Hemmings Daily: FYI, the slammed six-wheeled El Camino-ish Cadillac with stacks does exist

Many moons ago, while composing yet another photochops post, I hemmed and hawed about including the above photo. It would have fit perfectly, thought I, in with the six-wheelers and other general automotive off-the-wallness from some of our regular photochop contributors. However, as I look over the series, I see that I never posted it, likely because a) I wasn't entirely sure whether it was actually photochopped, and b) I couldn't track down who did the work. No longer! I mean, the photo may have been chopped (i [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Friday, October 11, 2019 [FYI, the slammed six-wheeled El Camino-ish Cadillac with stacks does exist]( [FYI, the slammed six-wheeled El Camino-ish Cadillac with stacks does exist]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Many moons ago, while composing yet another photochops post, I hemmed and hawed about including the above photo. It would have fit perfectly, thought I, in with the six-wheelers and other general automotive off-the-wallness from some of our regular photochop contributors. However, as I look over the series, I see that I never posted it, likely because a) I wasn't entirely sure whether it was actually photochopped, and b) I couldn't track down who did the work. No longer! I mean, the photo may have been chopped (i... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day: 1985 Peugeot 505 D]( [Hemmings Find of the Day: 1985 Peugeot 505 D]( Posted by Mike Austin - 1985 Peugeot 505 D wagon for sale on Hemmings.com and comes with a parts car. From the seller's description: 1985 Peugeot 505 D Diesel Automatic- Runs great, well maintained, always garaged, good interior. Comes with many good used and new parts, including wheels. Price includes same extra running parts car. Milage: 152k Find more Peugeots for sale on Hemmings.com...[Read More]( [WATCH THIS: Jessi Combs, uncut]( [WATCH THIS: Jessi Combs, uncut]( Posted by Dan Stoner - As we continue to mourn the untimely loss of builder, racer, personality, host and all-around gearhead talent, Jessi Combs, she's come up in conversations and references all over the place. And a thing that we've come to realize is that many of you may not have had the good fortune of a conversation with her. And we say it that way because she was always so...accessible. She'd take the time to talk with just about anyone who was sincerely interested in what she was doing, how she was doing it and what it's like to b...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Sometimes, it's best to leave the time machine parked]( [Sometimes, it's best to leave the time machine parked]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Imagine this: It's 1990, and you're fresh out of college, trade school, or the military, looking to buy your first new car. You come from a long line of bow-tie loyalists, and you've always wanted to own a Camaro, but you're working with a limited budget. The point of entry, as seen in the ad above, is the $10,995 Chevrolet Camaro RS. That kind of money isn't going to net you a V-8, but it will fund a 3.1-liter, multi-port fuel-injected V-6, up 300 cc (18-cu.in.) in displacement from the year before. As...[Read More]( [The Corvette gets a 32-valve, flat-plane V-8 (in the C8.R) - Hemmings Daily Briefing]( [The Corvette gets a 32-valve, flat-plane V-8 (in the C8.R) - Hemmings Daily Briefing]( Posted by Mike Austin - Chevy drops the first DOHC V-8 in a Corvette since the 1900-1995 ZR-1 into the C8.R racer, NASCAR says it could go hybrid starting as soon as 2022, and a closer look at automotive photographer James Lipman. Happy Friday! The Corvette C8.R packs a 5.5-liter flat-plane V-8 There's no rule that says a Corvette has to have a pushrod engine. It's just that, well, that's how almost every Corvette has been since the first V-8 went under the hood. Now, of course, the engine isn't under the hood - it's under the rear h...[Read More]( [Chicago, 1976]( [Chicago, 1976]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: 1976 Location: East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois Source: Charles William Brubaker, via University of Illinois at Chicago Digital Collections What do you see here?...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( UPCOMING EVENTS [ROMEO Cruise-In Antique, Classic, & Vintage vehicles of ALL types welcomed]( October 18, 2019 - Carlisle, PA [2019 MIDFLORIDA Auto Show & Lake Mirror Concours]( October 18, 2019 - Lakeland, FL [Euro Auto Festival]( October 18, 2019 - Greenville, SC [Good Kid on the Block Charity Car Show]( October 18, 2019 - Tampa, FL [Show, Shine, Shag & Dine Car Show Pre-show cruise-ins]( October 18, 2019 - Henderson, NC [The Branson Collector Car Auction]( October 18, 2019 - Branson, MO [See All Events]( [Sponsor]( FEATURED AUCTIONS [1956 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz]( [1956 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz]( [1933 Ford Model 40]( [1933 Ford Model 40]( [1956 Lincoln MK 2]( [1956 Lincoln MK 2]( [1932 Ford Model 18]( [1932 Ford Model 18]( [1967 Chevrolet Camaro]( [1967 Chevrolet Camaro]( PROMOTED LISTING [1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire]( [1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire]( [$45,900]( PROMOTED LISTING [1966 Ford Mustang]( [1966 Ford Mustang]( [$21,995]( PROMOTED LISTING [2000 Porsche 911]( [2000 Porsche 911]( [$24,000]( [Rare 50's-70's Chev/Ford Engines/parts]( [Rare 50's-70's Chev/Ford Engines/parts]( [$1,000]( [View All Classifieds]( FEATURED IN THE BLOG [From leaded gas to supermarkets with gas pumps: Service stations Ive known]( [From leaded gas to supermarkets with gas pumps: Service stations Ive known]( [Reminiscing -- All My Cars]( [Reminiscing -- All My Cars]( [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, October 10, 2019 [Why a sticker-covered van is in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum]( [Why a sticker-covered van is in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - In May 1986, the Indianapolis media put out an all-points bulletin. Not for any elected official or public persona. Not for any bank robber or criminal on the run. Not even for an Indianapolis resident. Instead, they wanted to know where Larry Bisceglia, the man who'd for every year prior, back to 1950, been first in line to attend the Indianapolis 500, was. Many of those years he waited in a 1951 Chevrolet panel van that will emerge from storage for a rare showing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. Bisce...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day: 1961 Morgan 4/4]( [Hemmings Find of the Day: 1961 Morgan 4/4]( Posted by Mike Austin - 1961 Morgan 4/4 with extensive photographs for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: This pristine 1961 Morgan 4/4 is one of the 387 Series II models produced by Morgan between October of 1955 and November of 1961. It was actually assembled in 1960, but in the United States it was registered as a 1961. It is equipped with the original Ford 100E sidevalve engine with a single Solex carburetor. The car was initially purchased from Fergus Motors in New York City around February-March of 1961 and ship...[Read More]( [Starfire Sensation - 1957 Oldsmobile Starfire Ninety-Eight]( [Starfire Sensation - 1957 Oldsmobile Starfire Ninety-Eight]( Posted by Matthew Litwin - Oldsmobile's factory literature stated that its 1957 models were the cars "that put the accent on you!" It was the latest slogan coined to bolster sales; however, the industry had long ago proven that it took more than a catch phrase to sway buyers. It needed to be bolstered by bold designs and, as the decade progressed, increasing power. Color-keyed leather upholstery naturally brightens the interior, including the padded dashtop. Note the optional electric clock mounted top-center, and the Autro...[Read More]( [Where the Volkswagen GTI's plaid comes from - Hemmings Daily Briefing]( [Where the Volkswagen GTI's plaid comes from - Hemmings Daily Briefing]( Posted by Mike Austin - Today's daily briefing covers the origin story of the plaid seats in the Volkswagen GTI, what happens when a 2017 Ford GT turns into a used car, and what James Bond will be driving in his next movie. Going the plaid If you like the plaid seats in the Volkswagen GTI, thankGunhild Liljequist. A part of VW's Department of Fabrics and Colors, she was the one who added a bit of spirit to the Golf's character for the 1976 GTI. According to a story on the Volkswagen Media Site, Liljequist took inspiration from trav...[Read More]( [The last Saab built in Sweden is headed to auction]( [The last Saab built in Sweden is headed to auction]( Posted by Mike Austin - Oh how we miss the days when there was a glimmer of hope that Saab would survive bankruptcy and rise again like the Phoenix conceptfrom the 2011 Geneva Auto Show. Even as late as 2014 there was cause for optimism when NEVS, the holding company that collected the remnants of Saab, brieflyre-started production of the 9-3 sedan in Trollhattan. Alas, it was not meant to be. The 9-3 lives on in a fascinating zombie state as an NEVS-branded 9-3 converted to electric powerfor the Chinese market, and that 2014 run ...[Read More]( [Las Vegas, 1975]( [Las Vegas, 1975]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: September 1975 Location: Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada Source: Vintage Las Vegas What do you see here?...[Read More]( Wednesday, October 9, 2019 [Was this the only race held in (and on) a parking garage?]( [Was this the only race held in (and on) a parking garage?]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - The streets around the newly constructed Garage Banville in Paris's 17th Arrondissement were and remain narrow, busy, and flat - unsuitable for hillclimbs and head-to-head races alike. Yet in February 1927, spectators flocked to the garage to see a race, perhaps the only organized motorsports event to leave skidmarks up the ramps of an inner-city parking garage. In those years before the onset of the Great Depression, the rich had taken to flaunting their wealth in ever more conspicuous displays, including fast a...