Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
Image courtesy Google Maps. While cleanup work on the Albert Kahn-designed Packard plant in Detroit began under its new ownership earlier this year, the lesser-known Warren, Ohio, plant that built some of the earliest Packards has sat empty, awaiting its fate, which came with this week’s announcement that a California Read more
Todd Fischer’s 1959 Porsche 356A convertible D. Photos by author. In six years of production, Porsche built 4,854 356 Speedsters, accounting for less than 20-percent of total 356 production. The Speedster’s relative rarity makes it extremely desirable among collectors, but there’s a Speedster-influenced model that’s even more obscure, and to Read more
Photos by the author. Of all the old race cars that Mickey Thompson held on to after they proved no longer competitive, the one that perhaps meant the most to him, the 1962-1963 Harvey Aluminum/Harcraft Special Indy 500 car, remained in his family and covered in a layer of dust Read more
No location to these two photos that the Impounded Tumblog recently scanned out of a couple 1961 issues of Look magazine, and that’s more or less on purpose, given how Chevrolet, the parent division for the OK Used Cars program, apparently wanted to make the images seem like Anytown U.S.A. Read more
If you’re like us, you’ve probably looked at the cars for sale on dealer lots these days and caught yourself thinking: “For the same price, I could have an older car with much more style.” And you’d be right. This even holds true for those of us with families. Take Read more
Racing at the Lime Rock Historic Festival. Images courtesy Lime Rock Park. Two years after its 1957 opening, Connecticut’s Lime Rock Park and its neighbors came to an agreement on the track’s operations, outlined in a 1959 injunction and judgement. Though altered slightly over the years, the intent of the Read more
1953 Victress S1A. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Imagine this: You have the opportunity to buy one of 150 sports cars built between 1953 and 1965, each hand-built according to its original owner’s preferences with a body of the latest high-tech material and sporting an infinite number of possible engine, transmission Read more
As if mountaineering and bobsledding weren’t dangerous enough hobbies, Eddie Hall also had a passion for automobile racing. In 1950, Hall entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans with his 1933 Bentley 4 ¼-Liter, officially with co-driver Tom Clarke on his team. The event must have been a letdown for Read more
Fred Ruff and his 1952 Ford Crestline Victoria. Photos by author unless noted. Fred Ruff’s 1952 Ford Crestline Victoria is the latest in a string of Fords he’s owned going back to 1950, when he first purchased a ’35 five-window coupe. Fred, a resident of Albany, New York, brought his Read more
Fred Ruff and his 1952 Ford Crestline Victoria. Photos by author unless noted. Fred Ruff’s 1952 Ford Crestline Victoria is the latest in a string of Fords he’s owned going back to 1950, when he first purchased a ’35 five-window coupe. Fred, a resident of Albany, New York, brought his Read more