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	<title>CarDomain Blog &#187; Hemmings</title>
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		<title>ViperVette</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Strohl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Knowing how serious Viper owners and Corvette owners get when challenging each other to the title of Ultimate American Sports Car Ever, I probably shouldn’t step right into the middle of it by highlighting this Viper-bodied 1986 Corvette for sale on Hemmings.com. But I’m a sucker for punishment, so here it is. I can imagine [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Knowing how serious Viper owners and Corvette owners get when challenging each other to the title of Ultimate American Sports Car Ever, I probably shouldn’t step right into the middle of it by highlighting this Viper-bodied 1986 Corvette for sale on Hemmings.com. But I’m a sucker for punishment, so here it is. I can imagine the taunts from either side now: &#8220;The only way to make a Corvette look good is to rebody it as a Viper!&#8221; &#8220;The only way to make a Viper run good is to power it with a Corvette engine!&#8221; From the seller’s description:</p>
<p><em>This is a combination 1986 Corvette frame, engine and dash, combined with a 2000 Dodge Viper body. Thus, a VIPERVETTE. The engine is 5.7 liter with a 4 speed manual transmission. The exterior is all Viper and the interior, although color coded Dodge Viper red and black leather, it has Corvette seats and interior. Options on this car include P/S, P/B, P/W, Power Mirrors, Power Antenna, Power Seats, Tilt Wheel, Top Off Feature, Power Trunk and AM/FM stereo with CD changer mounted in the trunk.</em></p>
<p>See the classified and more images at <a href="http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2010/10/20/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1986-vipervette/" target="_blank">Hemmings</a>.</p>
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		<title>Hemmings Find of the Day: 1972 Fiat 130 Coupe</title>
		<link>http://blog.cardomain.com/2010/10/19/51308/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Strohl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best looking Fiats of its era, this 130 Coupe for sale on Hemmings was a delicacy reserved for jet-setting Europeans; Americans would have to content themselves with Fiat’s sports cars and boxy economy sedans. The 130 was introduced as a large (by European standards, anyway) sedan in 1969 as the successor to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the best looking Fiats of its era, this <a href="http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/fiat/130/1142405.html">130 Coupe</a> for sale on Hemmings was a delicacy reserved for jet-setting Europeans; Americans would have to content themselves with Fiat’s sports cars and boxy economy sedans. The 130 was introduced as a large (by European standards, anyway) sedan in 1969 as the successor to the long-in-the-tooth 2300 Lusso. It was followed up three years later by the Coupe.</p>
<p>The 130 Coupe was designed by Pininfarina’s <a href="http://www.madle.org/epaolo.htm">Paolo Martin</a>, and it bears a resemblance to his Rolls-Royce Camargue of 1970 – so much so that Fiat and Rolls-Royce might have considered splitting the bill for his services. The 130 was powered by a 2,866cc, 60-degree V-6, designed by Aurelio Lampredi, formerly of Ferrari. With a cast-iron block, aluminum heads and single overhead camshafts, the V-6 was rated at 165 hp at 6,500 RPM.  The only transmission offered was a Borg-Warner three-speed automatic. Continue reading at <a href="http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2010/10/19/hemmings-find-of-the-day-%E2%80%93-1972-fiat-130-coupe/" target="_blank">Hemmings</a>.</p>
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		<title>Hemmings Find Of The Day: 1966 Citroën 2CV Truckette</title>
		<link>http://blog.cardomain.com/2010/10/14/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1966-citroen-2cv-truckette/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Strohl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If indeed there are only 150 Truckettes like this 1966 Citroën 2CV Truckette  in the United States, then I should count myself lucky: This is the third that I’ve seen in the last month, though the only one that I’ve seen recently in the Hemmings.com classifieds. From the seller’s description: The Truckette was originally designed [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If indeed there are only 150 Truckettes like this 1966 Citroën 2CV Truckette  in the United States, then I should count myself lucky: This is the third that I’ve seen in the last month, though the only one that I’ve seen recently in the Hemmings.com classifieds. From the seller’s description:</p>
<p>The Truckette was originally designed to be a commercial version of Citroen’s immensely popular 2CV. Perfect for the streets of urban France (especially Paris) where parking is tight, commercial vehicles are taxed by their size and larger vehicles are restricted from entering specific areas. During the late Fifties and throughout the Sixties and Seventies, the Truckette was the vehicle of choice of most butchers, bakers and candlestick makers throughout France. The Truckette also caught on with small families as the Truckette could be fitted with an extra rear seat and side windows. Very few, if any, Truckettes were imported by Citroen and almost all of the USA Truckettes currently in the USA were imported by Citroen enthusiasts! The Citroen Concours of America notes that there are only between 100 and 150 in the United States now!</p>
