Hemmings Auto Blog

On March 9, 1964, the first Ford Mustang came off the production line. Although it was beaten to market by the Plymouth Barracuda, the hot-selling Mustang would quickly come to define the youthful performance market, even lending its nickname: pony car. A later press release exclaimed, “Styling and features of Read more

While Marion Dean Ross focused on the Paramount Theater at the corner of Pine and Ninth in Seattle when he took these two photos in 1974 (which we found over at Vintage Seattle), we can still get a sense of the automotive zeitgeist with the cars parked all around it. Read more

After the post on ethanol content in gasoline the other day, I recalled this photo that Bill Miles sent me a while back. Some online digging revealed that Nebraska entrepreneur (gas station owner) Earl Coryell worked with the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts to develop corn-based ethanol-blended Read more

When you think about it, older cars could make for perfect chicken coops – their floors are usually rusted out, they’re repositionable as long as their brakes aren’t frozen, and they already have doors. Just add a ramp and you’re all set. At least, that was Michael Thompson’s thinking behind Read more

On March 5, 1952, Willys introduced a new compact passenger car, the Aero-Ace. Equipped with the Hurricane six-cylinder, the car was meant to be an economical offering that also boasted an extremely good power-to-weight ratio. Other models in the Aero line included the Eagle, Wing, and Lark, and later the Read more

When we talk about the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair, we usually focus on the displays from the auto manufacturers and the cars they exhibited there, but thanks to the New York Public Library’s Digital Gallery, today we’re going to take a look at the cars people drove to the Read more

I have a little clock on my desk that shows me how much time we have left until our 1962 Shark Roadster debuts at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance this Sunday. The clock, which has been running since late last year, showed 144 hours left this morning. You would think Read more

Newport Beach, California, was apparently going through a growth spurt during the mid-1970s, as Charles O’Rear captured in several photos for the Documerica project. One of his focuses was on the expanding highways in and around town, resulting in these two shots. Exactly which road was being widened in the Read more

Project truck? Farm truck? General around-town beater? Whatever the fate of this 1947 Mercury M-series 1/2-ton pickup for sale on Hemmings.com, whoever buys it will at least find a rust-free and apparently driveable example, thanks to its current owner keeping it off the road and in hibernation for the last Read more

Cars are meant to be driven, and this 1971 BMW 2002 for sale on Hemmings.com just begs to have some miles put on it. With a non-stock drivetrain, it’s certainly not suited to becoming a trailer queen or investment vehicle, and with just about everything sorted, it appears ready to Read more