Hemmings Auto Blog

While researching Hollywood Park Racetrack after coming across the above photo on the Online Archive of California, we happened to see that this is the last year the Inglewood, California, horse racing track will be open. Built in 1938, it’ll close at the end of the season to make way Read more

Those keeping up with current events know that bomb shelters, or “survival shelters” as they’re called these days, are staging a comeback. Whether to guard against natural or man-made disasters, those with the means to do so are hedging their bets against future calamities. Sheltering in place may make sense Read more

Photo by memories_by_mike. The crumbling remains of the Packard plant in Detroit, which failed to attract the required minimum bid of $1 million at auction last month, could be had for as little as $21,000 at a second auction scheduled for this month. While the Wayne County treasurer’s office last Read more

David Cammack with his collection. Photo by David LaChance. When David Cammack died in April at the age of 85, he left behind the most extensive collection of Tucker memorabilia on the planet, including three original Tucker automobiles. Thanks to his generosity, automotive enthusiasts will be able to view the Read more

It takes a lot of resources to develop and produce an internal combustion engine for automobile use. It needs to be tough, reliable, and able to operate under a wide range of environmental conditions and states of maintenance. No wonder, then, that not every carmaker in automotive history has actually Read more

Photo by Carol M. Highsmith, courtesy Library of Congress. The recent Lambrecht Chevrolet auction in Pierce, Nebraska, saw a plethora of low-mileage cars from the 1950s and 1960s change hands at (often) jaw-dropping prices. Heard from buyers of several lots was that the cars weren’t purchased for preservation or for Read more

According to TexasFreeway.com, where we came across this 1968 photo of a Texas freeway – Houston’s Southwest Freeway at Chimney Rock Road – the backup we see was caused by a freeway closure, and looking in the distance, we see that the overpass is bare, which means they must be Read more

Though the market for low-mileage, carefully preserved, late-1970s Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz models is still likely years away from reaching its peak, sometimes opportunity presents itself unannounced. Those shopping for a pristine example of late disco-era luxury would likely be hard-pressed to find a cleaner car than this 1979 Cadillac Eldorado Read more

While the Chrysler world knows Tom White as an accomplished restorer, Tom said that he had doubts he could continue turning beautiful cars out of his Massachusetts shop after a back injury sidelined him for a year and a half. To prove to himself that he hadn’t lost his touch, Read more

1978 Chevrolet Corvette Caballista. Photos courtesy Worldwide Auctioneers. The 1970s may have been a time of wretched excess, but customizer Les Dunham of Dunham Coachworks in Boonton, New Jersey, realized that some clients preferred their excess in moderation. Famous for building “Super Fly” Cadillac Eldorados, Dunham was inspired to apply Read more