Hemmings Daily: The Italian Influence on American cars, part 4: dual headlamps, sportwagons, and minivans

Fiat Lux If you think that dual headlights were a typical American product, think twice! The first car that apparently wore them (and almost surely the first Italian car to do so) was an Alfa Romeo, to be more precise a Pinin Farina-bodied 6C 2500 built for the prince Ali Khan and consequently offered in both convertible and coup format. The basic lines of the car were practically the same used on the famous convertible seen in the 1946 Paris car, one of the two cars (the other one was an Aprilia) taken the

View in Browser | Subscribe Sunday, March 12, 2017 The Italian Influence on American cars, part 4: dual headlamps, sportwagons, and minivans Posted by Hemmings contributor - Fiat Lux If you think that dual headlights were a typical American product, think twice! The first car that apparently wore them (and almost surely the first Italian car to do so) was an Alfa Romeo, to be more precise a Pinin Farina-bodied 6C 2500 built for the prince Ali Khan and consequently offered in both convertible and coup format. The basic lines of the car were practically the same used on the famous convertible seen in the 1946 Paris car, one of the two cars (the other one was an Aprilia) taken the... Read More Hemmings Find of the Day - 1941 Ford Super Deluxe Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1941 Ford Super Deluxe - Beautiful solid 2 door sedan. My Grandfather's car, has been in my family and garaged since 1941. Original 221 cu.in.flat head V-8. 25,490 original miles. 114 inch wheelbase. All Fords were redesigned in 1941. 3 speed column shift. New Firestone Script 600x16 wide whites, 4 wheel hydraulic drum brakes. In the past the car was repainted. The Cayuga blue original and the bumpers were chromed. Within the last six months I have installed a new front floor pan, car...Read More Four-Links - "killer" Studebaker, steamer Model A, electro-Benz bus, Ford's quiet first ride Posted by Daniel Strohl - Pretty much every event in the 20th century can be linked to an automobile of some sort. Take, for instance, the 1930 Studebaker recently displayed at a car show in India: It carries its "killer" reputation due to the fact that Gandhi assassin Nathuram Godse was driving it at the time of the assassination. * H.A.M.B. member wafflemaster's thread on scratch-building a boiler system for a steam engine to power his Model A is worth reading if not for the DIY aspect than for the debates on the safety of steam pow...Read More Hemmings Find of the Day - 1967 Volvo 122S Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1967 Volvo 122S for sale. From the seller's description: True Arizona car, first registered in this state in May of 1967. Recently finished its restoration with fresh paint in the original color code 46. Interior had been redone by a local upholstery shop in 2013 and still looks like new. Engine is the trusted Volvo B18, a reliable 4 cylinder engine. It is fitted with rebuilt SU carburetors and runs perfectly. The car has been fitted with an electrical fuel pump. Transmission is a 4 speed Volvo M40 transmissi...Read More LAST WEEK'S MOST READ "Lost" Bullitt Mustang surfaces in Mexico Posted by Kurt Ernst - Ralph Garcia (in the car-themed shirt) and Kevin Marti pose with the Bullitt Mustang stunt car. Photos courtesy Kevin Marti. Steve McQueen may have received top billing for the 1968 crime thriller Bullitt, but the movie really starred a pair of Mustang GT fastbacks, one built as a hero car for close-ups and the other constructed as a stunt car. While the history of the surviving Bullitt Mustang hero car is well known, the stunt car was long believed to have been scrapped, at least until it surfaced south of the b...Read More LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION This or That: 1968 Ford LTD Brougham versus 1968 Plymouth Fury III Posted by Matt Litwin - Editor's note: This or Thatis not a comparison report between two vehicles, but rather a feature that enables us, in an idyllic world, to add a collectible vehicle into our dream garage on a weekly basis, but with a catch: We can only pick one vehicle fromthis pairing, and it has to be for enjoyment purposes rather than as an investment. 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