Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
As prices for muscle cars and pony cars continue to rise, the appeal of more mainstream models, particularly those with two doors instead of four, is also on the upswing. We may not have looked twice at this 1963 Ford Fairlane 500, for sale on Hemmings.com, in the days when Read more
Photos by Richard Lentinello. As it turned out, Champaign proved to be just a two-year stopover in the 40-plus year history of Bloomington Gold, which bills itself as the world’s largest Corvette show. After at least a month of rumors, show officials announced Thursday that they will move it yet Read more
Chrysler is always on the lookout for new design talent, and for the past two years it’s hosted a competition targeted to Michigan high school students. The Detroit Autorama Design Competition is back for 2015, but this year the automaker is opening up the field to include high school students Read more
The Chevrolet Chaparral 2X VGT, flanked by the Chaparral 2J (L) and the 2D coupe (R). Photos courtesy GM Media. Jim Hall’s Chaparral race cars were among the most innovative designs of the 1960s, encompassing the use of lightweight composite materials; massive, downforce-generating rear wings; aluminum drivetrains; and even active Read more
The restored Blue Devil prototype on display at SEMA. Photo by author. It took just six weeks for the team of craftsmen at the GM Heritage Center to transform the sinkhole-damaged 2009 ZR-1 Blue Devil prototype from an as-recovered to an as-delivered state, and the restored Corvette was prominently displayed Read more
Given that Centerline, Michigan, isn’t that big and therefore doesn’t have too many roads as wide as the one seen in the above photo that we came across on Annualmobiles, it didn’t take too long to use the street number at the top of the Used Cars sign to narrow Read more
Far be it from anybody to tell the seller or buyer of this 1960 Imperial Custom Southampton four-door hardtop for sale on Hemmings.com what to do with the car—after all, it’s a solid and complete unrestored car in need of nothing and probably capable of driving anywhere—but a big flashy Read more
1955 VW 23-window Samba Microbus Deluxe. Photos courtesy Auctionata. Volkswagen’s Type 2 microbus enjoys a worldwide following, and among the most revered models is the 23-window Samba bus. In June of 2011, a 1963 23-window Samba sold at auction for a record-setting hammer price of $198,000 ($217,800, including buyer’s fees), Read more
The 63 candidates for the 2014 People’s Choice Demo Day at the Simeone Museum. Photo courtesy Simeone Museum. Philadelphia’s Simeone Museum is known for its extensive collection of both prewar and postwar racing and sports cars, and during the museum’s “Demo Days,” visitors get to see selected cars in action Read more
The 1959 Cadillac Cyclone concept. Photos courtesy General Motors. Here’s a press photo that was lurking in our cabinet of a nice concept, the 1959 Cadillac Cyclone. This Jetson-like bubble-topped show car made its debut at the inaugural Daytona 500, and looks to have borrowed a few design ideas from NASA. Read more