Hemmings Auto Blog

The 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 spider and 1934 Pierce-Arrow 840A share the stage at Radnor Hunt. Photos courtesy Radnor Hunt Concours d’Elegance. Each September, Radnor Hunt, a Malvern, Pennsylvania estate that boasts the oldest foxhunt in the United States, plays host to its own concours d’elegance. Now in its Read more

  The Aston Martin Works in Newport Pagnell, England. Photo courtesy Aston Martin. As vintage Aston Martin sports and racing cars continue to climb in value, verifying the heritage and history of significant models becomes ever more important for owners and potential buyers alike. Newly announced, the Aston Martin Assured Read more

Peter Brock. Photo by Curt Scott. Given his remarkable achievements in the automotive and racing world, Peter Brock is a man who should need little introduction to anyone passionate about automobiles. He’ll be the keynote speaker at the upcoming Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance, and we recently had an opportunity Read more

Yes, the original electrical system on this 1953 Chevrolet 3800 utility truck for sale on Hemmings.com has been switched over to 12-volt. But the rest of the truck – including its signature feature, the original and still operating ladder, as well as its utility box – remains well preserved rather Read more

Those six Shelby Cobra Daytonas that gathered at Goodwood’s Revival last weekend looked good on the track, as we can see from a couple videos Goodwood itself posted. * In the most recent episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, Jay takes a look at Toyota’s pony car, a 1971 Celica ST Read more

The Toyota FJ40 series of Land Cruisers have long been renowned for their go-anywhere capabilities. Fueled by a wave of nostalgia, prices for restored examples briefly soared into the stratosphere last year, in some cases, topping six-figures. Today the market seems to have stabilized a bit, but most surviving FJ40s Read more

* It’s hard to find a new book about Detroit today that doesn’t dwell on the downfall of the city’s auto industry, but as a recent New York Times book review noted, David Maraniss’s “Once in a Great City” takes a close look at all aspects of Detroit in a Read more

 Photos by author. I enjoy finding vintage tools because they can serve multiple purposes. In many instances, they look great as display pieces, but they can also be as useful (and sometimes cheaper yet better made) than a newer tool that does the same thing. I scored this vintage Seiberling Read more

Yesterday’s carspotting photo wasn’t the only one Bill Schlaudt took in Chicago. Here we see two more, the first also taken from the steps of the Field Museum, though looking a little more to the northwest, and the second taken at a marina down on the lakefront. Some of the Read more

Give GM credit for recognizing the threat posed by imported luxury sedans more than four decades ago — when Lexus and Infiniti weren’t even gleams in their makers’ eyes. The Seville, launched in May 1975, was to be a new kind of luxury car, one that didn’t rely on acres of sheetmetal and tons of road-hugging weight for Read more