Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
Article by William Hall. Photos by Rich Heinrich. There are those of us old enough to remember when the classic cars now gracing concours fields and auction stages were simply daily transportation. Many were bought with wages saved from paper routes or busboy jobs, and they were constant companions through Read more
The collection of Hartford photos that Joe Sokola provided us included a few from New York City, and given the lack of additional context, we have to assume that our regular Hartford photographer took a side trip to the city one day to check out the wide variety of entertainment Read more
For 1965, Pontiac’s Grand Prix arrived looking bigger and bolder, with its “venturi” shaped body riding on an expanded 121-inch wheelbase. The standard “premium gas” engine under the GP’s hood was the 389 four-barrel, rated at 333hp when teamed with a manual transmission and 325hp with an automatic. Buyers could Read more
AAR Eagle Mk I chassis 104, now at The Revs Institute. Photo by Peter Harholdt, courtesy Revs Institute. Wanting to prove itself the equal of tire manufacturer Firestone on the world’s premier motorsport stages, Goodyear helped fund an audacious experiment known as All American Racers (AAR). Founded in 1965, AAR Read more
Photos by Darin Schnabel, courtesy RM Sotheby’s. At first glance, the white Simpson Voyager helmet with the tinted visor appears unremarkable, except perhaps for the autographs scrawled across its glossy surface. Upon closer inspection, however, it becomes clear that the relic is a piece of never-to-be-duplicated motorsport history, signed by Read more
Photos by author. If you’re into antique cars, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to tell one car from another, especially if it was produced prior to the 1980s, or even the mid-1970s. Buick had its VentiPorts and waterfall grille, Cadillac had its Dagmars, and Studebaker had its Read more
Mazda took a significant gamble in 1989 when it released the Miata, its take on the classic British roadster. The risk paid off, and after eight years of building the car’s first generation NA models, Mazda opted to kick off the second generation NB models with a limited production 10th Read more
Ask anybody to list the cars in Jay Leno’s collection and they’ll likely include his SHOgun on the list even though Leno hasn’t done an in-depth video on it, up until this week, at least, when he fired it up and took it for a blast out on the street Read more
When shopping for a used vehicle, there’s no such thing as having too much information about its past. After reading the seller’s narrative of this 1991 Chevrolet Suburban Silverado, for sale on Hemmings.com, we have a vivid picture of how this truck has spent the last 25 years (and why Read more
The Rubicon is one of the most punishing and challenging trails this side of Moab. Understandably, it’s not for everybody, even if they have a four-wheel-drive rig. But for those who still want to experience it, Google strapped its Street View cameras to a rig crossing the Rubicon and added Read more