Hemmings Auto Blog

Sam Posey at the 1972 Indianapolis 500. Photos courtesy Sam Posey. The accomplished racing driver, broadcaster, artist and author Sam Posey has been named Honorary Chairman and Keynote Speaker for this year’s seventh annual Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance. Posey was a highly versatile driver who came of age professionally Read more

James Glickenhaus drives his 1947 Ferrari 159 S Corsa Spyder to the judges’ tent to receive his Best in Show trophy. Photos by the author. Many concours judges evaluate cars in contention for Best in Show based on their visual appeal, but certainly other factors come into play as well, Read more

The Chevrolet-backed Vic Hickey race truck, formerly owned by Steve McQueen. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. For those passionate about off-road racing, the name Vic Hickey is the stuff of legend. Once employed by General Motors as a research and development engineer, Hickey conceptualized vehicles like the Trailblazer (which would ultimately Read more

(Most of) the author’s breakdown kit. Spend enough time on the road, and something is bound to go wrong. Murphy’s Law tells us that this will happen at the worst possible moment, in the worst possible location, in (likely) the worst possible weather. Few seem to find flat tires in Read more

What we love about this video that went behind the scenes at Ford design sometime in the late 1960s – besides the glimpses of cars that never were – are the interviews with various designers, clay modelers, and supervisors, providing insights into how they approached their respective crafts. What we Read more

Hackney’s Seafood Restaurant on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, once laid claim to the title of largest seafood restaurant in the world, and with 3,200 seats that sounds like a valid claim. How much parking Hackney’s had, nobody seems to recall nowadays (the restaurant was sold in 1973, Read more

Phantom cars are fun because they offer a glimpse at what could’ve been, and some are relatively simple to put together. Take, for instance, this 1956 Chrysler Windsor convertible for sale on Hemmings.com, done up as a 300B because Chrysler didn’t see fit to build a 300-series convertible until a Read more

1956X Buick Century, reportedly built for Bill Mitchell. Photo courtesy GM Media Archives, colorized by Ed Heys. Nearly every Tuesday, a dozen or so automotive craftsmen gather at a barn in Zeeland, Michigan. The building itself bears no shop name, and the group of dedicated automotive restorers would be anonymous Read more

Fans of 1970s funny car racing should circle Friday, September 6, on the calendar: According to the official Snake and Mongoose – The Motion Picture website, that’s the day that movie theaters nationwide will begin screening the story of the complex relationship between Don “The Snake” Prudhomme and Tom “The Mongoose” Read more

1971 Chevrolet Vega hatchback. Photos courtesy GM Media Archives. Designed to go head-to-head with the best compact cars in the world, the Chevrolet Vega seemed like it had the potential to modernize the American automotive industry. Though the car itself was hardly revolutionary (except, perhaps, for its unlined die-cast aluminum Read more