Hemmings Daily: One-of-two Senate tunnel Studebaker to make its first voyage under its own power in decades

Photos courtesy Pennsylvania College of Technology, unless otherwise noted. Back and forth, all day long, 225 times per day, shuttling 100 of the most powerful men in the country. At least the drivers of the two electric Studebakers in the Congressional tunnels - one of which is scheduled to make its first voyage under its own power since the Eisenhower administration this weekend - didn't have to contend with the D.C. weather. With the pending completion of the Russell Senate Office Building and the Cannon Ho [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Friday, June 9, 2017 [One-of-two Senate tunnel Studebaker to make its first voyage under its own power in decades]( [One-of-two Senate tunnel Studebaker to make its first voyage under its own power in decades]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photos courtesy Pennsylvania College of Technology, unless otherwise noted. Back and forth, all day long, 225 times per day, shuttling 100 of the most powerful men in the country. At least the drivers of the two electric Studebakers in the Congressional tunnels - one of which is scheduled to make its first voyage under its own power since the Eisenhower administration this weekend - didn't have to contend with the D.C. weather. With the pending completion of the Russell Senate Office Building and the Cannon Ho... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 2008 Dodge Magnum SRT 8]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 2008 Dodge Magnum SRT 8]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - 2008 Dodge Magnum SRT 8 station wagon for sale. From the seller's description: This is an almost one of a kind. In 2008 Dodge produced 167 SRT 8 Magnums and only 24 in Silver. This is one of them. It is a one owner example of a very special vehicle. It runs great with the awesome 6.1 liter Hemi. It is equipped with almost every single option available that year. It has clean car report. It features charcoal leather and suede interior with featured red stitching. Many options including MyGIG hard drive storage for m...[Read More]( [Skip Barber throws a party to celebrate Lime Rock's 60th birthday]( [Skip Barber throws a party to celebrate Lime Rock's 60th birthday]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Vintage racing at Lime Rock. Images courtesy Lime Rock Park. Lime Rock has been marking its 60th birthday throughout 2017, going so far as to offer free tickets to select events for fans born in 1957, the same year as the track. On Saturday, September 2, Lime Rock will host a special "60 Year Celebration Affair," where guests will have the opportunity to mingle and dine with racing greats like David Hobbs, Brian Redman and Sam Posey, as well as comedian, car collector, vintage racer and filmmaker Adam Carolla. ..[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Do you remember this Camaro Z28 holographic illustration?]( [Do you remember this Camaro Z28 holographic illustration?]( Posted by Thomas A. DeMauro - Photos by author. My start in this business happened to coincide with the release of the Fourth-Gen Firebirds and Camaros. During those early days, one of my coworkers gave me this 1993 Camaro Z28 holographic cutaway. The artwork was done by celebrated automotive artist David Kimble and it was in its own plastic stand adorned with the vehicle's name. I've kept it on my desk or had it displayed on a shelf ever since. Different viewing angles and lighting provide various body colors and transitions between a ful...[Read More]( [Washington, D.C., 1963]( [Washington, D.C., 1963]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: 1963 Location: just off Independence Ave SW, Washington, D.C. 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Image courtesy of owner Paul Vickery. Let's accept the fact, for just a few moments, that unless you're in need of one, few appreciate the importance of a professional vehicle. We'll casually clear the way for a rescue vehicle, or pause for a funeral procession, and then hurry off to the tasks that consume our days. That's not to remove the human element: the men and women who rely on the machines to serve those in need far more efficiently. However, it's the vehicles - ...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1973 Ford Mustang convertible]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1973 Ford Mustang convertible]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1973 Ford Mustang convertible for sale. From the seller's description: This outstanding original Mustang had the same owner from 1976 until 2015.No rust repairs.No damage repairs.correct as from factory.351 Cleveland V8.Automatic trans.Factory a/c.Power steering.Power disc front brakes and power top with original boot.Repaint and new top in 1999 and still looks like new.New a/c compressor,tires,Carlite OE windshield,brakes,tune-up and serviced to drive.Sold new in Texas and driven in Illinois in summer and stored i...