Hemmings Auto Blog

Today we take the modern interstate highway system for granted, but as we see from this GM-produced video from 1954 (which conveniently argues for the only solution to traffic woes that would not require lessening America’s dependence on automobiles), such a highway system certainly held a lot of promise for Read more

We’re getting toward the end of good street scene photos from the C. William Brubaker collection – that’ll happen, considering that he focused more on the buildings of the city than on its streets – but we’ve still managed to turn up a couple interesting shots, including these two of Read more

Circling back around to the U.S. National Archives on Flickr, we see that the Library of Congress has digitized and uploaded another huge batch of Documerica photos, including these two that Charles O’Rear shot of Dodge Street in Omaha, Nebraska, in May 1973. Presumably, given the railroad tracks in the Read more

Though the lift, the big tires, and the aftermarket seats may put some people off right away, this 1976 International Scout II Rallye for sale on Hemmings.com hasn’t been as thoroughly stripped of its IH origins as many other Scouts have – it still sports its original IH 304, most Read more

Likely because of their humble origins (the J platform under these cars is a variant on the widely used K platform of the Eighties), you don’t see too many Eighties LeBarons on the road and in decent shape, but this 1989 Chrysler LeBaron convertible for sale on Hemmings.com appears to Read more

No clue what Billy’s going on about here. I think I need to watch the video a few more times to figure it out. (via)

Packardbakers tend to get ignored because they inhabit this gray area where Packard enthusiasts scoff at their Studebaker underpinnings and Studebaker enthusiasts aren’t entirely sure what to make of their Packard nameplate. Yet this restored 1958 Packard for sale on Hemmings.com shows how stunning a Packardbaker can be when somebody Read more

Not all street scenes are created equal. Those shot out on a country lane might not have any cars in them, with more cars appearing the closer the photographer gets into town. Some of the best street scenes, however, come from some of the craziest intersections, such as the one Read more

Okay, so maybe it’s not an instructional video on how to steal a car, but this FBI training video on how to examine stolen cars for evidence that could return a stolen car or nab the thieves sure shows plenty of tricks and tips, applicable to pre-1968 cars, along with Read more

All we know of the date for this photo of the parking lot at Mentor Headlands Beach State Park in Mentor, Ohio, that we found at Cleveland Memory is that it was taken in 1956, but judging from the packed lot, it had to have been one of the hottest Read more