Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
Mercedes-Benz diesels and turbodiesels generally have a bulletproof reputation for reliability, which is why the cars enjoy legions of fans around the world. It’s not uncommon to see 300 series diesel models with 300,000 miles on them, which is one of the things that makes this 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300D sedan Read more
Mercedes-Benz diesels and turbodiesels generally have a bulletproof reputation for reliability, which is why the cars enjoy legions of fans around the world. It’s not uncommon to see 300 series diesel models with 300,000 miles on them, which is one of the things that makes this 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300D sedan Read more
Though on the verge of collapsing for much of its latter decade, it was during that period that Stutz arguably produced some of its best automobiles, including the 1927 Vertical 8 that Arch Brown profiled for SIA #160, July 1997. While not a DV-32 or anything sexier than a four-door Read more
We imagine there’s quite a bit one could do with this collection of 17 Jaguars for sale on Hemmings.com: conduct a single-make racing series, keep one and sell the rest, go into business as a Jaguar restorer and specialist, be that rich uncle who gives his nieces and nephews Jaguars Read more
* Land Rover’s iconic Defender can trace its roots back to the 1948 Series I, an SUV that provided go-anywhere capability for fans around the globe. Now, after nearly seven decades of production, Automotive News reports that Land Rover is officially saying goodbye to the Defender. * Mac’s Motor City Read more
1967 Camaro RS SS. Still image from YouTube video. Launched in 1967, the Chevrolet Camaro had the unenviable task of recapturing sales ground lost to the Ford Mustang. Promoting the car, then, would require the kind of drama seen in this 1967 Camaro commercial, complete with an urgent-sounding voice-over, jarring Read more
From the City of Portland Archives and via the Vintage Portland blog (which has some comments on what has happened to the scene in the years since) comes this photo of Portland, Oregon’s Harbor Drive, taken sometime in 1962. Whether all that traffic backed up on the offramp is headed Read more
The current owner of this 1957 Ford Fairlane Two-Door Club Sedan for sale on Hemmings.com states that “there is no guide on how it goes back together,” and in that regard this particular project car is an apt metaphor for life in the modern world. Who among us has not Read more
1946 Buick Special Series 40 Super Series 50. Images courtesy of Bonhams Auctions. The recent Bonhams auction at the Simeone Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, with its focus on preservation cars, had no shortage of high-end motorcars, but there were a few sub-$10,000 cars among the lots as well. Perhaps the Read more
Restored 1925 Hertz D-1 Five Passenger Touring. Photo courtesy Hertz Corporation. The name Hertz has become synonymous with rental cars, but in the mid-1920s founder John D. Hertz also tried his hand at building automobiles. The Hertz D-1, constructed from 1924 to 1927, was available in both sedan and touring Read more