Hemmings Daily: Clearing up confusion about the Iron Duke engine

Naming an engine beyond its actual displacement can do wonders for an automaker's marketing efforts. The capital-H Hemi has inestimable brand value, and Ford for many years relied on the Thunderbird script on V-8 rocker covers to impart the image of performance. Naming an engine can also lead to plenty of confusion years down the road, as we see with GM's Iron Duke four-cylinder. The Iron Duke itself is a fairly straightforward engine. Its pushrod overhead-valve design was typical of its time, as was its iron-hea [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Friday, September 20, 2019 [For the last time, the Iron Duke was not the same engine as the Chevy II four-cylinder]( [For the last time, the Iron Duke was not the same engine as the Chevy II four-cylinder]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Naming an engine beyond its actual displacement can do wonders for an automaker's marketing efforts. The capital-H Hemi has inestimable brand value, and Ford for many years relied on the Thunderbird script on V-8 rocker covers to impart the image of performance. Naming an engine can also lead to plenty of confusion years down the road, as we see with GM's Iron Duke four-cylinder. The Iron Duke itself is a fairly straightforward engine. Its pushrod overhead-valve design was typical of its time, as was its iron-hea... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day: 1986 Lotus Esprit Turbo]( [Hemmings Find of the Day: 1986 Lotus Esprit Turbo]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: For Sale: 1986 Lotus Esprit Turbo HCI. 17,362 Original Miles. Original Owner. Excellent condition S3 Esprit. Ready for new owner, who will greatly enjoy this rare vehicle. In 1986 only about 200 Esprit Turbo cars were built in the world. This is a very sought after exotic car, that is becoming harder to come by. This Esprit is 100% original except brand new BFGoodrich tires, and hood and rear trunk struts are new. History on this Esprit: My mom is the original owner, who bought this ...[Read More]( [What the heck is an Alken D-2?]( [What the heck is an Alken D-2?]( Posted by Mike Austin - Cheap, plentiful, and simple, the Volkswagen Beetle was the basis for countless variations and spin-offs, most of which are long forgotten. The strange blue roadster pictured above, the Alken D-2, is one of those VW-based oddities that would have been relegated to the history books if not for Jeff Lipnichan's efforts. A long-held fondness for the Alken led Lipnichan to find one and bring it back to what it would have been like in 1958. We caught up with him at this year's Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance, whe...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [If you ever wanted to own a Duck Boat, now's your chance]( [If you ever wanted to own a Duck Boat, now's your chance]( Posted by Mike Austin - Who doesn't love a six-wheeled amphibious military surplus vehicle? The DUKW, or Duck Boat, built from 1942 to 1945 to carry troops over landand sea, has found a long second career hauling tourists through city streets and harbors all over the world. And when one of those tour companies goes belly up (pun intended), it's a duck boat shopping frenzy. Such is the case with this auction of Just Ducky Tours, formerly Pittsburgh's only land and water tour. There are eight Ducks Boats for sale. Yes, eight, plus a restor...[Read More]( [Branson, Missouri, 1993]( [Branson, Missouri, 1993]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: 1993 Location: Branson, Missouri Source: Missouri State Archives What do you see here?...[Read More]( [VIDEO: A short tribute to Tom Jobe of The Surfers]( [VIDEO: A short tribute to Tom Jobe of The Surfers]( Posted by Dan Stoner - Tom Jobe, a third of the legendary "Surfers" dragster team that romped across the sport in the Sixties, passed away last week. Jobe, Bob Skinner and Mike Sorokin weren't surfers at all, but they were clean-cut kids from Southern California who looked like they belonged on a Gidget set more than a dragstrip, so the nickname sorta stuck. What also stuck was the impression and influence they left on the sport and industry of Top Fuel drag racing. The three figured out how to use higher percentages of nitromethane, b...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Daily Briefing: Henry Ford museum acquires a diner-related collection; Limited edition Bugatti Baby II announced]( [Daily Briefing: Henry Ford museum acquires a diner-related collection; Limited edition Bugatti Baby II announced]( Posted by Tom Comerro - Courtesy of The Henry Ford The board at the Henry Ford Museum announces the acquisition of a major collection of photographs, menus, clothing and other items related to American diners. The collection was amassed by Richard J.S. Gutman, who is an expert in the history of eateries and helped restore Lamy's Diner, which is located at The Henry Ford, as well as the Owl Night Lunch Wagon at The Henry Ford's Greenfield Village. The collection includes drawings, catalogs, postcards, tables, stools, tableware and pr...