Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
Keith Ferrell in 1984. Photo courtesy NHRA. One of the most important jobs you can hold in drag racing is serving as a director of one of the National Hot Rod Association’s seven huge regional divisions. You’ve got to liaise with track operators, sponsors, your bosses and of course, hundreds Read more
Photos by the author. Akwardness, really, was the Gremlin’s main calling card. Some people still can’t see past that aspect of AMC’s subcompact, others embrace it wholeheartedly, but even the latter group has to admit that one awkward bit could have been easily avoided if AMC had just put some Read more
1946 Willys CJ-2A, outfitted with everything a rancher might need. Photos courtesy Omix-ADA. Jeep parts retailer and off-road specialist Omix-ADA has been bringing vehicles from its historic Jeep collection to the SEMA Show in Las Vegas since 2013. Last year’s display centered on civilian Jeeps and included a restored, one-year Read more
Ronan Glon of Ran When Parked is not normally our guide to Canada, as we saw the other day; instead, he’s been our inside man in Europe, and we’re turning to him today as we get out of the Americas and land outside of a supermarket in Marseilles, France, sometime Read more
Like their Beetle brethren, Volkswagen Type 3 Squarebacks once roamed the American landscape, meeting the transportation needs of small-and-frugal families from coast to coast. Today, however, few survive, with most falling victim to time, tinworm or increasingly impoverished owners. Those in pristine shape can command eye-opening prices, which is why Read more
1934 Duesenberg SJ Rollston Touring Berline, SJ-514. Photos courtesy Keno Brothers Fine Automobile Auctions. Mrs. Henry James, a New York socialite and the widow of a former Continental Insurance Company CEO, had a passion for Duesenberg automobiles. In 1934, she ordered her third Duesenberg, SJ-514, trading in a 1931 Duesenberg Read more
Photo by Jim Donnelly. What bills itself as the world’s last Hudson dealership, the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, can trace its history back to the 1890s and can count at least three separate automotive dealership franchises throughout its history. Good enough basis, then, for the MotorCities National Heritage Area to Read more
In the collector-car market, $5,000 doesn’t always buy a running and driving (or even assembled) automobile. That’s a fact that can be a bit daunting for those new to the hobby, or those lacking the skills to diagnose and repair vehicles that are presently inoperable. To that end, this edition Read more
Coupe de ville Binder Bugatti Roayale, from the June 1993 Special Interest Autos. Certainly, Ettore Bugatti’s Type 41 Royales, built between 1928 and 1933 were some of the most iconic European prewar luxury vehicles ever created. The original plan was to build 25 examples, with production offered only to royalty. Read more
Like I said yesterday, we’re starting off our overseas carspotting week easy before we ramp it up. Today’s street scene depicting Sao Paolo, Brazil, comes via Werner Kaifer and looks not too dissimilar from that viral Chinese traffic jam from a few weeks ago. Like previous carspotting scenes from Brazil, Read more