Hemmings Auto Blog

Date: Fall 1954 Location: Sherman Way, Reseda, California Source: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power What do you see here?

From the seller’s description: 1960 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible. The car spent much of her life in California; I purchased her from a seller in Maui early in 2014. This is a solid car in very good driver condition. The body and paint are in good shape. I don’t find Read more

Photos courtesy Checker Cab Club. Though it’s only been around for a little more than a year, the Checker Cab Club recently scored a couple troves of rather significant documentation on the Kalamazoo cabs dating back to the 1940s and plans to make all of it available to club members Read more

Bill Rodencal astride his 1915 Harley-Davidson, getting back into the action. Photos courtesy Motorcycle Cannonball and The Vintagent. But why should we be surprised? Previous semi-annual Motorcycle Cannonballs have put age restrictions on the bikes that could be entered. In 2010, only pre-1915 period-correct bikes could be entered. The second Read more

Photos courtesy Motorcycle Film Festival. The 2016 edition of the Motorcycle Film Festival takes place in Brooklyn, New York from September 14 to 17, with screenings of narrative, documentary and experimental films made by motorcycling enthusiasts and filmmakers from across the globe. The event kickoff took place last night at Read more

Photos courtesy George Ormrod. [Editor’s note: This “Reminiscing” story, edited by Richard Lentinello, comes to us from Hemmings Classic Car reader George Ormrod of Rochester, Washington.] I once had a 1949 Plymouth club coupe that was used in the Troma Classic feature film Space Zombie Bingo. This is a straight Read more

1965 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 convertible for sale. From the seller’s description: This 4-4-2 is family owned and garaged since new, purchased by my Dad on March 8, 1965. Unabused, never wrecked or damaged, and kept original. Not a clone, but a genuine Lansing built 4-4-2. Power steering and Jetaway column-shift automatic Read more

Photo by the author. Scandinavian attitudes toward automotive preservation. Preserving the skills necessary for auto restoration. How scrappage programs have influenced old car collectability. The slate of presentations at next month’s Putting Preservation on the Road conference might seem varied, but they all have a part to play in elevating Read more

CSX2000 crosses the auction stage in Monterey. Photo by Jeff Koch. On August 19, CSX2000, the prototype Shelby Cobra, crossed the auction stage at the RM Sotheby’s sale in Monterey, California. When the hammer dropped, the car had set a record price for an American car sold at auction, reaching Read more

All photos are frame grabs from video below. Can your camera do this? Send it to college. Film shorts along the lines of this one doubtless led to later mandatory disclaimers such as, “No persons, animals or lawn vegetation were harmed during the production of this feature.” Up first: A Read more