Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
Photos courtesy Bob McDorman Automotive Museum. After Chevrolet dealer and longtime Corvette collector Bob McDorman sold off 160 cars from his collection at auction four years ago, the idea of opening a museum almost seemed out of the question – what would he fill it with, after all? Yet this Read more
1936 Duesenberg SJ Dual-Cowl Phaeton, with a body by LeGrande. Photos courtesy Auctions America. Auburn, Indiana, was the home of Auburn Automobile, Cord Corporation and Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company, so it’s fitting that an upcoming auction in Auburn will feature examples of each of these Errett Lobban Cord-owned marques. Read more
With its focus on one of the world’s most prestigious automobile manufacturers, it’s not surprising that this book about Bentley automobiles is now in its third edition. Enthusiasts the world over have always respected all that company founder W.O. Bentley had achieved, and long admired the cars that bore his Read more
The potentially record-setting 1981 De Lorean. Photos courtesy Coys of Kensington. In March of this year, a 1981 De Lorean crossed the stage at Coys Spring Classic auction in London, England, selling for an undisclosed but record-setting price, at least according to the auction firm’s press releases. Later, when the Read more
I have a theory about collector vehicles: Northerners and Rust Belters are the real vanguard of the hobby, driving what we consider collectible. And I don’t just say that because we at Hemmings are among that group. Rather, we tend to appreciate vehicles like this unmodified and rust-free 1983 Chevrolet Read more
1966 Ferrari 330 GT Navarro Special. Photo by Mike Maez, courtesy Gooding & Company. Ferraris, by design, are exclusive automobiles, meant to appeal to (almost) all, yet remain beyond the reach of most enthusiast buyers. A great deal of thought has always gone into their styling, but even this exclusivity Read more
Photos by Chris Owens, courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In terms of being an immediately recognizable talisman of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the vertical black scoring pylon near the start-finish line could hold its own with the Pagoda and the Borg-Warner Trophy. Only now, the familiar frontstretch fixture has been removed. Read more
One of the many supply shops that carried Ford-approved K. R. Wilson tools. All images from the collection of Tim Hill. Folks in the car hobby frequently end up collecting specialized tools to help them work on their vehicles – Pozidrive screwdrivers for MGBs, spring spreaders for Model A Fords, Read more
On any given day you’re likely to find twice as many Saabs in the Hemmings employee parking lot as you’ll find for sale on Hemmings.com or in the pages of Hemmings Motor News. Saabs (and Volvos) are beloved by some of the most discerning members of the HMN staff, plus Read more
I never got to know Terry Ehrich, the former and longtime publisher of Hemmings Motor News who made the company internationally known among car collectors, but plenty of others – from fellow HMN employees who worked for him, readers who met him over the years, and even the New York Read more