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A Few Four-Wheel Drives from the Hemmings Marketplace With Future Potential

1 month ago | hemmings.com | Mike McNessor |Mark J. McCourt |David Lachance

We’re living in the golden age of four-wheel drive. The ability to travel virtually anywhere in our vast country, regardless of weather conditions or topography, is something many Americans now take for granted, thanks to the sales boom of vehicles whose engines send power through differentials to each road wheel. Whether your 4×4 of choice is a truck, a sport-utility, or a rugged car, it has the hardware to help you venture away from asphalt and get you back safely, with minimal fuss.
Hemmings Book Reviews- Murder and Mayhem on the Main Street of America and Alvan Macauley of Packard

2 months ago | hemmings.com | Jim Donnelly |David Lachance

Murder and Mayhem on the Main Street of America By Jim Hinckley; Rio Nuevo Publishers; amazon.com; ISBN 9781940322261; $17.95; ****When we looked through this book, we drifted mentally to TV sleuths such as Jim Rockford, Miss Fisher, and Tom Barnaby. But this is more, in terms of editorial content, than a simple, dare we say, whodunit.
Jinkies! Unleash Your Inner Sleuth With One of These Three Mystery Machines

Jan 14, 2025 | hemmings.com | David Lachance

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The Class of 2000 is Ready for Its Hershey Debut

Jan 12, 2025 | msn.com | David Lachance

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The Class of 2000 is Ready for Its Hershey Debut

Jan 12, 2025 | hemmings.com | David Lachance

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Team Sets Two-Way Transcontinental Record in a 2008 Saab 9-5 Aero

Dec 10, 2024 | hemmings.com | David Lachance

A team driving a 2008 Saab 9-5 Aero has reclaimed the coast-to-coast-to-coast speed record, crossing the continental US twice in 61 hours and 59 minutes. The unsanctioned 5,620-mile run, first reported on the website saabplanet.com, broke the record of 65 hours and 19 minutes set in 2022 by a three-member team driving a 2012 Mercedes-Benz sedan.
Subcompacts with a Difference: Pontiac Astre Li'l Wide Track, or Chevrolet Cosworth Vega?

Nov 25, 2024 | hemmings.com | David Lachance

Those who consider the Chevrolet Vega nothing more than a punchline for a tired old joke might be surprised to hear this, but GM’s all-new subcompact earned a lot of respect in its first few years — yes, admittedly, before the engine issues came to light.
The 1970-’75 Alfa Romeo GT Junior Zagato Is Rare, Affordable, And Fun To Drive

Nov 22, 2024 | msn.com | David Lachance

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The 1970-'75 Alfa Romeo GT Junior Zagato Is Rare, Affordable, And Fun To Drive

Nov 22, 2024 | hemmings.com | David Lachance

When Alfa Romeo and Zagato get together, magic happens. The coachbuilder’s lightweight, aerodynamic designs built around Alfa’s mechanicals—limited-production cars like the Giulietta SZ, the Guilia TZ, and the 2600 SZ—are always something special, and highly coveted by collectors. Generally speaking, you’ll have to write a six- or seven-figure check to put the keys to one of these beauties in your pocket. But there’s an exception: the Alfa Romeo Junior Zagato.
This 12k-Mile 1990 Rolls-Royce Corniche III Was a Classic from New

Nov 19, 2024 | msn.com | David Lachance

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