June 18, 2011

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1959 Chevrolet El Camino

BlogBy webmin June 18, 2011

If you’re new to the hobby and don’t get why black-plate Californian cars are such a big deal, then take a gander at this 1959 Chevrolet El Camino for sale on Hemmings.com. Sure, it might have a couple spots of rust, but that’s on a non-undercoated car that’s lasted more than half a century on […]

Four-Links – Rip van Winkle Studebaker, NHTSA holding on to airbag Impala, Ford’s factories, Northwest microcar show

BlogBy webmin June 18, 2011

* Todd Lappin, writing at Bernalwood, posted some pics this week of a 1939 Studebaker rolling out of the garage it’s inhabited for the last 45 years. * According to WSBTV.com, the NHTSA (“using YOUR tax dollars!”) owns and maintains the last of the 1973 Chevrolet Impalas fitted with airbags, ostensibly the first American passenger […]