Hemmings Daily: Not-custom-enough customized Bugazzi could fetch six figures at auction

Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. The original taillamps? Too Seventies. The original marble interior pieces? Didn't fit with the new paint scheme. But the original Reno Bell rotary dial in-car telephone? That stayed put when one of George Barris's ultra-pimp Lincoln-based Bugazzis went through a recent restomodding, and now the twice-customized car - rotary phone included - will head to auction. In 1973, Joe Conforte was just about on top of the world. His Mustang Ranch outside Reno had recently obtained legal [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Monday, June 26, 2017 [Not-custom-enough customized Bugazzi expected to fetch nearly six figures at auction]( [Not-custom-enough customized Bugazzi expected to fetch nearly six figures at auction]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. The original taillamps? Too Seventies. The original marble interior pieces? Didn't fit with the new paint scheme. But the original Reno Bell rotary dial in-car telephone? That stayed put when one of George Barris's ultra-pimp Lincoln-based Bugazzis went through a recent restomodding, and now the twice-customized car - rotary phone included - will head to auction. In 1973, Joe Conforte was just about on top of the world. His Mustang Ranch outside Reno had recently obtained legal ... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1984 Ford Mustang GT]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1984 Ford Mustang GT]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Restored 1984 Ford Mustang GT for sale. From the seller's description: Very nice '84 Mustang GT, 302, 5 speed, T-Roofs, Cloth Interior, Air, PW, PDL. MIchelin tires on TRX wheels. This car was restored when I bought it for my wife in Northwest Georgia in February 2013. We bought a new one in 1983 and she missed it, same color and equipment. Have all the receipts. The car has been garaged in Northwest North Carolina since then. She has driven it maybe 1000 miles since then. We just don't need it any more. 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Mark Donohue was as passionate about safety as he was about driving and chassis development. During his time with the Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC), Mark created driver education seminars to coach those coming up through the ranks, and the spirit of this effort lives on today in SAFEisFAST, an online video resource for racers of all skill levels. Fittingly, the RRDC has recently created the Mark Donohue Foundatio...[Read More]( [The Subtle Six: 1968-1969 MGC and MGC/GT brochures]( [The Subtle Six: 1968-1969 MGC and MGC/GT brochures]( Posted by Mark J. McCourt - Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Bruce Zahor The MGC was a controversial car from day one, even before it made its public debut at the Earls Court Motor Show in October 1967. This sports car-turned-grand tourer was initially intended to replace the Austin-Healey 3000Mk III, but Donald Healeyrefused to allow his name to be used on a corporate, re-badged MG. 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