Hemmings Auto Blog

General Motors Futurama building at the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair. Read all the press releases coming out of Ford lately, and it’d be easy to get the idea that New York City threw a giant party called the World’s Fair just for FoMoCo to introduce the Mustang. While Ford Read more

Photos courtesy Howard Shubitz. While the Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild reunion took place last January, there’s never a bad time to peruse photos of the models that guild members brought to the reunion for display. Fortunately, reader Howard Shubitz took in the reunion and snapped plenty of photos of the Read more

Returning to the anonymous photographer’s perch high above the University of Oregon’s Prince Lucien Campbell Hall along Eugene’s Kincaid Street, we’re still looking west in this photo from the University of Oregon’s Digital Collections, but from the northern end of the building, suggesting perhaps that the photographer was atop the Read more

Yes, 50 years ago today saw the introduction of the Plymouth Barracuda, but at least a couple other vehicles debuted on April 1 as well, including the half-a-Hornet Gremlin, so let’s dive into the classifieds for one today, shall we? This 1976 AMC Gremlin for sale on Hemmings.com may not Read more

Senna (center), in the suit to be auctioned, at Monaco in 1991. Photo courtesy RM Auctions. In 1991, Brazilian Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna captured his third and final world championship, taking victories in seven of the season’s 16 races. One of those wins came at Monaco, and it is Read more

James Hetfield’s Black Pearl. Photos courtesy Goodguys. Wherever lies the line between coachbuilt car and custom car, between handcrafted work of rolling art and aesthetically altered automobile, rock star James Hetfield and custom car builder Rick Dore have obliterated it with their latest car, and in the process captured the Read more

Alberto Ascari at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 1952. Photo courtesy IMS Photo. In today’s corporate-driven, spit-and-polish world of Formula 1, Italian champion Alberto Ascari would never make it as a driver. Carrying enough extra pounds to earn the nickname “Ciccio” (Chubby) from his legions of fans, Ascari’s superstitions alone would Read more

1975 Volkswagen Rabbit (or Golf, outside North America). Photo courtesy The Samba.com. On March 29, 1974, the first production model of the car that was to replace the beloved Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the assembly line in Wolfsburg, West Germany. Though no one knew it at the time, the Volkswagen Read more

Even in largely rust-free Southern California, it’s a remarkable accomplishment to keep a car on the road for multiple decades, and it’s totally understandable that as a car approaches 70 years old, it’s going to need some refurbishment. This 1947 Studebaker Champion DeLuxe for sale on Hemmings.com has benefited from Read more

The ‘Ringer GTO.’ David Newhardt photo, courtesy Carlisle Events. For more than 30 years, performance car enthusiasts wondered if a stock 1964 Pontiac GTO could really stack up against a Ferrari 250 GTO, or if it could really run 13-second quarter miles, as road tested by Car and Driver when Read more