Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photos by Teddy Pieper, courtesy RM Auctions. Saturday was a good day to own a late 1950s Cadillac. No less than three of them sold for more than $200,000 at RM's no-reserve John Staluppi sale, led by a 1956 Cadillac Series 62 convertible that hammered for a whopping $299,750. If a 1956 Cadillac were ever to sell for that amount, one would expect it to be an Eldorado Biarritz or come with some sort of celebrity provenance. Yet according to RM's description of the Mandan Red convertible, all that set it apart fro... Read On>> 
Hemmings Find of the Day - 1974 Saab Sonett III Posted by Daniel Strohl - With a number of modifications, this 1974 Saab Sonett III for sale on Hemmings.com may not be the world's most original Sonett, but the seller notes that it's cleaner than most and it's incredibly documented, down to a fuel and maintenance log kept from new. From the seller's description: This 1974 Sonett III serial number 2020 of 2,500 produced. It is an incredibly honest and 100 percent rust-free car, according to the seller, and has lived almost its entire life in San Diego, Colorado, Texas, and Arizona with fiv... Read On>>
Holman Moody to be honored with lifetime achievement award Posted by Jim Donnelly - Photo courtesy Pinehurst Concours. The fabled factory-backed Ford racing factory, Holman Moody, achieved conquest everywhere from NASCAR to America's drag strips to the Sarthe circuit at Le Mans. Its co-founders, John Holman and Ralph Moody, have since passed on, but the company is still percolating in its native Charlotte, building continuation GT40 Mark IIs and more under the tutelage of John's son, Lee. Next May, the Pinehurst Concours d'Elegance in the heart of North Carolina golf country will present Lee wi... Read On>>
Upcoming: Factory fast, delivered direct from Detroit Posted by Terry McGean - Our magazines have voracious appetites for material - they consume it heartily as we fill issues with features, draining our file cabinets as we scramble to maintain the lifeblood of our publications. Fortunately, the old car hobby is comprised of a mass of networks, so finding one car often leads to others. In this case, our connection on one car generated leads to a pair of very rare factory drag racers, but it got even better when the trail also included links to the men who originally piloted these cars down ... Read On>>
Stefan Marjoram's Auto Art Advent returns for 2012 Posted by Daniel Strohl - With the turn of the calendar to December, the holidays are suddenly upon us, with all the attendant shopping mall roulettes, big-screen TVs, and extended family get-togethers. But it's not all bad - Stefan Marjoran has decided to reprise his Auto Art Advent series this year, with a new piece of automotive-themed art every day of the month until Christmas. As he noted on his blog, this year he's going to try out different techniques and materials throughout the month, so stay tuned.... Read On>>
 This Day in Automotive History | 12/4/1971: | GM's largest recall, 6.7 million vehicles due to motor-mount failure |
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