[Read More]( [This Day in Automotive History] THIS DAY IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY 9/20/1960: Mickey Thompson tries again to become the fastest driver in history. UPCOMING EVENTS [Monsters on the Beach: Wildwood NJ Monster Truck Beach Races]( September 27, 2019 - Wildwood, NJ [Monsters on the Beach: Wildwood NJ Monster Truck Beach Races]( September 27, 2019 - Wildwood, NJ [Cruising the Forked River Diner]( September 27, 2019 - Forked River, NJ [Great Smoky Mountain Auto Fest]( September 27, 2019 - Kodak, TN [41st Annual NMCCC Auto Parts Swap Meet]( September 27, 2019 - Albuquerque, NM [C-10 Nationals]( September 27, 2019 - Maggie Valley, NC [See All Events]( [Sponsor]( FEATURED AUCTIONS [1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer]( [1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer]( [1957 Pontiac Bonneville]( [1957 Pontiac Bonneville]( [1950 Buick Special]( [1950 Buick Special]( [1974 BMW 2002Tii]( [1974 BMW 2002Tii]( [1984 GMC Sierra]( [1984 GMC Sierra]( [1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme]( [1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme]( [1954 Ford Customline]( [1954 Ford Customline]( [1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SL]( [1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SL]( PROMOTED LISTING [1947 Ford Sportsman]( [1947 Ford Sportsman]( [$150,000]( PROMOTED LISTING [1968 Porsche 911]( [1968 Porsche 911]( [$112,800]( [390 FE complete engine]( [390 FE complete engine]( [$6,500]( [View All Classifieds]( FEATURED IN THE BLOG [Five tips to keep your classic car from being stolen]( [Five tips to keep your classic car from being stolen]( [Open Diff - What don't you see on American highways anymore?]( [Open Diff - What don't you see on American highways anymore?]( [See All Featured Blog Posts]( FOLLOW US: [Hemmings Instagram]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Join us on Facebook]( [View our Flickr pool]( [View Newsletter Archives]( WEEK IN REVIEW Thursday, September 19, 2019 [The second Ford v Ferrari movie trailer gives a glimpse into the friendship between Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles]( [The second Ford v Ferrari movie trailer gives a glimpse into the friendship between Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles]( Posted by Mike Austin - A new take on the legendary tale of Ford taking on Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans hits theaters November 15, and a new trailer shows some of the back-and-forth between the movie's main characters, Carroll Shelby (played by Matt Damon) and racer Ken Miles (played by Christian Bale) as they try to pull off a seemingly impossible feat. Instead of covering this story from the corporate Goliath and Goliath angle,Ford v Ferrarifocuses in on the friendship between Shelby and Miles, framing them as upstart outsid...[Read More]( [Auction Find of the Day: A showroom siren - Pontiac's 1957 Bonneville]( [Auction Find of the Day: A showroom siren - Pontiac's 1957 Bonneville]( Posted by Terry McGean - Currently offered on Hemmings Auctions is a quite nice example of the rare 1957 Pontiac Bonneville, a model that was created expressly to elevate the image of the Pontiac brand. In fact, the '57 Bonneville was intended to serve as a sort of showroom dream car, created to lure in curious patrons who would then, hopefully, purchase a lesser Pontiac after being suitably dazzled by the loaded top-shelf Bonnie. The plan was hatched by Semon E. Bunkie Knudsen, who had been made general manager of Pont...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day: 1989 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat]( [Hemmings Find of the Day: 1989 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1989 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat, one owner, 4.9L EFI I-6 with optional 4-speed manual transmission. Always stored inside, never driven in winter, used sparingly and gently since new. A/C, auxiliary fuel tank, handling package, tach, sliding rear window, Argent styled steel wheels, halogen headlights, tinted glass, voltmeter, oil pressure, and temp gauges, digital clock, AM/FM stereo radio, all documentation since new, manuals, and original sales receipt. Truck is exceptionally clean, runs,...[Read More]( [Auction Alert: Bids to close on a 1912 Harley-Davidson 8A]( [Auction Alert: Bids to close on a 1912 Harley-Davidson 8A]( Posted by Tom Comerro - 1912 Harley-Davidson 8A "Silent Grey Fellow" This vintage Harley illustrates the links between bicycle design and multi-cylinder motorcycles. Silent Grey Fellow is a restored 8A that is a two-time Motorcycle Cannonball participant. It was restored from 2008-2010 to maintain its original appearance as well as its riding experience. Powering this over-a-century-old Harley is a belt-drive 30-cu.in. single-cylinder engine. Sale will also include a spare engine, reproduction Eclipse clutch, rebuilt magneto, and spar...