Hemmings Daily: Mindbender, indeed!

Mindbender, indeed! OK, OK–forgive the blurriness, but we had to blow this thing up to see all the crazy-good details in it: that digger, the paint, the trailer, the '58 Chevy in the background, the fuelie set-up, the beehive…put it all together into one glorious scenario captured on color film and we can barely stand it. Honestly. […] Lees verder Honda's secret weapon against squeaks and door leaks Everybody has their favorite "secret" car care tools and products. It's the stuff that might not be well known or is a little harder to find than whatever's on the shelf at AutoZone. For me, one of those items is Shin-Etsu Silicone Grease. Think of it as lotion for the weather stripping on your car's […] Lees verder Daily Briefing: Panel Discussion at R.E. Olds Museum; ACD Museum receives a rare prototype loan At the Intersection of I-496 & Oldsmobile The board at the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum announce a panel discussion next week entitled, "At the Intersection of I-496 & Oldsmobile." The discussion will focus on the highway, the company, the union, and Lansing's African American community. The "Pave the Way" I-496 project in the late 1960s […] Lees verder Splish-Splash: Amphicars and You [Editor's Note: This weekend's Ironstone Concours d'Elegance will feature a special class dedicated to Amphicars. Michael Lamm sent along this article with an overview of just what makes the Amphicar special.] You might have noticed a fleet of colorful vehicles driving into and out of the lake here on the Ironstone campus. They're Amphicars. We've […] Lees verder The Last Classic Benz: Mercedes-Benz's "W126" S-Class celebrates 40 years It has the distinction of being the most popular Mercedes-Benz flagship of all time: The internally designated 126-chassis Sonderklasse (Special-Class, S-Class for short) was sold from the late 1970s through the early 1990s, and to many, it represents the archetypal conservative German executive sedan. The Stuttgart-based automaker recently recognized the 40th anniversary of the 126 S-Class,... Lees verder Hemmings Find of the Day – 1974 Volkswagen SP2 Mechanically-sorted example of the Brazilian-market 1974 Volkswagen SP2 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: This SP2 is one of very few imported into the US. It spent much of its life on display in an auto museum, where it was maintained mechanically and occasionally driven. The car has recently been fully sorted mechanically and […] Lees verder Seattle, 1982 Date: August 1982 Location: Seattle, Washington Source: Werner Leggenhager, via Seattle Public Library Special Collections Online What do you see here? Lees verder