Hemmings Auto Blog

Because this 1968 Pontiac LeMans sport truck for sale on Hemmings.com once appeared in Smoke Signals, the magazine of the Pontiac-Oakland Club International, we reached out to Don Keefe, editor of the magazine, for some background. He said that a group of Pontiac dealers in the Midwest, unhappy that Pontiac Read more

A rendering of the proposed Spirit of America design. Images courtesy Neil Roberts. It’s been 17 years since Craig Breedlove made a serious attempt at a land-speed record in a car named the Spirit of America. Now 77 years old, his days as a driver are behind him, but that’s Read more

Sometimes it’s easy to think that the collector car hobby is all about money and egos. But then there’s Steve in the photo above: He’s not the guy in the Chevelle; he’s the guy with the vest and flag waving the Chevelle in to our most recent cruise night. Or Read more

Photos by Jeff Koch. Anyone who has participated in the collector car hobby for a few years and has belonged to a car club with a monthly newsletter or has read car magazines has seen stories of people taking their favorite collector cars to special attractions, on once-in-a-lifetime bucket-list trips Read more

While David Wilson’s fairly prolific Flickr stream focuses mainly on streetcars, trains, and other forms of public transportation from all around the country, we did find a few carspotting photos nestled in among them, such as this September 1967 picture of the LaGrange Shopping Center in LaGrange, Illinois, on the Read more

Some would use the term “cheap.” We prefer “thrifty” or just “basic” to describe this 1966 Plymouth Valiant four-door sedan for sale on Hemmings.com. With a slant six, bench seat, three on the tree, dog dish hubcaps, and some dings, dents, rust and scrapes on its dirt-brown body from nearly Read more

Rendering of the Shelby Automotive Museum. Still image from video. Before Carroll Shelby died in May 2012, he passed along his wishes for a museum that would not only carry his name, but continue to educate the general public and automotive researchers alike on his performance and racing legacy. The Read more

Photos by the author. Bob Johnson wasn’t too happy about posing for the vertical portrait that I had to take of him. He wasn’t too happy about me taking photos of him behind the scenes at his auto literature business in the first place, but while he put up with Read more

Photo by Richard Lentinello. The American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association has recognized Hemmings Classic Car for excellence during its annual awards banquet last weekend at the Indianapolis 500. Senior Editor Jim Donnelly was awarded first place for magazine feature in the AARWBA writer’s competition for his story on Read more

Those who have attended a lot of custom car shows over the past few decades, or were avid watchers of the Wide World of Sports, may have very well at one time seen or crossed paths with Evel Knievel’s Cadillac pickup truck. Customized by Gene Winfield, it was a 1974 Read more