Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
From the seller’s description: 1975 Lincoln Continental Mark 4 purchased from the estate of the original owner. Garage kept since new, always driven and used (never sat) with only 53,000 original miles. Car is original and perfect working condition. They say diamonds are forever… in 1975 Lincoln introduced the … Read more
Photo by the author. Though the collector car hobby – and Hemmings, by extension – focuses almost exclusively on older motor vehicles, that doesn’t mean we are bereft of news to report. In fact, with all the organizations dedicated to collecting, restoring, showing, rallying, racing, and selling old cars, the Read more
Photo courtesy McDorman Museum. Less than three years after it opened – and a year and a half since its founder died – the Bob McDorman Automotive Museum near Columbus, Ohio, announced that it will close and liquidate its collection of Chevrolets and neon signs. McDorman, a Corvette Hall of Read more
Still shiny. The Drive Home’s 1961 Chrysler 300G in Detroit this past summer. Photo by Max Muncey. By William Hall. Photos by the author, except where noted. Somewhere around my last birthday, I reached a sort of existential equinox. I realized that the days would start to get shorter from Read more
Images from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Bruce Zahor The smaller Swedish automaker was in a pretty good place in 1985, poised to sell a then-record 39,068 units in the U.S. under the leadership of the visionary Robert J. “Bob” Sinclair. Bob directed his marketing department to Read more
Date: October 1963 Location: Marina Towers, Chicago Source: Look magazine, via Shorpy What do you see here?
Former theater troupe’s 1948 Brill intercity bus for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This 1948 Brill bus is a snapshot from the past. It has remained basically unchanged from when it was first converted back in the day to be used by a travelling theater group. Even through Read more
An open house at the Papa’s Toys collection. Photo courtesy the Davis family. Few would argue that 2016 was a year filled with change, and sometimes, change is painful. That theme was reflected in the top-10 Hemmings Daily stories, as four of these dealt with dispersals of collections, while another Read more
The Rain Man 1949 Buick Roadmaster convertible. Photo by Neil Rashba, Rashba.com, courtesy Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. One appeal of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance (and trust us, there are many) is the diversity of cars selected to appear each March. From the “Cars You Never Knew Existed” class (featuring Read more
Concept sketch by Clayton Paddison. Well, it happened. My inner contrarian lost out to practicality. If you can call it practicality to own a near-century-old car with the intention of driving it on public roads (note: This is Hemmings, yes you can). I’ve decided my next car will be a Read more