Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
Upon opening the garage door this was the view I was first greeted with. Although the uninformed will see little more than a parts car, looking closer it quickly became apparent that the body was in decent shape. The entire front nose panel, apart from needing some minor work on Read more
If the location of the photos and the car look familiar, that’s because this 1963 Ford Thunderbird Sports Roadster for sale on Hemmings.com took part in this year’s Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance in Saratoga Springs. By invitation alone, that means it’s something special, and indeed, not only is it Read more
It makes visibility tough and causes a ruckus flapping in the wind, but the original canvas top – a factory option for the Volkswagen Type 2 Pickup – inspired the restoration of this particular daily driver 1,600cc-powered Pickup, which Mark McCourt profiled and drove for SIA #198, December 2003. Like Read more
Forty-five years of regular use anywhere on this planet will take its toll, even in California, where we East Coasters like to imagine cars naturally remain pristine no matter what. And, indeed, as we can see from the photos, this California black-plate 1969 Ford Falcon Futura station wagon for sale Read more
* We’ve found the Michael Paul Smith of the off-road world, and now the Michael-Paul Smith of the European rallying scene. Instagram user takupon0816 creates incredibly detailed dioramas featuring mostly vintage cars slideways while rallying that, in some cases, look like nothing less than an actual historic rally photo. (via) Read more
At Second Creek, Colorado, in 1991. Even racing a Pinto with the stock fuel tank didn’t worry me. Photo by Lynette Koch. It’s that time of year again, when kids celebrate the mythical lifting of the veil between worlds by dressing in costume and going door-to-door on the hunt for Read more
The City of Providence’s online photo gallery doesn’t have much context on these handful of photos depicting the city’s downtown during the Seventies, noting only the streets (Washington Street above, Dorrance Street below and at bottom), but they appear mostly typical of daily commuter traffic. Watch out, grannie! What do Read more
While we don’t see any engine photos for this 1977 Pontiac Firebird Formula for sale on Hemmings.com, from the P code in the VIN (and from our sources), it appears that a Pontiac-built 350 – as opposed to an Oldsmobile-built 350 or a Chevrolet-built 350, both of which were inserted Read more
On the road in Spain. Photos courtesy 2CV Adventures. The problem with modern life is this: for many, the pace is far too fast, from the daily commute in high-speed (or alternately, no-speed) rush hour traffic to the necessities of multi-tasking via desk phone, cell phone, email, and instant messenger, Read more
Photos by author. If there were any questions regarding Sergio Marchionne’s intention’s with Ferrari, the cat, er, prancing horse, is now out of the bag. Long on debt, short on cash and attempting to re-invent itself with a significant investment in the next few model years, Fiat (officially Fiat Chrysler Read more