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Hemmings Daily: This 17-ton Volvo truck is actually a million-dollar piece of art

This 17-ton Volvo truck is actually a million-dollar piece of art
If there's any better indicator that we've reached peak Banksy, no less than three well-respected and long-established auction houses will go head-to-head-to-head with competing sales of the street artist's works. Most of those works come with price tags in the tens of thousands of dollars, but the muralized 1988 Volvo FL6 17-ton truck that Bonhams […]
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Auction Alert: 1982 Mercury Capri and 1955 Chevrolet 3100 selling later today
Two more lots will sell to the highest bidder later today at Hemmings Auctions: A Fox Mustang alternative, the 1982 Mercury Capri, representing '80s V-8 muscle, plus an Advance Design workhorse from 1955 in a Chevrolet 3100. Both have met their reserve price, meaning that the final bid gets to take the car home. Be […]
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Fact Check: Did a GM president really tell Congress "What's good for GM is good for America?"
While Henry Ford might have uttered some quirky and oft-repeatable quotes, one of the most stunning quotes in corporate America history — "What's good for General Motors is good for the country" — is often attributed to Charles Wilson, at the time the president of Ford's archrival. Though that doesn't mean that's exactly what he […]
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Hemmings Find of the Day: 1994 MG RV8
Japanese-market 1994 MG RV8, said to be one of roughly 12 in North America, for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: Only 2,000 were ever made and there are less than 12 known to exist in North America – 3.9 litre, fuel injected Rover V8 – Japanese export model was brought into Canada in […]
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San Francisco, 1980
Date: June 1980 Location: Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California Source: Gary Fong, San Francisco Chronicle What do you see here?
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VIDEO: Can't get enough vintage drags!
When is too much, too much? When it comes to vintage drag racing 8mm filmstrips, we say, "NEVER." It's never too much. Sure, the weird soundtracks that are usually put to them when they're transferred to video are about as good as most of the names given to custom and hot rod shops in the […]
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When Shelby tuned hot hatches for Chrysler: The 1985-'86 Dodge Omni GLH, GLH Turbo and GLHS
At the dawn of the 1980s, the Dodge Omni hatchback wasn't on the list of "must drive" cars for automotive enthusiasts. Seeing the missed opportunity to lure hot hatch enthusiasts, Chrysler head Lee Iacocca called upon his old friend Carroll Shelby to infuse a bit of spirit into Dodge's bargain-basement grocery-getter and the resulting Dodge […]
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