[Read More]( [American Honda will open its doors, briefly, on Friday September 20]( [American Honda will open its doors, briefly, on Friday September 20]( Posted by Jeff Koch - In conjunction with the upcoming 15th annual Japanese Classic Car Show in Long Beach, Honda is taking the rare step of opening its secret museum to the public this coming Friday, September 20th. Didn't know Honda had a museum? You're not the only one. Just a stone's throw from the company's Torrance campus, the building is completely unmarked and gated. It's not generally open to the public, so any opportunity to see half a century's worth of Honda machinery in one place is worth pursuing. Yet it can...[Read More]( [Philadelphia, 1972]( [Philadelphia, 1972]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: June 1972 Location: Walt Whitman Bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Source: Owens, via Temple University Libraries Digital Collections What do you see here?...[Read More]( [Daily Briefing: Petersen to celebrate the life of Jessi Combs; Ironstone Concours dElegance contributes to youth agricultural programs]( [Daily Briefing: Petersen to celebrate the life of Jessi Combs; Ironstone Concours dElegance contributes to youth agricultural programs]( Posted by Tom Comerro - Courtesy of the Petersen Automotive Museum The directors at the Petersen Automotive Museum have announced an exhibition as a tribute to the fastest woman on four wheels, Jessi Combs. Jessi Combs: Life at Full Speed will honor Combs' life as a metal fabricator, builder, industrial artist, and driver. She competed in endurance challenges such as the Baja 1000, and became the first female to place at Ultra4's King of Hammers in 2014. She would become the fastest woman on four wheels with the North American...[Read More]( Wednesday, September 18, 2019 [Raddest of the rad: When Detroit thought all the cool kids wanted high-tech dune buggies]( [Raddest of the rad: When Detroit thought all the cool kids wanted high-tech dune buggies]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Since the Mustang first made its debut, carmakers have chased the youth market in increasingly varied ways. Then, a quarter century later, the Big Three all seemed to happen on the same idea at the same time, resulting in three remarkably similar short-wheelbase neoprene-laden eye-searing concept cars dropping at the same time. And Keanu declared them excellent. First, let's introduce the three. Ford's 1989 Splash, ostensibly a four-seater, not only had removable windows, a removable roof panel, and removable hat...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day: 1932 Ford Model 18]( [Hemmings Find of the Day: 1932 Ford Model 18]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Hot rod 1932 Ford Model 18 roadster for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: With the collection of rare and vintage parts, the Big Wheel roadster would be a great addition to any collection and would be accepted at any show. Original 1932 Ford frame front section is stretched and kicked up 2, rear frame rail are bobbed and thinned up in the rear the entire frame is fully boxed. Model A front and rear crossmembers. Stock 32 K member. Front axle early Ford dropped 4 and filled with 34 split w...[Read More]( [Auction Alert: Meticulously-restored 1971 Ford Maverick Grabber bids will conclude today]( [Auction Alert: Meticulously-restored 1971 Ford Maverick Grabber bids will conclude today]( Posted by Tom Comerro - This Maverick has beaten the odds and is in nearly factory-stock condition after a lengthy and high-quality restoration. Powered by a 302 that is rebuilt, this Grabber Green Maverick Grabber is controlled by Ford's C4 automatic transmission. Performance sound and feel is now complemented by dual exhausts. The exterior restoration took the compact down to the unitized body and frame, and then back up to its full repaint in 2005, which was touched up this year; the striping is correct. Inside, simplicity was key wit...[Read More]( [Open Diff: When were car model years last identifiable by external appearance only?]( [Open Diff: When were car model years last identifiable by external appearance only?]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - It's easy for old car enthusiasts to dismiss today's cars as bland, undifferentiated transportation modules, just as it's easy for new car enthusiasts to dismiss old car enthusiasts as cranks who simply aren't willing to get with the times. However, as we take stock of the current automotive cohort, at least one criticism of new cars that old car enthusiasts frequently make holds true - it's mighty hard to identify a car's model year by looks alone anymore. All too often, when you hear or read a story about someb...