Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
After coming across the below photo of Evered Mercury in Bellevue, Washington, on Annualmobiles, we tracked its original source to the King County Snapshots photo archive, where we in turn found the above photo and some background on the dealership, which Art Evered started in 1957 with a gas station Read more
Turnpike Cruisers had a reputation as some of the most gadget-laden cars of the Fifties, and it’s easy to see why after checking out this restored 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser convertible for sale on Hemmings.com: quad headlamps (big deal for that year), power seats, power antenna, Continental kit, power top, Read more
1969 Chevrolet Corvair Monza, with 15 miles on the odometer. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Though Corvairs have never enjoyed the same prestige (and associated high prices) as other Chevrolet coupes with a sporting flair, original examples with low mileage remain desirable cars. This is particularly true of Corvairs built in Read more
Photo courtesy Peterbilt. Amid the other big automotive birthday bashes being celebrated this year – the Ford Mustang and Plymouth Barracuda come to mind immediately – we’ve been made aware of another likewise weighty event, the forthcoming 75th anniversary of one of trucking’s grandest names, Peterbilt. Fittingly, a big show Read more
Photo by the author. Elements of Fred Mandrick’s remarkable collection of mid-size, high-performance Oldsmobiles have been highlighted on the pages of Hemmings Muscle Machines a number of times, starting in September 2010, when a pair of his W30 442s (one coupe, one convertible, both Rally Red) graced our cover. We’ve Read more
Panel trucks were traditionally purchased by commercial users with specific needs, for which a full-size truck was too large, a station wagon too small and a pickup truck too exposed. Most panel trucks lived hard lives, driven until the cost of repair could no longer be justified before being hauled Read more
It appears James Dietzler enjoyed tearing around New Jersey in the 426 Max Wedge-equipped 1963 Plymouth Savoy Super Stock that he photographed and wrote about for SIA #182, March 2001 – mashing the pedal on abandoned roads, surprising unsuspecting fellow motorists, and generally enjoying the horsepower on tap from a Read more
It’s no secret that prices for collectible cars have risen faster than the incomes of most in the fix-it-yourself hobby, leading many to believe that low-cost project cars have gone the way of the dodo bird. This 1973 Lincoln Continental Mark IV for sale on Hemmings.com looks to be an Read more
* Can a car really be responsible for killing dozens of people? So goes the urban legend around the Golden Eagle, a 1964 Dodge in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, as related by Roadtrippers. Then again, without death certificates and other corroborating evidence, it’s all just somebody trying to sell you Read more
By November 1978, Mark Smith already had 25 years of experience leading off-road excursions under his belt, largely with the Jeep Jamboree, an annual trek into the Sierra Nevadas from Georgetown, California. But he’d never attempted anything quite like what he had planned that fall, and in fact, neither had Read more