Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
While most of the Leslie Jones photos we’ve seen in the Boston Public Library’s photo collections on Flickr depict scenes of automotive carnage and mayhem dating back to the 1920s and 1930s, these three set a more placid scene on an October 1956 day around Copley Square, with Trinity Church Read more
While all the photos of this 1972 Chevrolet Corvette for sale on Hemmings.com – equipped with an LS5 big-block, a four-speed manual, t-tops, and dealer-installed side pipes – appear to show a fully restored car, the seller instead tells us that it’s entirely original and that the 21,300 miles it Read more
Students involved in the project include (rear, left to right) Bobby Robertson, James Virzi, Zach Oller, Oscar Voorhees, Zach McClure; (front, left to right), Tony DiValentin and Coye Savell. Photos courtesy McPherson College Auto Restoration program, except where noted. Students at the McPherson College Auto Restoration Program have a few Read more
Photo by Don O’Brien. Despite the outcry over Paris officials’ decision to ban cars older than 2011 from the city earlier this month-and the fears that nobody may again see Citroen 2CVs in front of the Eiffel Tower-it appears Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo intends to make an exemption from the Read more
Ford and GM Auto Icon screen prints by Jerome Daksiewicz. Photos courtesy Jerome Daksiewicz. Editor’s Note: This post marks the editorial debut of Zach Higgins, who otherwise spends his days as a graphic designer for Hemmings Motor News. As a graphic designer with a keen eye for minimalism (though my Read more
1972 Dodge Charger. Photo courtesy ProductionCars.com. In 1972, Dodge cut the number of Charger models in its product line from the six offered in 1971 to three. While Rallye-trim Chargers could still be ordered with the 330-horsepower, 440-cu.in. “Six-Pack” V-8 (at least theoretically), Dodge knew the days of the muscle Read more
West Virginians, we apologize for your state’s underrepresentation in our carspotting series. To date, we’ve only visited the state once – in October 2013 via a couple of Jack Corn’s photos for the Documerica photo series. It’s to Corn and Documerica that we turn again for today’s two glimpses into Read more
Ernest Hemmings in 2001. An Illinois parts dealer who created an institution in the world of automotive history, Ernest Robert Hemmings, the father of Hemmings Motor News, died early today at the age of 89. Ernie, as he liked to be called, was living in a nursing home in his Read more
The 1930 Minerva AL that took Best of Show at Boca Raton. Photo by Robert Stolpe Photography. Like many manufacturers of luxury automobiles, Belgian brand Minerva felt the squeeze of the global economic downturn that followed the Great Depression. Despite falling sales, Minerva pressed on with construction of its 6.6-liter Read more
Ford’s GT70 prototype. Photos courtesy Ford Motor Company. Ford’s GT40 is, perhaps, the automaker’s best known purpose-built racing car. It’s hardly the Blue Oval’s only dedicated racing car, however, and next month a pair of lesser-known competition Fords, including the “direct descendent” of the GT40, will highlight a new exhibition Read more