Hemmings Auto Blog

These three street scenes from 1984 Burlington, which we came across at the Vermont Landscape Change program, may be a little newer than most of our typical street scenes, but they include plenty of snooooowwwww, which is what we like to see this time of year. Above, what looks to Read more

The term “street rod” encompasses a wide variety of cars, including this subtle 1958 Ford Country Sedan for sale on Hemmings.com. To the casual observer, only the car’s lowered stance reveals that this may be more than your grandfather’s old grocery-getter, but the more you look beneath the skin, the Read more

Granatelli (left) at Indianapolis, 1964. Photo courtesy of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In the world of motorsports marketing, few names are as recognizable as Andy Granatelli, the ingenious pitchman and racing promoter who funded numerous Indianapolis 500 efforts before capturing victory with Mario Andretti in the 1969 race. Also known as Read more

1957 Plymouth Savoy. Photo courtesy RKM Collector Car Auctions. Every year we read all the cynical backlash against the end-of-year proliferation of lists of most popular stories, and yet every year we compile another one. We do so both because it’s natural to get a little nostalgic for the year Read more

Sir Stirling Moss at Pebble Beach, 2011. Photos by Jim Donnelly. If you could break the career of the legendary Sir Stirling Moss down into numbers, it would read like this: Over a 14-year professional racing career, he entered 527 races in a variety of series, against the best drivers Read more

Photo courtesy of Heather Dobosz. This is what it was like for Mike Santiago, sitting in his white, #18, single-seat, bobtail speedster – its four cylinders cantering 120-plus horses through a Lakes Pipe, the searing white beach stretching out in front of him: “The first race happened so fast I Read more

For the latest in our ongoing series of street scenes explaining the high rates of old car attrition in the northern and eastern parts of these United States, let’s turn to a couple photos from Josh Nativio’s Downtown Warren History page on Flickr, depicting scenes from the life of Warren, Read more

America has long been a melting pot for those from other nations, and it’s not uncommon for someone to cite ancestry that includes British and Italian roots. In that regard, perhaps no car is as American as the Jensen Interceptor, which boasts a body styled by Carrozzeria Touring in Italy, Read more

Photos courtesy Brad Boyajian. There wasn’t much left of the Futurliner that arrived at Brad Boyajian’s place in 2002. Rust had gnawed away at it over the previous half century, parts were missing, and the deal that brought it to Brad meant that the Futurliner would be separated from even Read more

Aston Martin Lagonda Series 4. Photos courtesy Aston Martin. Before there was Aston Martin, there was Lagonda, which began building luxury cars in 1907, six years before Aston Martin was founded. While the firm achieved some early success and renown, by the end of World War II it was struggling Read more