[Read More]( [The Lion in Summer: 1980 Peugeot 505 brochure]( [The Lion in Summer: 1980 Peugeot 505 brochure]( Posted by Mark J. McCourt - Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News While Peugeot has a presence in nearly 160 countries around the world, this French automaker hasn't sold cars in America since 1991. In a quest to grow its market share and to get back in on one of the largest markets in the world, the PSA Group -created out of the 1976 merger between AutomobilesCitron S.A. and Automobiles Peugeot S.A.- recently confirmed that it would re-enter the U.S. auto market with new models within a decade. Founded in 18...[Read More]( [Muncie, Indiana, 1964]( [Muncie, Indiana, 1964]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: October 1964 Location: Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana Source: Ball State University Digital Media Repository What do you see here?...[Read More]( [Daily Briefing: IMRRC announces Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium theme; VRG to join VSCCA in co-sanctioning Historic Festival 38]( [Daily Briefing: IMRRC announces Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium theme; VRG to join VSCCA in co-sanctioning Historic Festival 38]( Posted by Tom Comerro - Courtesy of the IMRRC The board at the International Motor Racing Research Center will tackle the enduring theme of The Cultural Turn Meets the First Turn, examining Writing Motor Sport History at their fifth annual Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History. The keynote speaker will be Dr. John Heitmann (University of Dayton, The Automobile and American Life), with other presenters to take part in a panel discussion on the topic. The symposium is a perfect chance for sc...[Read More]( Tuesday, September 17, 2019 [It's time to bring back the Dodge Viper now that the Corvette is mid-engine]( [It's time to bring back the Dodge Viper now that the Corvette is mid-engine]( Posted by Mike Austin - The mid-engine 2020 Corvette Stingray is an exciting twist on an old classic, but it also leaves a huge hole in the American automotive landscape. For the first time in the post-war era you won't be able to buy front-engine, rear-wheel drive two-seat sports car from an American manufacturer. This is no dig against the Corvette, mind you, but a recognition of an opportunity. Now is the perfect time for Dodge to bring back the Viper, or at least the general idea of the Viper. Oh yes, you can point to the Viper's th...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1949 Boles-Aero]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1949 Boles-Aero]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Restored 1949 Boles-Aero travel trailer for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: After having spent much of its life in storage, over the past several years #10530 has been carefully rejuvenated to its original beauty and quality inside and out. The exterior, the interior and frame ribs are all aluminum, and the internal walls having never been paneled. The result is that the simplicity of design and minimal accessories have proven over the years to be a timeless, solid and dependable collector item...[Read More]( [The class winners of the 2019 Hemmings Motor New Concours d'Elegance]( [The class winners of the 2019 Hemmings Motor New Concours d'Elegance]( Posted by Mike Austin - The 13th annual Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance is over, with Best in Show honors going to a 1928 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS and a 1948 Tucker 48. But, in addition to our top award, we also gave trophies in each of our fourteen classes, plus nine specialty awards. We'll cut right to action and give you the photos of all the winners. Keep scrolling for second and third place recognition in each class. Best in Class Prewar, Rolls-Royce Class of 1949 Datsun Z Cars Early SUVs Chevr...[Read More]( [Designer Luigi Colani dies after decades of curving the world]( [Designer Luigi Colani dies after decades of curving the world]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - If Syd Mead were as consumed by the pursuit of aerodynamic perfection as Alex Tremulis and stripped of any and all regard for design precedent, the result would come relatively close to the works of industrial designer and futurist Luigi Colani, whose hypercurved designs have shown far-flung automotive futures, and who died this week at the age of 91. Born in August 1928 in Berlin, Colani - who changed his first name from Lutz while in his late Twenties - studied sculpture and painting in Berlin and later aerodyn...