Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300. Photo by Greg Clark, courtesy of Lime Rock Park. In 1933, Alfa Romeo delivered a new 8C 2300 roadster to the great Tazio Nuvolari, who teamed with Raymond Sommer for that year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. In the race, they were soon leading by Read more
Here’s the photo we used in HMM of the Buick for the headlamp wiring harness replacement story. That harness was crispy and cut up, too. Photos by Anthony DeMauro, Jeff Koch and the author. As I write this, I’m supposed to be working on my 1967 Buick GS 400. It’s Read more
1976 Chevrolet Cosworth Vega. Photos by author. Note: I write up driving impressions of virtually every car I photograph, within a couple of days of the drive, so everything is fresh in my memory. Occasionally, because of the constraints of format (ie, buyers’ guide) the prepared text doesn’t run. Now, Read more
Proving that a car doesn’t need to have low miles to have remained in good shape over the years is this 1967 Chevrolet Caprice four-door hardtop for sale on Hemmings.com, a car that has been treated to an extensive refurbishment – including a repaint, some interior work, and a rebuild Read more
National Corvette Museum sinkhole on the day of the collapse. Images courtesy National Corvette Museum. In a reversal from a previous announcement that the sinkhole would remain an attraction at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the facility has now stated that the pit will be permanently filled Read more
Favorite Chevrolet, and best in show, went to this 1969 Chevrolet Chevells SS 396. Photos by author. The 20th edition of Hemmings Musclepalooza went off without a hitch last Sunday, despite the threat of rain that loomed from late morning into the early afternoon. Dark clouds didn’t dim the enthusiasm Read more
The author’s modified 1971 Volvo 1800E. All photos by the author. My 1971 Volvo 1800E has been through two restorations, neither of which addressed the car’s original wiring harness. It’s no surprise that 43 years of multiple owners splicing, moving, and hacking these old wires have taken their toll on Read more
How in the world did this 1980 Chevrolet Citation for sale on Hemmings.com remain so clean over the last 30-something years? How did it only rack up 70k miles instead of run to death and get disposed of? How could you still get passenger mirror delete in the Eighties? And Read more
Does anybody miss this type of starter? Photo credit Kurt Ernst. It’s Labor Day, and so whether you’re kicking back and relaxing, getting ready for a barbeque, or maybe taking your classic out for one last drive of the summer, it’s a time to appreciate all the hard work we Read more
Mercedes Benz built its iron-clad W123 series cars from 1975 to 1986, amassing a fleet worldwide just shy of 2.7 million vehicles. Most of those cars (about 2.4 million) were standard wheelbase sedans like this 1982 Mercedes-Benz 240D, for sale on Hemmings.com, while 199,517 were wagons and 99,884 were coupes. Read more