Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
We’re still reeling from the sensory overload from yesterday’s Washington, D.C., parking lot scene, so let’s examine a couple low-key dealership images, courtesy Alden Jewell. Generally, import car dealers in the 1950s didn’t focus on one particular marque – instead, to try to increase volume, they would bundle a number Read more
It’s natural to be wary of any Shelby Cobra or Ford GT40 that’s not from the appropriate era, even if they’re advertised as continuation cars, but we see that this 1980 Safir GT40 Mk V for sale on Hemmings.com appears in the World Registry of Cobras & GT40s, and that Read more
Coincidentally, the same day we posted the overhead parking lot scene from Cincinnati, we also came across this overhead parking lot scene taken the very next year in Washington, D.C., over on the H.A.M.B. Some poking around reveals that the photo was taken in May 1974 by Jim Pickerell as Read more
Some cars are like potato chips – you can’t have just one. Microcars certainly fall into this group, as do Corvairs, as we see from this 1962 Chevrolet Corvair and 1966 Chevrolet Corvair, both for sale on Hemmings.com by the same owner. Both cars appear to be well maintained and Read more
Hemmings Blog readers, the gift-giving season is rapidly approaching, and while shopping for presents for your family, friends, pets, mailman, co-workers, and hairdresser, don’t forget the hard-working editor of your favorite collector car blog, the one who provides you endless entertainment and information, the one who really really really wants Read more
You, sir, are a sucker for hard-luck cases. You can’t turn that doe-eyed kitten on your doorstep over to the pound to be gassed, and you can’t stand to see a collector car head to the crusher, even if it has rust in the unit-body, as this 1949 Nash 600 Read more
We’re going to hit up the How to Build a Time Machine tumblog for today’s two street scene/parking lot scene photos, starting with the overhead parking lot shot above, taken in Cincinnati in 1973 by photographer Tom Hubbard. It’s a view of cars we don’t typically see, so it should Read more
I sent this over to ace dadblogger and Citroën owner/car nut Greg Allen recently, but I can’t get it out of my head. Is it just me, or is this perhaps the best scaled-down design ever built? Sold at Brightwells in September for 1,800 British pounds (US$2,811.17 wow, strong pound), Read more
We’re not exactly sure where along the Santa Fe River in Santa Fe, New Mexico, that Charles Cushman took this photograph in April 1966, but we’re not exactly looking at the river as the owners of these cars probably were. With just 10 vehicles to spot this side of the Read more
Crosleys were more than just funky little economy cars – plenty of people took them racing in the 1950s as well, and a good portion of the SCCA H-Modified classes were comprised of surprisingly quick Hot Shots and Super Sports and miscellaneous Crosley-based specials. Inevitably, those racers took some inspiration Read more