[Read More]( [John Fitch Exhibit at the IMRRC to Run through 2017 Season]( [John Fitch Exhibit at the IMRRC to Run through 2017 Season]( Posted by Terry Shea - John Cooper Fitch racing a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR at Dundrod in Northern Ireland, 1955; teamed with Stirling Moss, the pair would deliver a win for Mercedes. Photos courtesy Daimler Media Archives, unless otherwise noted. On May 6, the International Motor Racing Research Center in Watkins Glen, New York, opened an exhibit from the personal artifacts of John Fitch. Curated by head archivist Jenny Ambrose, a veteran of the nearby National Baseball Hall of Fame, the IMRCC will run the display through the end of the r...[Read More]( [1966 Chevrolet Corvair homecoming - missed deadlines]( [1966 Chevrolet Corvair homecoming - missed deadlines]( Posted by Don Homuth - Prepositioning script and body trim with blue painter tape. It's got to fit before it is attached. Photos by author. Originally, this was supposed to be an optimistic update of a project well along. But as things have worked out, I'm now fairly discouraged. Not yet depressed, and certainly not defeated, but the original timeline to get this car into the Forest Grove Concours on July 16 might not be possible. It's just feeling as though time is running out two weeks too soon. 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Find more Chevr...[Read More]( [Collectable cat - a 1976 Mercury Capri II stands out at Bonhams Greenwich sale]( [Collectable cat - a 1976 Mercury Capri II stands out at Bonhams Greenwich sale]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1976 Mercury Capri II Ghia. Photos courtesy Bonhams. Initially popular with American buyers, the German-built Mercury Capri (sold globally as a Ford) had lost much of its appeal by the launch of the refreshed Capri II in 1976, cancelled just one year later. Today, surviving examples are somewhat rare, and unmodified Capri IIs may count as the rarest examples of all. Last weekend, an original-condition 1976 Mercury Capri II Ghia, delivered new to California and showing less than 27,000 miles on the odometer, sold ...[Read More]( [A Project Car Without Compromise?]( [A Project Car Without Compromise?]( Posted by Terry Shea - 1955 Morris Minor Traveller. All images by author. Project cars are inherently a compromise. For more performance, you ultimately give up something that the factory engineers spent countless dollars (or pounds, yen, marks, lira, francs, kronawhatever) developing. It takes a special kind of car-guy hubris to think that you can do something better than the factory. After all, to get the performance you want, you almost always need to give up something, be it reliability, durability, noise isolation, ride, comfor...[Read More]( [Kilgore, Texas, 1958]( [Kilgore, Texas, 1958]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1958 Location: South Kilgore Street, Kilgore, Texas Source: Michael Brown What do you see here?...[Read More]( Tuesday, June 6, 2017 [1935 Packard Twelve Dual-Cowl Phaeton takes Best in Show at Greenwich Concours d'Elegance]( [1935 Packard Twelve Dual-Cowl Phaeton takes Best in Show at Greenwich Concours d'Elegance]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - The San Clementes pose with their Best in Show American-winning 1935 Packard Twelve Dual-Cowl Phaeton. Photos by Bryan McCarthy and Bearded Mug Media, courtesy Greenwich Concours d'Elegance. Fans of automotive-themed reality television shows expect drama, so inevitably a shop is up against a seemingly impossible deadline to finish a car in time for a show or auction. In the real world, such self-induced chaos is uncommon, but delays and setbacks do occur. In the case of Al and Sandra San Clemente, who'd entered a...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1991 Honda Civic CRX Si]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1991 Honda Civic CRX Si]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Unrestored one-owner 1991 Honda Civic CRX Si for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: I purchased this 1991 Honda Civic CRX Si new in February of 1992 from Richards Honda (no longer in business) in Freehold, NJ. This car was my daily driver for 16 years and has been lovingly cared for and well maintained. For the past 10 years it has been used on a limited basis for local errands. I am a non-smoker, and no one else has ever smoked in this car. My son is in college, so it is time to let it go to help...