Hemmings Auto Blog

We’ve always noted that our carspotting series is meant to present those cars we now consider collectable in their natural habitats – on the street, being used as regular transportation. That’s why you see far fewer Corvettes, exotics, and other out-of-the-ordinary cars in these glimpses of everyday life from the Read more

The problem with a better-than-new show car is this: If it’s original, or if every nut, bolt and fastener has been restored to factory condition, the car becomes too valuable to drive with any regularity. Then there are cars like this lightly modded and repainted (in the original color) 1969 Read more

Photo by Todd Ehlers. On the surface, it appears as though E15 ethanol-blended fuel, commonly thought to cause substantial harm to all vehicles built before 2001, is here to stay. The U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear arguments against the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of E15 this summer, and Read more

Photos courtesy Motostalgia. By day, Leonarde Pavani runs a newsstand in Sao Paulo, Brazil, but his spare hours are spent constructing intricately detailed models of classic sports and racing cars. Counting the time spent researching a model prior to the start of scratchbuilding, Pavani spends between two and four months Read more

The 1938 Buick Y-Job concept. Photos courtesy GM Media. The modern process of introducing an entirely new automobile entails the construction of a concept car, which is then displayed at a series of car shows to solicit the public’s feedback. In some cases, the display is a fait accompli, as Read more

Photos by the author. The Bonneville Salt Flats are a pretty astounding place, as I mentioned in our recent story on the Grand National Roadster Show’s upcoming celebration of 100 years of land-speed racing there. And while Bonneville seems a desert of desolation and inactivity, plenty’s actually going on under Read more

While we’ve traveled to the Niagara Falls region for our carspotting series in the past, we’ve yet to see the falls. Flickr member commart, however, did see the falls from the Canadian side during a 1958 road trip and included some cars in a couple shots for us to ogle. Read more

Those with a penchant for the unusual will surely be attracted to this 1956 Nash Ambassador Custom for sale on Hemmings.com. Its tall, semi-skirted fenders and diminutive wheels and tires look odd by modern standards, as does the car’s three-tone paint. In the mid-1950s, however, the stylish Nash Ambassador Custom Read more

Bonneville, 2006. Photos by the author. Even for those accustomed to the wide open spaces of the American West, the Bonneville Salt Flats boggles the mind. Perfectly flat and white and uninterrupted by any living thing for miles upon miles, it resembles nothing less than the surface of the moon. Read more

Buddy Conley’s 1950 Chevrolet 3100 pickup. For those in the automotive hobby, cars and trucks represent far more than a means of getting from Point A to Point B. Whether domestic or foreign, cars have a history, tell a story, and provide a kind of therapy unmatched by those charging Read more