[Read More]( [Brookline, Massachusetts, 1950s]( [Brookline, Massachusetts, 1950s]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1950s Location: Beacon Street, Brookline, Massachusetts Source: Nishan Bichajian, MIT-Libraries on Flickr What do you see here?...[Read More]( Monday, September 16, 2019 [Tucker 48 and Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS take Best in Show at the 2019 Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance]( [Tucker 48 and Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS take Best in Show at the 2019 Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance]( Posted by Mike Austin - A car that achieved modern fame with the help of a motion picture and a car connected to an early silent film star took top honors at the 2019 Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance presented by Gullwing Motorcars. The film connections are just a coincidence, of course. Both the 1948 Tucker 48 and 1929 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS selected as Postwar and Prewar Best in Show have notable histories, which undoubtedly factored into consideration for the top prize. Best in Show, Postwar: 1948 Tucker 48 #1044 The s...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1960 Chrysler New Yorker]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1960 Chrysler New Yorker]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Nine-passenger four-door hardtop 1960 Chrysler New Yorker station wagon for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: I purchased the car in 2005, and then had a nut and bolt restoration done which completed in 2015. The car has won a Junior and a Senior award at Hershey. It is breathtaking inside and out. Loaded with lot of options - the 413V8 of course, pushbutton Torqueflite transmission, power steering, power brakes, power windows, power tailgate, power seat, power door locks, cruise control, Town an...[Read More]( [Auction Alert: 1966 Mustang convertible and 1969 Olds 4-4-2 convertible bidding ends today]( [Auction Alert: 1966 Mustang convertible and 1969 Olds 4-4-2 convertible bidding ends today]( Posted by Mike Austin - A pair of white convertibles will see the end of bidding on Hemmings auctions today. The first, a 1966 Ford Mustang convertible, features period-correct air conditioning for those days when the wind in your hair is just a little too warm. Later, the final bid on a 1969 Oldmobile 4-4-2 with the original engine will buy the car, as the reserve has already been met as of this writing. Be sure to visit the Hemmings Auctions page for lots going on the virtual block and to look up auction results. 1966 Ford Mustang conve...[Read More]( [Fact Check: Detroit wasn't the first city to pave its roads in concrete]( [Fact Check: Detroit wasn't the first city to pave its roads in concrete]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Earlier this year, a handful of Michigan groups got together to restore and re-dedicate a historical marker along Woodward Avenue in Detroit that, no doubt, left many observers under the impression that the Michigan city pioneered the use of concrete in paved roads. However, according to set-in-concrete facts (*groan*), Detroit was more than a decade behind other cities in the practice. It's easy to take the streets under our tires for granted until they turn into potholed messes, but paved roads not only made th...[Read More]( [Which wore the 10-wheel big-engine tire-testing configuration better? Citroen or Cadillac?]( [Which wore the 10-wheel big-engine tire-testing configuration better? Citroen or Cadillac?]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Technical solutions often appear that only make sense in certain windows of time. Take, for instance, the fax machine, relevant until suddenly everybody had email. Tire testing apparently also had a need for ever more complex solutions in the 1970s, which is why, in a short window of time, two different 10-wheel mobile tire testing machines were built in Europe, one from a Citroen DS, the other from a Cadillac Eldorado. The former is perhaps the better known of the two. Michelin, builder of truck tires as well as...[Read More]( [Palo Alto, California, 1990s]( [Palo Alto, California, 1990s]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1990s Location: Stanford University, Palo Alto, California Source: Stanford Libraries What do you see here?...[Read More]( [Daily Briefing: Detroit firefighting artifacts on display; Amelia Island to donate admission fees to the Bahamas]( [Daily Briefing: Detroit firefighting artifacts on display; Amelia Island to donate admission fees to the Bahamas]( Posted by Tom Comerro - Courtesy of the Detroit Historical Society Earlier this week, the directors at the Detroit Historical Society, in conjunction with the Detroit Foundation Hotel, set up an off-site exhibition that celebrates the history of firefighting in the Motor City. The display is featured at the hotel and shows off artifacts from the society's collection and the Detroit Firemen's Fund Association. The hotel was at one time the City of Detroit Fire Department headquarters making this the perfect place to show off some old...