Hemmings Auto Blog

All photos are frame grabs from video below. After a brief summer respite, we return with this jim-dandy Jam Handy short on friction: Is it friend or foe? It’s a paradox, I tell ya. A real paradox.   We’d offer the suggestion that this could be a subtle slam on Read more

Given that this found photo of downtown Solvang, California, seems to be from about the same time period and depicts the same street corner as our last carspotting photo from Solvang, we had hoped to see some of the same cars parked along the street or cruising through the intersection. Read more

While this 1963 Buick Wildcat convertible for sale on Hemmings.com isn’t necessarily original with evidence of a repaint and other work done to it, neither is it fully restored or modified. The sellers point out that it does need a little work to make it a little more presentable – Read more

Photos by Jeff Koch. Fiberglass or steel? For most cars headed for volume production, the answer is obvious: Steel is inexpensive, easy to work with, and long lasting. But for AMC’s two-seater AMX, the inevitable comparisons to the Corvette made that decision a little tougher and worth the time and Read more

All images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News The luxury two-seat convertible that would enter production in 1989 as Chrysler’s TC by Maserati, had a long gestation period that could have doomed the car before it had the chance to take on the Cadillac Allanté and Mercedes-Benz 560 SL that Read more

Photos of book by author. Never discount cheap books; sometimes they offer more value and interest than their price tags will lead you to believe. That was the case when I walked into a used book store in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, back in June 1976 and spotted the Color Read more

Photos courtesy SIVAG. The long and slow collapse of the Bertone coachbuilding corporation appears as though it will come to an end this month as Lilli Bertone, the widow of company scion Nuccio Bertone, has put up for sale the last vestiges of the company, including dozens of concept cars Read more

Of course there would be a Cadillac dealership right in front of Atlanta’s Biltmore, as we see from this Tracy O’Neal photo of Fifth and Spring, looking toward the hotel, which we came across on Georgia State University’s digital collections. These days, Georgia Tech seems to occupy most of this Read more

Early Subaru models remain largely a curiosity in the United States, as the brand didn’t really enjoy commercial success here until the late 1970s. That means you probably won’t see another 1969 Subaru 360 Van, like this example for sale on Hemmings.com, at the local show-and-shine or even an import-only Read more

Leigh (L) and Leslie Keno with part of their collection. Image courtesy Keno Brothers Fine Automobile Auctions. Those familiar with PBS’s Antiques Roadshow will immediately recognize the Keno brothers, high-energy twins who are quick to point out the key differences between a $500 Chippendale table copy and a multimillion-dollar original. Read more