Hemmings Auto Blog

Photo by Richard Lentinello. One of the largest annual Corvette gatherings in the country will go forward this year without its traditional all-Corvette auction after Dana Mecum decided to cancel what would have been his 18th annual sale at the Bloomington Gold show. As posted to Mecum.com, auction house officials Read more

Hindustan Ambassador. Photo by Antony J. Shepherd. It’s been sold in the Indian market with remarkably similar styling since Dwight D. Eisenhower was president of the United States. It was the first car for the Indian market that was built in India, and it’s as iconic there as the Ford Read more

This 1915 Mack AB dump truck was photographed at the Bennington Car Show back in 1973 and appeared in the December 1973 issue of Hemmings Motor News. The AB was first available in 1914 and was a replacement to the Mack Junior. Available in 1- or 2-tons, they originally came Read more

Jim Clark driving the Lotus 25 at Brands Hatch. Still image from video below. Miniature cameras capable of filming in high resolution didn’t really exist when Jim Clark was at the peak of his career, meaning precious little footage exists of the Scottish superstar behind the wheel. Now, thanks to Read more

Thanks to the Denver Public Library’s Digital Collections, where we came across these two photos, we know that Muriel Sibell Wolle took the photos at the Intercession Episcopal Church in Thornton, Colorado, but we don’t know much context behind the photos (though everybody’s dressed nice, it’s probably not Easter Sunday, Read more

Photo by Daniel Strohl. This Memorial Day weekend’s Musclepalooza XIX, held on Sunday, turned out to be the biggest such event Hemmings has held yet, drawing somewhere north of 600 show vehicles and more than 400 race cars. Weather was nearly perfect all day at Lebanon Valley Dragway in West Read more

It would be interesting to know the history of this 1966 Ford Fairlane 500 for sale on Hemmings.com. Whoever originally bought it – complete with R-code dual-quad 425-hp 427, four on the floor, bench seat, and little else – obviously had racing on the mind, but the seller indicates that Read more

A classic Mini at speed. Still image from video. When the second Can-Am Mini Challenge kicks off at Mid-Ohio next month, the focus of the organizers is to assemble the largest-ever field of classic Mini race cars, and with 50 competitors already registered for the event, it appears as if Read more

1970 Sinthesis 2000. Photo by David Gooley. Peter Giacobbi worked with stylist Tom Tjaarda on the one-off Sinthesis 2000 of 1970, a car we profiled in the July 2014 issue of Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car. The Sinthesis, a mid-engined GT powered by a flat-four engine from a Lancia Flavia, Read more

The seller of this 1988 Jeep Comanche listed on Hemmings.com obviously didn’t buy it to keep in a sealed bubble; it’s been a work truck since day one, and the seller has over the years rewarded its service with needed maintenance and upkeep which he’s detailed below. It’s not original, Read more