Photos courtesy Leake Auction Companies. Once every 10 years or so following Chevrolet's introduction of the El Camino, somebody connected to the Pontiac division decided that it too needed a business-in-the-front-party-in-the-back sedan pickup in its lineup. As history in our universe has proven, a production-line Pontiac-badged El Camino never happened, but the 1968 LeMans Safari Pickup headed to auction next month shows what such a vehicle could have looked like. Adirondack Auto Sales might sound like a use
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| One-off LeMans gives glimpse into alternate universe in which Pontiac built the El Camino
Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photos courtesy Leake Auction Companies. Once every 10 years or so following Chevrolet's introduction of the El Camino, somebody connected to the Pontiac division decided that it too needed a business-in-the-front-party-in-the-back sedan pickup in its lineup. As history in our universe has proven, a production-line Pontiac-badged El Camino never happened, but the 1968 LeMans Safari Pickup headed to auction next month shows what such a vehicle could have looked like. Adirondack Auto Sales might sound like a use... Read More | | | Hemmings Find of the Day - 1967 Citroen DS21 Pallas Posted by Kurt Ernst - >From the seller's description: Grand Central Citroen in Redlands, California USA is pleased to offer this 1967 Citroen DS21 Pallas with green fluid hydraulics (LHM), hydraulic gearchange and cold air conditioning for sale on behalf of the current owner. The car is currently registered on historical license plates in the state of Arizona and has been an Arizona car since new. The car is not rusty. The car is only advertised for sale as the current owner has purchased a Citroen SM and needs the garage space. This ...Read More | SCRAMP to Continue Running Laguna Seca...for now Posted by Terry Shea - Photo by Bob Heathcote, courtesy Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. On Tuesday, January 31, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a deal with the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP) to continue managing the famed Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca facility for three years, retroactive to January 1. This agreement allows the track, teams and race fans at least a sigh of relief given the very public and drawn-out negotiations between the non-profit SCRAMPa mainstay at Laguna Seca ...Read More | | | Reminiscing - Crazy for Cadillacs Posted by Richard Lentinello - 1963 Cadillac Fleetwood 75. Brochure images courtesy of Old Car Brochures. There was just something about those Cadillac ads in the National Geographic magazines in the early 1960s. They dripped of elegance, wealth, and beauty. You would think the photos were taken in some kind of paradise by the way the women dressed with the men looking so super confidant. I would sit by the hour and sketch out those long Caddy lines and fins on white paper as perfect as a 9-year-old could get them. It was about seven ye...Read More | Titusville, Florida, 1969, part 2 Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: July 1969 Location: outside Titusville, Florida Source: NASA...Read More | | |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS 19th Annual Automotive Swap Meet Swap Meet
February 10, 2017 - Springfield, MO
Eighth Annual Motor Car Exhibition Rods and Customs
February 11, 2017 - Vero Beach, FL
Dr. George Charity Car Show 2017
February 11, 2017 - Indian Wells, CA
Supercar Saturdays Florida @ Lamborghini Broward
February 11, 2017 - Davie, FL
Swap Meet Extravaganza
February 12, 2017 - Parma, OH
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