Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
1932 Alfa Romeo 8C2300 by Viotti. Photos courtesy Concours d’Elegance of America, except where noted. Arturo and Deborah Keller’s collection contains not just many of Europe’s most prestigious automobiles, but also some of the sleekest and rarest coachbuilt cars of the streamline era, so as part of the Concours d’Elegance Read more
There are many reasons why automotive restoration projects don’t always succeed. Sometimes, the hobbyist finds himself over his (or her) head, and frustration overwhelms interest in finishing the car. Other times, it’s a loss of funding, since a new roof takes priority over a weekend driver. Unrealistic expectations are an Read more
1968 Hemi Darts. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Pomona, California, is synonymous with NHRA drag racing, as host city to both the season-opening Winternationals and the season-ending NHRA Finals. Pomona’s Fairplex, where Pomona Raceway is located, is also home to the Wally Parks NHRA Museum. Lot 120, the Mickey Weise Hemi Read more
Date: circa 1960s Location: Plaza de Andalusia, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain Source: Forum-auto.com What do you see here?
From the seller’s description: 1951 Lincoln Cosmopolitan Sport Sedan. The big one. Very low 59K ORIGINAL miles. Solid original unmolested complete antique. There is no rust. Decent chrome. An expensive repaint of the original light green with a white top. No body repairs needed. If one wants to complete restoration, Read more
Photos of XKSS 716 by Brian Henniker, copyright and courtesy of Gooding & Company. In 1956, near the peak of the D-Type’s success in international sports car racing, Jaguar made the corporate decision to withdraw from motorsports and focus on its road car business. That left 25 D-Types potentially without Read more
2000 Excelsior-Henderson Super X. Photo courtesy Mecum Auctions. On December 21, 1999, the Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle Company, a revival of a once-storied American brand, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after just two model years of production. Now, as RevZilla reports, a Denver-based investment firm believes the time is right for another Read more
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Bruce Zahor Did the late 1970s represent the peak of “personal luxury” coupe ownership in America? It’s true that, 40 years ago, big, plush two-doors sold in vast numbers, and were considered perfectly reasonable family cars (look, Ma, no Read more
Date: circa 1963 Location: New York City Source: Settestrada, December 1963; courtesy Mauro B. What do you see here?
1955 Packard Four-Hundred for sale. From the seller’s description: The first owner purchased this car new from Packard of New Haven, CT. He owned it for quite a few years and sold it to a good friend of the third owner. By then, the car was a used up Packard Read more