Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
1954 Shell Oil advertisement from the author’s collection. Back in the 1950s, the phrase “win on Sunday, sell on Monday” applied to far more than just new automobiles. As a major sponsor of racing events around the world, Shell Oil’s famous yellow logo was seen at all the Grand Prix Read more
Just a couple years after the Sundown Drive-in on the outskirts of Canberra (Symonston, according to Google Maps) opened, this photo of a packed house that we came across in the National Archives of Australia’s collection on Flickr was taken. One of two in the ACT and maybe a few Read more
Granted, it’s tough to come up with uses for this 1952 Crosley CD fire truck for sale on Hemmings.com if you don’t already have an amusement park. It’s not a likely candidate for conversion into an actual fire-fighting apparatus, and it’s probably not the most practical daily driver. But from Read more
The former Jacksonville Ford plant, as it looks today. Photos by Chris Brewer, unless otherwise indicated. Editor’s note: This story comes to us from Chris Brewer of Jacksonville, Florida. Chris is a contributor to the Florida Times Union newspaper, and serves as senior editor of Automotive Addicts. Long gone are Read more
Photo by Jeff Koch. Everything’s coming up Maranello thoroughbreds at Monterey this year. First, a Ferrari takes the world auction record Thursday night, setting the vanguard for at least a couple other eight-figure Ferrari sales around the peninsula. Then on Sunday afternoon, to cap the weekend, a 1954 Ferrari 375 Read more
Photo by Jeff Koch. Everything’s coming up Maranello thoroughbreds at Monterey this year. First, a Ferrari takes the world auction record Thursday night, setting the vanguard for at least a couple of other eight-figure Ferrari sales around the peninsula. Then on Sunday afternoon, to cap the weekend, a 1954 Ferrari Read more
Images courtesy Petersen Automotive Museum. A year after revealing renderings for a radically restyled exterior, Petersen Automotive Museum officials today unveiled corresponding plans for the interior of the Los Angeles museum, which will include a contemporary art gallery, exhibits dedicated to automotive art and design, and a number of vehicles Read more
While the current attitude toward unrestored cars tends to fall on the “leave it as it is” side of the argument, it’s hard to imagine this 1960 Facel Vega HK500 for sale on Hemmings.com – a running and driving and rust-free car that has nevertheless become a little shabby over Read more
Deep into this story about a 1957 Cadillac Coupe de Ville from SIA #191, October 2002, Arch Brown notes that Cadillac far outsold both Lincoln and Imperial that year, and offers up a number of reasons why, from the powerful 364-cu.in. V-8 engine to the lower profile thanks to its Read more
There’s no more perfect vehicle for an axe-swingin’ mountain man lumberjack than this 1920 Nash Quad logging truck for sale on Hemmings.com, a truck so hairy-chested it doesn’t need a cab – or, for that matter, an engine cover. It’s got four-wheel drive, hard rubber tires, and railroad ties for Read more