Hemmings Find of the Day – 1980 Mercury Capri

Correct, Mercury never built a droptop Fox-body Capri. One may consider the ASC/McLaren as the exception to that statement, but this 1980 Mercury Capri two-seater convertible is no ASC/McLaren. Some backyard engineering job, then? A product of some overzealous enthusiast with a Sawzall and a welder? Not quite, according to the seller: This one of […]

Getting the Point as Good as He Gives

Many personalities have a signature move: For Michael Jackson, it was the Moonwalk, for Ali, the rope-a-dope, for widely known automotive writer and on-air commentator Steve Magnante, it’s The Point. No Magnante story/photo essay or book is complete without a shot of the author’s index finger in the frame underscoring the importance of the image’s […]

Barrett-Jackson rings up $68 million in sales

Barrett-Jackson sold a total of 1,245 cars at no reserve at its Scottsdale show this year, for a final tally of $68 million. The top sale of the event was a custom 44-foot speed boat with a matching 2008 Corvette Z06 coupe that were auctioned off together for $742,500. Of course, the big newsmaker from […]