Hemmings Auto Blog

After a 15-year run as executive director of the Studebaker National Museum, Rebecca Bonham retired yesterday, handing the reins over to Patrick Slebonick. The South Bend Tribune took the opportunity to chat with Bonham about her time with the museum and what she considers her finest achievement there. * Also Read more

1954 Kaiser Darrin 161, serial number 161.001001. Photos courtesy Bonhams. Introduced at the 1952 Petersen Los Angeles Motorama, the Kaiser Darrin was the first fiberglass-bodied convertible sports car from an American manufacturer to make its public debut. Though the Chevrolet Corvette would beat it into dealer showrooms, the Kaiser Darrin Read more

When the Z/28 returned mid-1977, after a two-plus-model-year hiatus, it was packing some fairly stout components, standard issue: 11-inch clutch, Borg-Warner Super T-10 transmission, beefy driveshaft yokes, 3.73:1 rear gears, a 14:1 steering box, F41 suspension, body-color 15×7-inch rims and more. (Automatic transmissions were required in California which got you Read more

1931 Model A Roadster, the group’s latest youth restoration project. Photos by Bill Schroeder, unless otherwise noted. Those who insist that today’s youth don’t care about cars (and care even less about old cars) could learn something from the Adirondack A’s Model A Ford Club. Since 2012, the Clifton Park, Read more

This big hardcover volume dates to 1953, published by Viking Press, and was authored by Philip Van Doren Stern. It’s a sprawling tale of the car’s history as told through photographs, ads and short stories that originally appeared in Motor magazine during its first 50 years of publication. Motor was Read more

The Chevrolet Corvette has evolved into one of America’s most beloved performance cars, but by the strictest definition of the term, it isn’t a muscle car. Also realizing that visitors to the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, may have automotive interests that stretch beyond a single model or Read more

In 2013, the International Hot Rod Association tapped Cordova (Illinois) International Raceway owner Scott Gardner to take the helm of its operations. Last week, Gardner abruptly left the organization, which swiftly named a new president and suggested that major changes to its “platform,” or business plan, will be announced before Read more

Think your rush hour traffic is bad? Check out this rush hour traffic from Los Angeles from the Forties. USC’s Digital Library, where we came across the photo, notes that it was taken at 5:00 p.m. on the Arroyo Seco Parkway, and thanks to a few landmarks, including the sign Read more

Debuting in spring 1970, the Grabber package added muscle car styling to the entry-level Ford Maverick, without necessarily adding performance. Featuring stripe graphics, a blacked-out grille and rear fascia, 14-inch wheels, dual mirrors and a black vinyl interior, the standard engine remained Ford’s Thriftpower inline-six, available in 170, 200 and Read more

Image courtesy Google Street View. Despite the loss of a major financial backer for his renovation of the once-abandoned Packard plant in Detroit, owner Fernando Palazuelo said he intends to continue with the renovation, aiming to reopen the plant’s administration building next year. As reported by Crain’s Detroit earlier this Read more