The original The Race of the Century logo. Dates have now shifted to September 10-26, 2016. The biennial Motorcycle Cannonball has brought some of the best roadworthy pre-1937 motorcycles and the gritty, determined riders of these steeds together for a Read more
Every story has a beginning; it’s the middle and the end that are in question. Well, the middle and end of this story have already been written on many pages, in many places but it’s the beginning—the man and the Read more
Photo by author. Recently, I found myself staring at my garage wall, which, suffice to say, really isn’t anything out of the ordinary, but there’s lots of stuff hanging on it like car parts and tools, so I have an Read more
This didn’t happen. Not this time, anyway. Photo by author. It was the perfect mix of conditions: a dark, clear night; a miles-long straight shot of divided four-lane unimpeded by development; light but pokey traffic; a clearly marked 55-mile-an-hour speed Read more
An El Caminobaker? A Studemino? We’re not really sure what you’d call this one-of-a-kind (in our classifieds, anyway) creation, for sale on Hemmings.com, but the DMV calls it a 1978 Chevrolet El Camino, since that’s the running gear beneath the Read more
The 1964 Aston Martin DB5 that appeared in Goldfinger and Thunderball. Photo courtesy The Elegance at Hershey. Martin. Aston Martin. A 1964 DB5, to be precise, as seen by millions in the James Bond films Goldfinger (released in 1964) and Read more
Mary Ann Sandoro and Jim Sandoro. Photo courtesy Buffalo News. When we profiled Jim Sandoro in Hemmings Classic Car, we called him the pope of Buffalo, New York. He and his wife, Mary Ann, may be the most active collectors Read more
Cheston Lee Eshelman’s electric car patent filing. All drawing excerpted from patent filings. Editor’s note: Ryan Chirnomas is a patent attorney and classic car enthusiast in Washington, D.C. In this series, he examines the intersection of those fields by looking Read more
Mark Watkins’ ears perked up when his friend Jim Pierce said, “You know, John never did get rid of his old Torino. Brenda, his widow, still has it. Maybe she would sell it?”
Like many classic truck owners, Travis Oliver got into the truck hobby the old fashioned way — he inherited the love of old trucks from his dad Mike Oliver.