Hemmings Daily: New Doodlebug on the horizon; repairing the Beast

Given that none of the Diamond T Doodlebugs built for Texaco are known to have survived (and the plans to drop a quad-turbo Detroit diesel in it), we're going to presume that the project sketches that Legacy Classic Trucks posted to its Facebook page last weekend are for a scratchbuilt vehicle. Guess we'll have to wait until 2018 to find out. (via) * The Atlantic this week ran a fascinating story detailing Raymond Loewy's secret to success at marketing his designs - a conscious blending of the familiar and th

View in Browser | Subscribe Sunday, December 18, 2016 Four-Links - new Doodlebug, Loewy's secret to success, first minivan drive, Checker's diesels Posted by Daniel Strohl - Given that none of the Diamond T Doodlebugs built for Texaco are known to have survived (and the plans to drop a quad-turbo Detroit diesel in it), we're going to presume that the project sketches that Legacy Classic Trucks posted to its Facebook page last weekend are for a scratchbuilt vehicle. Guess we'll have to wait until 2018 to find out. (via) * The Atlantic this week ran a fascinating story detailing Raymond Loewy's secret to success at marketing his designs - a conscious blending of the familiar and th... Read More Hemmings Find of the Day - 1972 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Posted by Kurt Ernst - >From the seller's description: 1972 Camaro Z28, from it's current owner and restorer Time for this lovely car to get into the hands of someone who will use it and show it. It is too nice to just sit in my garage, covered. It's an eye catcher. Fully restored in 2007 and 2008, starting with a stripped down sand blasting. Driven only about 1,850 miles since, at about 20 miles every couple months. The rest of the time, it sits in my garage, covered and it has never seen rain since the restoration. Still crispy...Read More Hemmings Sunday Cinema - in the belly of the Beast, diesel, The Living Daylights Posted by Daniel Strohl - After that road trip video featuring the Beast of Turin a couple weeks ago, Goodwood couldn't just leave us hanging as to the fate of the Beast after it reached the event, thus a followup this week on the overnight thrash to repair the Fiat's clutch. * Without the diesel engine, the world today would be a much different place - an unimaginably different place, in fact, as we see from this documentary on the diesel from the Beeb. * Bond car chase time. This one from the 1987 Dalton take, "The Living Daylights,"...Read More Hemmings Find of the Day - 1969 Plymouth Barracuda Posted by Daniel Strohl - Restomodded 13-second 1969 Plymouth Barracuda for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: built by the owner -a clone- from two donor cars originating from the western US. The 383 Formula S 4 speed Coupe donor car came from Hillsboro, Oregon when new and was one of 98 US shipments. The original owner brought the car to Michigan where it endured 15 + winters and rusted away. The rusty car body BH23H9B172409 was scrapped and all the VIN & data tags were removed, & preserved and are available for ...Read More LAST WEEK'S MOST READ Historic Corvette renderings to take the spotlight in upcoming gallery exhibition Posted by Daniel Strohl - Corvette rendering by Sparky Bohnstedt, circa 1954. Images courtesy Robert Edwards unless noted otherwise. Of course every car designer longs to tackle something like the Corvette: a prestige car, sleek and speedy and exciting, destined for the covers of all the enthusiast magazines. Only a handful actually get to deliver renderings of the famed Chevrolet sports car, however, and that handful - and their visions - will become the focus of an upcoming art exhibit in Detroit. The single-model art show, curated b...Read More LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION AACA withdraws financial support from AACA Museum after merger negotiations fall through Posted by Daniel Strohl - AACA Museum. Photo by Mr. T in DC. A proposed merger between the Antique Automobile Club of America and the AACA Museum that would have put the club, museum and the club's library under one roof has fallen through and in the aftermath club officials have decided to cancel further financial support for the museum. "We're not pleased about it at all," AACA Executive Director Steve Moskowitz said. 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