Dana Mecum’s Original Spring Classic, held last week, in Indianapolis, Indiana, boasted an impressive 80 percent sell-through on more than 3,000 lots that included vehicles as well as an array of petroliana and memorabilia. The top earner was a 1971 Hemi ‘Cuda that hauled in $550,000. The True Blue Metallic car was said to be […]
If there’s anyone at Hemmings who doesn’t dig wagons, they haven’t had the courage to speak up about it. Wagons bring almost the same performance as a sedan version, but were almost always produced in much lower numbers. There were innumerable clever packaging solutions in the back, like jumpseats, two-way doors, sliding cargo trays and […]
Image by Pawel Litwinski, courtesy Gooding & Company The automobiles of Auburn, Indiana, drew a coterie of flamboyant buyers, but few of them went so far over the top as George Whittell Jr., who inherited two gigantic California fortunes that underpinned his life as a rake and adventurer. George loved cars. He especially loved the […]