<p>More views at <a href="http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2010/10/14/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1966-citroen-2cv-truckette/" target="_blank">Hemmings</a>.</p>
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		<title>Hemmings Find of the Day: 1962 Kurtis</title>
		<link>http://blog.cardomain.com/2010/09/21/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1962-kurtis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Strohl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frank Kurtis built or was responsible for a wide variety of sports and racing cars, and it’s intriguing to see how they evolved over time, eventually into the final form represented by this 1962 Kurtis for sale on Hemmings. Follow the jump for the seller&#8217;s description, and see more pics at Hemmings.com. This 1962 Kurtis [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Frank Kurtis built or was responsible for a wide variety of sports and racing cars, and it’s intriguing to see how they evolved over time, eventually into the final form represented by this <a title="1962 Kurtis for sale on Hemmings.com" href="http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/kurtis/unspecified/1128097.html">1962 Kurtis</a> for sale on Hemmings. Follow the jump for the seller&#8217;s description, and see more pics at <a href="http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2010/09/21/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1962-kurtis/" target="_blank">Hemmings.com</a>.</p>
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<blockquote><p>This 1962 Kurtis Aguila Roadster Convertible features a Chevrolet 327 V8 cyl engine. It is equipped with a 4 Speed Manual transmission. The vehicle is Black with a Red interior. When motocycle racer Herb Stelter decided to transition from two to four-wheel racing, he paid a visit to Frank Kurtis. It was 1961 and, at the time, Kurtis had been building formidable race cars for 30 years. His company, Kurtis Kraft, built everything from Offy-powered midgets to Indianapolis 500 cars. Over 120 Kurtis cars had raced at Indy, with five taking the checkered flag. Stelter, his mechanic Dale Burt, and Kurtis put their heads together and decided to build a “dual-purpose” race car. Based on a converted Indy car chassis and powered by a potent Chevrolet V8, it would target the new SCCA Formula 366 Monoposto class. Fitted with a set of Dzus-mounted fenders, it could also compete legally as a Sports Racer. The team named the car Aguila, Spanish for eagle, and the finished product was truly unique. A sleek, aluminum-bodied projectile with removable pontoon fenders, it looked sensational. It would be the last racecar Frank Kurtis built. Aguila’s chrome-moly ladder-type frame was fitted with a 327 cubic inch Chevy engine with three two-barrel carbs. The engine is backed by a Borg-Warner T-10 four-speed and the rear end is typical Kurtis: a solid rear axle with a Halibrand quick-change located by leading and trailing arms. The suspension front and rear is torsion bar with Airheart disc brakes and Halibrand magnesium wheels at all four corners. The entire package weighs in at just 1650 pounds. Road &amp; Track magazine was so impressed with Aguila they ran a four-page feature on the car in the January 1963 issue titled Dual Purpose Design. On paper, Aguila looked unbeatable. In reality, Stelter’s lack of experience piloting four-wheeled racing vehicles proved otherwise. After a couple of years of unsuccessful outings, the car was parked in Dale Burt’s warehouse where it sat for twenty years. In the early 1980′s, Aguila was purchased by a Colorado collector, who then resold it to vintage racing enthusiast George Shelley. Appreciating the significance of the car, Shelley commissioned a total restoration. Aguila proved to be fast and reliable, and Shelley campaigned her, successfully, on the historic racing circuit.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Hemmings Find of the Day: 1975 Buick Century Pace Car</title>
		<link>http://blog.cardomain.com/2010/09/08/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1975-buick-century-pace-car/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Strohl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know, while it doesn&#8217;t take much to make a Colonnade car look like something Homer Simpson and the NHTSA dreamed up, it also doesn&#8217;t take much to make a Colonnade car look good. The right front end treatment, the right stance, and a graphics package that highlights rather than detracts from the sculptured body [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You know, while it doesn&#8217;t take much to make a Colonnade car look like something Homer Simpson and the NHTSA dreamed up, it also doesn&#8217;t take much to make a Colonnade car look good. The right front end treatment, the right stance, and a graphics package that highlights rather than detracts from the sculptured body lines does wonders, and <a href="http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2010/09/08/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1975-buick-century/" target="_blank">this 1975 Buick Century  Free Spirit pace car edition for sale on Hemmings.com</a> combines all three of those elements, along with a little bicentennial fever. From the seller’s description:</p>
