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1957 Rambler Rebel. Photo by Daniel Strohl. On May 1, 1954, the then-largest merger in U.S. corporate history took place when Nash-Kelvinator and the Hudson Motor Car Company joined forces to become American Motors and to go head-to-head against the Detroit Big Three. While the last of the American independents Read more
Buick Centurion concept car. Photo by Renee. While prognosticators have long foreseen divergent futures full of turbine power, bubbletopped canopies, and flying cars, production automotive technology has progressed on its own fascinating path, nowadays converging with the high-tech world of computers and the Internet, so what better place for the Read more
Automobile Quarterly had an excellent reputation for producing some of the finest and best researched books on automotive history, with one of its more popular titles being this 208-page book on the history of Chevrolet. Published back in 1986, the book’s hardcover landscape format best suits the horizontal shape of Read more
As the editor here at Hemmings charged with putting together the monthly Speedobilia department in Muscle Machines magazine, I’m always on the lookout for interesting people who create automotive-themed products and works of art. While doing research for the June 2014 issue, I struck gold when I discovered Bethany Shorb, Read more
Based on the sign on the far left of today’s carspotting scene, which coconv posted to the Hemmings Nation Flickr pool, we can track down the location of the photo to what is today a hotel parking lot on Don Gaspar Avenue in Santa Fe. (Another vintage Flickr shot of Read more
Hey, it’s another good-looking early 1960s Chevrolet, right? Maybe a little drag racing influence with those fat rear tires, right? But not too much with those dog-dish hubcaps, right? Except this 1962 Chevrolet Biscayne for sale on Hemmings.com, while stock-appearing on the outside, and even on the inside, hides a Read more
Photos courtesy Auctions America. Sometimes “barn find” really is the most appropriate description of an automobile. Though the exact ownership history of this particular 1954 Jaguar XK120 SE convertible isn’t clear, this much is: Sometime in the 1970s, the drop-top Jaguar was parked in a Georgia barn, where it rested Read more
1909 American-LaFrance Type 5 number 1. Photo courtesy Tim Kane, Lenox Fire Department. One of the founding elements of the Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance eight years ago was to offer attendees something a little different with regard to featured classes. Cars of New York State, His and Hers, Micro Read more
1958 De Soto Firesweep. Photography by the author. Note: I write up driving impressions of virtually every car I photograph within a couple of days of the drive, so everything is fresh in my memory. Occasionally, because of the constraints of the story’s format, the prepared text doesn’t run. Now, Read more
Had the timing been different, the Chrysler TC by Maserati may have been a hit for both brands, as it offered Italian style and sensibility with American car convenience. Instead, production delays caused the visually similar Chrysler LeBaron to hit the market first, and when the Chrysler TC did hit Read more