We always appreciate hearing updates from owners of the cars that have appeared in our publications, so it’s in that spirit that we take a look at this 1968 Ford Thunderbird for sale on Hemmings.com, a car that has seen Read more
Photo courtesy of NHRA/National Dragster. From several sources, the word emerged late Thursday that Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Arizona, would shut down in April. From sources close to the situation, the real story appears to be more complicated and Read more
Blasphemy – Two 1956 Chevrolet CorvettesCorvette purists get a little irritated when a ’56 Corvette owner ditches his original 265ci small-block for something with more cubes. It really irks them when the car is painted anything other than one of Read more
If it weren’t for the street signs, one could easily believe this Charles O’Rear shot of bottlenecked traffic on Hawaii’s H-1 highway outside Honolulu, taken in October 1973, could have been taken anywhere in the continental United States. There’s plenty Read more
While we’ve found some great cars to profile in Hemmings TV, one car we thought deserved a little camera time is right in our own collection, a 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 convertible that Hemmings Muscle Machines readers have surely Read more
When do they start flipping cars and burning couches? According to the caption that went with this photo on the UCLA Library’s Digitial Collections site, these are UCLA students “rampaging” in November 1966 on the San Diego Freeway near Wilshire Read more
Incomplete restoration projects can often be more trouble than they’re worth, but this 1937 Fiat 500A for sale on Hemmings.com has its body and paint work completed and rolls, which gives it a leg up on other such half-done projects, Read more
You know, as many everyday street scenes as we’ve shown, rarely have they featured emergency vehicles. Granted, an emergency by definition doesn’t count as an everyday matter, but one would still expect to see more fire trucks, ambulances, and police Read more
A couple more C. William Brubaker shots of mid-Seventies Chicago today. Above, East Oak Street from North Michigan Avenue, and below, East Chicago Avenue between Wabash and Rush, both portions of the cityscape that haven’t changed all that much over Read more
If you’re reading this blog today, we hope you’re doing so while gathered with family, friends, and loved ones. (Show grampa or the grandkids the photos in our street scene series!) We’ll return to our regular programming tomorrow, so in Read more