Hemmings Daily: Seven years running, The Race of Gentlemen keeps getting bigger and better

Seven years running, The Race of Gentlemen keeps getting bigger and better It's modern beach racing at its finest, restricted to pre-1934 car bodies (among other rules) and American motorcycles from 1947 or older. As a longtime follower of the Oilers Car Club and The Race of Gentlemen, I always look forward to the annual pilgrimage to the beach in Wildwood, New Jersey, to see old friends […] Lees verder Four-Links �C Africar, HANS, rocket bike, papercraft Subarus Rugged cars meant to last decades and be easily repairable by just about anyone were just the ticket for Africa, thought Tony Howarth, whose 2CV-powered Africar showed promise but didn't reach production due to a number of factors, as Jon Branch recently wrote over at Silodrome. Tony Howarth understood what was needed for a vehicle […] Lees verder Hemmings Find of the Day �C 1982 Imperial Frank Sinatra edition 1982 Imperial for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: 19,000 original miles. 1 of just 279 Sinatra editions produced in 1982. Original EFI car �C runs perfectly. Everything works. Original paint(No clearocat pealing), interior, chrome, all beautiful. Purchased from 90 year old original female owner in 2015. Every record from day […] Lees verder Thirty years later, and little has changed at the Bonneville Salt Flats Back in 1989, ESPN sent Peter Graves out to cover the racing at Bonneville, almost on a play-by-play basis with color commentator Rick Vesco. Speeds were high, records were set, and the salt stretched out as far as the eye could see. More interestingly, little seems to have changed out at Bonneville in the last […] Lees verder Hemmings Find of the Day �C 1969 Airstream Globetrotter Renovated 1969 Airstream Globetrotter for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: Love the vintage look but with modern conveniences? Look no further than this 1969 Airstream Globetrotter, perfect for quick weekend getaways or longer trips to the mountains or even the beach. 21″ with all new plumbing including water lines, drain lines and valves. […] Lees verder Recommended Reading �C "The Face of Change: Portraits of Automotive Evolution" Think, for a moment, about all the external forces that have shaped the development of the automobile, from the earliest days of the Mercedes-Benz Patent Motorwagen to the hybrid-drivetrain supercars of today, such as Porsche's 918. Emerging technology has certainly played a role, but so have government regulations, economic conditions, cultural norms and even geographic […] Lees verder Open Diff �C can a car be iconic? Unless you're new to the hobby (in which case, welcome!) or completely unfamiliar with American cars (Wilkommen! Bienvenue! Ni hao!), you know exactly what car that is above. You know what year it was built. You probably know who designed it, how many examples were built, and what engines powered it from the factory. Does […] Lees verder