Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
This picture isn’t exactly Washington crossing the Delaware, but its technological significance cannot be downplayed in the history of Cadillac as well as automobiles. To demonstrate the reliability of its new self-starter, Cadillac relied only on the electric motor to propel this four-cylinder Cadillac chassis (loaded with a dozen passengers) Read more
When we recently posted a couple 1970s photos from Rocket Row at the National Air and Space Museum for a carspotting exercise, Michelle at the Library of Congress sent over a couple more for us to peruse, both from the 1960s. While we see identifications listed for the rockets in Read more
The Mercedes-Benz Model 219 was not an easy sell in the U.S., where its $3,889 price tag in 1956 was within a C-note of a Chrysler 300B or a Cadillac Coupe de Ville. But look at what you got for your money: Unit-body construction, an overhead-camshaft straight-six, a four-speed gearbox Read more
1979 Hurst/Olds, formerly the property of Linda Vaughn. Photos courtesy Barrett-Jackson. Linda Vaughn, better known as Miss Hurst, still has what it takes to get people’s attention. Climbing aboard a replica of the 1969 Oldsmobile 442 Hurst Shifter convertible (complete with trunk platform and nine-foot golden Hurst shifter) on Friday Read more
Photo by David LaChance. The annual Carlisle Import & Kit Nationals is a highly club-friendly event, offering awards for biggest turnout and coolest hangout as a way to encourage participation. This kind of outreach explains how the show each year is able to draw in some 1,200 vehicles, representing no Read more
An original Panoz Roadster. Images courtesy Panoz LLC. In 1989, a small company began building handcrafted sports cars on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia. Its goal was to recreate the feel of an exotic European sports car while delivering a high degree of reliability and serviceability, and the following year, Read more
For the past two years, my dad and I have been building a 1931 Ford speedster with a warmed-up Model B four-cylinder engine and a bobtail body. I’ve always liked prewar equipment. To my mind, it tends to be simple, durable and dashing, especially if it’s got an open cockpit. Read more
Some quick googling didn’t turn up a specific location for the Autohaus in Fairborn, Ohio, as depicted on this postcard that we came across on Alden Jewell’s Flickr stream. We did find a little bit of information about Lou Gregg, the owner of the Autohaus, over on Renn-Spot, along with Read more
One of the dozens of cars that the Petersen Automotive Museum sold at auction last year, this 1954 Edwards America recently hit the market again, this time sporting a fresh restoration in the same dark-green-over-tan-leather combination it previously wore. Cleaning it up appears to have done wonders for the low-mileage Read more
Chassis GT/104, the first GT40 delivered to Shelby American. Photos by David Newhardt, courtesy Mecum Auctions. The Ford GT40 prototype bearing chassis number GT/104 has been driven by the likes of Bruce McLaren, Bob Bondurant, Phil Hill and Chris Amon. It’s been raced in-period at locations like Le Mans, Sebring, Read more