally as the "Zip to Zap." I will admit (p...[Read More]( [Philadelphia, 1981]( [Philadelphia, 1981]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: October 1981 Location: Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Source: Richard Rosenberg, via Temple University Libraries Digital Collections What do you see here?...[Read More]( Monday, June 10, 2019 [Driveable Dream, No More: Revisiting a 1963 Saab 96 at the 2019 Carlisle Import and Performance Nationals]( [Driveable Dream, No More: Revisiting a 1963 Saab 96 at the 2019 Carlisle Import and Performance Nationals]( Posted by Mark J. McCourt - While walking through the ever-impressive Saabs @ Carlisle section during May 17-19'sImport & Performance Nationals, more popularly known as Import Carlisle, I stopped to admire a handsomely restored "bull-nose"Saab 96 with a rare factory sunroof that was parked in the Vintage 9's class. This car was next to the 93F racecar of our friend and dedicated Saaber, Tom Cox. I'd met Tom back in May of 2012, when Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car editor David LaChance and I found him and his rusty little red 1963 ...[Read More]( [Hemmings Finds of the Day - 1984 Shadow MVS prototypes]( [Hemmings Finds of the Day - 1984 Shadow MVS prototypes]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Pair of 1984 Shadow MVS prototype military vehicles for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: Two Shadow MVS Prototype Vehicles for Sale From the famous Shadow Racing Team involved in Formula 1, Can-Am and Formula 5000 Both vehicles have a Volkswagen 1.6 Liter Turbo Diesel 4 Cylinder Water Cooled Engine and are Water Fordable/Swimmable with Welded Aluminum Hulls MVS1-A1 - Transfer box 2 speed with full time 4WD with automatic differential locks, 18 gallon fuel tank, curb weight: 2715 lbs, pa...[Read More]( [Chilson Family Reunion Car Show to celebrate 50th Anniversary of the SC/Rambler]( [Chilson Family Reunion Car Show to celebrate 50th Anniversary of the SC/Rambler]( Posted by David Conwill - 1969 Hurst SC/Ramblers at the 2009 Chilson Family Reunion Car Show. The 2019 show promises to be the biggest gathering of the powerful AMC compact. Photos courtesy Kevin Shope For most of the 2000s, Gordy Chilson and his family sponsored a weekend car show at their dealerships on the Pennsylvania/New York state line. Those dealerships began as American Motors stores, so the emphasis on AMC products was a natural. Gordy is now approaching 70, so it has been a decade since he has hosted a gathering, but for 2019 he...[Read More]( [Daily Briefing: Roy Clark collection up for auction; New automotive heritage tours begin in Detroit; IMRRC welcomes new executive director]( [Daily Briefing: Roy Clark collection up for auction; New automotive heritage tours begin in Detroit; IMRRC welcomes new executive director]( Posted by Jake McBride - Known for his showHee Hawand hits likeYesterday When I was Young,the late Roy Clarkalso collected cars. The Country Music Hall of Famer, banjo player, and comedian,died in November 2018, at the age of 85. His seven-vehicle collectionis now up for auction at the Leake Auction in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The collection covers a range of body styles, featuring a 1972 Jeep CJ-5, a 1964 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Limousine, and a 1963 Pontiac Bonneville Safari Station Wagon. To see the full collection, visi...[Read More]( [Helping a Reader: Updating the guts of a '57 Ford blower]( [Helping a Reader: Updating the guts of a '57 Ford blower]( Posted by David Conwill - 1957 Ford cars, like this Fairlane Sunliner, were available with a supercharged engine topped with a Paxton VR-57. Image via lov2xlr8.no Not too long ago, Senior Editor Matt Litwin and I drove out to Brick, New Jersey, to photograph Rich Stuck's '57 Ford F-code. The F-code, for those of you whose '50s Ford trivia is a bit rusty, was the supercharged, 312-cu.in. Y-block V-8 that could be had in Ford passenger cars and Thunderbirds. It's a rare and desireable option that we've written up in both the December 2016 i...[Read More]( [Los Angeles, 1977]( [Los Angeles, 1977]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: 1977 Location: Harbor Freeway, Los Angeles, California Source: via Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library What do you see here?...