Hemmings Find of the Day – Custom 1976 Jaguar XJ6C

The images are going to have to suffice for this one, because there’s not a lot of description from the seller. The XJC was the hardtop coupe version of Jaguar’s hugely successful XJ6 four-door sedan, produced in limited numbers. It was available with the V-12 or – as here – the 4.2-liter, DOHC straight-six. Stripping […]

Meet the Pacer and Gremlin that modeled for Cars 2

Following our sighting of the Pacers and Gremlins in the Cars 2 trailer the other day, we heard from Ross Guistino of Rohnert Park, California, who informed us that it was his friend Nolan Dehner’s 1976 Pacer, Ross’s own 1973 Gremlin, and his other friend Richard DeCroff’s 1976 pacer DL that served as the models […]

Amphicars and Presidential Humor

As entertaining a notion that a President of the United States even owned an Amphicar is, President Lyndon B. Johnson was a certified practical joker when it came to automobiles that doubled as boats. What follows is a tale from then Special Assistant to the President Joseph A. Califano, Jr.: The President, with Vicky McCammon […]