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day: 1971 AMC Hornet SC/360]( [Hemmings Find of the Day: 1971 AMC Hornet SC/360]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Partially restored 1971 AMC Hornet SC/360 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: I inherited this 1971 AMC SC/360 when my brother passed away Dec of last year. It was going to be a winter project for him and as he was securing many parts for the restoration. I would have liked to finish this project , but at my age I do not need another project. Therefore, I am selling this SC/360 and all the parts that he had accumulated. He started the restoration by rebuilding the front suspension and all front...[Read More]( [Textbook Muscle - 1968 Dodge Dart GTS]( [Textbook Muscle - 1968 Dodge Dart GTS]( Posted by Terry Shea - In the big, full-color brochure that Dodge had printed for the 1968 Dart line, the company declared, "More people come back for 'seconds' than any other car in its class. Does this tell you something about the Dart?" Well, we might argue it tells us something about those people, too. Take Gary O'Brien, for instance. The retired Agawam, Massachusetts, police officer first owned a 1968 Dodge Dart GTS 340 in 1988. A veteran of other Mopars, including some hot B-body examples, Gary regretted selling that Dart and set abou...[Read More]( [Making mechanical salad: Building a Model T engine the old fashioned way]( [Making mechanical salad: Building a Model T engine the old fashioned way]( Posted by David Conwill - Before World War II, modifying cars was as much about what you could adapt as what you could buy. Photo of an auto dump near Easton, Pennsylvania, in 1935 by Walker Evans of the Farm Security Administration, via the Library of Congress. We're spoiled for choice, these days, when it comes to improving our vintage engines. You can call up any one of dozens of businesses and order things like aluminum pistons, better-flowing cylinder heads, stroker crankshafts, high-performance cams, and bigger valves. There's...[Read More]( [Apex: The Secret Race Across America documentary covers the history of cross-country speed runs - Hemmings Daily Briefing]( [Apex: The Secret Race Across America documentary covers the history of cross-country speed runs - Hemmings Daily Briefing]( Posted by Mike Austin - A pair of new documentary trailers showcase speed in two different ways, plus the People's Choice Best in Show at the inaugural New York City Concours. It's time for the Hemmings Daily Briefing. The story behind the coast-to-coast driving record Perhaps most famous as the Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash (check out this 1972Car and Driver recap for a walk down memory lane) and the Cannonball Run movie inspired by the real thing, the New York to Los Angeles trek essentially went underg...[Read More]( [Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 1964]( [Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 1964]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: 1964 Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Source: lparkes on Flickr What do you see here?...[Read More]( Tuesday, October 8, 2019 [Why the new Corvette had to be mid-engine]( [Why the new Corvette had to be mid-engine]( Posted by Hemmings contributor - The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has a mid-mounted engine, in case you haven't been paying attention. Why? Several reasons. Let's drive right in. First on the list is demographics. The front engine Corvette, on the market since 1953, and one of the first postwar American sports cars, has an increasingly older audience. The average age of the buyers was said to be 59, and male. What's wrong with that? Chevrolet wants to have at least one model with a youthful image, a progressive we-like-innovation type a...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day: 1979 GMC Sierra]( [Hemmings Find of the Day: 1979 GMC Sierra]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Unrestored 1977 GMC Sierra stepside for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: less than 69,000 miles. Very good condition, believe to be third owner, about 85 percent original paint. Very original and nice driving truck, everything works. This truck is a survivor, not a restored or like-new truck. Truck has many factory options including: 1. Sliding Rear Window 2. Deluxe Instrument Panel 3. Air Conditioning 4. Front Stabilizer bar 5. 5.0 Litre V8 (305 cubic inch) 6. Power Steering 7. Glide-O...[Read More]( [This six-wheeled Citroen CX looks odd. The reason it was built? Odder still]( [This six-wheeled Citroen CX looks odd. The reason it was built? Odder still]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Pierre Tissier probably thought he'd seen it all in the 10 years since he set up shop as a coachbuilder specializing in six- and eight-wheel Citroen automobile conversions. After all, his motto, "Nun Quam Ut Ceteri," loosely translates to "I'll do what others won't," and he'd converted plenty a Cit into vans, limousines, car haulers, and ambulances. Then came the folks from La Culture De L'an 2000, an oddly-named agricultural equipment wholesaler looking to make a splash with a six-wheeled CX, a car that, nearly ...[Read More]( [Seattle, 1977]( [Seattle, 1977]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: 1977 Locations: Pacific Highway (above), First Avenue and Battery Street (below), Seattle, Washington Source: John Margolies, via Library of Congress What do you see here? ...