Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
Photography by author. As I’ve said in the past, sometimes good car stuff turns up where you least expect it to be. My latest fun find was at my local library’s book sale. I know: big surprise to find a book at a library. Well it is when it’s a Read more
Date: August 1973 Location: Hicks Avenue and Northside Drive, Bennington, Vermont Source: University of Vermont’s Landscape Change Program What do you see here?
From the seller’s description: Where to start…this 1967 Buick Wildcat sport coupe is truly one of a kind, in beautiful condition, runs super strong and probably handles better than when she was new. This is a numbers matching car with it’s original Owners Manual, Protect-O-Plate and original keys. Every effort Read more
Provided photo. No factory has been constructed. No supplies stockpiled. No new engines developed, not even an LLC formed. Still, an effort to revive the two-seater King Midget will launch next month in conjunction with the American microcar’s 70th anniversary celebrations. Three members of the International King Midget Car Club Read more
Vintage race cars roar into the Village of Elkhart Lake under police escort for the Nationwide Insurance Concours d’Elegance. By William Hall. Photos by the author. The pinnacle of vintage motorsports in the Midwest occurs every mid-July at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI during the WeatherTech International Challenge with Read more
No great road trip story ever ended with, “…and absolutely nothing went wrong on the entire trip.” Epic stories are filled with drama, punctuated with intervals of sheer terror, and wrapped up with a “but we’re better for surviving it all” ending. Sure, one can drive a new car from Read more
Photography by author. Buick has dusted off its GS badge many times since it first earned its creds during the muscle era, and though some post-’70s Gran Sports haven’t really upheld the creed, the most recent revival shows a bit more promise. Shortly after the dawn of the new millennium, Read more
Date: October 1972 Location: SUNY-Brockport dormitory quad, Brockport, New York Source: New York Heritage Digital Collections What do you see here?
From the seller’s description: 1986 Subaru Brat GL with a dealer-installed at delivery, Subaru Serial No. 20047 Snug Top low profile shell. My BRAT (Bidrive, Recreational, All Terrain) was purchased new on January 26, 1986 at North Hollywood Subaru Imports, Glendale, California. My Subaru Brat has 147,650 actual miles and Read more
The 1969 (L) and 1970 (R) Boss 302 Trans Am Mustangs from the Jim Click Collection. Photos by Patrick Ernzen, courtesy RM Sotheby’s. In mid-August, a pair of Boss 302 Mustangs will cross the auction stage at the RM Sotheby’s sale in Monterey, California. One was raced by a roll Read more