<p><em>Buick had planned on making 1,700 of these cars – but it is rumored (although not proven) they built less than 400 of them. Model name … Century Custom Series Body Style … 2-Door Colonnade Coupe … Model Year … 1975 Engine …. 350ci Carburator 4bbl … Compression Ratio 7.9:1 … Horsepower 175bhp … Transmission … TurboHydramatic 350 (Automatic) … Rear Axle Ratio 3.08 Exhaust …. Single pipe … Seats …. Sport Bucket … console… Exterior Color Graphics … White with Red/Blue Placards, Indy 500 logo above rear quarter, Lettering alongside doors, Blue “BUICK” logo with eagle on hood and trunk lid, Blue “BUICK” logo at far end of either side, White eagle on front fenders,”Free Spirit” white lettering on front fenders, “BUICK” and “Free Spirit” blue lettering on trunk lid … Interior color Glacier Blue … Removable Roof Panels … Hurst Hatches Interior seat material … White Naugahyde .. Stock Tire Size GR70×15 Grille GS Blackout Trim Tail light GS Blackout … Suspension … Higher rate springs, larger stabilizer bars … Wheelbase 112 inches … Overall Length… 209.5 inches … Height 53.3 inches …RUNS AND DRIVES LIKE NEW.</em></p>
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		<title>From The Hemmings Flickr Pool: Non-Ghia Ghia Chrysler</title>
		<link>http://blog.cardomain.com/2010/09/07/from-the-hemmings-flickr-pool-non-ghia-ghia-chrysler/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Strohl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That Hugo90 has done wonders for the Hemmings Nation Flickr pool, bringing us all sorts of weird and exotic cars we’ve never heard of, that I thought it time we repay him, just as Mack and the boys on Cannery Row always feel the need to repay Doc for his generosity. The opportunity recently arose [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That Hugo90 has done wonders for the <a title="Hemmings Nation Flickr pool" href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/hemmingsnation/pool/with/2982429008/">Hemmings Nation Flickr pool</a>, bringing us all sorts of weird and exotic cars we’ve never heard of, that I thought it time we repay him, just as Mack and the boys on Cannery Row always feel the need to repay Doc for his generosity. The opportunity recently arose when Hugo90 posted a few photos of a <a title="Ghia-looking mystery car on the Hemmings Nation Flickr pool" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hugo90/2982429008/in/pool-429803@N24">Ghia-looking mystery car</a> that he photographed nearly 30 years ago in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Fortunately, we have an answer for him. <a href="http://blog.cardomain.com/2010/09/07/from-the-hemmings-flickr-pool-non-ghia-ghia-chrysler/#more-49486">Read on&#8230;</a></p>
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<p>In fact, we had the answer for him six years ago, in the very first issue of Hemmings Classic Car, when we showed this same car in the Lost and Found section. For those of you without a copy of HCC #1 handy, at the time the car was owned by Bob Ewing, whose research showed that <a title="Harry Dundore" href="http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-01-22/news/1998022043_1_boca-raton-dundore-baltimore-county">Harry Dundore</a>, owner of Die Craft Corp. in Baltimore, had the car built on a 1957 Chrysler 300-C chassis by <a title="Gordon Vann vs. Travelers" href="http://www.allbusiness.com/legal/trial-procedure-suits-claims/7033629-1.html">Gordon Vann</a>’s Custom Shop in Berkeley, California. Dundore’s inspiration for the car came from a drawing he brought back with him from a business trip to Ghia in Turin. Ewing spotted the car years later at a service station in Stratford, Pennsylvania, and when we last spoke with him, he’d gotten it running and driving, but was unsure about whether he intended to fully restore it. See more at <a href="http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2010/09/07/from-the-hemmings-nation-flickr-pool-non-ghia-ghia-chrysler/" target="_blank">Hemmings</a>.</p>
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		<title>Hemmings Find of the Day: 1986 Mustang SVO</title>
		<link>http://blog.cardomain.com/2010/09/06/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1986-mustang-svo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Strohl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of all the special edition Mustangs that Ford has been trotting out in the last several years and that recall earlier Mustang variants (California Special, Boss 302, all the Shelbys), I don’t think Ford’s ever going to come up with another SVO-type Mustang, even with all the talk nowadays of installing smaller turbocharged engines in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Of all the special edition Mustangs that Ford has been trotting out in the last several years and that recall earlier Mustang variants (California Special, Boss 302, all the Shelbys), I don’t think Ford’s ever going to come up with another SVO-type Mustang, even with all the talk nowadays of installing smaller turbocharged engines in place of larger naturally aspirated engines. So will that make the existing Mustang SVOs, such as <a href="http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2010/09/04/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1986-ford-mustang-svo/" target="_blank">this 1986 Ford Mustang SVO for sale on Hemmings.com</a>, more desirable? From the seller’s description:</p>
<p><em>1986 Ford Mustang SVO 86, black ext, grey int., RARE car Comp, prep, 83 made. 39000 km, canadian one, very nice, new tire, origninal car.</em></p>
