Hemmings Daily: Daily Briefing: Nuvolari demo day at the Simeone; IMS Museum offering access to legendary cars

Daily Briefing: Nuvolari demo day at the Simeone; IMS Museum offering access to legendary cars Simeone Museum Tazio Nuvolari tribute Courtesy of the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum The board at the Simeone Museum has announced a demo day event this weekend that will be a tribute to "The Flying Mantuan," Tazio Nuvolari. The Simeone Foundation cars scheduled to be at the event will be the 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 […] Lees verder Affordable entry-level automotive history books worth reading Back in 1980, Octopus Books Limited of London, England, started publishing a series of single-marque history books on a variety of automobiles. This was the time when the publishing of serious automotive books was finally starting to gain momentum, yet the industry was still in its infancy compared to today's increasing roster of thoroughly researched […] Lees verder Auction Alert: 1974 BMW 2002tii and a 1984 GMC Sierra to conclude today Two more lots will reach their conclusion today on Hemmings Auctions. A two-owner, mostly stock BMW 2002tii from 1974 offers upgraded driveability, while a 1984 GMC Sierra that seems to have avoided a lifetime of heavy work will wrap up today. Be sure to visit www.hemmings.com/auctions for the latest results and up-to-the-second bidding. 1974 BMW […] Lees verder A brief history of Hertz Rent-A-Racers from the Shelby GT350H to today It started when Carroll Shelby, ever the salesman, convinced Hertz to order 1,001 Ford Mustangs modified by his shop for a "Rent-A-Racer" program in 1966. The Shelby G.T.350H was born, and the legend grew almost as soon as the cars began hitting the track and dragstrip. It took 40 years for Hertz to try again, […] Lees verder Hemmings Find of the Day: 1942 Crosley Restored 1942 Crosley Convertible Coupe for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: One of only three 1942 Crosley Convertible Coupes and one of less than 80 pre-war Crosleys of all body styles known by the Crosley Automobile Club A completely different car in all ways from post-war "roundside" 4-cylinder models Original 2-cylinder-opposed air-cooled 13.5hp […] Lees verder Hanley, Staffordshire, 1975 Date: 1975 Location: Hanley, Staffordshire, U.K. Source: via Stoke Sentinel What do you see here? Lees verder Reminiscing — Piece by Piece Images via OldCarBrochures.com [Editor's note: This "Reminiscing" story, edited by David Conwill, comes to us from Hemmings Classic Car reader Charles Pass of Tahlequah, Oklahoma.] Around 1966, my wife Doris, our daughter Annette, our son Dewayne and I went to see the movie The Great Race, starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Natalie Wood. The […] Lees verder