Hemmings Auto Blog

About 12 years ago, Bob Sturges cut two feet from the middle of this 1975 Mini for sale on Hemmings.com. He started out by taking patterns created with the help of a scaffold and designed to keep as many of the original body dimensions as possible, then cut those 24 Read more

* Even those of us who might think we already know quite a bit of the story of Holden’s early years will have plenty to learn in this two-piece (part 1, part 2) documentary charting the Australian carmaker’s history, which originally aired on the Australian TV show Quantum in 1986. Read more

Anybody who takes on the restoration of a coachbuilt car – and that includes funeral coaches like this 1975 Cadillac Superior Crown side-loading hearse for sale on Hemmings.com – faces a monumental task, though the bite is lessened on this one thanks to the fact that it’s already running and Read more

* As Mac’s Motor City Garage showed us this week, Ford engineers in the late 1960s wanted to see what would happen if they mounted a Mustang’s engine behind its seats rather than under the hood. As it turned out, not much – performance and handling remained about the same Read more

My 1967 Buick Gran Sport in Verdi Green. Photos by author. I recently wrote a blog on a Pink Mist 1968 chrome bumper GTO (The Rarest GTO you may have never wanted ) that asked whether its rarity, color and chrome bumper would persuade or dissuade you from buying it. Read more

Given its configuration and its low-mileage, rust-free condition, it’s probably a safe bet that this 1969 Chevrolet K20 for sale on Hemmings.com started out as a brush truck for some rural fire department. The red paint also kinda gives that away. Sans the firefighting/rescue gear (and remaining unmodified from that Read more

Photo by Jim Donnelly. Fifteen Indianapolis 500 wins, hundreds of professional race wins overall, dozens of national championships, all in a wide range of motorsports, from Formula 1 to Trans-Am, Can-Am and more. Even the best drivers can but dare to dream of such a record; as an owner, though, Read more

1929 Duesenberg Model J dual-cowl phaeton, Best of Show at the Greystone Concours. Photos courtesy Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance. John Duval Dodge, son of Dodge co-founder John Francis Dodge, had a taste for fast and flashy cars (and, according to legend, women who fit the same description). Not satisfied to Read more

Photo by Don Homuth. Used to be – back in the days when distinctive vehicles could be had for cheap or free – if you wanted to really attract the eye of passersby to your place of business, you slathered some house paint on some old car, stuck it up Read more

Denise McCluggage in 2012. Photo by Jim Donnelly. Editor’s note: To say that Denise McCluggage opened doors for women in racing, or even women in sports journalism, is a bit of an understatement. In many ways, she kicked down those doors, and then spun eloquent prose about doing so. She Read more