Hemmings Find of the Day – 1959 Abarth Zagato 750

Among sub-liter racing specials, the Fiat Abarth Zagato is one of the most sought after, and for good reason – the Zagato lines are outstanding, the proportions are all right, and the performance is legendary. This 1959 Abarth Zagato for sale on Hemmings.com appears from the photos to be an excellent example. From the seller’s […]

Swedish Americana

Our friend and former Hemmings Classic Car Auto Art profilee John Eyre, a native of Stockholm, Sweden, has demonstrated his love of vintage American automobiles through his evocative, often melancholy watercolor paintings of vehicles whose best days are behind them.

John’s latest automotive artwork is now on display in his one-man show at the Aniara Gallery of the Sollentuna Library in […]

Hemmings Speedster front brake changeover

While we had the engine out being rebuilt this winter, we also decided to change the original front brake set-up to a more modern self-energizing style.
Thanks to some information from an old American Rodder article we found online at the Flathead V8 website www.flatheadv8.org we decided to go with 1948-’52 F1 pickup front brakes. Most […]