While researching Karl and Veda Orr for the Hot Rod Hero profile in the latest issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines, I noticed something unusual: This power couple had personality enough to jump off the page and played such a critical Read more…
Otherwise known as “Mudflap Girl Visits France.” We definitely don’t want to start a trend here. Nope. But we had to share this photo sent in by our pal David Clark at Sports Car Services, up the road a piece Read more…
Ah, a marque I’ve yet to use for the Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation Challenge, and it’s not a totally obscure one either: Lancia. So many possibilities with this one, in fact, that we’re running a no-holds-barred, fox-and-hound version Read more…
Love for the Colonnade? Koch’s 1974 Buick Regal driving impressions last month brought it out; let’s see if today’s HFOD, a four-speed 1974 Pontiac Grand Am, offered for $15,000 out of Hopkinton, Massachusetts, does the same. From the seller’s description: Read more…
I am not fully conversant with the political scene in the Teens in Mexico, so I’m not clear on the circumstances which allowed a “rebel” group to have the resources to build an armored war truck on a two-ton Mack Read more…
Thank you all for indulging me as I shared the car photos from the Strohl family album last week. This week, we’re back to seeing the family album car photos that you’ve found, starting with the above photo of a Read more…
Mecum’s Kissimmee auction is scheduled for later this month, and the folks at Mecum wanted to make sure you knew what all they’re selling in Florida, so they listed just about their entire inventory on Hemmings.com. That includes some interesting Read more…
A couple years back, I posted some pics of a 1968 Cobra Jet Mustang, and it’s prompted a few reminiscences over the years, most recently from Patrick Popejoy. PK recalls that in his youth, he had a notchback ‘68, full Read more…
Paul Scholtenweg, the lensman behind Limpe Iven and our hot rod connection in Europe, recently sent us a couple pics of a Tremulis flying saucer hood ornament that he spotted actually installed on a car at a rockabilly show in Read more…
A year ago, I came up with nine predictions for the year ahead, including the state of the industry and the collector-car scene. As some of you may have noticed, the year didn’t really turn out as any of us Read more…