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 […]

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1970 Opel GT

They call the Opel GT the “baby Corvette” for obvious reasons, especially from the cowl forward. The less obvious reason is that many people see it as something less than a Corvette, in terms of stature. Sure, there’s no V-8 rumble coming out of the tailpipe, and there’s no Corvette heritage that goes along with […]

Remembering GM’s Design Chief, Chuck Jordan: 1927-2010

Charles M. “Chuck” Jordan, retired General Motors Vice President of Design, has died at age 83. A California native, Chuck Jordan won the Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild model car competition, and was awarded a four-year scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering. He soon joined the GM Styling Staff […]