Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
1961 Jaguar E-type. All photos courtesy Bonhams. The Jaguar E-type is considered an icon of automotive design, and one example can even boast a permanent home in the collection of New York City’s Museum of Modern Art. The 1961 Series I E-type that sold this past weekend for more than Read more
The Auctions America Spring Carlisle top seller, a 1959 Chevrolet Corvette. All images courtesy Auctions America. Last weekend’s Auctions America event at the Carlisle Fairgrounds offered up an interesting mix of bargains and (relatively) big money, with just a few surprises thrown in for good measure. The top seller of Read more
1981 Cadillac Coupe de Ville. Photo courtesy GM Media Archive. Variable-displacement engines are used by a variety of manufacturers today, including Mercedes-Benz, General Motors, Chrysler and Honda, but the idea of deactivating cylinders to improve fuel economy under constant throttle conditions isn’t a new one. In fact, it dates as Read more
On May 2, 1918, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in a calculated move engineered by William C. “Billy” Durant. Durant, who had built GM up by assembling various other automakers into a conglomerate, had been forced out some years before and took his revenge by co-founding Chevrolet with Louis Chevrolet, a Read more
Some regular viewers of our Hemmings TV segments have asked for audio of the featured cars driving, so with our latest episode, videographer Don Ashley made sure to include the sounds of Jeff Busch’s 1950 Chevrolet Deluxe Styleline Bel Air starting up and getting under way, along with an explanation Read more
Along with that 1964 Greyhound booklet, we came across a number of great postcards on The Pie Shops Collection’s Flickr stream, including this circa 1960 (give or take a few years) photo of Bradley’s Restaurant in Middletown, New York. A little googling turned up an address of 3491 Route 6, Read more
Always good to see a car being used as it was meant to be used, and this 1966 Shelby G.T. 350R for sale on Hemmings.com was certainly meant to be used on the race track. Whether an actual R model or simply a G.T. 350 restored to R model specifications Read more
Images courtesy OldCarBrochures.com. In this age of soft-roaders, full-time all-wheel drive and leather-interior pickup trucks, it’s easy to forget that 50 years ago most families towed their boats or campers with passenger cars and that four-wheel-drive vehicles were largely used by just ranchers and farmers. Nobody had yet heard the Read more
Each year, the folks at Carlisle Events give enthusiasts more and more reasons to attend the already popular Import & Kit Nationals, one of the largest multi-marque imported car shows in the U.S. For this year’s show, organizers have added an appearance by legendary designer and race team owner Peter Read more
The Society of Automotive Engineers has its annual World Congress in Detroit every spring (well, at least the calender says it’s spring). One of the many nice things about the SAE is that the organization takes the history of automotive engineering seriously. The Society has a Mobility History Committee for Read more