Hemmings Auto Blog

Last fall’s Musclepalooza XXII. Photos by Hemmings staff. Summer is so close we can just about smell it, and in the Hemmings offices that’s a sure sign that Musclepalooza is back. The 23rd running of the American muscle-car-only event, now sponsored by Dark Horse Customs, takes place on Sunday, May Read more

Not sure exactly where Porshce’s ad agency at the time shot this photo for an ad for the 911, so if anybody recognizes the bridge the Neun-Elf is on, let us know. In the meantime, there’s plenty of Euro cars to identify in the background along with a couple of Read more

Oddly, our sources for 1968 Mercurys show the 302 as the base V-8 engine that year (Fords could still get a 289 in 1968), but this 1968 Mercury Comet coupe for sale on Hemmings.com has a C-code 289, the correct engine code in the VIN, and apparently a Marti report Read more

Photo by Phil Parrish, courtesy Historic Vehicle Association. Though it rolled down the assembly line at Norwood, Ohio without a name or nameplate and with a simple six-cylinder engine, the car then known only as N100001 was destined to play an outsized role in the rise of Chevrolet’s Camaro and Read more

Photo courtesy FIVA. How far should a car’s preservation go? Should it touch up some of the worst aspects of the car and make it presentable again? Or should it leave the car in as-found condition? Collector Corrado Lopresto decided to take both approaches with his 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Read more

To some, the collector car hobby is about driving a classic car, a fairly broad term that encompasses a wide variety of vehicles and manufacturers. To others, the hobby is about preserving or restoring a car with personal significance, regardless of future resale value. Whether our real passion involves washing, Read more

Photography by author. Edsel Ford always had an eye for fine design and distinctive upscale styling, so when he decided to re-style the 1934 Ford to his liking, in order to do it his way without his father’s interference, Edsel went to Europe to have his design created. Instead of Read more

After yesterday’s Paris carspotting exercise, we decided to stay in Europe and head over to Madrid, where this fairly well-circulated photo of Calle Gran Via was taken in 1956, showing quite the eclectic mix of vehicles. Unfortunately (for probably everybody except those who have to drive on it), the brick Read more

Even without any provenance attached to it, this 1954 Oldsmobile 98 custom for sale on Hemmings.com is a good glimpse at how regular Joes went about customizing their rides in the late Fifties. It might not be Barris material, but there’s little doubt it’s authentic, with a design language that Read more

Jim Glickenhaus’s 1967 Ford GT40 Mk IV, chassis J6. Photo courtesy Greenwich Concours d’Elegance. Jim Glickenhaus is passionate about driving the cars in his collection, so much so that his Ford GT40 Mk IV, chassis J6, has racked up over 50,000 miles in street driving since his acquisition of the Read more