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Hemmings Daily: Tom Jobe, the last of the Surfers drag team, dies

Tom Jobe, the last of the Surfers drag team, dies
Tom Jobe, the last of the Surfers drag team, died earlier this month at the age of 89. If you're not a hardcore drag racing fan (or if you weren't paying close attention to the story on Mickey and Danny Thompson's Challenger II this week), you may not have heard of the man. You probably […]
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1973 Mercury Cougar XR7
From the seller's description: I am selling this 1973 Mercury Cougar XR7 car for my parents. They are the second owner, with the first owner being my grandmother, so this car has been in the family all its life. This car has a 351 V-8, automatic transmission, air conditioning, do not see any cracks in […]
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Daily Briefing: Detroit firefighting artifacts on display; Amelia Island to donate admission fees to the Bahamas
Courtesy of the Detroit Historical Society Earlier this week, the directors at the Detroit Historical Society, in conjunction with the Detroit Foundation Hotel, set up an off-site exhibition that celebrates the history of firefighting in the Motor City. The display is featured at the hotel and shows off artifacts from the society's collection and the […]
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Fact Check: Detroit wasn't the first city to pave its roads in concrete
Earlier this year, a handful of Michigan groups got together to restore and re-dedicate a historical marker along Woodward Avenue in Detroit that, no doubt, left many observers under the impression that the Michigan city pioneered the use of concrete in paved roads. However, according to set-in-concrete facts (*groan*), Detroit was more than a decade […]
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Tucker 48 and Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS take Best of Show at the 2019 Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance
A car that achieved modern fame with the help of a motion picture and a car connected to an early silent film star took top honors at the 2019 Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance. The film connections are just a coincidence, of course. Both the 1948 Tucker 48 and 1929 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS […]
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Hemmings Find of the Day: 1960 Chrysler New Yorker
Nine-passenger four-door hardtop 1960 Chrysler New Yorker station wagon for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: I purchased the car in 2005, and then had a nut and bolt restoration done which completed in 2015. The car has won a Junior and a Senior award at Hershey. It is breathtaking inside and out. Loaded […]
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Auction Alert: 1966 Mustang convertible and 1969 Olds 4-4-2 convertible bidding ends today
A pair of white convertibles will see the end of bidding on Hemmings auctions today. The first, a 1966 Ford Mustang convertible, features period-correct air conditioning for those days when the wind in your hair is just a little too warm. Later, the final bid on a 1969 Oldmobile 4-4-2 with the original engine will […]
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