Hemmings Auto Blog

It seems that in the course of our carspotting exercises, we’ve come across plenty of photos from the late late 1970s or early early 1980s that are pretty hard to pin down based on the ages of the cars in the scene. In fact, it’s almost a given for photos Read more

It almost doesn’t add up: a Northeast-based car that has reportedly spent every day of the last 45 years on the road, and it hasn’t crumbled into a heap of rust? Yet that’s what’s claimed of this six-cylinder 1969 AMC Rebel station wagon for sale on Hemmings.com – an unrestored Read more

Launching the altered-wheelbase Candymatic, 1965. All photos courtesy Dave Rockwell. So much has been written about the Ramchargers, a group of Chrysler employees united by a passion for drag racing, that it can be difficult to separate fact from urban legend. In his 2009 book We Were The Ramchargers, author Read more

Photos courtesy Bonhams. Next Sunday, April 27, Bonhams will once again offer a number of rare, vintage and collector motorcycles and parts at the Spring Stafford Sale at Staffordshire County Showground in Stafford, Great Britain. Trophies, posters, memorabilia and even some newer motorcycles are included in the auction list. A Read more

All photos courtesy John Maloney. In 1923, John L. Maloney went to work for Ternstedt Manufacturing, a Detroit-based firm that by then had essentially become a supplier to Fisher Body. Assigned to the body shop, he found himself working all day long in clouds of sawdust raised by the machines Read more

The 1970s were a troubling time for Detroit and the economy in general. Inflation, recession and the oil embargo all helped create a new demand for small, efficient and economical automobiles. The door was opened for some new blood outside of the Big 3, allowing for unusual minicars and three-wheeled Read more

From the postcard sets of Flickr user Ryan S. comes this Max Mahan photo postcard of the Ventura County Courthouse, complete with statue of Father Junipero Serra, as seen from the intersection of South California and East Main streets. The father is supposed to be watching over the town from Read more

What to call any one-off racer built using parts from other cars? Should it take its name from those parts? From the builder of the car? From some other aspect of its creation? And who determines what naming conventions to use for such unique cars? These are not just academic Read more

1969 Shelby G.T. 500. Photos courtesy R. Gilligan Auctions. It probably would have been very interesting to talk with Larry Brown about the vehicles he bought during the late 1960s and early 1970s, to hear about his preferences in them and the experiences he had. Unfortunately, Brown died during the Read more

Bud Moore. Image courtesy Carbon Press. We live in a world where the word “hero” gets tossed around a lot, sometimes far too casually. Bud Moore, however, personifies that descriptor. He waded into the steel-laced hell of Omaha Beach on D-Day and fought his way through Europe under Patton. When Read more