Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
Throughout its 117-year history, the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run has been a non-competitive event, with participants facing the mutual challenges of bad weather and the vagaries of ancient machinery to complete the 60-mile course. It has never been a race. To finish is to win, is one way Read more
1987 Toyota MR2. All images courtesy Toyota USA. Mid-engine, rear-drive, two-seat sports cars were once primarily the domain of Italian, German or British manufacturers. Throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s, American buyers on a limited budget could opt for the Fiat X1/9, while those with larger bank accounts could Read more
Billed as “the shape of things to come,” the wedge-shaped Triumph TR7 served up futuristic styling, reasonable performance and above-average handling, but quality problems with early models quickly tarnished the TR7′s reputation. Later models, like this 1980 Triumph TR7 convertible for sale on Hemmings.com, were reportedly better sorted, but sales Read more
Chevrolet and Ford seem eternally antagonizing each other, almost to the point of believing that their feud goes back long before the invention of the automobile, but as Arch Brown pointed out in his article comparing Ford and Chevrolet’s 1926 offerings for SIA #151, January 1996, Ford had quite the Read more
In their decade-long production, no Studebaker Dictator pickups were ever built by the South Bend manufacturer, meaning that this 1928 Studebaker Dictator pickup for sale on Hemmings.com was custom-built by a previous owner. It features a recent restoration with the original six-cylinder engine, now mated to a more contemporary Volvo Read more
* Of the four LeMans fiberglass roadster show cars that Cadillac built in the early 1950s for its Motorama shows, one has been missing since November 1953, when it disappeared from an Oklahoma dealership without much outcry. Over at Autoweek this week, Walter Wyss tells the story of that missing Read more
It’s shameless promotion, yes, but really, how many of you don’t care at all that two car-guy movies will hit theaters within a couple weeks of each other this September? We’ve already written about both Ron Howard’s “Rush” and “Snake & Mongoose,” but with new trailers for both films coming Read more
We keep returning to the Theme Building at LAX in our carspotting series in part because it’s got that excellent retro-funky vibe, but mostly because there’s always interesting cars surrounding it. Today’s 1962 photo of the building, which we came across over at LosAngelesPast.com, offers that in spades. What do Read more
While AMXs almost always steal the lion’s share of attention away from Javelins, this particular 1973 AMC Javelin for sale on Hemmings.com has a few things going for it, among them the Z-code 401 and the Pierre Cardin interior, not to mention the excellent shape it’s still in. It’s not Read more
Ford’s Highland Park plant. Photo by jacdupree. Today, the former Ford complex in Highland Park, Michigan – considered by many to be the birthplace of modern manufacturing – is largely vacant, while some buildings have been razed to make way for shopping plazas and parking lots. Though the remaining buildings Read more