Hemmings Auto Blog

Early Buick Skylark Gran Sport models possess a rare blend of attitude and refinement, giving them the ability to blend in at drag strips and country clubs alike. For fair-weather enjoyment, it’s hard to beat drop-top models, and this 1966 Buick Skylark Gran Sport convertible for sale on Hemmings.com seems Read more

Photo by David LaChance. Plenty of superlatives get tossed around when we discuss the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, widely regarded as one of the top concours events in the United States. We can expand that now to the entire world after the International Historic Motoring Awards recently honored the concours Read more

Al Bergler. Photo courtesy International Drag Racing Hall of Fame. For the past 24 years, the immortal Top Fuel star, Don Garlits, has been honoring his fellow competitors though the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame, located at his Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida. The Hall of Fame Read more

Joan Cuneo, circa 1910. Library of Congress image from the Harris & Ewing collection. Ask most racing fans to identify the pioneering women of motorsports, and you’ll get names like Betty Skelton, Lynn St. James, Janet Guthrie and Shirley Muldowney. While each played a significant role in shaping the history Read more

Sometimes some of the more intriguing vehicles at Hershey aren’t there for sale or for show; instead, they’re the trucks, vans, trailers, and motorhomes that vendors and other Hershey participants use to haul their cars and parts to the event. Take, for instance, Tony Concepcion’s 1970 Xplorer 21 motorhome, built Read more

At three floors and with up to 200 stores, Cinderella City in Englewood, Colorado, claimed the title of largest enclosed shopping mall west of the Mississippi during its heyday, which was right about when some unknown photographer took this photo that we spotted on the Denver Public Library’s Digital Collections. Read more

Over its three-year run, the Hudson Pacemaker only came with a 112hp, 232-cu.in. six-cylinder engine, while its stablemate Step-Downs got bigger and more powerful sixes, so following the bigger is better mentality, a 165hp, 308-cu.in. six-cylinder from a later Hudson Hornet got swapped into this 1950 Hudson Pacemaker for sale Read more

1988 Chevrolet Corvette Callaway Sledgehammer. Photos by David Newhardt, courtesy Mecum Auctions. Building a car with monster horsepower and a mind-numbing top speed is not particularly difficult, assuming that money is no object. Making that car docile enough to serve as a daily driver in the real world, with functional Read more

Photos courtesy Classic Motorcars Ltd. You rarely spot a customization job like this, unless it comes out of the hot rod world. You know, how some guys like to go on tours in a dropped 1934 Ford roadster with a single-axle cargo trailer that matches the rear of the car. Read more

Volvo’s Bertone-designed 780 Coupe. Images courtesy Volvo Cars North America. Based on the prior success of its P1800 coupe, by the mid-1970s Swedish automaker Volvo was certain that a stylish luxury coupe was needed to effectively compete with rival European automakers. Using its 200 Series sedan as a starting point, Read more