Hemmings Find of the Day – 1939 Fiat NSU Roadster

It’s nearly impossible to think of two cars with as little in common as Fiat’s pre-war people-mover, the 500 “Topolino,” and that sumptuous, 21st-century chariot of the uber-rich, Maybach’s 57S. And yet, there is a link: Each was the basis of a limited-production variant produced by the German coachbuilder Weinsberg. Strictly speaking, what lies beneath […]

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1962 Lotus

It never occurred to me until now just how much a Lotus Seven is like a Jeep CJ. Both are simple to the point of austerity, but they are that way for a purpose, whether it be for off-road utility or for putting the driver in touch with road, as a sports car should. This […]

Welcome to London, Yanks! Your TR3 is waiting

Back in the export-or-die Fifties, British car companies tried everything they could think of to tap into the prosperous U.S. market. Here, American buyers step right off a BOAC four-prop Douglas DC-7C airliner to find their spanking new Triumph TR3s waiting for them on the tarmac. (How eager was Triumph for cash? We wouldn’t be […]