Hemmings Auto Blog

Date: February 1968 Location: Harrah’s Automobile Collection, Sparks, Nevada Source: Rick S. What do you see here?

From the seller’s description: The Car – History 1973 BMW 3.0 CS (European Specification) Original sale in Ferrara Italy in January 1974 Transported to USA before 1986 Car was owned by same owner from 1986 to 2014 Car has not been driven in the rain since 1986 Complete maintenance/repair records Read more

1980 MGB. Photo by Mark McCourt. It lived with us in Bennington, Vermont, on and off for nearly eight years. It arrived badly in need of restoration, and left returned to near-showroom condition, thanks to the work of volunteers who provided free labor and expertise, and suppliers who generously donated Read more

1954 Carrera Panamericana-winning Lincoln Capri. Photos courtesy National Automobile Museum (The Harrah Collection), unless otherwise noted. Intended to publicize the completion of the Pan-American Highway through Mexico, the Carrera Panamericana was a grueling multi-day race that stretched for 2,000-plus miles across all types of terrain. Ferrari would go on to Read more

Rick and Laura Griffin’s ’52 Dodge Sierra in the far lane versus Larry Underwood’s ’51 Plymouth Suburban in the near lane. Photos by Laura Ball Griffin Inspired by our piece “Suburban Simplicity” (Hemmings Classic Car 143, August 2016), Laura Griffin, of Reno, Nevada sent these photos of her husband Rick Read more

Nash and Hudson both sold a version of the new Rambler for 1956, this model being the first genuine success of the American Motors Corporation. Planned for a 1957 launch but called into service a year early, the new Rambler sedan, hardtop sedan, station wagon and hardtop station wagon were safer, Read more

Date: September 1988 Location: Rundale Palace, Pilsrundale, Latvia Source: Rick S. What do you see here?

1940 Ford Siebert ambulance for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: When the Flathead V8 was introduced in 1932, the coachbuilder that would be best remembered for its contributions to the professional car market using that chassis would be the Shop of Siebert and Associates in Toledo, Ohio, known Read more

Bizzarrini Macchinetta. Photos from the archives of Tom Fischer, courtesy of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Before Giotto Bizzarrini designed the cars that would bear his name, or the V-12 engine that would fill Lamborghini’s engine bays (in several forms) from 1963 to 2010, or the legendary Ferrari 250 GTO, Read more

Cliff Vaughs. Photo courtesy the Motorcycle Film Festival. We learned of Cliff Vaughs’s passing over the July 4th holiday but knew of his exploits from researching previous articles about Easy Rider bikes that have come up for auction in recent years. Although Cliff helped design and build probably two of Read more