Bond’s Aston Martin Sells for $4.6 Million

On Wednesday evening, perhaps the most famous 1964 Aston Martin DB5 in the world was sold by RM Auctions – in association with Sotheby’s – in London. The DB5, driven by original Bond actor Sean Connery in Goldfinger and Thunderball, reportedly received just two bids; however, the Q-Branch, gadget-filled movie car still managed to fetch […]

Hemmings Find of the Day – Quinton/Joehnck coupe

We last mentioned the Rudy Rodriguez-restored Quinton/Joehnck 1932 Ford coupe about a year ago, linking to some excellent photos of the magnificent and historical hot rod. Now we see that it’s for sale on Hemmings.com with a lengthy description and more photos to take in. From that description: Built in 1950 by Jack Quinton and […]

The Book of Small Block

I owned a copy of Ed Staffel’s Chevrolet Small Block Parts Interchange Manual before joining the HMN staff, and I use it all the time – mostly to determine the identity of parts that I stumble across or to answer occasional small-block- parts-I.D.-related questions from readers. It’s a good resource, and it must be a […]