Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
The “original versus restored” debate has been around as long as people have been collecting things, and cars are no exception to the rule. Some believe that the best restorations begin with cars that are as close to original as possible, albeit with tired features in need of attention, which Read more
Ford GP-001, the world’s oldest known jeep prototype. Photo courtesy Veterans Memorial Museum. Of the three prototypes that automakers submitted for the U.S. Army’s new lightweight scout car in the early days of World War II, Ford’s Pygmy probably shouldn’t have stood a chance. It wasn’t the lightest, it wasn’t Read more
Photo by Daniel Strohl. Read the news these days, and it’s easy to get the impression that the majority of today’s teens are obsessed with electro-gadgets and repulsed by the concept of owning, driving or racing a car. Not so, says the NHRA, citing growing participation in its racing programs Read more
Photo by Jeff Koch. Have you ever wondered what became of a car that you sold years ago? I have. When I was the editor of High Performance Pontiac magazine, I wrote an editorial for the September 2012 issue regarding different methods that readers could employ to track down a Read more
Rivision, during the build process. Photos courtesy J.F. Launier. When J.F. Launier’s bright yellow Buick Riviera street rod, Rivision, took the Ridler Award at this year’s Detroit Autorama, the win proved to be more than a little controversial among Hemmings readers. Love the car or hate the car, it represents Read more
Vintage Las Vegas has a few telltales to help pinpoint the date of this photo of the Pioneer Club on Fremont Street, including the absense of the Las Vegas Club next door and of the Westerner, which would replace it in 1951. We also know that this photo pre-dates 1951 Read more
How this 1970 Chevrolet Concours station wagon has managed to avoid donating its parts to the restoration of a Malibu or Chevelle SS and at the same time remained un-gussied up with styled wheels, bucket seats and a cowl-induction hood, we have no idea. What remains, though, is a practical Read more
Tin Goose (left) and Tucker #1013 at the Swigart Museum. Photo courtesy the Swigart Museum. Later this year, the AACA Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania, will open its long-awaited Cammack Tucker Exhibit Gallery. Named in honor of Tucker collector David Cammack, who generously donated three Tucker automobiles and associated memorabilia to Read more
The Mustang I at The Henry Ford. Photo by Michael Barera. There are many rumors and misconceptions surrounding the first Ford vehicle to carry the Mustang moniker. Contrary to popular belief, it was not named after the World War II fighter (as The Henry Ford’s Matt Anderson indicates in the Read more
Though modern exotics can easily top 200 and even 250 MPH, it’s no easy feat to do the sesquicentennial in an unmodified factory stock car. Yet a number of cars from all over the world can hit that speed, and the May 2014 issue of Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car Read more