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Making Time For Hand Tools

Lately I’ve been trying to smooth out the ebbs and flows I inflicted on my ’61 Impala’s door skin while welding in the new lower patch panel. I used all of the metal warpage prevention tactics in my limited playbook: a barrage of clamps; quick tack welds, initially spaced far apart, followed by bursts of compressed air over the hot spots; hammer and dolly massaging; even a couple of novenas and ritualistic fasting (during which I permitted myself only tiny sips of beer to wash down the ritual nacho chips). Still, when I was finished, the door skin had more waves than the grand marshal of a St. Patrick’s Day parade. So I did what I always do in times of automotive crisis: contact a trusted Hemmings Motor News advertiser and…

Making Time For Hand Tools

YUGO…OR MAYBE YOU DON’T GO

"It appears the joke might just be on us." How do you double the value of a Yugo? Easy, just fill the gas tank. Yugo, the commie compact introduced in the heyday of the Reagan years, probably served better as the fodder of jokes than actual transportation. The cars did come decently equipped, including a rear-window defroster, designed to keep your hands warm when pushing it. Automotive journalists say that there are no truly bad cars produced anymore. They’re all reliable, feature-laden, and powerful. As long as they properly connect to your smartphone, they get a good rating. But where’s the fun in writing about cars that all deliver a varied level of motoring perfection and reliability? Fortunately, here at Hemmings Motor News, we can look back to a simpler time in the late 20th…

YUGO…OR MAYBE YOU DON’T GO

Expecting the worst

"That handsome exterior hides a riot of early-’60s automotive innovation." I’m embarrassed to admit how long my Rover sat in the driveway, under its fitted cover, its tires slowly making little dimples in the blacktop. Nearly two years had passed since the inspection station had called with the bad news that one of the ball joints needed replacing, and I had left it parked while I thought about what to do. Some of you might recall that I mentioned this car a couple of months ago. It’s an unrestored 1968 Rover 2000 TC, one of the best sports sedans of its day, and I bought it as a barn find—really, a garage find — in the winter of ’07, through a friend of the original owners. Rover cars are relatively unknown here,…

Expecting the worst

As a longtime Hemmings subscriber, I enjoy your coverage of collector car auctions. For years I have placed my hand over the sale price and tried to guess the result. After years of practice, I have become more accurate. That said, I was aided by your opinion of what condition number of the car was (1-4). Recently, on many of the auctioned cars there is only the statement “restored.” Jack Beaumier Naples, Florida Thank you for taking an active interest in our auction reports, Mr. Beaumier. You’ll find in this month’s coverage from Amelia Island we’ve included numeric condition ratings. Thank you for highlighting Jaguar E-type cars in your magazine (“Import Stock Exchange”, May ’23). I believe your subject article is a bit inaccurate. You reference xkedata.com’s data as showing 10,305 examples of Series…

Corvette E-Ray Sells for $1.1 million, to Benefit DonorsChoose The first ever, hybrid-electric 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray raised $1.1 million for charity at the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction April 15, in Palm Beach, Florida. Corvette Executive Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter was on hand to generate excitement and encourage bids as the E-Ray crossed the block Saturday afternoon. Rick Hendrick, chairman and CEO of Hendrick Automotive Group and owner of 14-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports, cast the winning bid. All of the proceeds from the sale were donated to the education nonprofit DonorsChoose. The organization was founded in 2000 with the goal of helping teachers connect with people who want to provide resources. DonorsChoose has since fulfilled more than 2.5 million classroom projects by connecting donors directly with requests from educators. The…

1949 Cadillac SERIES 62 CLUB COUPE

Cadillac had taken a gamble with its first new postwar design for 1948, and it had paid off. Despite styling chief Harley Earl’s trepidation, the public loved it all, from the broad hood to the pontoon fenders to the stubby tailfins that had been inspired by the Lockheed P-38 fighter. They loved it enough to make Cadillac the only General Motors division to exceed its prewar production peak. For 1949, the focus shifted to the big change that lay beneath the Cadillac’s hood: the traditional L-head V-8 had been replaced by an all-new overhead-valve V-8. “...[A]s beautiful as this automobile is, its big story is performance,” the brochures read. “For with this 1949 model, Cadillac presents to the world its creative masterpiece — a wholly new V-type, overhead-valve engine which is…