[Read More]( Sunday, June 9, 2019 ["It's really nothing like ordinary acceleration." How Audi's Quattro system took racing by storm in the Eighties]( ['It's really nothing like ordinary acceleration.' How Audi's Quattro system took racing by storm in the Eighties]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - While the narration and production quality of this video detailing the development and racing victories of the Audi Quattro through WRC, SCCA Trans Am, and IMSA GTO are pure 1990, the interviews with the various Quattro drivers of the era -- Walter Roehrl, Jon Buffum, Michele Mouton, Bobby Unser, Hurley Haywood, and Hans Stuck -- are invaluable at describing how the all-wheel-drive system differed from traditional rear-wheel drive on the track and how it enabled Audi's repeated successes. ...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1968 Austin-Healey Sprite]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1968 Austin-Healey Sprite]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Restored 1968 Austin-Healey Sprite for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: wonderfully restored car with Only 27,000 Original Miles, making it a one-of-a-kind find and likely among the finest square body Sprites in existence. Now looking for a new home for this enthusiast car and considering all reasonable offers. Here's the provenance: My father acquired the car from a co-worker in 1973 while living in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and maintained it as needed throughout his 45 years of ownership. In 19...[Read More]( [Four-Links - all pro-Previa, Jeep and FCA-Renault, first car on lifts, Casa Grande neon park]( [Four-Links - all pro-Previa, Jeep and FCA-Renault, first car on lifts, Casa Grande neon park]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - One of the things Internet culture has lost with the advent of social media and Facebook groups is the preponderance of websites dedicated to individual models run by single-minded enthusiasts. All is not lost, though, as we see from Per-Gunnar H. gren's Toyota Previa-focused site, through which we've seen more Previa-related content in one place than anywhere else on the Internet lately. (via) * Before the FCA-Renault merger suddenly and unexpectedly fell apart this past week, the Toledo Blade took a look ...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1993 Ford Mustang Cobra]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1993 Ford Mustang Cobra]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1993 Ford Mustang Cobra, vibrant red, gray leather, 2 owners, original car, 84k miles, garage kept since new. Have the original window sticker, drive out tag, SVT certificate, and other Ford documentation. Front floor mats are original. No dents or dings, some paint chips. Very nice car, Serious inquires only. Find more Fords for sale on Hemmings.com....[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION [Pair of Petty NASCAR Plymouths head to auction in Harrisburg]( [Pair of Petty NASCAR Plymouths head to auction in Harrisburg]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Rule changes in NASCAR rendered Richard Petty's 1970 Plymouth Superbird obsolete after a single season, while his 1971 Plymouth Road Runner lasted two seasons before suffering the same fate. Once cast aside and sold for pennies on the dollar, the cars are blue-chip collectibles today, and both will cross Mecum's Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, auction stage this summer, part of the Todd Werner Collection. Ford lured Petty away from Mopar in 1969, and The King finished second in NASCAR Grand National Series champi...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S MOST READ [The man behind the Higgins boats that made D-Day possible also proposed rolling onto beaches in monster swamp buggies]( [The man behind the Higgins boats that made D-Day possible also proposed rolling onto beaches in monster swamp buggies]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Seventy-five years ago today, thousands of troops came ashore in the Normandy landings via LCVP Higgins boats, built from a design that originated in the Louisiana bayou with a brawling, hard-drinking industrialist who fought the Navy every step of the way to get his design approved. At the same time he was churning out the boats, however, he also envisioned something totally unconventional: using giant swamp buggies as literal all-terrain vehicles capable of rolling up to and over pretty much any beach. Andrew J...[Read More]( 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](.