Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
So our own Matt Litwin is on the ground in Carlisle for this weekend’s activities there and came across this lavishly decorated 1956 Cadillac Series 62. As he noted in his tweet, “Caption this.” Just a little later, he came across the Volkswagen below. For more of Litwin’s adventures in Read more
We’re not sure exactly where along Market Street Dick Swanson took this photo in August 1973 for the Documerica project, but we appreciate the diversity – Beetles, buses, vans, and land whales, among others, populate the scene in abundance. What do you see here?
Six-cylinder enthusiasts will likely be horrified, but not surprised, that this 1968 Pontiac Firebird Sprint for sale on Hemmings.com now sports a V-8 under its hood rather than the original 230hp, four-barrel overhead-camshaft 250-cu.in. straight-six engine. Understandably, the OHC 250 has fewer available replacement parts than pretty much any V-8, Read more
In 1962, seeking a way to prove the durability of its new CL72 Scrambler motorcycle, American Honda approached Hollywood stuntman Bud Ekins for ideas. Ekins’s suggestion – a run down Mexico’s rugged Baja Peninsula, from Tijuana to La Paz, covering some 950 miles of mixed terrain, including pavement, gravel, dry Read more
Photos courtesy Bonhams. One doesn’t expect to see a vehicle with a paltry four horsepower come from the collection of the late Steve McQueen, but that’s exactly what this 1914 Indian Model F board track motorcycle, coming up for auction this weekend, offers. The bike lacks many amenities, such as Read more
Photos by Daniel Strohl. The early 1930s were not a good time to be a manufacturer of luxury automobiles in the United States. America was in the grip of the Great Depression, leaving automakers like Packard, Cadillac and Pierce-Arrow struggling to generate sales. For Pierce-Arrow, it was particularly bad timing, Read more
On April 25, 1901, New York became the first state to mandate the use of license plates. Rather than issuing plates, however, the state took an application from drivers, who then made their own plates using their initials, often using leather, brass, or other interesting materials. People quickly started gaming Read more
For the 1964 World’s Fair, participating companies went all out in their efforts to make the best use of such a stage. Ford introduced the Mustang there, Chrysler showed off its Turbine cars there, and Greyhound, the most recognizable name in bus transportation, ran golf cart-sized taxis around the grounds Read more
For the 1964 Worlds Fair, participating companies went all out in their efforts to make the best use of such a stage. Ford introduced the Mustang there, Chrysler showed off its Turbine cars there, and Greyhound, the most recognizable name in bus transportation, ran golf cart-sized taxis around the grounds Read more
While we’ve seen the Stardust facade before in our carspotting series, we can never get enough of the vintage Googie-slash-electrojag lettering. Or the cars out front. Today’s photo comes from the Vintage Las Vegas blog and depicts the facade and the casino’s parking lot in about 1960. What do you Read more