Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
Generally speaking, any automobile with direct ties to Carroll Shelby commands a premium price, from Cobras through G.T. 350s and even into modern performance Mustangs tuned by Shelby American. The exception to this rule seems to be the Shelby-tuned Dodges built in the 1980s, which remain affordable and entertaining, particularly Read more
Photo courtesy Lake Bluff Concours d’Elegance. Rattlesnakes slithered through and around the old car, one of dozens discarded in a remote woodland area in northern Indiana, as it literally rotted away over the course of 30-plus years. For most of its existence, hardly a single human eye lay on the Read more
1953 Oldsmobile 98 Fiesta. Photos by Brian Henniker, courtesy Gooding & Company. Among collectors of mid-century GM automobiles, the show-car-derived 1953 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Fiesta, 1953 Cadillac Series 62 Eldorado and the 1953 Buick Roadmaster Skylark form the Triple Crown of desirable semi-customs. Any such assemblage needs a 1953 Chevrolet Corvette Read more
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR—Yes, that Mercedes-Benz SLR driven by Stirling Moss and navigator Dennis Jenkinson to victory at the 1955 Mille Miglia; owned by Mercedes-Benz Classic, Daimler AG. Photos by author. I suppose it remains a rite of passage for each Hemmings editor to make the journey to the Pebble Read more
Me and my father with the 1968 Triumph TR-250, at a “high-speed” auto-cross run on an abandoned runway in 1979 at Orange Airport, Massachusetts. I think I won my class that day. All photos courtesy the author. [Editor’s Note: Reader Peter Doherty, Jr. recently wrote in with his story of Read more
While it might have been interesting to see this 1964 Boyertown-Ford for sale on Hemmings.com restored to its original configuration as a fire department canteen truck, the dairy livery meant just as much, if not more, to the father-son team that got it into the shape it’s now in. And Read more
1976 Porsche 930, originally ordered by Steve McQueen. Photos by David Newhardt, courtesy Mecum Auctions, unless otherwise noted. Steve McQueen had a passion for fast cars and a love of Porsche automobiles, so when the German automaker announced a range-topping 911 Turbo Carrera model (internal name, Porsche 930), the star Read more
1927 Hupmobile Eight ad, emphasizing the car’s style and straight-eight engine. Photos courtesy Hagley Museum. Designing cars and manufacturing them is only half the battle. To succeed in the industry, you’ve got to convince customers to buy them. This art of none-too-subtle persuasion is the topic of a new exhibition Read more
The Clesceri family pose with their 1991 Alfa Romeo Spider. Photos by author. One of the great things about our Hemmings events is to getting to talk to the people who attend, and our recent Hemmings Sports and Exotic Car Show in Saratoga was no exception. Nicholas Clesceri of Bolton Read more
On the World of Motion tour. Still image from video below. For anyone who was into cars and had visited the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, from its opening in 1982 through 1995, the World of Motion presented by General Motors at EPCOT was a must-see attraction. Offering Read more