[Read More]( [On the ground at the 2019 Cadillac Fall Festival]( [On the ground at the 2019 Cadillac Fall Festival]( Posted by Richard Lentinello - During the last weekend in September, admirers of Cadillacs make a pilgrimage to Hickory Corners, Michigan, to take part in the annual Cadillac Fall Festival, a ritual that has taken place for the last 11 years. This special gathering takes place on the grounds of theGilmore Car Museum, a name that doesn't do justice to the location. More than just a museum, the Gilmore's 90-acre campus includes a dozen-plus separate buildings that house more than 300 vintage automobiles in total. It is truly an amazing venue fo...[Read More]( [Dodge's design chief wishes people would remove splitter guards - Hemming Daily Briefing]( [Dodge's design chief wishes people would remove splitter guards - Hemming Daily Briefing]( Posted by Mike Austin - Why the guy in charge of Dodge and SRT styling doesn't like those yellow splitter guards you see on Hellcats, our own Richard Lentinello is signing his latest book at the Hershey Fall Meet, and a full-size 3D-printed Lamborghini. "I wish they would take them off" High-performance variants of the Dodge Charger and Challenger leave the factory with yellow plastic guards on the corners to protect from scuffs and scrapes during shipping. Those guards have since become a fashion item with owners leaving them on the...[Read More]( Monday, October 7, 2019 [Restoring a one-off Airstream, gold-flake bathtub and all]( [Restoring a one-off Airstream, gold-flake bathtub and all]( Posted by Hemmings contributor - The silhouette of an Airstream trailer has remained mostly unchanged since the 1950s and is thereby recognizable by most. Often described as a silver Twinkie or silver bullet, the iconic foil-wrapped baked potato shape is often synonymous with the color silver. With an exterior made of aluminum, and either left to weather to a dull gray, or polished to a shiny, reflective finish, an Airstream trailer is an iconic image on America's highways. Airstream trailers are considered by many to be the Gold Standard...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1972 Pontiac Safari]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1972 Pontiac Safari]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Original owner 1972 Pontiac Safari for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: Original owner of the car. The inside is in pretty good shape - the front driver's seat has a hole in the seat. The cushion is a little soft on the left side of the bench seat. The rest of the seats are in good shape. They fold down and up correctly. When folded down they have the metal hinged platforms to allow no gaps between the seats. The back tailgate is still operable. the window comes down fine, and the tailgate comes...[Read More]( [Auction Alert: Bid on a 1936 Ford and 1970 Challenger T/A]( [Auction Alert: Bid on a 1936 Ford and 1970 Challenger T/A]( Posted by Tom Comerro - Today's pair of cars scheduled to close out bidding are a clean and well-preserved 1930s Ford Tudor, and some rare Mopar muscle in a 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A. Both cars will conclude on Hemmings Auctions today, so be sure to check out the current status of these classy choices. 1936 Ford Tudor The 1936 Fords returned with the same body as the previous model year but updated with a restyled front end. Fords were popular and the new styling was well-received, leading to more than 300,000 sold in all styles ...[Read More]( [Today we learned: The Dodge Ram was the first vehicle designed entirely by computer]( [Today we learned: The Dodge Ram was the first vehicle designed entirely by computer]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - The 1994 Dodge Ram influenced modern truck design away from the boxy appliance look of the Seventies and Eighties and toward today's hyper-masculine, does-this-truck-make-me-look-like-I'm-working-hard designs. It pretty much pulled Chrysler's truck business out of the dumpster. It also, perhaps more significantly, became the first vehicle to arise entirely from computer-aided design. Even today, clay models are an important step in nailing down a vehicle's design, but, prior to the Eighties, they were more or les...[Read More]( [Super Eight Superiority - 1934 Packard Super Eight Club Sedan]( [Super Eight Superiority - 1934 Packard Super Eight Club Sedan]( Posted by Terry Shea - Early cars weren't reliable. Well, not as reliable as a horse or, say, a good pair of boots. Fewer moving parts and no unproven ones, you see. Getting potential customers to overcome their fears required plenty of long-distance driving adventures for those pioneering automakers to show off their work. Power assisted by your forearms only, the steering is made somewhat easier on this 4,985-pound car with the large diameter wheel. All Eight and Super Eight models received a brown steering wheel for 1934. Packard enginee...[Read More]( [Les Quennevais, Jersey, 1960s]( [Les Quennevais, Jersey, 1960s]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1960s Location: Les Quennevais, Jersey Source: The Island Wiki What do you see here?...