- Written by webmin
Another year has come and gone for the Northeast’s largest multi-marque import specialty show, the Carlisle Import and Kit Nationals, which were held from Friday, May 20 through Sunday the 22nd. The featured country for 2011 was France, so there was an excellent turn-out of French delicacies, both on the show field and in Building […]
Posted in Blog
Tagged audi, Audi S4, Audi S6, Autobianchini, automobilia, barn finds, BMC, BMW 3.0CS, Carlisle Import & Kit Nationals, Central Penn Saab Club, Citroen, clubs, Datsun 200 SX, DeDion-Bouton, Facel Vega, Facellia, Fiat 850 Sport Coupe, Handling by Lotus, Hemmings Daily, Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car, Import Carlisle, Isuzu Stylus, Jaguar, Japanese cars, Lagonda, microcars and minicars, North American Spitfire Squadron, opel, Opel Olympia, pedal car, Peugeot, Peugeot 402 Legere, quattro, Renault, Saab, Saab 92, Saab 93, Saab 96, shows, exhibitions and events, Triumph, Volvo, Volvo 122S, Volvo Club of America, VW Type 3
- Written by webmin
They call the Opel GT the “baby Corvette” for obvious reasons, especially from the cowl forward. The less obvious reason is that many people see it as something less than a Corvette, in terms of stature. Sure, there’s no V-8 rumble coming out of the tailpipe, and there’s no Corvette heritage that goes along with […]
Posted in Blog
Tagged Hemmings Find of the Day, Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car, opel, Opel GT
- Written by webmin
Charles M. “Chuck” Jordan, retired General Motors Vice President of Design, has died at age 83. A California native, Chuck Jordan won the Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild model car competition, and was awarded a four-year scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering. He soon joined the GM Styling Staff […]
Posted in Blog
Tagged Buick Centurion, Cadillac, Charles M. Jordan, Chuck Jordan, dream cars, show cars and prototypes, General Motors, Hemmings Classic Car, Hemmings Motor News, Hemmings Muscle Machines, Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car, Motorama, opel, Opel GT, Opel Manta, personalities, Vice President of Design