Hemmings Auto Blog

First offered by Lincoln Mercury dealers in 1962, the Mercury Comet had actually been designed as the entry-level Edsel. Similar in concept to the Ford Falcon, the Mercury Comet was a bit more upscale, and its 114-inch wheelbase (4.5 inches longer than the Falcon) made the Comet the “right new Read more

Most of the yearbook carspotting photos posted to Annualmobiles come from dealerships, but here we see The Pit Stop, a speed shop in Pasadena, Texas, with all sorts of goodies to offer. * What is a two-headed Audi doing in Nebraska? Who knows. But, as reported on Ran When Parked, Read more

Story and photos by Joe Essid. In part one, I looked at the reasons I decided to hunt down a rather mundane car from the Malaise Era, a ’74 Buick Apollo coupe that had features my first car, also a ’74 Apollo, never had. If I insert too many NASA Read more

Ronan Glon’s Ran When Parked has plenty more European carspotting gold in addition to yesterday’s two scenes from southeastern France, including these three from the touristy coastal Dutch town Scheveningen, not too far from The Hague. Above we get a shot from the Sixties while below we see two from Read more

Photos courtesy Artcurial. To build a magnificent, imposing and graceful automobile takes time. Time, however, has a way of diluting many of the strongest dreams, so building such a car also requires an unshakable vision. Though built decades apart, two cars coming up for auction next month in Paris illustrate Read more

Rico Abreu. Photo courtesy Jim Fluharty, NASCAR Illustrated Perhaps you heard about the scuffle between an inebriated sheriff’s deputy and Tony Stewart at last weekend’s Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire, but that incident should not diminish the accomplishment of eventual race winner Rico Abreu, who successfully Read more

The 1955 Meteor Rideau is a re-trimmed 1955 Ford sold as a less-expensive option at Canadian Mercury dealers. Images courtesy OldCarBrochures.com European and Asian cars have their devotees, Australian cars seem to be in the news a lot lately, and Yank Tanks are well known worldwide, but seemingly forgotten are Read more

Still image from video below. If you want some ’60s cool and sneak peek behind the curtain at some of the inner workings of Pontiac in 1969 then this video is for you. Found on the GM Heritage Center website or on YouTube, it provides a collage of quick-cut film Read more

Okay, enough with Southern California and its warm weather. Let’s take a trip to France in the Sixties today with these two carspotting photos curated by Ran When Parked: above, the Val d’Isere ski station in the Savoie department, right up against the Italian border; below, a 1968 shot of Read more

Roadmaster Estate station wagons from the 1990s have a cultish following with enthusiasts, but the sedans seem to be stuck in used-car limbo these days. That’s a good thing if you have an appetite for big, rear-drive V-8 American cars, because owning one of these six-passenger behemoths is like getting Read more