Photo by Teddy Pieper, courtesy Mecum Auctions.
* As part of its celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Street Hemi last year, Allpar made sure to speak to as many people involved with the Hemi’s development as possible, including Engine design leader Willem Weertman, street engine tuning chief Pete Hagenbuch, Roger Meiners, Mike Buckel, Ed Poplawski, and Tom Hoover. Some interesting interviews in there for Mopar fans.
* “Cleveland’s most rakish sports car” isn’t exactly the highest honor in the world (why not “Ohio’s most rakish sports car?” Was there a more rakish one in Wapakoneta?), but it was one that Johnny Campbell and Elbert Dooley aspired to with their 1952 Cado homebuilt Olds-powered sports car. Geoff Hacker at SportCustom.com has more.
* It might look like a funny sort of Honda CVCC, but as Torchinsky detailed this week, the EA266 prototype was actually a Porsche-designed mid-engined potential VW Beetle replacement that came pretty close to reality until all prototypes and records of its existence were vigorously destroyed by Volkswagen.
* It’s not just Quaker Steak and Lube. Preservation Nation recently rounded up a handful of restaurants and other eateries housed in former garages and gas stations, including the Garage Grill and Fuel Bar in Michigan, above.
* Finally, one more bit of auto-related architecture news this week. Missouri recently decided to close the Gasconade River Bridge – a big deal to Route 66 enthusiasts dedicated to preserving the Mother Road and who note that the closing of the bridge would interrupt what’s left of the route.
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