[Read More]( [Daily Briefing: HVA partners with Hilton Head; Life of Rod Hall to be celebrated]( [Daily Briefing: HVA partners with Hilton Head; Life of Rod Hall to be celebrated]( Posted by Tom Comerro - Special Class at Hilton Head Concours The staff at the Historic Vehicle Association announces a special class at this year's Hilton Head Island Concours d'Elegance devoted to cars inducted into the National Historic Vehicle Register. The featured cars will be the 1947 Tucker "Tin Goose" prototype, the 1907 Thomas Flyer, the 1933 Graham 8 sedan Blue Streak, and the 1985 Modena Spyder. These four vehicles make up one-sixth of the register cars currently documented by the HVA and it will be the first time ...[Read More]( Sunday, October 6, 2019 [Classics I almost bought... but didn't]( [Classics I almost bought... but didn't]( Posted by Jim Van Orden - Remember the cars you wanted to buymany of which are now classicsbut didn't? There were lots of them in my lifein fact, almost as many as the cars I bought. No sooner had I purchased my first car, a 1951 Mercury, than I lusted after a 1952 Oldsmobile 98. It was faster than the Mercury because it sported a 1959 Oldsmobile V-8 displacing 394 cubic inches. Its owner claimed it had a 1939 La Salle three-speed transmission. On the test drive, shoulders pressed into the seat, the torquey V-8 lif...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day: 1985 Ford Mustang GT 5.0]( [Hemmings Find of the Day: 1985 Ford Mustang GT 5.0]( Posted by Mike Austin - 1985 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: 1985 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 is one incredible car! Original paint, interior and motor, all in near perfect condition. Stuff that I did to the motor include,Flowmaster exhaust, 4:10 gears with positraction, Edelbrock intake, and carb, Bbk headers, Mishimoto 3 cell radiator with dual electric fans and Steeda shifter. Find more Ford Mustangs for sale on Hemmings.com...[Read More]( [Four-Links - Packard plant's last resident evicted, escaping East Berlin in an Isetta, Nissan's classic car part-building robots, finding the Covington Tiburon coupe]( [Four-Links - Packard plant's last resident evicted, escaping East Berlin in an Isetta, Nissan's classic car part-building robots, finding the Covington Tiburon coupe]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - As The Detroit News reported this week, Allan Hill, who's called the Packard plant in Detroit home for 15 years, was recently served an eviction notice. Hill has served as an unofficial spokesman for the Packard Plant campus and has been featured in numerous articles and documentaries about the former industrial site and the area's decline. When interviewed by The Detroit News in 2013, Hill was working on a prototype of cargo bicycles he had plans to market as Packard Bicycles. He also gave tours to tourists at t...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - circa 1960 Bohada body]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - circa 1960 Bohada body]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Fiberglass 1960s Bohada body for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: Rare bohada body built in the 60's to go on a TR3-4-6 chassis or a cut down vw or porsche. Carries a 88 to 90 in wheel base and approximately 62 inches wide. It is so rare and just a neat piece of art to look at and appreciate. This is just a body shell very much like a devin shell that was available in the day ----you will not find another like this The owner of this body originally bought it to build a sports car using a devi...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S MOST READ [Periodic Reminder: 4-4-2 stood for many things over the years]( [Periodic Reminder: 4-4-2 stood for many things over the years]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - As we recently discussed, it's fairly easy for the general public and auto enthusiasts alike to get confused about automotive nomenclature. Matters are often made worse when marketing departments forget to check their own references, or plan for the future, and thus sow a lot of that confusion themselves, as is the case with the Oldsmobile 4-4-2. The problem with Oldsmobile's approach to the 4-4-2 didn't arise from too little communication, as was the case with the Iron Duke, a term that Pontiac only appeared to ...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION [The dangerous history of bad child car seat designs]( [The dangerous history of bad child car seat designs]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Survivorship bias arises when we make assumptions about those who made it through an ordeal without considering the data or testimony of those who didn't. It's what led Abraham Wald to discover exactly where to up-armor planes during World War II. It's also why people will inevitably come to the defense of the deeply stupid child restraint devices of decades past simply because they lived through that period. The fact of the matter is, however, that child restraint systems built before the late Sixties or so were...[Read More]( Hemmings Motor News will not sell or share your e-mail address with other companies. 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