Hemmings Auto Blog

The burden of owning an original car — for some people, at least — is that they can’t just willy-nilly add or restore items, and repairs have to be extremely deliberate. But stepping back a bit from extreme preservation grants a car owner far more latitude to actually enjoy a Read more

Photos courtesy Barris.com and Barrett-Jackson. Solar panels? Check. Swanky interior with a rotating bed? Check. Its own logo? Check. In fact, the Super Van’s probably got more unique features than most vehicles — including its status as a George Barris-designed movie vehicle — which should help it stand out when Read more

Photo by Roy D. Query. Though he grew up not far from Studebaker’s home of South Bend, Indiana, it was a Hudson that influenced the entire course of Eldon Hostetler’s life, from rural Amish boy to inventor and later business owner. In return, Hostetler, who died this past Friday at Read more

By William Hall. Photos by the author and Derek Klein. The Drive Home, a cross-country tour from America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington, to The North American International Auto Show in Detroit, has concluded. The crews have returned home, and the cars have settled into the Cobo Center where they Read more

Photography by the author. More than a dozen years ago, when I was younger and more beautiful and working for another magazine, I spearheaded a couple of new-car comparisons that were real eye-openers – for both readers and for me, as author. First up was a Z06 Corvette and a Read more

Finding a Checker cab in unused, low-mileage condition is sorta like coming across an unopened package of those giant multicolor Christmas light bulbs from the Fifties or a still sealed 40-year-old tube of toothpaste – they were all expected to be used up and tossed out long ago, but some Read more

XKC 011, a 1952 Jaguar C-Type. Photos by Matt Howell, courtesy Bonhams Auctions, unless otherwise noted. Jaguar’s XK 120 C, commonly referred to as the C-Type, put the racing world on notice when it won the 1951 24 Hours of Le Mans in its debut year. Built in 1952, C-Type Read more

By William Hall. Photos by author and Derek Klein. Like Caesar returning to Rome after his conquests, the three classic cars of The Drive Home made their way down Woodward Avenue in suburban Detroit to a hero’s welcome in Cadillac Square after a 3,100-mile cross-continental drive. These three chariots were Read more

Frontenac performance equipment; image by the author Until recently, Chevy and Ford battled for supremacy annually, both at the showroom and on race tracks. This decades-long rivalry, in turn, has led to generations of fan loyalty; rarely have the defined lines blended. Modern manufacturing has since resulted in a fair Read more

GM really rolled out the red carpet – literally! – in November 1954 in Flint, when it came time to build its 50 millionth car. Fortunately, the company also made sure plenty of film cameras were rolling that day for not only the body drop but also the parade and Read more