Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
On the suggestion of John Lloyd, Aussie_mobs recently shared this photo of the train station in Rockhampton to the Hemmings Nation Flickr pool, and what a photo it is, with a healthy mix of cars, utes, and trucks from at least a few decades all either parked or waiting for Read more
While it may be a bit of an exaggeration to say that the MG TC relaunched postwar road racing in the United States, pictures of early SCCA grids show them chock full of MGs. There’s good reason for this, as the cars were nimble, affordable and competitive enough to launch Read more
1928 Duesenberg Model J, with Murphy convertible coupe body. Photos courtesy RM Sotheby’s, unless otherwise noted. Once the home of Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg, Auburn, Indiana, plays host to collector car auctions each spring and fall. Lots from storied marques like Auburn, Cord, Packard, Lincoln, and Duesenberg are well-represented at Read more
Photo by the author. It’s no concours, but the Glenmoor Country Club in Canton, Ohio, has announced plans to host its first car show since the cancellation of the long-running Glenmoor Gathering of Significant Automobiles. “We’re not going back into the concours business,” the Glenmoor Country Club’s Myron Vernis said. Read more
Ford of Britain has influenced the country’s automotive industry since its Model T plant in Trafford Park, Manchester began producing cars in 1911. This was the first overseas factory for Ford and the Model T quickly became a hit among the British. By 1914, approximately 8,000 cars a year were Read more
Still images from video below. As a regular viewer of The Rockford Files when the show originally aired in the 1970s and I was just a little kid, I’ve remained a fan since then. Every few years or so, I end up watching episodes again via reruns on TV or Read more
If the seller’s story behind this car is true, it was purchased by the Texas Rangers and used to catch bootleggers (and other criminals, presumably) between Abilene and San Angelo, Texas, at least until it burned a valve sometime in the 1950s. Even if this turns out to be nothing Read more
1929 Bentley 4 1/2-litre sports saloon. All images courtesy Bonhams. What price originality and long-term, single-family ownership? In the case of a 1929 Bentley 4 ½-litre sports saloon sold at Bonhams’s recent Beaulieu auction, the answer was 695,600 pounds ($1.07 million), more than double the car’s pre-auction estimate, and enough Read more
“Atomic Buick.” Images courtesy of Dan Reed. It’s gratifying for us to see when truly talented, genuinely friendly people are being celebrated for their creative gifts, and we couldn’t be happier that the AACA Museum will soon be hosting a signature exhibit of the collected works of automotive fine artist Read more
Ernest and Frances Hemmings. Photos courtesy of Trent Hemmings. When our founder and mentor, Ernest Hemmings, died on February 25, he left a void in the world of old cars that we figured, honestly, could never be filled. We thought so even more after his wife, Frances, died in July. Read more