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		<title>Hemmings Find of the Day: 1952 Astra Coupe</title>
		<link>http://blog.cardomain.com/2010/08/25/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1952-astra-coupe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Strohl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When RM Auctions put the Astra coupe up on the auction block at its Arizona event back in January, it had a lot going for it&#8211;recent magazine coverage, a recent restoration, and plenty of history to separate it from most other mid-1950s homebuilt cars. Yet it came down from the block a no-sale, bidding up [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When <a href="http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=AZ10" target="_blank">RM Auctions</a> put the Astra coupe up on the auction block at its Arizona event back in January, it had a lot going for it&#8211;recent magazine coverage, a recent restoration, and plenty of history to separate it from most other mid-1950s homebuilt cars. Yet it came down from the block a no-sale, bidding up to $120,000 (RM estimated before the auction that it would sell for $150,000 to $250,000). Now we see the 1952 Astra coupe for sale on Hemmings.com, at a price not too far off from that high bid. From the seller’s description:</p>
<p><em>Metallic Blue with White and Black Interior The Astra Coupe is a stunning custom creation first completed in 1952. Built with aluminum panels on a tubular steel frame, the car was fabricated almost completely from the ground up. The workmanship is remarkable, with aluminum panels countersunk and then screwed or riveted to the frame. The hood alone is made of 16 separate pieces of aluminum, all seamlessly welded together. The powerplant is a 303 CID Oldsmobile Kettering V8, while the gearchange was operated by a modified column shifter which Everett adapted to operate as a floor change.</em></p>
<p>Continue reading at <a href="http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2010/08/25/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1952-astra-coupe/" target="_blank">Hemmings</a>.</p>
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		<title>Hemmings Find of the Day: 1963 Corvan</title>
		<link>http://blog.cardomain.com/2010/08/23/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1963-corvan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Strohl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since this year’s New England Concours d’Elegance, I’ve had a jonesing for a Corvan, and this 1963 for sale on Hemmings.com isn’t helping much to alleviate that jonesing. Thing is, other than drive it around during the summer, I’m not sure what I’d end up doing with it. Put the stock wheels back on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ever since this year’s New England Concours d’Elegance, I’ve had a jonesing for a Corvan, and this 1963 for sale on Hemmings.com isn’t helping much to alleviate that jonesing. Thing is, other than drive it around during the summer, I’m not sure what I’d end up doing with it. Put the stock wheels back on it? Build an AGL-4 clone out of it? Go autocrossing with it? Build Elvair II? From the seller’s description:</p>
<p><em>144 cid flat six dual carbs, 4-speed manual, custom chrome wheels with spinners, AM/FM stereo, lined cargo compartment, Spyder dash cluster – Super Nice Driver – Runs &amp; Drives Great – Soild &amp; Original Body – Clean Older Paint &amp; Interior</em></p>
<p>Continue reading at <a href="http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2010/08/22/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1963-chevrolet-corvan/" target="_blank">Hemmings</a>.</p>
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		<title>Hemmings Find of the Day: Pontiac Sunfire &#8220;Piranha&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.cardomain.com/2010/08/20/hemmings-find-of-the-day-pontiac-sunfire-piranha/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Strohl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I never in my life thought I’d be selecting a Pontiac Sunfire for the Hemmings Find of the Day, especially one that looks like it crashed through a Pep Boys on the way to a screening of “The Fast and the Furious,” but hey, it’s Friday, and I’ll play along with the seller’s assertion [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, I never in my life thought I’d be selecting a Pontiac Sunfire for the Hemmings Find of the Day, especially one that looks like it crashed through a Pep Boys on the way to a screening of “The Fast and the Furious,” but hey, it’s Friday, and I’ll play along with the seller’s assertion that GM built this 1997 Pontiac Sunfire as a concept vehicle, even though the only Pontiac Piranha concept vehicle I’ve ever seen mention of looked substantially different than this. From the seller’s description:</p>
<p><em>This vehicle is one of two GM built concept vehicles. The Piranha features an L850 2.2 Liter supercharged L4 engine that cranks out 212hp and 204lb/ft of torque. The supercharger is a polished GM Performance belt drive unit used for high performance and low maintenance. A 4-speed automatic transmission was used with a steering wheel mounted Tiptonic system. All four corners have independent suspension.</em></p>
<p>Continue reading at <a href="http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2010/08/20/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1997-pontiac-sunfire/" target="_blank">Hemmings</a>.</p>
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