[Read More]( Sunday, September 15, 2019 [Tom Jobe, the last of the Surfers drag team, dies]( [Tom Jobe, the last of the Surfers drag team, dies]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Tom Jobe, the last of the Surfers drag team, died earlier this month at the age of 89 79. If you're not a hardcore drag racing fan (or if you weren't paying close attention to the story on Mickey and Danny Thompson's Challenger II this week), you may not have heard of the man. You probably have heard, however, of nitromethane's potential in a race engine, and Jobe was partially responsible for figuring out how to run ever-higher loads of nitro during the Surfers' short time running their front-engine dragster. Ra...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1966 Dodge Coronet]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1966 Dodge Coronet]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Hemi-powered 1966 Dodge Coronet for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: 4 door FBI Hemi clone covered in patina, completed in December 2016 and less than 2600 miles on it. This car was built to run the Great Race. It just completed Riverside, Ca. to Tacoma, Wa. with no problems. The crowds loved it with the electric cutouts. 3 build sheets and cert card New Barton 528 crate hemi fresh from Reher Morrison rebuild and enhance 650 hp. Dyno sheet on pump gas goes with car. New MSD ignition syste...[Read More]( [Four-Links - why school buses are yellow, Pacific Bus Museum, Eleanor Blevins, Boston's Automobile Row]( [Four-Links - why school buses are yellow, Pacific Bus Museum, Eleanor Blevins, Boston's Automobile Row]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Ever wonder how school buses almost universally came to wear not just yellow but a specific shade of yellow? Smithsonian Magazine dug up the answer, which has less to do with caprice and more to do with actual science. Speaking at a luncheon commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1939 school-bus conference, Cyr recalled that some school districts, by the time of the conference, had already adopted yellow as their school-bus color. Others, though, wanted to paint their buses red, white, and blue. He said at the t...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1973 Mercury Cougar XR7]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1973 Mercury Cougar XR7]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: I am selling this 1973 Mercury Cougar XR7 car for my parents. They are the second owner, with the first owner being my grandmother, so this car has been in the family all its life. This car has a 351 V-8, automatic transmission, air conditioning, do not see any cracks in the dash or door panels, there is a bad spot on the roof approx 1" in length, and good tires. My father has kept this car up thru the years fixing and repairing as needed. The car runs great and is fairly clean. Looki...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S MOST READ [With its record in the books, Mickey and Danny Thompson's Challenger 2 goes up for auction]( [With its record in the books, Mickey and Danny Thompson's Challenger 2 goes up for auction]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - In just a few short years, Danny Thompson did what nobody else in the world has done. Not only did he set a land-speed record for a piston-powered vehicle at nearly 450 MPH, he did so in a mostly untested vehicle originally built decades prior. With that record under his belt - and his father's designs validated - Thompson has now decided to put the Challenger 2 streamliner up for auction. Mickey Thompson's original Challenger I set the land-speed racing world on its ear when it debuted in 1959, in part with its ...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION [California considers toll and reservation system for San Francisco's Lombard Street]( [California considers toll and reservation system for San Francisco's Lombard Street]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - For decades, Lombard Street - the so-called "crookedest street in the world" - has served as one of the essential tourist stops in San Francisco, as instantly recognizable as the Golden Gate Bridge or Alcatraz. But just as cities like Venice have lately begun to address the strains put on it by tourism, San Francisco's city leaders may soon require anybody driving down the street to pay a toll. "It has become increasing difficult to manage the crowds and traffic congestion on Lombard Street," California Assemblym...[Read More]( Hemmings Motor News will not sell or share your e-mail address with other companies. 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