Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
1973 Porsche 917/30, chassis 004. Photos by Mathieu Heurtault, courtesy Gooding & Company. Introduced to the Can-Am series in 1973, the Porsche 917/30 was the ultimate evolution of the storied Porsche 917 model range. With a wind tunnel-tested spyder body and an air-cooled, twin-turbo, flat-12 engine, its acceleration was as Read more
Photos courtesy Gary Keto and Geoff Hacker. A few months back, we got a call from Gary Keto, who had been going through his family’s things and found a bunch of photos of some old streamlined vehicles. Were we interested in them, he asked? Is the sun bright, we answered. Read more
Goodbye, Dart: After a decade of nursing his 273-powered ’64 Dodge Dart GT convertible back to something approximating health, your author bids it farewell to mixed emotions. Photo by author. In Scottsdale, Arizona, where the 101 Loop and Indian Bend Road intersect, there is a weekly car show held at Read more
The V-6 2017 Camaro LT 1LE (L) and V-8 SS 1LE (R). Photos courtesy GM Media. First appearing in 1988, the 1LE performance and handling package has always been exclusive to V-8 Camaros. That changes for 2017, as Chevrolet has announced the availability of the 1LE package on both V-6 Read more
Sure, the Vermont Landscape Change photo above, which dates to May 5, 1966, and depicts Kenneth and Irene Casey’s cattle farm sometime before Interstate 89 came through and apparently wiped it out, doesn’t have all that many cars in it to identify. You guys will breeze through them in just Read more
True, whoever buys this 1979 Isuzu 117XG sport coupe for sale on Hemmings.com is only likely to see another one here in the States in a plate glass window reflection, but it’s got more than just the never-seen-here aspect going for it: Not only is it rather well equipped from Read more
Photos by the author. In response to an outcry over the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to require intact factory emission control devices on race cars, the EPA maintained that has always been the rule, prompting the automotive aftermarket to call foul and take action to block the proposal. Included in Read more
Mike Dunn. Photo courtesy IHRA. The recently vacated president’s chair at the International Hot Rod Association didn’t stay empty for long. IRG Sports + Entertainment, which owns the IHRA, announced this week that Top Fuel and Funny Car veteran Mike Dunn is its new president, replacing Scott Gardner, who abruptly Read more
Here is an example of my Microsoft Excel engine compartment worksheet for my Buick shown on the desktop along with a couple of in-process car restoration photos just to make it more interesting to look at for the blog. My columns are broken down by “Work Type,” “Task,” “Parts Location” Read more
Photography by the author. A few weeks ago, I traveled to the St. Augustine area of Florida to photograph six automobiles from a private collection. Of the 18 cars that make up this delectable group, each car being more beautiful and authentically restored than the last, this sensational looking 1950 Read more