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1967 Bizzarrini P538. Photos courtesy American Collectors Insurance. While the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum trots its cars out for a little exercise once a month or so, it takes something extra special for any of the cars on exhibit at Read more

Photo by Mark J. McCourt. William Stout wasn’t an automotive engineer. In fact, the man billed as the “father of modern aviation” had a series of aeronautical credits to his name, including the first commercially available monoplane with a cantilevered, Read more

One more Futurliner story, for now (though if a previously unknown Futurliner crops up, you know we’ll be all over it). While researching the recent Futurliner registry story, we came across the below General Motors Parade of Progress video featuring Read more

Ronan Glon of Ran When Parked recently sent us a few European postcard images that he thought would fit in well with our carspotting series, and we agreed, so we’ll start with this parking lot scene in Barcellona Pozzo di Read more

For some people, the main selling feature of this 1968 Ford Country Sedan for sale on Hemmings.com is its original unrestored and clean condition. For others, it’s the dual facing rear seats that squeezed one more (likely under-four-foot) person under Read more

Porsche 550 Spyder, chassis number 550-0077. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Since its introduction in 1953, the Porsche 550 Spyder has become one of the most iconic cars in all of motorsports. Forever linked to the tragic death of James Dean, Read more

Just wrapped up the 2014 Hemmings Model A Ford calendar; for the first time ever, a Hemmings calendar was photographed and written by one person – me. I’d love to say that it was because I had the full faith Read more

Earl Coryell’s Lincoln, Nebraska-based corn-ethanol gas station. Photo courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society. When the price of gas leaps into the stratosphere, we scramble to find alternatives and biofuels become big news. They’re hailed as miracles of modern technology that Read more