Hemmings Daily: Seven-mile 1985 MG Metro 6R4 may be the only unused Group B rally car left

Seven-mile 1985 MG Metro 6R4 may be the only unused Group B rally car left In December of 1986, as the Olympus Rally wound its way through the Pacific Northwest and as the tightly wound Group B racers ran their last under World Rally Championship sanction, a rallying fan ordered up a full-kit Group B-spec 1985 MG Metro 6R4, a car destined to never run a race and to eventually […] Lees verder Hemmings Find of the Day – 1990 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe From the seller's description: 1990 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe, 35th Anniversary Edition, one of 3371 produced. Two-owner, 2k miles. 3.8L EFI intercooled supercharged V-6 with dual exhaust. 210 HP, 0-60 in 6.4 seconds. 4-speed AT with overdrive, PB, PS, PW, rare power moon roof option, keyless entry system. Articulated sport seats with power lumbar and […] Lees verder Atlanta, 1969 Date: May 1969 Location: Downtown Connector, Atlanta, Georgia Source: J.C. Lee, via Georgia State University Library Digital Collections What do you see here? Lees verder Restoration on a Budget – Quick Tips: 1960 Austin-Healey Sprite 1960 Austin-Healey "Bugeye" Sprite. Image by Terry Shea; restoration images courtesy of Ken Hoffman. In the forthcoming August 2019 issue of Hemmings Classic Car magazine, we're featuring the restoration of the 1960 Austin-Healey Sprite pictured above. What made this story compelling from the start was that its owner – Ken Hoffman, who rescued the British […] Lees verder Daily briefing: 1965 Shelby Cobra leads Auburn Spring Sale; Lincoln Homecoming now accepts Fords and Mercurys; 100 years of Bentley at Blenheim Palace The four-day RM Sothebys Auburn Spring sale grossed a total of more than $6.85 million this past weekend in Indiana. This total represents a 13.5 percent increase compared to last year's event. The star of the show was a 1930 Cord L-29 Convertible Phaeton Sedan which crossed the block at $157,300. The top 10 vehicles sold […] Lees verder After a two-decade run, Ian Callum steps down as head of Jaguar Design Ian Callum was 14 years old when he penned a letter to Jaguar, declaring his desire to design sports cars for the esteemed British manufacturer. In 1999, 31 years later, Callum got his wish when he replaced Geoff Lawson as Jaguar Design Director, a position he held for the next 20 years. On July 1, […] Lees verder The man behind the Higgins boats that made D-Day possible also proposed rolling onto beaches in monster swamp buggies Seventy-five years ago today, thousands of troops came ashore in the Normandy landings via LCVP Higgins boats, built from a design that originated in the Louisiana bayou with a brawling, hard-drinking industrialist who fought the Navy every step of the way to get his design approved. At the same time he was churning out the […] Lees verder