Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
Do you pine for a simple pickup truck, one rooted in tradition? While the Opel four-cylinder in this 1933 Ford pickup for sale on Hemmings.com might not be much of a stump-puller, the truck appears to be in cherry condition, and you certainly woodn’t get board driving it. From the Read more
Photos courtesy AACA Museum. As noted earlier this year when Tucker collector David Cammack died – and in David LaChance’s profile of Cammack in the June 2007 issue of Hemmings Classic Car – Cammack had arranged to donate the entire collection to the Antique Automobile Club of America’s Museum in Read more
Iowa sans Mecum Auctions. Photo by LearningLark. Collector car enthusiasts in the Hawkeye State looking to take in a little live auction action this past weekend at the state fairgrounds – as they had for the last 23 years – had to look elsewhere after Mecum canceled its long-running Des Read more
Once in a very rare while, a new car comes along to raise the bar for both style and technical innovation. In the history of the automobile, there are perhaps few better examples of this than the 1955 Citroen DS, a car that has been called the “Most Beautiful of Read more
1936 Pierce-Arrow convertible sedan. Photo courtesy Tony Zappone. Forty-five summers ago, a young Tony Zappone was already well-versed in the history of Pierce-Arrow. While many a casual antique car aficionado could recite the economic impact the stock market crash of 1929 had on the luxury automaker, Tony had committed to Read more
As far as vintage ads are concerned, this has to be one of the best. While writing a Buyer’s Guide for Hemmings Muscle Machines, researching how the subject matter was received by the contemporary press of the day, I ran across this Firestone-commissioned piece in an early 1961 magazine. Needless Read more
Somewhere between fully restored and all-original is the sympathetic restoration, usually implemented to preserve as much of a car’s originality as possible, while preventing it from damage and deterioration. The sympathetic restoration of this 1950 Chrysler Town & Country Newport for sale on Hemmings.com went so far as to include Read more
1961 Mako Shark Corvette concept. Photos courtesy GM Media. Three of the most significant concept cars in Corvette history – the 1959 Stingray Racer, the 1961 Mako Shark and the 1969 Manta Ray – will make an appearance at the LeMay-America’s Car Museum next month to help kick off the Read more
Photo courtesy uniques special ones. MAC Group, the Italian firm behind the modern Mille Miglia and Coppa Milano Sanremo, will take its event-organizing expertise to St. Petersburg with their “uniques special ones,” Russia’s first international car concours. Taking place over the weekend of August 31 to September 1, uniques brings Read more
Enjoying a ride in a Kissel Kar with 1910 Massachusetts plates. Image credit Whitman Studio, via the Library of Congress. In the early years of the 20th century, automobiles in the United States were governed by few laws, and those on the books were, at best, loosely enforced. Tired of Read more