1949 Cadillac SERIES 62 CLUB COUPE

1953 Chevrolet Corvette

The 1953 Corvette occupies a special corner of the collector-car world, valued not so much for what it was as for what it would become. It’s been widely noted that the tip of the Corvette spear was a swing-and-a-miss, its pushrod straight-six, two-speed automatic, and inconsistent build quality falling short of what enthusiasts were demanding. Chevrolet, of course, hung in there, and the Corvette became one of the most successful sports car lines in history, with countless racing victories, high production numbers, and a loyal fan base that’s about as passionate as they come. From one era to the next, the Corvette has always managed to remain relevant. Production in those early years, before V-8 power arrived to save the day, was insignificant enough to endanger the model’s survival. It’s well known…

1953 Chevrolet Corvette

2014-’19 Chevrolet CORVETTE STINGRAY

You’ve got to hand it to the Corvette. It’s the ultimate automotive survivor, having endured steep ups and downs over the decades — both in showroom sales and performance. One of the Corvette’s darkest hours came as GM plunged into bankruptcy amid the 2008 financial crisis. Could an entirely impractical sports car possibly pass the U.S. Treasury Department sniff test during a government-backed corporate bailout? The Corvette did, with flying colors, because it was deemed too popular — and too profitable — to put out to pasture. The seventh-generation Corvette that eventually emerged was the most advanced, capable, and comfortable front-engine Chevrolet sports car ever built. When new, the 2014 coupe’s base price was just north of $50,000, but with options — chrome aluminum wheels ($2,000), multi-mode performance exhaust ($1,200), automatic transaxle…

2014-’19 Chevrolet CORVETTE STINGRAY

1926-’29 Amilcar CGSs

In the early 1920s, Paris was a hotbed of automobile manufacturing. After World War I, France was hungry for small, reliable, economical transportation, and hundreds of small companies sprang up to fill the need. Most specialized in what was known as the sporting voiturette, a small car that put performance ahead of creature comforts. The most successful of these, by far, was Amilcar, launched in 1920 from the remnants of light car builder Le Zèbre through the backing of financiers Emil Akar and Joseph Lamy. Unusual for a small maker, Amilcar made its own engines, and relied on outside suppliers for only a few major components, such as carburetors, radiators, and electrical equipment. The first model, an inexpensive, two-seat runabout called the CC, provided the basis for all four-cylinder Amilcars that would…

1926-’29 Amilcar CGSs

2004-’05 Mazda Mazdaspeed MX-5 Miata

It was exactly what hardcore Miata fans demanded through the sports car’s first 15 years: a factory-built MX-5 with increased power, sharper handling, and more aggressive looks. Over a two-year period, nearly two decades ago, Mazda delivered exactly that in the form of the Mazdaspeed MX-5. Few of those hyper-Miatas made it out into the world, and they’re now an appreciating asset. For the uninitiated, this car represented the second product of the Japanese automaker’s short-lived in-house tuner arm, which also turned out limited numbers of turbocharged, high-performance variants of the Protegé, Mazda3, and Mazda6. When a buyer handed over $25,500 in 2004 or $26,020 in 2005 for a Mazdaspeed MX-5—those prices represent around $40,500 in 2023, when a new Miata starts at $28,050—they got a roadster that had been reworked…

