Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
Wagons had been slowly picking up momentum since their inception, and 1937 marked the first year Ford devoted over 1-percent of its production to the station wagon body. Not surprisingly, 1937 was also the first year Ford made its entire wagon, including the wood frames, in-house at its Iron Mountain Read more
Our Sports & Exotic Car Show returns to the grounds of the Saratoga Automobile Museum in beautiful Saratoga Springs, New York, this Saturday, August 1, and we’d love to see you there. With a focus on imported sports, exotic and GT cars from around the world, this event always attracts Read more
As with any photo of Brazil, let’s get the Volkswagen Beetles out of the way. This photo of traffic on Rio’s Avenida Venceslau Bras – which we came across on The Oldie But Goodie – is no exception to the rule, with Beetles as almost every other car. But we Read more
This 1957 Chevrolet 150 for sale on Hemmings.com might seem like a bit of racer’s wish fulfillment: Most powerful factory available engine (fuelie) backed by a manual transmission (three-speed close-ratio) in the lightest and simplest available car (California Model 1512 utility sedan). All that in one package from the factory Read more
Photo by Steve Tremulis. When Preston Tucker’s automobile factory closed, it left behind the makings of more than a dozen additional vehicles, some of them rather easy to assemble, some a little more difficult. Now, more than 65 years later, one of the latter will soon make has made its Read more
1957 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer two-door hardtop. All photos by Darin Schnabel, courtesy RM Sotheby’s For 1957, Dodge invited consumers to “Step into the wonderful world of Autodynamics” with its newly styled range of “Swept-Wing” automobiles. Atop the brand’s model range were the Custom Royal models, which came powered by Read more
Roof overhead-valve conversion on Brandon Fish’s 1930 Model A at the 2014 Race of Gentlemen. Photo courtesy Kevin Carlson. It doesn’t happen every day, but sometimes you just fall into something really, really good. That’s how it was with me when I was researching an upcoming article on pre-muscle speed parts and my Read more
Hurst Flower Power vintage decal. Photos by author. Vintage decals on a nostalgia drag racer, road racer, Day Two car or any vintage ride can provide a personal touch and yet another reason for people notice your car and/or start up a conversation. Over the years, I’ve seen plenty at Read more
Howard Arbiture recently found a handful of excellent carspotting photos from Walla Walla, Washington (one of the most fun place names to say), via the Bygone Walla Walla blog, depicting the Jackson-Teague used car lot at the corner of East Rose and North Colville streets. It seems the group of Read more
Because he’s our resident Buick and Eighties stock car racing expert, we ran this 1984 Buick Regal Winston Cup stock car for sale on Hemmings.com past Matt Litwin, who said it’s “without question the real deal,” and noted that interest in the downsized Eighties stock cars has been increasing as Read more