Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
When it comes to crafting wooden bodies to replace the original steel, some cars work better than others. A Lincoln Zephyr or Chrysler Airflow might not take to such refurbishment well (prove me wrong with photos if you disagree), but a Ford Model T might be able to wear an Read more
Much like Tex Avery’s “Car of Tomorrow” cartoon, the Warner Brothers cartoon “There Auto Be A Law” deconstructs many aspects of auto culture as seen from the early 1950s: automobile history, hot rodding, highways, and more. Thanks to Mac’s Motor City Garage for digging this one up. * The idea Read more
Read into the project what you will, but photographer Freddy Fabris’s series of photos of a group of mechanics recreating the paintings of Renaissance masters, which PetaPixel highlighted this week, made us smile. * Matt Wolfe at the Automotive Hall of Fame recently took a look at the Hotel Pontchartrain’s Read more
The article on David Lockard’s 1918 Packard 3-ton truck from the other day prompted reader Andrew Crews, an archivist with the San Antonio Public Library, to forward several photos to us, depicting another big Packard truck in a less-than-ideal situation. According to Andrew, World War I soldier Daniel Essary of Read more
Thanks to reader Joe Sokola and the treasure trove of photos he recently came across and sent our way, we’re going to be seeing a whole lotta carspotting photos from Hartford, Connecticut, in the coming weeks. Let’s start with this group from the early 1960s (the license plate details are Read more
Though few people remember this today, Mercedes-Benz achieved some success in the World Rally Championship at the end of the 1970s and beginning of the 1980s. Racing purpose-built 500SLCs in 1980, the team amassed enough points to finish fourth in the WRC manufacturer’s standings, but ended its program in advance Read more
CSX2287 at Sebring in 1964. Photo courtesy Ford Motorsports. Of the six Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupes constructed, none is more famous than CSX2287, the first example assembled and the only one built entirely at Shelby’s facility in Venice, California. Now part of the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, CSX2287’s competition history Read more
1930 Indian Model 402. Photos courtesy Bonhams.com. It was a good day for collectors of Indian motorcycles on Saturday, when one of the featured bikes from the Lonati Collection, a 1930 Indian Model 402 with left-side sidecar was sold for a record-breaking 97,700 GBP (a little under $150,000). This sets Read more
Steve McQueen’s 1952 Hudson Wasp, now owned by the Petersen Museum. Photo courtesy Drive LA. Steve McQueen was well known for his exploits on Mulholland Drive, including one trip that reportedly left martial arts star Bruce Lee cowering on the floor of McQueen’s Porsche. McQueen also loved his 1952 Hudson Read more
Print ad courtesy of Production Cars. After years of the Oldsmobile 442 soldiering on as an appearance and handling package for Cutlass models, the once-storied muscle car was dropped from the lineup after the 1980 model year. In 1985, it returned, and Oldsmobile wanted its customers to know there was Read more