Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
Normally, we’d take a carspotting scene with a vague date from the original source and try to pinpoint a more specific year and possibly even month or season, based on the cars we see populating the image. However, with this photo of the MGM Grand’s parking lot, as seen over Read more
Unrestored and original cars have been hot ticket items for so long now that people are kinda losing sight of why they’re hot. Sure, everybody recognizes the value of leaving a car untouched – you get to see how the factory built a car, and every little imperfection tells a Read more
The ex-Nuvolari 1948 Cisitalia Abarth 204 A Spyder Sport. Images courtesy of Motostalgia. Tazio Nuvolari’s prewar racing exploits are the stuff of legend, and Ferdinand Porsche himself once remarked that the Italian was “the greatest driver of the past, the present and the future.” Following the conclusion of the Second Read more
MSD’s Atomic EFI system. El Paso, Texas-based aftermarket parts manufacturer MSD Performance, which includes brands MSD Ignition, Atomic EFI, Racepak, Edge and Superchips, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. As stated in a press release that the company released Read more
1974 Honda Civic CVCC; the car debuted in the U.S. for 1975. Photos courtesy Honda North America. In 1970, the U.S. Clean Air Act of 1963 was amended with the addition of the “Muskie Law,” which required automakers to reduce carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon and nitrogen oxide levels by 90 percent, Read more
Forty-three years ago today, The Partridge Family debuted on ABC television. Though most would argue the stars of the show were David Cassidy, Shirley Jones and Danny Bonaduce, the central figure in our eyes was always the 1957 Chevrolet school bus, painted in the “neoplasticism” style of Dutch painter Piet Read more
Any gearhead visiting Monaco today can’t help but pace the Monaco Grand Prix’s course through the glitz and the glamour of Monte Carlo, and it was the same 50 years ago, as we see from these photos we found on Taringa.net showing some anonymous bygone tourist tracing the course. Fortunately Read more
Among the most stately non-luxury automobile designs of the Thirties was surely Ford’s Model 68 Phaeton, which boasted styling far more upscale than its blue-collar roots would indicate. This 1936 Model 68 phaeton for sale on Hemmings.com sports a ground-up restoration by a specialist shop with first-in-class and best-in-show credentials Read more
Hemi-powered 1969 Dodge Charger 500. Photo by Daniel Strohl. It was one of the most feared engines to come out of Detroit, a legend in its own time, and has served as the basis for more drag strip records and bouts of auction fever than perhaps any other V-8. The Read more
September 11 tribute Nova. Photos courtesy Richard Lopez. A modified 1975 Nova – airbrushed with various scenes depicting the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America – is for sale in the November issue of Hemmings Motor News with an asking price of $30 million. A full-page color ad for Read more