Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
Merkel Weiss’s 1982 Scirocco, as featured in the April 2008 Hemmings Sports and Exotic Car. Photo by Jeff Koch. Launched in the U.S. market in 1982, the second generation Volkswagen Scirocco was intended to improve upon the shapely original version by adding more cargo room, more passenger headroom and improved Read more
The Ford Mustang II is hardly the most sought-after version of the marque (particularly among muscle car fans), but there can be no denying its significance to Mustang history. In 1973, the year before the Mustang II’s introduction, Ford sold a mere 134,867 Mustangs; one year later, Ford sold 177,671 Read more
Much like Lentinello’s MG T-series comparison test from a few issues prior, Robert Gross’s prewar Plymouths comparison test for SIA #185, September 2001, brings together five Plymouths ranging in age from 1928 to 1941, then places each of the car’s owners in the seats of the other cars in the Read more
America produced a truly staggering number of vehicles during World War II, and when the war ended, many of these hit the surplus market. Coveted for their simplicity and reliability, a significant number of Dodge 6×6 trucks were repurposed to perform heavy labor over rough terrain, which is one way Read more
* I believe we’ve found the Michael Paul Smith of the off-road world. A guy named Headquake on Facebook scratchbuilds intricately detailed and weathered off-road trucks on RC chassis, then goes out and flogs them on rocks and dirt, in the process taking photos that make them look like full-size Read more
1962 Earls Court Motor Show. Still image from video below. The problem with attending car shows these days is that very few manufacturers build anything of interest for those with a passion for older cars. The reasonable alternative would be to hop in a time machine and dial it up Read more
Funny enough, pretty much everything surrounding the intersection of Bay and Taylor streets in San Francisco has completely changed since these San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority photos were taken in May 1969 and March 1970 except for two things: the gas station on the northeast corner of the intersection remains Read more
The brochures and advertisements for the Renault Dauphine-based Henney Kilowatt seemed to stress more than anything that it was a car that would last just about forever with minimal maintenance required, and while that’s certainly not the case with any mechanical device, let alone an automobile, this 1960 Henney Kilowatt Read more
Photos courtesy Barrett-Jackson. After spending more than 10 years and millions of dollars buying dozens of rare and one-off vehicles at auction, developer Ron Pratte has now decided to liquidate his entire collection at auction. Known largely as the bidder in the front row at every Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction, Pratte, Read more
Gary Weckesser’s Mustang Mach IV. Photos courtesy Petersen Museum. When it comes to horsepower, is there ever such a thing as too much? When Gary Weckesser was building an exhibition funny car in 1969, he likely asked himself that same question, arriving at an answer of “no.” Not content to Read more