Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
It’s said that New York City is one of the worst places in the world – if not the worst – to own a private car, so it’s no surprise that these two rainy-day 1960s photos looking down on the intersection of Lexington Avenue and East 51st Street, which we Read more
Mid-size coupes like the Chevrolet Malibu and the Ford Gran Torino once covered the American landscape, but now these cars are about as common as sighting a grazing buffalo on Main Street. Though the Torino never achieved the collector popularity of, say, the Dodge Charger, it’s still a good-looking car Read more
Photos courtesy Barrett-Jackson. “They weren’t just trucks to carry our cars,” Don “the Snake” Prudhomme said of the pair of crew-cab Dodge haulers that he and Tom “the Mongoose” McEwen drove cross country during the heyday of their rivalry. “They were all part of the show, and that’s what drag Read more
Stanley Dean Torgerson’s booking photo. Photo courtesy of AZJails.info. In May of 2011, a grand jury in Maricopa County, Arizona, handed down a 101-count indictment for fraud against Stanley Dean Torgerson, the owner of International Classic Auctions and automobile dealership Arizona Connection. If convicted on all 101 counts, Torgerson could Read more
Well-placed advertising and marketing campaigns were, for decades, the reason people bought a particular battery: the convenience of installation of the Sears Diehard, the availability of Delco through GM dealerships, Exide and Interstate’s NASCAR sponsorships, Duralast’s commercials. Consumers sought out and bought brand-name recognition, often without considering the quality of Read more
Unusual things keep happening in the little town of Elgin Park. Robby the Robot has been seen hanging out there, and local residents have reported seeing giant hands and heads, along with flying Studebakers. And then there was the time they found five Tuckers stored away in a warehouse, all Read more
Missing winter yet? Me neither. But now’s as good a time as any to pull up a couple ski season photos from the Vermont Landscape Change photo archives, such as the one above of the parking lot at Stowe sometime in the early 1950s. Not the best-lit photo, but still Read more
Austin-Healey prices have been on the rise over the past few years, as more and more sports car buyers develop a passion for the brand’s performance and understated good looks. Find one in need of more than just cosmetic restoration, and a bargain roadster can quickly turn into a six-figure Read more
1962 Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier Camper Van. Photo courtesy Mecum Auctions. When some auction houses no longer sell anything for less than six figures and when seven-figure Ferraris are as commonplace as seagulls, 10 grand won’t buy you much at the automotive auctions in Monterey in August. It would have, however, Read more
Photo courtesy Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens. While the cancellation of the Glenmoor Gathering of Significant Automobiles in Canton, Ohio, left a concours d’elegance-shaped hole in the Northeastern Ohio automotive calendar this year, a new concours event has stepped up to fill that void next year at the Stan Hywet Read more