Hemmings Auto Blog

Vintage pickups are gaining in popularity, meaning that early Chevrolet and Ford trucks have become something of a staple at cruise-ins. Studebaker trucks, on the other hand, are still a rarity, which adds to the appeal of this 1950 Studebaker 2R10 3/4-ton pickup for sale on Hemmings.com. Claimed to be Read more

* Reader Chris Finch pointed us to a pretty amazing collection of photos that DetroitUrbEx put together, showing a number of old Detroit car factories superimposed by photos of the same factories – or in many cases, the same locations sans factories – nowadays. * Overdrive magazine last month presented Read more

A Peugeot 403 wagon (though not Mouritz’s own). Photo by René. Barry Mouritz has had a thing for Peugeots since his boyhood days, and his fond memories of the French automaker’s wares prompted him to buy a 1960 Peugeot 403 wagon just to participate in a 50th anniversary circumnavigation of Read more

Teams are staged for the start of the 2014 Great Race in Ogunquit, Maine. Photo by the author. On one hand, it’s an epic adventure: 2,400 miles of mostly scenic back roads rarely travelled by those who are more interested in getting from one stop to another in a hurry. Read more

The Ferguson Formula Mustang at the Saratoga Automobile Museum. Photo courtesy Saratoga Automobile Museum. In 1965, England’s Ferguson Research aimed to improve the handling and traction of Ford’s Mustang by constructing a series of Mustangs fitted with both full-time all-wheel drive and Dunlop anti-lock brakes. Decades ahead of their time, Read more

If there’s one thing we love about college parking lot scenes like these two from the St. Paul University at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, that date from the 1960s, it’s the variety of vehicles in the parking lots. Most old downtown street scenes or shopping center street Read more

In 1955, the Volkswagen Karmann Ghia debuted as the brand’s first halo car, featuring styling by Italian design firm Ghia and coachwork from Germany’s Karmann. Underneath the stylish skin, the Karmann Ghia’s mechanicals were straight out of the Volkswagen Beetle, but buyers didn’t seem to care. Despite its higher price, Read more

1962 Shelby 260 Cobra. Photos by Brian Henniker, courtesy Gooding & Company, unless otherwise indicated. In the early days of Cobra production, back when a Ford 260-cu.in. V-8 with a two-barrel carburetor was the engine of choice, Carroll Shelby couldn’t afford to have dissatisfied customers. Had CSX2005 not broken down Read more

The Batmobile from 1989′s Batman. Photos courtesy Warner Brothers. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of Batman, who first appeared in the March 1939 Detective Comics #27, the Warner Brothers VIP Studio Tour in Burbank, California, has transformed the first floor of its Studio Tour Museum, along with the Picture Car Read more

Photo by the author. Imagine for a moment that you are moving 300 miles to a new house and you have to transport all of your cars, car parts, car magazines, car books, car photos, car toys, factory documentation and tools that you have collected over 20 years. I’ll stand Read more