Hemmings Finds of the Day – 1974 Hurst/Oldses

Thought the only Hurst/Olds built in 1974 was a two-door Colonnade coupe, did you? Not the case at all, as we see from this pair of 1974 Hurst-built Oldsmobiles for sale on Hemmings.com, one a Delta 88 convertible and the other a very unique four-door Cutlass, both tied into the choice of a Hurst/Olds as […]

Britons Broadside the Brickyard

The Indianapolis 500 is the ultimate American race gathering and social blowout, always has been, but the English have had a major presence in its running almost from the start. I initially reported here that the first Brit in the race was Italian-born Dario Resta, who won in 1916 after making an initial appearance the […]

Pace car pandemonium, 1971

While the 100th anniversary Indy 500 is come and gone, it’s never too late for an Indy-related photo. We recently came across this press photo snapped by Chicago Today photographer Frank Hanes of the most infamous Indy 500 pace car, the Dodge Challenger used in 1971, at the moment it crashed into the photographers’ stand […]