Many times, vintage racing cars go up for sale with little or no documentable history. Not this time. At its sophomore sale in Monterey, Mecum will present the restored Springfield Welding Smith’s Special, in its livery as raced by then-New Jersey resident Art Cross in the 1953 Indianapolis 500. For finishing second to Bill Vukovich, […]

I hope you’re all well rested after our little break last week from the Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation Challenge. This week we’re going to jump right back in it with Arnolt-Bristol, a selection inspired by the excellent example above that won its class at the New England Concours d’Elegance two weekends ago.
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Who knew that Shelbys were such hot commodities in the late 1970s? I recently went digging through another box of photos submitted for Hemmings Motor News, this time for the July 1978 issue, and found plenty of Shelbys for sale for prices that, well, will seem a little sadistic should I print them. But I’ll […]