Hemmings Find of the Day – 1967 Ghia 450SS

One of the things I miss about living on the Oakland-Emeryville border was proximity to Fantasy Junction. The proprietors were kind enough to let me wander in and marvel at a John Player Special, or become transfixed on a safety wire running through the head of a bolt on a Bugatti Type 35. Now you […]

Six-mile 1979 10th Anniversary Trans Am to be auctioned

When we heard the chatter over a never-titled 10th Anniversary Trans Am with 6.7 miles, we immediately suspected it might be a car that had stayed with the dealership that received it when new. Turns out, that’s just what happened to this ’79 T/A, according to the preview information for the Beckort Auctions sale of […]

Great Race countdown: Race is now less than a week away.

I will be on the road covering the 2011 Hemmings Motor News Great Race from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Bennington, Vermont, from June 11-17, with daily updates posted here on the Hemmings Blog. I will also be acting as half of our support crew for Publisher/driver Jim Menneto and his navigator Mari Parizo as they compete […]