Hemmings Daily: Styling and staging at the Mille Miglia

It's mid May, it's warm again, after long months of unusually dreadful weather for Italy, and Brescia was again ready to host its world renowned glamour fest, the Mille Miglia. This year marks 90 years since the first edition started on dusty 1927 Italian roads for a ride soon to become the talk of the town (and of course, the talk of all the world's automotive scene). The Mille Miglia is one of those races which the stuff of legends are made of, and there is no problem in omitting to mention the plethora [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Sunday, June 4, 2017 [Mille Miglia: The Race With The Most Beautiful (Back)Stage in the World]( [Mille Miglia: The Race With The Most Beautiful (Back)Stage in the World]( Posted by Hemmings contributor - It's mid May, it's warm again, after long months of unusually dreadful weather for Italy, and Brescia was again ready to host its world renowned glamour fest, the Mille Miglia. This year marks 90 years since the first edition started on dusty 1927 Italian roads for a ride soon to become the talk of the town (and of course, the talk of all the world's automotive scene). The Mille Miglia is one of those races which the stuff of legends are made of, and there is no problem in omitting to mention the plethora ... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1950 Mercury two-door coupe]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1950 Mercury two-door coupe]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1950 Mercury 2 Dr. Coupe. Reducing private collection, offering a very nice mild custom Mercury. This well-maintained older body off restoration is equipped with the 255 Cubic inch flathead with finned aluminum heads, manual transmission with working overdrive, lower front and rear with blocks, dual exhaust, power deck lid release, twin spot lights, cruiser skirts, radialwhitewall tires, 12-volt electrical system and electronic ignition .Beautiful dark blue paint with very nice chrome...[Read More]( [Four-Links - Tom White's bikes, 2JZ Camaro, the closed car, 'Yota resto]( [Four-Links - Tom White's bikes, 2JZ Camaro, the closed car, 'Yota resto]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Tom White collects motorcycles. But his reasons for doing so go beyond mere appreciation, as this Los Angeles Times profile of the man and the collection shows. * Ever since Tokyo Drift, we've seen plenty enough 2JZ-swapped Sixties Mustangs, but as we see from a recent Engine Swap Depot story, the engine seems to fit in first-gen Camaro engine bays as well. * The term convertible wasn't coined until 1927, as John Heitmann pointed out in his recent post on The Automobile and American Life, a post that p...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1971 Citroen DS21 Pallas]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1971 Citroen DS21 Pallas]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1971 Citroen DS21 Pallas for sale. From the seller's description: -car drives great, feels tight, good acceleration -the body is in overall excellent condition, shiny paint (looks to be original), -four speed Citoenmatic (semi-automatic) -black leather interior in nice shape, definitely original, lovely patina -engine compartment clean and tidy -everything works (gauges, signals, lights, original radio) except clock -ice cold air conditioning -swiveling headlights -much documented service wo...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S MOST READ [Seeing the forest through the Z's: 1970-1/2 Camaro Z28 takes Best of Show at Musclepalooza 25]( [Seeing the forest through the Z's: 1970-1/2 Camaro Z28 takes Best of Show at Musclepalooza 25]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo by the author. Extreme attention to detail over a seven-year-long restoration helped propel a Forest Green 1970-1/2 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 to the top of the judging sheets at this past weekend's Musclepalooza 25. Owner Frank Arone of Homer City, Pennsylvania, bought the car in 2009 as a 36,000-mile original-paint, dealer-undercoated, unmolested and unrestored car. But Arone - owner of a restoration shop - wasn't about to leave it as is or buff out the bumpers and call it preserved. Instead, he embarked on ...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION [Why are golfers in this car photo?]( [Why are golfers in this car photo?]( Posted by Thomas A. DeMauro - 1970 Oldsmobile Toronado GT. Photography by author. Normally when I photograph a feature car, I attempt to completely clear the foreground and background of anything that could be a considered a distraction. The subject of the photo is the vehicle, and that's what I want you to concentrate on. In my opinion, the background is there only to enhance the car's appearance by providing an uncluttered canvas and/or to evoke some sort of emotion or memory in those who view the photo. 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