Hemmings Auto Blog

Images courtesy Saab Cars We were deeply saddened learn that Saab’s internationally famous ace rally driver and tireless brand spokesman, Erik Carlsson, has died today. He was 86 years old. This was the man who became known to Saab enthusiasts and rally fans as “Mr. Saab” and -a nickname he Read more

Carspotting scenes work best when they offer a good variety of vehicles. Too many of one brand or from one era makes a carspotting image sterile – that’s why we don’t post all that many photos of new car dealerships in this series – but ones with variety provide plenty Read more

We’ve seen prewar Packards converted into motorhomes, wreckers and the obvious hearses and flower cars, but church bus-slash-preaching pulpit is a new one for us. Fortunately, the seller of this 1925 Packard church bus seems to know all of its local history and what needs to be done to return Read more

Photos by Terry Shea, Kurt Ernst and Thomas DeMauro. No stranger to Hemmings Muscle Machines readers, Paul Menin brought his numbers-matching Barrier Blue 1966 Pontiac GTO to Musclepalooza XXI and went home with the Best in Show trophy. Despite his vast experience with GTOs and a trophy case full of Read more

1952 Ferrari 212 Export. Photos by Tim Scott, courtesy RM Sotheby’s, unless otherwise noted. Ferrari’s 212 Export model was designed for competition, and most of the 28 built were campaigned enthusiastically by privateer racers. Of the examples that remain today, few can boast their original engine and transmission, and just Read more

Here’s something you don’t see everyday—a Buick-powered Chevy Corvair gasser. Photos by Kurt Ernst and Terry Shea. Perhaps it was the nice weather after a very long Northeast winter, or maybe it’s simply the fact that word about Hemmings Musclepalooza is spreading outside the area, but Sunday’s 21st running drew Read more

Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car readers should be receiving their July issues (#119) right about now, and in it they’ll find the fantastic story of the much-loved single-family 1954 Jaguar XK120 SE Open Two Seater that is this month’s Driveable Dream. West Coast Associate Editor Jeff Koch first encountered this final-year Read more

We’ve seen this parking lot outside of Urey Hall at the University of California San Diego once before, in another Charles Graves photo from the UCSD Digital Collections. The question is: Was the photo taken the same day, just from a different angle? To determine that, let’s compare the cars Read more

It’s funny how sometimes the imperfections in a car make it more popular at a show. I mean, sure, it’d be nice to address all the damage and wear a car’s suffered over the decades, but it’s not always possible or even desirable to do so. Take, for instance, this Read more

The hosts of Corvette Nation, including Michael Brown, far right. Photo via Corvette Nation TV on Facebook. With two of the people behind the Corvette Nation television show at odds in a lawsuit over a loan used to guarantee its air time, it appears the show may not return for Read more