Raymond Parks, founding father, 1914-2010

Too few people know it, but one of the most important single persons in the history of American auto racing passed away last weekend. Raymond Parks was the final surviving attendee at the 1947 meeting during which NASCAR was founded; he died in Atlanta just two weeks after his 96th birthday.

photo by Eddie Samples
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1953 American LaFrance

Independence Day is coming up, and if you act quick enough, you could conceivably buy this 1953 American LaFrance, get it home, then enter it in your local Fourth of July parade, lights and sirens going wild, all for less than the price of a brand-new three-quarter ton pickup. From the seller’s description:
This unique emergency […]

Argentine flower car restoration continues

As promised, Fernando Aguerre, he of all the cool barn finds in Argentina, sent along a picture of his flower car restoration’s progress. Here he notes that it’s going from the mechanic’s shop to the electrician’s shop to get wired, but you can also see how the body looks all spiffed up. “They just started […]