Hemmings Auto Blog

We haven’t yet seen any documentation or reference that corroborates the claim that Fireflites could come with the Plum/Lavender color combination or engine that this 1956 De Soto Fireflite for sale on Hemmings.com sports, but there’s no denying that they’re both eye-catching features or that the quality of the restoration Read more

Photos courtesy Auctions America. Those looking to add early-production Pontiac Bonneville models to their collections should make plans to attend the upcoming Auctions America sale in Auburn, Indiana. Crossing the block will be Pontiac Bonneville models from the first three years of production, including the rare fuel-injected convertible that kicked Read more

Photos courtesy International Motor Racing Research Center. A 1982 Ferrari 308 GTSi driven less than 1,500 original miles from new is being raffled off to benefit the International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen. This car’s previous owner didn’t get much enjoyment out it for his investment – the Read more

All photos courtesy and copyright Charlie Beesley. People do strange things with cars. And while Charlie Beesley didn’t purposefully look for pictures of motorized oddballs and weirdos, they do seem to trickle down his way. As I mentioned last time, Charlie was actually looking for pictures that depicted little snapshots Read more

Photos by Miguel Caballero Covián. Many new cars come with dashboard displays that automatically calculate your overall mileage, and we’ve read lately how many drivers turn those displays into a sort of game to see how much they can get out of a gallon of gas. Of course, the math Read more

Canadians, lend us your location-spotting skills for this photo which we found on Jim & Chester’s Garage and which seems to perennially float around the forum carspotting threads without any contextual information attached to it. The only clue we have to where or when this photo was taken are the Read more

It’s easy enough to look at a car like this restored 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda AAR for sale on Hemmings.com and snarkily ask whether the owner even drives it, but to do so overlooks the dedication that went into its restoration and documentation. And besides, as any of us who’ve slogged Read more

The 1961 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 convertible stolen from Russo and Steele. Image courtesy Russo and Steele. Despite the security one would expect where six-, seven- and eight-figure cars gathered for the weekend, three Chevrolets were reported stolen from the recent Monterey auctions, an event that California Highway Patrol spokesman Read more

Photos by Michael Furman, courtesy Mullin Automotive Museum. We know the cars, naturally. And we know the man who created them. What may be more obscure is the Bugatti dynasty’s hand in designing all kinds of artwork, their DNA able to permeate the beauty of objects that people view and Read more

Long considered two of the greatest racing cars and teams of all time, this is without question the greatest book about Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union’s Silver Arrows teams. Between the 350 pages of Chris Nixon’s hardcover masterpiece lies the most authoritative book on the subject of the competition between these Read more