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Noteworthy Truck Collection to Cross the Block
This Chevrolet truck, which appeared in the movie Hoffa, will be up for auction October 29. Noted northwest Ohio collectors Dick and Ruth Walters amassed a laden trove of trucks and related goodies in...
View ArticleCarlisle to Host Collector Car Auction
Beginning at Spring Carlisle 2006, April 20-23, there will be a high-end collector car auction with antique and special interest vehicles, said Carlisle spokesman Brad Adcock. The inaugural Carlisle...
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“Dyno Don” Nicholson dies at 78
Dyno Don Nicholson strikes a pose against an SS/F Mustang in 1968. photo courtesy Ford Motor Co. Fans of NHRA stock-class drag racing’s glory days mourned the loss of Donald “Dyno Don” Nicholson last...
View ArticleCarlisle to hold second auction
Last spring, Carlisle Events held its first-ever auction of all types of collector cars. It was heralded as a success, and it must have been, because organizers are holding the second such auction at...
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Friday wallpapers
Dan’s itching to bring you some of his sweet imagery, but until the web guys get back from Cabo, you’ll have to live with mine. This week, it’s Sixties Sport: A fantastic 1962 409/409 Impala (from 409...
View ArticleNASCAR notable Brooks’ estate to be auctioned
An auction to liquidate the possessions of NASCAR stock car racing notable Dick Brooks will be conducted March 24 at his Woodruff, South Carolina, estate. Brooks, who died Feb. 2, 2006, of a heart...
View ArticleBig-block ringer
Tired of being in a crowd and unable to determine whose cell phone is ringing? Here’s a way to be different… very different. How does the sound of a 427 big-block Chevrolet sound? If you’re a gearhead,...
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Three-in-one Chevrolet?
Kanter Concepts is turning C6 Corvettes into modern-day classics. The 789 as pictured here will set you back $135,000 Want a 1957 Chevy, a 1958 Impala and a 1959 Impala but can’t afford all three...
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cruise-in overload: and we’re just gettin’ started
If we indeed had 89 cars, a few eluded my lens. If you’re still on dial-up, brush up on your Heimlich, ’cause your computer’s gonna choke: 1923 Ford Model T, H. Von Haggin 1931 Chrysler CD8, Mark...
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Getting race ready?
Your vintage racing correspondent’s svelte 1961 Impala is getting into fighting shape. Look for it in the August and October issues of Hemmings Muscle Machines photo courtesyHemmings Muscle...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1967 Chevrolet Impala
While the description of this 1967 Chevrolet Impala station wagon for sale on Hemmings.com says it has an automatic, in the one photo of it, I see what looks like a Hurst shifter, located where a...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1964 Chevrolet Impala
We here at Hemmings are fans of all vintage cars, including pedestrian everyday cars that typically get ignored by most collectors, such as this 1964 Chevrolet Impala station wagon for sale on...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1965 Chevrolet Impala station wagon
How do we know station wagons are constantly gaining respect in the collector-car world? Well, let’s consider this 1965 Chevrolet Impala station wagon. Not only has it not been parted out for its 396,...
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Four-Links – Rip van Winkle Studebaker, NHTSA holding on to airbag Impala,...
* Todd Lappin, writing at Bernalwood, posted some pics this week of a 1939 Studebaker rolling out of the garage it’s inhabited for the last 45 years. * According to WSBTV.com, the NHTSA (“using YOUR...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1959 Chevrolet Impala
Collector and classic cars do a good job of hoovering every last cent out of our pockets. This we know, and we accept it. However, there’s nothing saying you can’t make a few bucks on the side with...
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Herb Younger and his 1965 Impala SS 396 make appearance at the L.A. Auto Show
Herb Younger speaks with Chevrolet’s Chris Perry Wednesday at the Los Angeles International Auto Show. Photo courtesy Chevrolet. As a serial owner of old Chevrolets, I’ve always felt like the company...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1969 Chevrolet Impala SS
The ad for this 1969 Chevrolet Impala SS for sale on Hemmings.com has plenty of hooks to reel one in. First off, it’s a big, black powerful coupe sedan, enough to catch one’s eye. The red gut doesn’t...
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Cat’s-eye Impala sells for $110,000 in no-reserve, all-American auction
Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions While twin brothers Tom and Don Salmon had just one criteria for including a vehicle in their 140-car collection – it had to be made in America – much of their focus was...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS
Everybody’s sure to have their own opinion on which car is the most American. The Ford Model T certainly ranks up there, along with many muscle cars, any AMC painted in the red/white/blue scheme, the...
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Open Diff: Your bench seat stories
1979 Chevrolet Impala station wagon front bench seat. Photos courtesy GM Media. Just as the manual transmission was once considered standard equipment – enough for people to use “standard”...
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