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Four-Links - micro Crosley engine, high schoolers restoring Mohs, a Road Runner van?, a front-wheel-drive tracked motorcycle?

Hemmings Auto Blogs — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:05:47 GMT

* There’s plenty of operational quarter-scale engines out there, but most of them are scale versions of the small-block Chevrolet V-8, so Bob Finlay’s 3/10-scale Crosley four-cylinder is a bit unique. He’s apparently been working on it for...(read more)

Six Degrees of Automotive Separation: Volvo and DAF

Hemmings Auto Blogs — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:00:23 GMT

While researching a story recently, Koch came across the Internet’s worst “six degrees” type association exercise at Seven Degrees of Austin Seven. We figured we could do much better here on the blog, and we figured you’re all bored...(read more)

Project Cars from the Past: 1934 Buick

Hemmings Auto Blogs — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:04:20 GMT

Found at Hershey 2003 - Chocolate Field North - 1934 Buick Series 40 Sedan. It was so long ago, I don’t remember the asking price, but the seller did scribe a chalk note onto the left front fender stating, essentially, that it was a barn find. Buick’s...(read more)

Art Deco Coincidence?

Hemmings Auto Blogs — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:04:24 GMT

I picked up a neat Hohner Echo Elite harmonica last week for a very reasonable price. I am not a professional but I can play a few tunes on a standard Marine Band model. The Echo Elite really caught my eye because it had a very familiar art deco style to it...(read more)

Lost Chevrolet dealership: Honolulu, Hawaii

Hemmings Auto Blogs — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:07:22 GMT

Jim Kelly, who already showed us a pretty nifty AMC dealership in Honolulu, Hawaii, has been out there looking for more old neat Hawaii dealership photos and recently came across these four photos of Aloha Motors, once the Chevrolet and Oldsmobile dealership...(read more)

Good guy gone

Hemmings Auto Blogs — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:00:01 GMT

We want to recognize the regrettable truth that Lloyd Ruby died this week, a guy who’s warmly remembered by people who followed all kinds of motorsport but still should have been a lot more famous. Ruby was 81 years old when he passed away on Tuesday in his hometown of Wichita Falls, Texas. Two thoughts if [...]...(read more)

More toys

Hemmings Auto Blogs — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:34:38 GMT

A box full of toys arrived on my doorstep yesterday, which is usually my cue to a) put together a couple of emails that may or may not turn up in your in-box every Thursday (Want to sign up for Hemmings’ free weekly email? It’s real simple.) and b) goof off the rest of the [...]...(read more)

Only in your dreams

Hemmings Auto Blogs — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:07:32 GMT

Pretty regularly, we get contact from people who want to have their cars featured in Hemmings Classic Car as a Driveable Dream, an unrestored original. Based on some such inquiries, we feel as if it might be helpful to show you what a DD ideally is. Last week, we got a letter and photo from [...]...(read more)