Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
It always seemed to me like the mid-1950s Lincoln Capris came pre-customized from the factory. That is, they incorporated features that many customizers (or, make that, kustomizers) would later go to great lengths to ape. All these Capris really needed was a bit of a torch job on the springs, Read more
After coming across the British Pathe newsreel on motor skiing recently, we dug around some more and found this newsreel on Donald Campbell setting the land-speed record in 1964 at Lake Eyre, piloting the Bluebird to 403.10 MPH. Note how massive those wheels are!
We’re glad we came across this video of the Reetz family’s epic road trip from North Dakota to the Pacific coast and back. It’s a great little story, almost like a trailer for an upcoming film, but more than that, it’s great inspiration to plan a summer road trip of Read more
Photo courtesy Goodwood Revival They were the most dominant Grand Prix racers of the 1930s, designed and driven by giants in their fields, cars so outrageously engineered their power levels weren’t seen again for half a century, but it’s been more than 70 years since any of the Auto Union Read more
We’ve seen plenty of photos from the EPA’s Documerica project of the early 1970s, and while most of the ones we’ve seen have been somewhat subtle with their intentions, these two most certainly avoided any subtlety. The first one, shot by Erik Calonius in 1974 in Cadiz, Ohio (birthplace of Read more
Over at Ohio Memory, where we found the great shot of Athens, Ohio, last week, we also found this shot of another Ohio locale. Unfortunately, Ohio Memory didn’t have a date or location to go with it, so we looked close at all the signs and figured Woodco Furniture would Read more
When Willys decided to market the Jeep to a civilian audience after World War II, what they had in mind – a light vehicle for farm use – is perfectly exemplified by this 1946 Jeep CJ-2A for sale on Hemmings.com. Sure, it’s a little rough around the edges, and it’ll Read more
We’ve had a number of discussions recently about when to keep a car in as-found condition versus when to restore it, and this 1950 Chevrolet Styleline DeLuxe for sale on Hemmings.com illustrates a sort of in-between approach of leaving the major aspects of the car – paint, upholstery, the engine Read more
Lincoln badges through the ages. Image courtesy Ford Motor Company On February 4, 1922, Ford Motor Company officially closed the deal on the purchase of the bankrupt Lincoln Motor Company from Henry Leland, giving Ford a true luxury division to compete against the likes of Cadillac, Packard and Auburn. Founded Read more
The hot rod guys in the audience may have already seen this video posted by Dave Welles of Seabright Hot Rods when it made the rounds late last year, but it’s still an excellent glimpse of some of the standouts from the pre-war dry lakes racing scene. As one of Read more