Spinout slipup: What car stood in for the wet Cobra?

So while researching CSX 3012, the 1965 Cobra that Elvis Presley drove in his 1966 film, “Spinout,” I noticed that the Cobra’s stunt double for the in-the-water scenes had about as much resemblance to the star car as the stunt doubles in Spaceballs did to their respective actors. The guys on the Club Cobra forums […]

Original Corvettes Wanted

All the editors here at Hemmings are huge fans of original cars, and Corvettes are no exception. Which is why we’re planning a very special feature on original, unrestored Corvettes for an upcoming issue of Hemmings Classic Car magazine. While attending the Bloomington Gold Survivor show in St. Charles, Illinois, in June, I took time […]