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Photo courtesy GM Media. These days it seems like most old cars gain some degree of notoriety for trading hands for huge sums of money. However, the recent announcement of the upcoming auction of Janis Joplin’s Porsche – which never left Joplin’s family after her death – got us thinking: Read more
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News There may have been a whiff of pocket protector about the Kenosha, Wisconsin,-built Renault Alliance in the mid-1980s, but that car was initially quite a strong seller and received numerous awards, including Motor Trend‘s 1983 Car of the Year prize. It was cleanly Read more
We’ve been finding lately that Vintage Las Vegas has been posting more photos suitable for our carspotting series than we can keep up with, so we’ve arbitrarily declared this week Las Vegas week for carspotting. So get ready for a lotta glitter, a lotta neon, and a lotta marquees. To Read more
Used open-wheel race cars are hardly uncommon, as many a garage is occupied with Formula Ford, Formula Vee, Formula Atlantic or other series-specific race cars and parts. Retired F1 cars, on the other hand, are a rare sight since only a handful are built each year and many wind up Read more
Howard Kroplick with his chauffeur-driven 1937 Chrysler Imperial C-15 Town Car. Photos by Terry McGean. Judging at the annual Hemmings Concours d’Elegance is no easy task. With more than 150 exclusive cars on the show field spread across 17 classes, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer quality, Read more
While the Bonneville Salt Flats in 2002 supported the achievement of an FIA streamliner-class world record of 405.976 for Al Teague’s Spirit of 76, the salt had already been noticeably shrinking for well over a half century. The 76 is but one shining example of what humans are capable of achieving on the BSF. Photo courtesy of Read more
Photos by author. Of the more than 1,000 automotive books in my private library, one of my all-time favorites is this softcover book on the early Lotus Elite, one of the most beautifully shaped cars of all time. First published in 1977, this landscape-styled book totals 136 pages, with all Read more
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwings on display at Sunday’s Concours d’Elegance. Photos by Hemmings staff. This year’s ninth-annual Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance weekend served up three days of absolutely perfect weather, combined with hundreds of beautifully prepared, preserved or restored vehicles on display in the idyllic setting of New York’s Read more
Sunsets in Las Vegas can be pretty spectacular, especially when the U.S. government was testing nuclear weapons out at the Nevada Test Site, but it appears that January 1957, when these two photos of the casinos on the strip were taken, according to Vintage Las Vegas, was a relatively nuclear-free Read more
Those shopping for a sporty coupe from the blue oval brand and its affiliates in the early 1970s weren’t limited to the Mustang or Cougar. Introduced in Europe as a Mustang alternative, the Ford Capri made it back across the Atlantic to be sold through Mercury dealers, pitched to buyers Read more