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Hemmings Find of the Day – hot rod Isetta

Written by webmin

Who says only American cars can be hot rodded? This 1958 BMW Isetta incorporates several conventions of a typical hot rod: flames, loud paint and a bigger engine. Of course, when you’re talking about an Isetta, even a Geo Metro would have a bigger engine. From the seller’s description:
This car has a newer Yamaha 660cc […]

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Tagged BMW Isetta, Hemmings Find of the Day, hot rods and customs, microcars and minicars, Yamaha Raptur  
 

Four-Links – Fargo, Ford around the world, hot rod Diamond T, early snowmobiles

Written by webmin

* Up on Truckfax, they recently celebrated Fargo, Mopar’s maple-leaf truck brand. Until now, I’ve never given pause to wonder why Chrysler chose the name of a North Dakota town for its Canada-only brand. Did Chrysler execs at the time just associate anything northerly and cold with Canada?

* While researching this week’s blog post on […]

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Tagged autocrossing, CORSA, Corvair, Corvan, Diamond T, Fargo, ford, hot rods and customs, one-offs and homebuilts, racing, road trips and cruising, semi truck, service and fleet vehicles, shows, exhibitions and events, snowmobiles, trucks and Jeeps, vans  
 

Lost and Found Redux – the Little Jewel

Written by webmin

Way back in the November 2006 issue of Hemmings Classic Car, I presented a couple photos of an interesting homebuilt sports custom called the Little Jewel, with the following description from Don Garnett, of Lubbock, Texas, who sent the photos:
This homebuilt sports car was constructed in a backyard shop in Lamesa, Texas, in 1952 by […]

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Tagged featured posts, Garner Jones, Herman Lawhon, hot rods and customs, Lamesa Texas, Little Jewel, Lost and Found  
 

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