Hemmings Auto Blog

A Google Earth view of the dirt mile at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. We may be perilously close to losing one of America’s most historic race tracks. According to an in-depth report in Area Auto Racing News, a respected weekly newspaper that covers regional and national motorsports, Read more

1951 Dodge Power Wagon, just one of the Dodge vehicles on display at AutoFair. Image courtesy Charlotte Motor Speedway. Dodge officially marked its 100th year as a manufacturer in 2014, but the centennial celebration will continue at this year’s AutoFair, scheduled to run from April 9-12 at the Charlotte Motor Read more

A mid-century spotlight on GM’s Fisher Body Division.  All photos are frame grabs from video below. Please excuse those of us still braving Polar Vortex winds, slogging through late-winter snow and suspiciously eyeing killer roofline icicles as we daydream of cruising in a 1950 Chevrolet Styleline DeLuxe 4-Door Sedan during Read more

Just so nobody thinks the aftermarket wheels and tires were a recent addition, we’ll reiterate what the seller of this 1972 Chevrolet G20 Sportvan listed on Hemmings.com notes below: That his grandfather was the one who installed them. And unlike the popular perception of all Seventies vans as sin bins, Read more

Photos courtesy Auctions America. Generally speaking, a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air two-door hardtop Sport Coupe with an older restoration crossing the auction block wouldn’t be particularly newsworthy. When the car is being sold at no reserve, with all proceeds going to benefit the Auto Restoration Program at McPherson College in Read more

Team Hemmings’s 1932 Ford Speedster arrives in New Bern, North Carolina, during the 2014 Great Race. Photo by author. There are still three months of planning and preparation ahead for the roughly 100 teams entered to compete in the 2015 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty, which will Read more

Brian Redman drives a BMW CSL onto the Saturday morning show field. Photos and text by Chris Brewer. Editor’s note: This photo gallery comes to us from frequent Hemmings Daily contributor Chris Brewer. Chris is a contributor to the Florida Times Union newspaper, and serves as senior editor of Automotive Read more

1953 Karmann Ghia prototype. Photos courtesy VW Heritage. In July of 1955, an entirely new Volkswagen model was shown to the automotive press assembled at the Casio Hotel in Georgsmarienhuette, Germany. Unlike the sensible Type 1 Beetle, the Ghia-designed and Karmann-built coupe was downright sexy, and for the next 19 Read more

To many fans, the golden years of Can-Am ran from 1967 to 1974, when rising costs and declining interest signaled the end of the original series. Revived between 1977 and 1986, Can-Am never reclaimed the popularity it once enjoyed, but still attracted top drivers like Al Holbert, Jacky Ickx, Jim Read more

1971 Lamborghini Miura SV. Photos courtesy RM Sotheby’s. In 1971, Lamborghini wrote the final chapter on its Miura supercar with the introduction of the Miura SV. More powerful and blessed with even more capable handling than the Miura S it replaced, the Miura SV would be recognized as a milestone Read more