Hemmings Classic Car June 2018

“…no other body style was more responsible for helping make Detroit the manufacturing powerhouse that it became than the four-door sedan.” Take a close look at any vintage photograph or magazine article from the 1940s, ’50s, and throughout the ’60s, as well as any movie or television show that was set during that same time frame, and the majority of cars shown will be four-door sedans. Even your family’s photo album will depict mostly four-door sedans lurking somewhere in the background. But, go to any car show, concours, or cruise night today and you’ll be hard pressed to believe that four-door sedans even existed; what you’ll see mainly are hardtops, convertibles, and coupes. Even station wagons seem to outnumber them. So, where have all the four-door sedans gone? Even before…

Hupmobile Hangout THE DATES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR THIS YEAR’S HUPMOBILE CLUB NATIONAL Tour and Meet — June 3-7 at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center in Staunton, Virginia. The tour will take place in the Shenandoah Valley region and visit many sites of interest, including Luray Caverns, the Car and Carriage Museum, the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and birthplace, and the Natural Bridge. Special room rates are available, and all participants are encouraged to belong to the Hupmobile Club of America. For more details, contact Eric Kirk at 540-667-4483 or at ek52hudson@yahoo.com. Cadillac Grand National CADILLACS WILL DESCEND UPON CENTRAL TEXAS this June 5-9 with the host hotel, the Embassy Suites, in San Marcos, Texas. Several tours are scheduled to take place in the San Antonio and Austin areas,…

RE: Fiero for Four THANKS TO THE MANY OF YOU WHO pointed us in the direction of Fred Bartlemeyer after seeing the red stretched Fiero in HCC #161. As it turns out, Fred’s the go-to guy when it comes to stretched Fieros because he, too, owns one. According to Fred, Pontiac commissioned four prototype four-seater Fieros. Two of them were structural analysis vehicles without any body panels, one was fully finished and shown to GM officials, and the fourth was reportedly finished, but not to show quality. The car Fred co-owns with a friend, Jeff Jones, is the show car, and Fred said he believes the red one in the photo that Phillip Roso sent us is the other finished prototype. The show car, which Pontiac had built in 1984…

California Dreaming MCCORMICK’S FEBRUARY AUCTION IN PALM SPRINGS TOPPED THE $6-MILLION MARK with 346 vehicles finding new homes. Sales were up more than $200,000 from the November show and an impressive sell-through rate of 65.2 percent was achieved. Cars from the ’50s and ’60s were in high demand, and one of those was this 1961 Corvette. Honduras Maroon with white coves and top, this Corvette featured a 283/270-hp engine, matching-numbers T-10 four-speed, and 4:11 posi rear, and had an impressive haul of awards won over the last two decades — it sold for $63,000. McCormick’s next auction takes place November 16-18 in Palm Springs at the city’s convention center. Visit www.classic-carauction.com/Auction-65 for more information Coming to Connecticut BARRETT-JACKSON RETURNS TO THE Northeast with its summer auction in Uncasville, Connecticut, at…

1964 Pontiac GTO 800-551-4754 • WWW.CARTECHBOOKS.COM  • $18.95/$14.95 E-BOOK Few American cars can claim to have sparked a youth-focused, marketing-driven movement in the automotive industry that inspired an entire genre of performance cars, but one that undoubtedly can is Pontiac’s 1964 GTO. This iconic muscle car is the star of the No. 8 title in CarTech’s “Muscle Cars in Detail” series (ISBN 9781613253205), which was authored by noted Pontiac Motor Division historian David Bonaskiewich. This 96-page paperback introduces readers to the Wide-Track cars Pontiac of the early 1960s, as well as the players at Pontiac who developed this model. The easy-reading text takes us through the car system by system, describing its features in detail. 1964 Pontiac GTO is filled with color photos, and includes appendices of production figures, colors, and…

Tri-Five Dividers CLASSIC INDUSTRIES • 855-357-2787 • WWW.CLASSICINDUSTRIES.COM Classic Industries announces new reproduction paint divider moldings to fit 1956-’57 Tri-Five Chevy models, including the 150, Utility, 210, and Delray. Each paint divider is made to factory specs and designed to replicate the originals; they mount at the paint divide between the quarter panel molding and rear quarter window molding. Available in pairs or individually, each will require an OEM-style hardware set that is sold separately. Cost: $199.99 (pair); $99.99 (individual); $15.99 (six-piece clip set). Miracle Paint BILL HIRSCH AUTO • 800-828-2061 WWW.HIRSCHAUTO.COM Bill Hirsch Auto offers a moisture-cured non-porous paint, called Miracle Paint, that bonds to rusted and corroded metal. The heavy-duty version of this paint is perfect for rusted areas that require a thicker coat or any area where heavy…