Hemmings Auto Blog

Kinda like vintage high-school parking lot scenes, vintage beach scenes aren’t really all that representative of what was most common on the roads at the time, particularly when it comes to vintage beach scenes at Daytona. After all, you gonna cruise Daytona Beach in your beater, or in your mom’s Read more

If this 1970 Buick Estate Wagon for sale on Hemmings.com causes double-takes, it might be for the lack of vinyl woodgrain along its expansive flanks, or it could simply be the recent repaint in that sun-catching bronze. Less visible, but still as impressive, are the two-way tailgate to go along Read more

The Iso Grifo in question. Photos courtesy Coys. At first, it appeared that the 1966 Iso Grifo Lusso that Coys offered at last weekend’s Techno Classica auction in Essen, Germany, sold for a respectable $332,000, but after Iso enthusiasts cried foul over the car’s chassis number, the sale was canceled Read more

Images courtesy Petersen Automotive Museum. What is the greatest sports coupe of all time? Ask a range of enthusiasts that question, and you’re quite likely to get a myriad of different answers. Los Angeles, California’s, Petersen Automotive Museum did just that, asking celebrities with a passion for automobiles to name Read more

Car number 91 of 97 built. Photo courtesy Playboy Motor Cars. At the conclusion of the Second World War, Americans were hungry for affordable and reliable transportation. While major automakers quickly realized that compact cars had massive potential, they simply weren’t profitable, and a potentially large section of the automotive Read more

Along with the various displays and pavilions at the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair, Detroit’s automakers had a significant presence in the official guide to the fair in the form of full-page advertisements. Both GM and Chrysler took out double-trucks to hype up their attractions while GM and Ford took Read more

Speaking of the 1954 1964 New York World’s Fair, over on Viewliner LTD we came across this postcard from 1964 with a photo taken outside Shea Stadium, which opened just adjacent to the world’s fair site in Flushing Meadows on the same day that Ford introduced the Mustang (naturally, the Read more

Chrysler’s wood-trimmed Town & Country models remain popular among collectors, and their relative rarity means that prices for finished cars remain high. This 1950 Chrysler Newport Town & Country for sale on Hemmings.com remains a work in progress from a restoration initiated in 2006, which puts it within reach of Read more

Photos courtesy Auctions America. Exactly why Chevrolet dealer John Zintsmaster parked his factory lightweight 1962 Impala SS after the end of the drag racing season and then didn’t touch it for more than a quarter century, nobody seems to know, but the result is one of the most original and Read more

Lisa Noble. Photo courtesy SCCA. Last October, the Sports Car Club of America announced that Lisa Noble would assume the role of interim president and CEO, stepping in to fill a vacancy created by Jeff Dahnert’s sudden (and, perhaps, surprise) departure. On Monday, the SCCA made it official, appointing Noble Read more