Hemmings Auto Blog

2015 Great American Tour; image courtesy of Tommy Lee Byrd It should be no surprise, given the high level of anticipation, that the 2016 running of the Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty sold out months ago, as it did one year prior. As a follow-up to last year’s east-to-west run along Read more

Photos by the author. [Editor’s Note: Ronan Glon of Ran When Parked is perfectly positioned to take in the annual Historic Monte-Carlo Rally, so when he mentioned he’d be able to attend it this year and give us a firsthand perspective, we asked him to focus on the unusual and remarkable Read more

Three decades after Toyota stopped selling the FJ40 Land Cruiser in the United States, the right-sized rigs continue to have a cult following, largely for their impressive off-road capabilities. A few years back it appeared as if FJ40 prices were bound for the stratosphere, but the market seems to have Read more

Any car that has a reputation as a tank doesn’t exactly build that reputation by going 30-plus years without a scratch, ding, dent, or tear in the upholstery, but this 1982 Volvo 240DL for sale on Hemmings.com shows that it’s possible to keep even the brickiest of bricks pristine and Read more

In anticipation of this year’s Goodwood Member’s Meeting, which will host a race for Edwardian aero-engined cars, Goodwood put together this video of Richard Scaldwell’s JAP V-8-engined GN, a brilliant little wood-chassised pre-war car. (via) * One of a couple turbine big-rig projects that came out of Detroit in the Read more

In 1987, the Toyota Supra split off from the Celica line to become a stand-alone model. Celicas became front-wheel drive, while the A70 Supra, with more sporting intentions, remained on a rear-drive platform. Supra buyers wanting the highest performance could opt for a turbocharged variant that produced 232 horsepower and Read more

The VW Type 2 in the photo above is apparently a one-family, low-mileage example that also happens to be one of the oldest right-hand drive Volkswagens ever. And as bad as it looks in the photo, it turned out to be in much worse shape, as this thread on TheSamba Read more

Note the changes in the gas stations and the proving grounds garage over 40 years. Photos courtesy of GM Heritage Center. Have you ever seen a “fish scale gadget” used to measure required clutch pedal pressure? Did you know that back in the day, to determine if there was undesirable Read more

Just up the road from yesterday’s shots in Swanton come this set of Northland Motors, a used car dealership and Esso station on Route 7 in St. Albans. They date to a month earlier than the Swanton photos, so presumably they were taken for the same reason: to document businesses Read more

The performance vehicle scene has sleepers – cars and trucks that belie their true capabilities with a facade of normality – and as we can see from this 1986 Ford Bronco II XLT for sale on Hemmings.com, so does the unrestored originals scene. With its faded paint, it may at Read more