Hemmings Auto Blog

Still from “Wayne’s World.” Tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of the release of prog rock’s apex, a song so impossible that it naturally became one of the most recognizable tunes of its time, and we can think of no better excuse means to commemorate the occasion than by highlighting the Read more

Looks like our time on the run is almost up, but not before we make a stop in Manila sometime in the 1950s, thanks to photographer Harrison Forman and the American Geographical Society Library. Specifically, we’re on Escolta Street, which at the same time couldn’t look more different or the Read more

Many an old fire truck, long put to pasture and too big for most collections and museums, ends up becoming a monster speedster, but we can’t imagine a similar fate for this 1933 Ahrens-Fox CT4 fire truck for sale on Hemmings.com, a well-preserved truck with most of its equipment still Read more

The Porsche 917 engine, with a pen shown for scale. Images courtesy of RM Sotheby’s. Herb Jordan spent his working life as a machinist, tool maker, and later, engineer for IBM Canada. An inventor by nature, Jordan built everything from a rotary valve motorcycle engine, loosely based upon a 1931 Read more

From left to right: John Scotti, Jacques Marier, Bob Aubertin, Terry ‘Zeke’ Maxwell, Graham Light, Jim Rini, Dan Rini, Louis Desjardins and Alban Gauthier. Photos courtesy Canadian Drag Racing Hall of Fame. Just like us, our neighbors to the north really have a thing for drag racing. It’s got a Read more

The first Austin London Taxicabs were built in 1930 from Austin 12-4 bodies and were distinguished by their unusual height. They were called “high lots” and would easily accommodate a gentleman’s top hat or bowler. During the mid-1930s, Austin lopped 6-inches off the cabs and the new versions were referred Read more

Mike Barillaro staging in his period-inspired belly tanker at The Race of Gentlemen. Photos by the author. Very few cars command such excitement among hot rodders as the belly tanker. These streamliners represent the quintessence of postwar automotive performance, combining the age-old passion for speed with newly found technical know-how and Read more

The heat’s still on, so we’re traveling a little further for today’s carspotting scene – down under to Australia, where we’ll make a couple stops, thanks to the National Archives of Australia on Flickr. First we’ll cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1959, apparently after the city had solved its Read more

Buying a muscle car with an unknown history can be a roll of the dice, but that’s not an issue for this 1968 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 convertible, for sale on Hemmings.com. As the seller relates, this WAS his father’s Oldsmobile, meaning that the car has been in the family since 1975. Read more

Photo by Joe Plocki. On Tuesday, October 27, the U.S. Copyright Office granted an exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) that will allow vehicle owners to circumvent portions of the act in order to effect diagnoses, repairs or modifications to vehicles without fear of prosecution. You might be asking Read more