Hemmings Auto Blog

The 1975 Buick LeSabre convertible was to be the last Buick to ever wear a drop-top, or so conventional wisdom stated in 1975 (the 1982 Buick Riviera convertible, of course, changed this). Buyers of these cars, therefore, tended to take good care of them, anticipating a big payout as the Read more

Photos courtesy Elwood Haynes Museum, except where noted. His induction into the Automotive Hall of Fame might have been a long time coming, but how exactly does one install Elwood Haynes among that pantheon of firsts and other superlatives? Contrary to his claims, he did not invent the automobile, he Read more

Steve McQueen during the filming of Le Mans. Still image from video below. By 1971, the year the racing docudrama Le Mans was released, Steve McQueen was among the biggest stars in Hollywood. The success of films like The Great Escape, The Sand Pebbles, The Thomas Crown Affair and Bullitt Read more

Photos by the author. Normally, things like mismatched body panels don’t bother me. Witness the AMX, which has yet to be painted in one coordinated color scheme. But that wrong-year, wrong-shade-of-orange substitute front left fender on the Wagoneer got under my skin, so I knew I needed to take care Read more

We can’t imagine there’s been too many tank races – either organized or impromptu – since 1945, but if we were to be blessed with such a racing series, this 1943 Buick M18 Hellcat for sale on Hemmings.com could be a serious contender, what with its 400hp nine-cylinder radial engine, Read more

* For his third trip to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Richard Petty’s taking his 1970 Plymouth Superbird, a car that he hasn’t driven in 45 years. Goodwood put together a brief preview and chat with Petty this week in anticipation of the Superbird’s run up the driveway. * Who Read more

When about the only question the owner of this 1965 Matra-Bonnet Djet V S for sale on Hemmings.com will hear is “What is it?” what does it really matter that the wheels and tires are incorrect and that the paint color has been altered from its original red? Besides, it’ll Read more

* If Ronan Glon’s reflections on his recent visit to Rome – and on the Roman old car population – are to believed, we’re glad that a) we had a chance to see the autofauna there before it started dwindling away, and b) that he brought back plenty of photos Read more

Jeremiah Thomas leads this pack of eight-cylinder and banger-powered roadsters as it tears around turn three at the Latimore Valley Fairground track. Photography by the author unless otherwise noted. If you arrived late, say somewhere after midday, you’d be greeted by a wide, rotating column of khaki dust and the Read more

Why this Esso station caught the eye of the city of Toronto’s photographer, it’s hard to say. Possibly for a future rezoning – the modern-day street scene of the corner of Avenue Road and Chicora Avenue shows that the station has been long demolished and replaced with something else entirely Read more