Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
Stock car race? No, not quite; just another day on a Los Angeles freeway. We came across these two photos of Harbor Freeway between Pico and Washington boulevards, dated July 1958, on the USC Libraries Digital Collections, and even though the collection notes pretty much the exact location, we’re hard Read more
So, if this 1953 Packard Patrician for sale on Hemmings.com really is the car that helped promote Ziebart (Really, there’s no reason to presume otherwise – who would bother faking a car with that sort of provenance?), then the question one should ask is whether it benefited from a good Read more
The winning 1935 Ford Five-Window Coupe of Barry and Irene Jason. Images courtesy The Great Race. Proving that last year’s win in the Great Race around the Great Lakes was no fluke, wife-and-husband team Irene and Barry Jason of Keller, Texas, took their second Great Race win in a row Read more
Rendering of the Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum, courtesy Lincoln Motor Car Foundation. It’s shaping up to be a good year for Lincoln enthusiasts. Coachbuilt examples of the marque will headline this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, and the Lincoln Motor Car Foundation recently announced that the Lincoln Motor Car Read more
Futurliner No. 3, most likely. Photo courtesy Auctions America. While putting together the recent story on the restoration of Futurliner No. 3, we came across a unique dilemma – how to accurately and succinctly differentiate the various General Motors Parade of Progress Futurliners? Up until recently, most descriptions of the Read more
Finished photos by Matthew Litwin. Restoration photos provided by Christopher Tucker. It takes a lot of drive and determination to see a collector car restoration project through from start to finish. Aside from the obvious obstacles, i.e. money and time, there’s the frustration of having to repeat a task over Read more
We spotted this photo of the Niagara Airport Dragstrip, circa 1966, over on Jim & Chester’s Garage, and with just a little digging came across plenty more vintage photos and the location – just off Tuscarora Road, north of the airport. Looks like the strip is still there too. What Read more
We’re almost used to seeing Australian Ford Falcons and even the Australian Chrysler Chargers here in the States, but this 1971 Dodge VG ute for sale on Hemmings.com has to be the only one of its kind stateside. It looks to be in rather nice shape, too – complete and Read more
Steve McQueen’s tweed jacket from “Bullitt.” Photos courtesy Profiles in History. At first glance, the brown herringbone tweed jacket with the suede elbow patches is easy enough to ignore as some college professor’s cast-off, perhaps picked up at a Goodwill store for a few dollars. The asymmetrical three-pocket design looks Read more
Photo courtesy Harley-Davidson. Harley-Davidson likes to throw big parties to thank its loyal customers every five years, and this year’s 110th anniversary party in the company’s hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is no exception. Hundreds of events are planned for the four-day celebration scheduled for August 29 to September 1, including Read more