2004-’05 Mazda Mazdaspeed MX-5 Miata

1986-’87 Mercedes-Benz300 D

Is there such a thing as a diesel muscle car? Don’t laugh—it’s not as ridiculous a question as you might think. If the definition of a muscle car centers around the idea of stuffing a big engine into a mid-sized car, then the 1986-’87 Mercedes-Benz 300 D turbodiesel has a pretty good claim to the title. The W124, the first-generation E-Class, was introduced in 1984, though it would take Mercedes-Benz nine years to switch over to the E-Class nomenclature that it still uses today. Featuring aerodynamic styling by Bruno Sacco, the midrange W124 was innovative, overengineered, and overbuilt, and was sold around the world with a variety of straight-four, straight-six, and V-8 gasoline engines, as well as straight-four, -five, and-six diesels. Americans had to wait until 1986 to be able to buy a…

1986-’87 Mercedes-Benz300 D

Mike’s Missile

Along time ago, in the historic car town of Flint, Michigan, a local teen who’d been exposed to quarter-mile competition spotted this 1959 Chevrolet Corvette convertible parked in a local doctor’s driveway. He was determined to go drag racing with it. Against all odds, the doctor agreed to sell the stock Corvette, one of 9,670 produced in 1959, to the kid who’d pedaled past his house. That kid was Mike Messner. Beginning in 1963, Mike built it up into a snarling beast and raced it in both sanctioned events and later, on the street, still wearing its competition livery. Once he moved to Arizona in the early 1980s, the Corvette was covered up and stuck in the corner of a Quonset hut on Messner’s rural property. The building quickly became jammed…

RM Sotheby’s, Amelia Island

RM Sotheby’s held its final Amelia Island, Florida, sale March 4, after more than two decades as the official auction of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. The company’s departure came as auto insurance company Hagerty took over the concours from show founders Bill and Jane Warner and then named its own auction house, Broad Arrow, as the official auction. RM had to move its sale to a new location on Lynndale Road, as Hagerty’s Broad Arrow set up shop at RM’s traditional spot, the Ritz-Carlton. More recently, RM Sotheby’s announced an all-new show it will be co-hosting in Miami next year with MODAEVENTS. The new event is called MODAMIAMI and is scheduled for February 29-March 3, 2024 — the same dates as the councours, now rebranded “The Amelia.” Rivalries aside, RM…

RM Sotheby’s, Amelia Island

Gooding, Amelia Island

Gooding & Company followed up its record-setting 2022 Amelia Island auction with yet another record in 2023, ringing up $72.7 million in its first-ever two-day auction in its 13 years at the venue. The numbers were healthy all around; 95 percent of the 155 lots offered were sold over the course of Thursday, March 2, and Friday, March 3, with 15 breaking the million-dollar mark. Ringing the bell as top sale was a covered-headlamp 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider, which sold for $18.045 million. That makes it the most valuable automobile ever sold at an Amelia auction and stands as the top sale at auction so far for 2023. For some perspective, the Ferrari’s hammer price, before fees, of $16.4 million was just about equal to the total sales…

Gooding, Amelia Island

Hemmings CRUISE-INS 2023

Our Cruise-In series kicked off its 2023 season under clear skies on May 18 with an eclectic array of vintage cars, trucks, and motorcycles. All of this season’s events will be held on Main Street in Bennington, Vermont, amid the many shops and restaurants, but the Hemmings team will be on hand coordinating the effort. We will, of course, bring our 1929 Ford AA Cretors 1.5-ton popper and dole out free popcorn all night long. The action starts at 5 p.m. and runs to 8 p.m. No registration is required, and the Cruise-Ins are free to attendees and spectators. Show-car parking on Main Street is on a first-come, first-served basis, but there is plenty of nearby free parking. For additional information head to hemmings.com/event/cruise-ins. MAY 2023 WINNERS BEST OF SHOW 1966 Jaguar E-type Rob Tobia EDITOR’S…

