* New blogs are always welcome in my RSS reader, and one that I’ve added this week is DieselPunk, where I came across the above photo of Aurel Persu’s Automobilul Aerodinamic Perfect, the rear-engined vehicle on which he refined his Read more…
Just a quick note this morning to let you faithful Hemmings Nation readers know that we’re taking the day off to spend with our families. Here’s hoping you find something cool under the tree today – something like this Moskvitch Read more…
It’s alright, I know you had to take care of buying gifts for your wife, kids, parents, secretary, dog and barista first. It’s okay that you didn’t think of getting a Christmas gift for your favorite blog editor until just Read more…
Dan’s Bugazzi post last week inspired a lot of, well, there’s no other way to say it: hate. I was reminded of another little gem I saw about four years back at the Kruse auction in Phoenix, Wayne Newton’s 1981 Read more…
To me, this is the great part of this job. Look around enough, and it’s astonishing what kind of historical connections can shake loose. Here’s a prime case of what I mean. Joe Macfarlan operates the New Jersey-based historical Web Read more…
Long before viral marketing, YouTube and ad people that spoke of “paradigms,” AMC went Trans-Am racing with its new Javelin, and to publicize that racing effort (and, not incidentally, to move more Javelins off the showroom floor), the company’s Literature Read more…
There’s a contingency of Saabisti here at Hemmings, yours truly included, who wear their blue and yellow hearts on their sleeves. Like many of you, we’ve been watching the safety dance between General Motors and Saab’s intended suitors with bated breath. Read more…
Model A and Model T snowmobiles are a perennial favorite around these parts, so we naturally investigated this particular 1929 Model A Snowbird that recently appeared on Hemmings.com, being offered out of St. Louis for $69,500. From the seller’s description: Read more…
We figured while the weather is keeping the Speedster in the garage, it would be a good time to do a little freshening up of the engine and drivetrain. Although April seems a long way off, we want to get Read more…
I’m still digging through the stack of material that simply didn’t make print, and this week I bring you some more scenes from the 2009 All-Chrysler Nationals at Carlisle. Held back on July 10-12, Hemmings Muscle Machines editor Terry McGean Read more…