Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
We’ll admit it: the last edition of the $5,000 challenge scraped the bottom of the barrel in trying to dig up interesting offerings. Things are looking up, though: spring is in the air (except in our Bennington, Vermont, world headquarters, where winter has yet to relinquish its grasp), and with Read more
Mechanically, this 1978 Citroen Mehari for sale on Hemmings.com looks to be just about brand new, following a complete down-to-the-frame restoration. Aesthetically, it’s been treated to some customization along a blue-and-white color scheme that shouldn’t detract from it in the least – after all, anybody unique and individualistic enough to Read more
Bigfoot 1, the truck that started it all. Photos courtesy Bigfoot 4×4, Inc. If Missouri off-road enthusiast Bob Chandler had been able to find durable replacement parts for his 1974 Ford F-250 in the local market, the phrase “monster truck” may never have been penned. Instead, Chandler opened his own Read more
Jim Luikens, photo by David LaChance. All other photos courtesy Luikens. Known to many as a tuner of supercars and muscle cars during the Sixties and Seventies, Berger Chevrolet actually made its bones in the American performance scene by offering go-fast factory parts pretty much directly from General Motors. The Read more
India’s era of the Maharajas has become a distant memory, but their extravagant cars have survived. The ruling class of India imported hundreds of Rolls-Royces, and they would become one of the more recognizable symbols of the decadence associated with the Maharajas. Other brands, such as Talbot-Lago, Duesenberg, Mercedes-Benz, and Read more
While a turbocharger atop the engine in this 1970 Volkswagen-based sand rail for sale on Hemmings.com might seem like overkill, given that the entire vehicle probably weighs half as much dry as when loaded up and manned, it appears that the builder of the rail put plenty of thought into Read more
* True, the screenshot isn’t of a 1959 Chevrolet, but most of the rest of this 30-minute Fisher Body video shows the complete process of building one, from clay to stamping to assembly. What sets this video apart from most other behind-the-scenes auto factory videos are the lingering shots of Read more
Granted, some duct tape on the seats and some dents in the fenders of this 1939 Rolls-Royce Phantom III seven-passenger limousine for sale on Hemmings.com don’t make it a total write-off, but they do show that even these titans of the luxury auto category are just as mortal as any Read more
* Formula 1, as we understand it, is supposed to be about experimentation and pushing the bounds of automotive technology in an effort to advance the sport, so even though the half-dozen Formula 1 “freaks” that Motorpunk recently selected might not have seen their innovations go on to become standard Read more
1980 Triumph TR7 convertible. Photos by David LaChance. This week’s piece on the Triumph TR7 drew a surprising amount of commentary from readers. As expected, the penultimate Triumph had its detractors, but it also had a surprisingly large number of fans, too. Was the car as bad as critics, some Read more