Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
Our hero, the gasoline droplet, prepares to head Down the Gasoline Trail. Image grab from video below. Drivers in the prewar years were quite a bit more curious as to how automobiles functioned, and filmmaker Jam Handy seemed perpetually ready to demystify its internals for the American driving public. In Read more
While this group of January 1964 photos of Williston from the Vermont Landscape Change project seem to show a sleepy little country intersection, the area wouldn’t remain rural for too long. After all, one of the roads in the intersection is Route 2, a major artery into Burlington, and why Read more
In 1971, Chrysler only built 178 Charger R/T models with the 440-cu.in. “Six Pack” V-8, so finding one in any condition is a rare occurrence. Finding a pristine and numbers-matching 1971 Dodge Charger R/T with the 440 Six-Pack option, like this one for sale on Hemmings.com, is definitely worth noting. Read more
Portion of the East Grand Boulevard Packard plant. Image courtesy Google Street View. Nothing comes easy with Detroit’s crumbling Packard plant, and the phrase “free and clear” certainly does not apply, as developer Fernando Palazuelo is quickly finding out, following a claim on the plant from its previous owner, who Read more
1974 Citroen Raid Arqtique. Photos courtesy Citroen Archives. In an event largely uncelebrated in the United States, the Citroen CX marks its 40th anniversary in 2014. To commemorate the beloved French car’s birthday, Ran When Parked tells us that a Dutch Citroen fan site, Citroen Forum, will organize a Citroen Read more
1988 Sterling 825SL. Photos from period advertising, courtesy of ProductionCars.com. In the late 1980s, American consumers could purchase a luxury sedan that blended Japanese engineering (and presumably, Japanese reliability) with traditional British luxury, wrapped in a skin that was tasteful, if not overly stylish. The Sterling 825 (and later, the Read more
Volkswagen Westfalia campers have always enjoyed a cult following, thanks to their blend of cross-country capability and daily driver practicality. Clean examples, especially those with low mileage and near-pristine camping components are getting harder to find with each passing year, and the prices of even serviceable examples continues to climb. Read more
While we’ve always presumed that pretty much all of the pre-war motorhomes we’ve seen were homebuilt jobs, Donald Wood’s story and photos on the phenomenon in SIA #176, March 2000, seems to suggest that there were far more factory- and shop-built “house trailers” and truck-mounted camping bodies from firms like Read more
In the late 1940s, half-ton pickups, like this 1949 International KB-1 for sale on Hemmings.com were purchased by those with a specific need to haul freight, not just tow the boat to the lake. Many were used beyond the point of salvation, then scrapped or left to rot in a field. Read more
* After our recent story on Michael Scott Bricker’s reunion with his family’s Lincoln Mark V, we heard from Alex Forrest, a columnist for the West Australian who recently wrote an equally touching story about getting his father back behind the wheel of an MG. * RideApart this week had Read more