Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News As in Europe, vehicles in postwar England were typically small and efficient, sized for that country’s busy city streets and narrow rural lanes. Petrol was still scarce and expensive in Great Britain in the 1950s -rationing returned for a spell in Read more
From the seller’s description: Unimog 421, 1969, convertible, short wheelbase, full equipment. New engine, OM616 / 2,4l, Large transmission (“H” / 26 speeds) with double clutch. Among other things, servo steering, wide base tyre original special equipment with 11″ rims, tipper, power take-offs front + back, as well as hydraulics Read more
Pete Chapouris. Image courtesy of SEMA. Who knows how life might have turned out for Pete Chapouris had his chopped and flamed ’34 Ford coupe not graced the cover of the November 1973 issue of Rod & Custom magazine, alongside a yellow coupe owned by Jim “Jake” Jacobs? Might there Read more
1910 Hudson Touring Car. Images courtesy Seal Cove Auto Museum. Seal Cove Auto Museum, on the spectacular Maine coast, occupies a unique place at the juncture of automotive history and the research of human life. Back in 1909, the Hudson Motor Car Company began operations, with Roscoe B. Jackson eventually Read more
Photo courtesy Victory Motorcycles. Polaris Industries today announced that it will begin to shutter its Victory brand of motorcycles and its related operations effective immediately. Although warranties, repair service and parts availability will continue into the foreseeable future, production of motorcycles will cease as soon as possible. It is not Read more
Date: circa 1961 Location: Hauptplatz, Lienz, Austria Source: Karl O. Prohaska, via Vintage Alps on Facebook What do you see here?
From the seller’s description: 1973 Dodge tradesman 100 van. Great original survivor van with 69 thousand original miles. Strong running 318 v8 with 3 speed manual on the column. Steering joint and tyrod replaced and professionally alligned. Manual factory front disk brakes, all lights and guages work well, except aftermarket Read more
McLaren F1. Images courtesy McLaren, unless otherwise noted. It began as a conversation between McLaren’s Gordon Murray and Ron Dennis, awaiting a flight home after the 1988 Italian Grand Prix. Four years later, the company best known for building winning race cars produced a road car that Dennis, in William Read more
Elizabeth Junek. Photos courtesy Arizona Concours d’Elegance, unless otherwise noted. Drivers Lyn St. James and Janet Guthrie may be among the best-known women in motorsport, but they weren’t the first female drivers to break into racing’s top ranks. On January 14, the Arizona Concours d’Elegance will present a panel discussion Read more
By William Hall. Photos by the author. The Drive Home II, the LeMay-America’s Car Museum mid-winter classic car trek, is on the one-yard line of its 2,100-mile journey to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The final play starts in Troy, Michigan, with a sweep down Woodward Avenue Read more