Way back in April, I showed a shot of the FilterMag that we had planned on testing on the HMX’s engine, once I had it running. Took eight months, but whatever.
So the last part of the camshaft break-in process is changing the oil. I figured we could then whack open the old oil filter and […]
I get back from an outta-town trip and this is the first thing I see in my inbox. Full press release:
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – January 9, 2008 – Officials with the Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. LLC, today announced that a settlement was reached on Jan. 7, 2008, in a suit filed against David L. Clabuesch in U.S. […]
As with the AMX/3 pushmobile story, there’s always something good to be found in American Motoring, the club publication for the American Motors Owners Association. From Darryl Salisbury’s column in the September/October 2007 issue (yeah, we’re a little behind, but it’s still worth highlighting) came a history of the Budd XR-400, a sports-car-with-a-back-seat design proposal […]
Never expected this.
While wandering the rows at Hershey last year, I ducked into one tent just to escape the rain for a few minutes and came across a table full of tether cars of all sorts and shapes. Snapped a pic, went on my way, and I didn’t think to get the vendor’s name or […]
Fred Gibb with the Gibb-sponsored, Harrell-driven ZL-1 Camaro
I’ve been on a big dealership history kick lately, so I thought it interesting that I’d get the chance to write about Fred Gibb for an upcoming issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines. Usually the least-known of the popular Chevrolet muscle car tuners, it’s because he didn’t really build […]
From the National Press Photographers Association:
Photojournalists clearly have a Constitutional right guaranteed by the First Amendment to make photographs in public places. But often law enforcement officials and security agencies believe – wrongly so – that in the name of homeland defense there are new federal laws that somehow give them additional rights to restrict […]
Prepping for Musclepalooza V (this Sunday - you coming?), George realized it’s about time to get the Hemmings Muscle Machines Chevelle inspected. The paint’s getting a bit long in the tooth and the engine bay could stand some detailing, but it fired right up this morning as we pulled it out of the Sibley Shop […]
The Supra-LeMans is way cool, no doubt, but without context, isn’t any more than that. There’s deep thought behind this project, though, as we asked Ralf Becker about his inspiration. He talks about his “remixing-idea,” the “cultural bastard” project. He also mentioned that, in the spirit of German eco-friendliness, he’s planning on 108-octane bio-methanol power, […]
* Is it a shame to have used NOS Econoline sheetmetal to form this custom bar in a vanner’s basement? Where’s the soul to it then? Where are the stories that start, “This was once my daily driver”? Then again, as Cap’n Scurvy himself notes, no vans were harmed in the making of this bar. […]
Finally had a weekend warm enough to throw open the garage doors and blow off some stink. Though, of course, to blow off all of the stink would take a little more than a weekend and a slight breeze.
When I tore down the engine that would become the 4.6 stroker, I figured I would still […]
Finally was able to get back in the garage over the weekend. Bronchitis, the cruise and then a week of temperatures right around zero kept me out of it the last month or so. Picked up right where I left off - grinding the rust from the underside of the body, priming the spots of […]
It’s not uncommon for a long-time reader to call me up and say that they’ve been subscribing to our magazines since Special Interest Autos #1, way back in 1970. It’s also not uncommon for me to come across die-hard gearheads who’ve never heard of SIA, the forerunner to Hemmings Muscle Machines, Hemmings Classic Car and […]
A recent post by Matt of the Hurst SC/Rambler Registry on the AMC Forums touched off a brief game of one-upsmanship: Who has photos of the sorriest looking junkyard SC/Rambler? Matt started with the one above…
…followed by this one from Hurst390…
…followed by this one from the forum member that goes by the simple handle of […]
This just in: Stolen from the house of the owner on Thursday night, a 1969 Camaro, white with orange SS stripes, black interior, big block, four-speed, and aluminum wheels. It has California blue plates* 963JWZ.
We’ll pass along any leads…
UPDATE: February 06: The car was stolen in Fremont, California, near Dumbarton Bridge (San Francisco area). […]
Every now and then, I’m reminded that there’s more to old cars than the old cars themselves. It’s easy to forget the human interest stories that accompany the cars in light of high-horsepower engines, screaming paint jobs and limited production numbers. Every time I need a reminder, I think about Mel Valentine’s AMX.
To our Hemmings […]
In researching Zora Arkus-Duntov for an upcoming article in Hemmings Muscle Machines, I kept coming across references to his correspondences to GM brass, both before his employment at Chevrolet and during. I figured there were so many references to these materials because they’re relatively widespread, and I did indeed find two of Zora’s letters at […]
We don’t quite have the internets set up to upload large images for the blog yet, but we couldn’t let you face your family without a little something to come back to.
So here are our first Friday wallpapers, enjoy. You’ll be redirected; if it’s not obvious, you’ll need to click the ‘download photo’ link on […]
I thought this one was pretty cool. I was looking around the Rock Auto website the other day and came across this Nash Metropolitan project that was recently finished.
Looks like Granny’s grocery getter right?
Nice restoration job both inside and out.
Look in here! Ford fuel-injected 5.0 liter engine. New goodies also included a narrowed Ford 9″ third […]
Now it’s getting to be a train wreck. Do we really want to see a 1979 AMX (AMXtreme, as it says on the stepbar) mounted to a lifted Jeep chassis? Only as much as we wanted to see the other jacked-up classic cars, I suppose. AMX spotted at this year’s AMO Nationals in Dayton. This […]
Back at SEMA, we ran across the folks from Plastex, who sell plastic repair kits. After a brief demonstration, I realized I could use this on the HMX - the mounting holes along the top of the dash had broken or become rather weak, plus I broke off a good chunk where the steering column […]