Hemmings Auto Blog

Here at Hemmings, we enjoy nothing more than expending vast amounts of paper and ink to further the noble pursuit of staring at old cars. That probably explains why we felt a real connection with artist Jonathan Brand when we recently came across his origami-rific 1969 Mustang Coupe. Brand apparently Read more

Just when one starts to believe that every Porsche 356 out there has been restored to perfection (or else vintage raced extensively), along comes this 1962 Porsche 356B for sale on Hemmings.com that looks like it’s toured a few war zones and inner cities. Sure, it’s no speedster or pre-A, Read more

One would think that the appeal to most vintage police cars is their connection to the community in which they originally served. Getting the details right for New York City police cruisers, circa June 1973, that sort of thing. But this 1962 Plymouth Belvedere for sale on Hemmings.com, done up Read more

A few months ago in Hemmings Muscle Machines, we took a walk through the years at Holman-Moody, the fabled Ford team, guided by its very first employee, Pete Taylor. We’ve now received this photo from our close pal Don Miller of Mooresville, North Carolina, the longtime racing partner of Roger Read more

There was a day when it was glamorous – or at least tolerable – to fly. People dressed up for it and looked forward to the experience. They got little packets of peanuts and weren’t crammed into their seats like inmates on a prison transport. Plus, they didn’t have to Read more

If this doesn’t make you want to cobble together a couple chainsaw engines, a garden tractor seat and a couple of inner tubes, I don’t know what will.

We’re digging the variety of cars shown in this video of the 1954 Pebble Beach road races, as uploaded by kirklanddigital and pointed out recently by David Greenlees over at The Old Motor. Plenty of British sports cars, but also quite a few exotics, handbuilt specials, and even a grid Read more

Another great vintage auto dealership image from Alden Jewell, this one of Peairs Bros. Buick in Bellflower, California. You may recall another Bellflower-based dealership we discussed a couple years back – Don-A-Vee Rambler – and from the address that Alden supplied (15734 Bellflower Boulevard), it appears Peairs Bros. occupied a Read more

It’s been a while since we took a look at a Charles Cushman photo for our street scene series, and that’s more because we exhausted the supply than because we grew tired of his excellent shots. This one shows the Capitol in Salt Lake City on a clear day in Read more

Most Cords you see nowadays have been impeccably restored over the last few decades, so it’s interesting to see one, such as this 1936 Cord 810 for sale on Hemmings.com, that has a few battle scars and weak spots. What say you – would you restore it or drive it Read more