Hemmings CRUISE-INS 2023

EARLY FORD V-8 CLUSTERS Classic Instruments • 800-575-0461 classicinstruments.com • $1,442/starting Spruce up the instrument panel of your 1933-’34 Ford car with these new direct-fit gauges. Each cluster includes a speedometer, fuel level, temperature, oil pressure, and volt gauges with indicator lights. Also available is a matching 3 ⅜ -inch tachometer with a chrome mounting cup. The gauges are electrically operated, and the fuel gauge will work with the stock or any other factory-type sending unit. Each kit comes with a chrome bezel and engine-turned aluminum faceplate to bring luster to the cluster. Other features include: LED lighting, green turn-signal indicators, blue high-beam, and red LED warning lights. There’s also an injection-molded housing, push-button speed calibration, and one single snap-in wiring harness on the back. For flexible function, a separate power (12-volt)…

BOOKS AND LITERATURE

STILE TRANSATLANTICO/ TRANSATLANTIC STYLE By Donald Osborne Coachbuilt Press760-322-7832automotivevaluationservices.comISBN 9780988273368 $100.00 It could be argued that the global influence of American automotive design has been equaled only by that of Italy. In the early postwar period, the stylists, engineers, and car manufacturers of these two nations collaborated on a surprising number of projects that resulted in some of the most beautiful and influential vehicles to ever turn a wheel. That golden era of Italo-American creations has been celebrated in this artful book that’s subtitled “A Romance of Fins and Chrome.” Authored by classic-car historian and appraiser Donald Osborne (Jay Leno’s Garage) and including expert guest essays, Transatlantic Style commemorates a recent exhibition of the same name that was cohosted by California’s Blackhawk Museums and Italy’s National Automobile Museum in Turin. The coffee-table-sized, 284-page hardcover is…

BOOKS AND LITERATURE

"Any parts store should be able to order these cylinders." INTERNATIONAL METRO VAN IN NEED OF BRAKE PARTS Q: I own a 1957 International Metro ¾-ton van, model SM-122. I am having a tough time finding replacement wheel cylinders for all four wheels. Were these cylinders used on any other cars or trucks and might they still be available for those applications? If not, do you know of a supplier for cylinder rebuilding kits? Steve Adams via email A: According to the Hollander Interchange Manual, the 1956-’64 ¾-ton and 1-ton Metro series front brake cylinders were 1 1/8-inch in diameter. The IHC part numbers were 97370R-91 and 97371R-91 and these cylinders were also used on 1957-’64 Dodge ¾-ton and 1-ton D, M, and P series trucks. The rear cylinders are 1¼-inch bore, the IHC…

HEMMINGS AUCTIONS

Hemmings Auctions is our live, online auction site staffed by customer service professionals ready to help bidders and sellers with any questions. A wide variety of classic and specialty vehicles from all eras are up for bid. Auctions run for two weeks, and qualified bidders place their bids electronically. Once a vehicle is accepted into the auction, the seller pays only a $99.95 listing fee. The winning bidder is responsible for a 5-percent fee on all completed auctions. The following are examples of auctions that transpired during the month leading up to press time. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, email Director of Auction Operations Terry Shea: terryshea@hemmings.com. 2002 BMW Z8 Reserve: $200,000 Selling Price: $225,000 Recent Market Range: N/A The limited-production, aluminum-intensive Z8 never really experienced depreciation, especially carefully kept, low-mileage examples like…

HEMMINGS AUCTIONS

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HCC on sale June 13 ► COVER STORY: 1965 VOLKSWAGEN KARMANN GHIA This air-cooled, Cal-look VW is fueled by a custom electronic fuel-injection system designed and built by its owner. ► 1931 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL DUAL-COWL PHAETON A big, powerful Full Classic touring car that still regularly plies the roads of New England. ► BUYER’S GUIDE: 1955-’57 CHEVROLET CARS Looking to purchase a Tri-Five of your very own? Here’s everything you need to know before you buy. ► BARN FIND An unexpected phone call led to the purchase and restoration of this stately 1915 Pierce-Arrow Model 38-C Landaulet Town Car. ► DRIVEABLE DREAMThe story of a one-family-owned 1969 Ford XL convertible. HMM on sale June 27 ► COVER STORY: RESTORATION MEETS MODIFICATIONA 1969 Camaro built in the spirit of a COPO, but with modern 427 power, a six-speed…

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