GM’s Phantom Corsair?

Over at The Old Motor, David Greenlees posted this photo showing a GM modelmaker in November 1954 with a pair of concepts, neither of which look much like the full-size Motorama concepts of the mid-1950s. Note the driver figure in the one on the left that looks like the Phantom Corsair – were these possibly […]

Filming to begin on Snake and Mongoose movie this fall

Images courtesy Snake & Mongoose Movie on Facebook The biggest rivalry in drag racing history? Like you need to ask. Hemmings Muscle Machines columnist Don “The Snake” Prudhomme and Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen, both very accomplished drag racers in their own rights, catapulted their quarter-mile careers onto front pages and into household-name status with those […]

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk

Though Studebaker in the early 1960s had a reputation generally for working with outdated models, the Brooks Stevens redesign of the Hawk brought South Bend’s grand touring up to the moment with other sport luxury vehicles such as the contemporary Thunderbird and Riviera. As we see on this 1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk for sale […]