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Open Diff: safety v. collector cars?

My post last week on the ‘59 Chevy crash test (as well as other posts on the topic by every blog from here to Timbuktu) caused quite a commotion. It even caused one fella to quit reading this blog in a huff, and garnered more heated responses than our typical posts. So that means it’s time for another Open Diff post.

You don’t necessarily have to talk about safety in the comments on this post. As with all our Open Diff posts, feel free to speak your mind on any issue related to the collector car hobby. Safety is just the suggested topic this time. You already know my opinion on the matter, so if you haven’t already, tell us yours. Or tell us why motorcycles and convertibles – vintage or not – do or don’t apply to these arguments. Should seat belts (airbags, blindspot monitoring systems, etc.) be retrofitted to all classic cars? Would we all be better off today if the Sir Vival had entered production? Or should we here at Hemmings not bring up weighty issues like this and go back to reveling in nostalgia?



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Final cruise-in of the season brings out some hi-po, some oddball

August 20 2009 Hemmings cruisein

Last cruise-in of the season last night. Good weather, good number of vehicles, great mix of trucks, muscle, classics, Europeans and the miscellany that we love.

Back in the corner of the lot, spotted Ken Gypson's 1971 Ford F350 flatbed dually. Cool, but what's he trailering?Ah, that's his 1930s Dryer (Dreyer?) sprint car. Built by George Gravell of Schenectady. Very cool. But what's that powering the sprinter?Oooh, a HAL crossflow double-overhead cam head on a Model B four-banger. Wicked cool.Cliff Duncan of Wilmington, Vermont, brought out his 1969 VW Vandetta......which he powered with an RX-7's 13B supercharged rotary engineTruman Southworth, from right here in Bennington, brought out his 1984 Toyota pickup. Didn't ask him what his RTI wasAnother Benningtonian, Dave Anderson, showed off his 1966 Honda 305cc Super HawkNot a great shot, but I was a bit floored when this 1996 Corvette Gran Sport and 1995 Corvette ZR-1 arrived together. Pete Pallotta of Dublin, New Hampshire, owns bothWe did notice a lot of late-model muscle in the parking lot last night. Mostly S197 Mustangs, like the one on the right, but a couple Challengers, including the B5 Classic version, and the aforementioned C4 Gran Sport Corvetteboogie van!Tim Cloutier of Swanzey, New Hampshire, brought out this 1997 Viper, supercharged and encrusted with Shelby signatures. Allegedly one of one, out of a planned run of 25

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Six Degrees of Automotive Separation: Saab and Hudson


In looking over the responses to our previous Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation Challenges, we seem to get more responses when we try to link domestic and foreign companies. So we’re going to put that theory to the test this week by asking you to link two companies with proud racing histories and innovative technologies. Yes, it’s Saab, builders of turbocharged rallying flyers, versus Hudson, builders of step-down NASCAR legends. Though never in direct competition, they share at least one common thread. Can you identify it? Continue reading at Hemmings.



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