Dual-quad De Soto on Tulsa turf

Is it just us, or are wildly good restorations of De Sotos from the 1950s coming into serious vogue? We just saw a whole bunch of them at the Mecum Auction in Indianapolis, and now, here’s this shocker that’s been consigned to Leake’s forthcoming sale in Tulsa, Oklahoma, set for June 10-12. Specifically, it’s a […]

Import Carlisle 2011, a Hemmings Perspective

Another year has come and gone for the Northeast’s largest multi-marque import specialty show, the Carlisle Import and Kit Nationals, which were held from Friday, May 20 through Sunday the 22nd. The featured country for 2011 was France, so there was an excellent turn-out of French delicacies, both on the show field and in Building […]

Time to get your British car on the road

British cars, forgotten? Don’t think it couldn’t happen, warn the organizers of British Car Week. Yes, MGs and Triumphs and Austin-Healeys were popular in the U.S., but it’s been more than three decades since the last new ones arrived on our shores. In the meantime, a whole new generation of enthusiasts has come of age. […]