Hemmings Auto Blog

Alan Travis behind the wheel of his 1907 Renault. Photo by Bob Golfen. Cars that compete in both concours d’elegance events and the arduous Hemmings Motor News Great Race, a nine-day test of endurance for both man and machine, are a rare sight indeed, but a 1907 Renault AI 35-45 Read more

1953 Siata 208S Spyder, the Siata-Ford. Photos by Jeremy Cliff, courtesy RM Auctions. Owning a Siata 208S of any kind is quite an accomplishment for a collector, as just 35 examples of the distinctive Italian roadster were built between 1953 and 1955. Of the pool of available candidates, perhaps none Read more

Winning the Vanderbilt Cup, 1936. Photos courtesy the Tazio Nuvolari Museum. In today’s ultra-competitive world of professional motorsports, the idea of beginning a career in racing at the age of 27 is utterly unthinkable. Likewise, the idea that one man can win championships at the highest level on both two Read more

Photo courtesy Max BMW. Of the 1,600 separate parts needed to build a 1975 BMW R90S motorcycle, 1,595 are available as factory replacements – or so Max BMW found out when it recently set out to build an entire R90S from scratch. Max BMW has posted a video on YouTube Read more

One of Americans’ long-standing assumption about Cold War-era Soviet Russia is that only high-ranking Communist Party officials got to drive cars, but at least a few of the shots from this recent English Russia post featuring the photography of Naum Granovskiy suggest that the streets of Moscow weren’t as bare Read more

Given that many small-batch fiberglass bodies from the 1950s were never built into full cars once sold to aspiring sports car superheros, and given that those that were built into full cars likely saw plenty of abuse on the track, it’s refreshing to see that quite a few survive today, Read more

Prototype Bowlus Papoose travel trailer. Photos by Mike Maez, courtesy Gooding & Company. Designed as a “personal size” camping trailer aimed at traveling salesmen, the Bowlus Papoose had the potential to revolutionize the industry, boasting such features as a gas-welded steel frame and a riveted aluminum skin. High production costs Read more

Where do you go to see Porsche 917s and Ferrari 512S sports prototypes locked in mortal nighttime combat? Your scratched-copy DVD of Le Mans? A better option is in the offing: Coming this November, the first for-real 24-hour endurance race for vintage competition cars in North American history will take Read more

The last-remaining 1987 Buick GNX prototype. Photos by Daniel Strohl. In the early 1980s, Buick faced an image problem. Long seen as a brand for grandparents more concerned with a cushy ride than with performance or handling, Buick’s demographic was aging, and new (younger) buyers simply weren’t visiting Buick showrooms. Read more

In 1972, Ford buyers looking for a bit more thrust from their car-based pickups could check the option box for the 351-cu.in. V-8, even on base models Ranchero 500s. This 1972 Ford Ranchero 500 for sale on Hemmings.com was one of 283 examples built with both the Q-code 351 V-8 Read more