Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
It seems the owner of this 1965 Chrysler Newport two-door hardtop for sale on Hemmings.com is marketing it to the wrong crowd. I mean, if the factory AM transistor radio is receiving weird messages from outer space, maybe this is a car for NASA or the Men in Black. Of Read more
Clay model of the proposed Jensen GT, to be built by Jensen International Automotive. Photos courtesy the Jensen Group. For ten years, the Jensen Interceptor offered buyers an eclectic mix of Italian style, British luxury and Chrysler V-8 power. By 1976, however, inconsistent build quality, coupled with a global economic Read more
Mark Martin at the 1997 Daytona 500. Photo courtesy Ford Motor Company. NASCAR has announced the 20 candidates for induction into its Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina, a group with remarkable diversity and a few surprises. Per NASCAR practice, the five inductees to be enshrined as the hall’s Read more
DeLorean photo courtesy Volo Auto Museum, composite by Zach Higgins. With spring training games just getting underway this week and opening day still a month away, it might be a little early to predict the outcome of this year’s World Series. Still, Cubs fans say this year’s the year for Read more
All brochure images are from the collection of Mark J. McCourt BMW took a chance on the North American market in the mid-1990s when they imported their entry-level “Compact,” a (circa-8 inch) shorter hatchback variant of the “E36″ 3 Series chassis. This car -the 318ti- shared its 138-hp, 16-valve DOHC Read more
A whole flood of photos by a fella named Jaap van der Horst have been circulating around the Internet for the last couple months, and at least a few of them will work well with our carspotting series, including the above photo. Most of the series seems to focus on Read more
We’ve seen Edsel front ends adapted to a number of bodystyles that Edsels never came with, thanks to the shared body shells with Fords and Mercurys of the period—Edcheros, mostly. However, we’ve never seen an Edsel front end adapted to a Skyliner retractable hardtop body as it has been with Read more
1953 Dodge Red Ram Hemi V-8 display engine. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Last weekend’s Rogers Classic Car Museum sale in Las Vegas, Nevada, truly offered something for everyone interested in mostly postwar American automobiles. In addition to the 200-plus cars that crossed the block, the sale featured an affordable array Read more
Piero Ferrari (with microphone) at the Museo Enzo Ferrari, opening an exhibit on Luciano Pavarotti, February 18, 2015. Photo courtesy of Ferrari. With Fiat Chrysler Automobiles moving ahead and positioning Ferrari to be a separately traded company, Piero Ferrari, Enzo Ferrari’s only living son, recently was quoted as saying that Read more
1965 Lambretta J100 “Cento” scooter. Photos courtesy AACA Museum. The quest for affordable and fuel-efficient transportation is nothing new, and in many parts of the world the vehicle of choice has long been the scooter, moped or minibike. Even in the car-crazy United States, these intimidation-free two-wheelers have long enjoyed Read more