[Read More]( [The Great Race announces a change to this year's Chattanooga, Tennessee stop]( [The Great Race announces a change to this year's Chattanooga, Tennessee stop]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - The Chattanooga start of the 2011 Great Race. Photo by Tommy Lee Byrd. The popularity of the Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty has grown tremendously in recent years, with each new running filling up quicker than the year prior. Crowds at popular stops have grown as well, and in 2017 this presented a potential logistical and space problem for the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Based upon an "overwhelming response" from potential visitors, the Sunday, June 25 Great Race stop has now been move...[Read More]( [Galerie gratuit: Autos Clasicos del Valle de Sto Domingo show during 2017 Rally Historico Transpeninsular]( [Galerie gratuit: Autos Clasicos del Valle de Sto Domingo show during 2017 Rally Historico Transpeninsular]( Posted by Steve Berry - Photos by the author. Hemmings recently tagged along as crew during the fledgling 2017 Rally Historico Transpeninsular (full story forthcoming). As the rally wound its way down Mex-1 in the Baja peninsula, with epic transit and speed stages, the racers were flagged down for an unexpected special treat in the town of Constitucion. The local classic car club, Autos Clasicos Del Valle de Sto Domingo, gathered together member cars and held a small car show featuring club vehicles and honoring the racing teams and ...[Read More]( [Lansing, Michigan, 1960s]( [Lansing, Michigan, 1960s]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1960s Location: East Michigan Avenue, Lansing, Michigan Source: Seeking Michigan What do you see here?...[Read More]( Monday, June 5, 2017 [Prolific automotive designer Tom Tjaarda dead at age 82]( [Prolific automotive designer Tom Tjaarda dead at age 82]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Tom Tjaarda with the Fiat 124 Spider. Image from the Hemmings archives. Over a career that spanned seven decades, Tom Tjaarda designed, or at least influenced the design of, over 84 vehicles. Trained in architecture, his artistic touch wasn't limited to automobiles, and other projects by Tjaarda ranged from monorail trains to buildings and furniture. Last week, Tjaarda died at the age of 82. Born Steven Thompson Tjaarda Van Starkenberg in July 1934, Tjaarda was the son of designer Joop Tjaarda Van Starkenber...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1934 Ford Geisen Special]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1934 Ford Geisen Special]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Built circa 1950 sports racer 1934 Ford Geisen Special for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: Believed to have been built in 1950, the Geisen is fitted with a low-silhouette, hand-formed body that shows the influences of both types of racing, including a belly pan, narrow profile and cycle fenders. Brooklands racing screens are placed behind a fold-down windshield, in front of which are cowl vents to release hot air from behind the firewall-mounted radiator. The hood is bulged to clear dual cars a...[Read More]( ['Little Mo,' a fast, effective fire fighter]( ['Little Mo,' a fast, effective fire fighter]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1959 American LaFrance "Little Mo." Photos courtesy Auctions America. Walter Lewis "Army" Armstrong was a mechanical jack-of-all-trades with a particular passion for the fire service. He'd eventually found three companies dedicated to firefighting, ultimately producing the "Blitz Buggy" and later, the "Little Mo" brush trucks. Built in very small quantities by Young Fire Equipment of Buffalo, New York from 1954-'56, and by American LaFrance from 1958-'60, just one restored Little Mo is known to exist today, and o...[Read More]( [Sometimes, we drive new cars, too - IMPA's Spring Brake]( [Sometimes, we drive new cars, too - IMPA's Spring Brake]( Posted by Hemmings Admin - Terry Shea risking life and limb to get the shot. Photos by Terry Shea and Kurt Ernst, unless otherwise noted. Don't get us wrong we love old cars, but part of covering what happens on four wheels (and two) requires that we drive the new stuff from time to time. Each year, the International Motor Press Association gathers a selection of vehicles at Bear Mountain State Park in New York for an event called "Spring Brake," and for a modest fee, members get to sample whatever they'd like on local roads. This...[Read More]( [San Francisco, 1980]( [San Francisco, 1980]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1980 Location: somewhere in San Francisco Source: Ralf K on the Hemmings Nation Flickr Pool What do you see here? ...[Read More]( 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]( [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]( [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. When photographing this exquisite...[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](.