Hemmings Auto Blog

Without seeing the data tag for this 1960 Plymouth Fury for sale on Hemmings.com, we’re going to guess that either the Pepto two-tone exterior or the tri-tone tan interior is not original to the car. Were it up to us, we’d change the latter to suit the former. From the Read more

It would be a shame to separate this 1965 GMC Custom for sale on Hemmings.com from its Vista-Liner camper. Sure, these pickups stand well on their own, and the camper makes the bed less than useful, but from the looks of things, the two have been together since new – Read more

Cruising through the University of North Texas’s Portal to Texas History netted us not only the picture of Scrappy in a Rupp, but also this Seventies street scene in Denton, Texas – specifically at University Drive and Carroll Boulevard. As we found the photo, it was undated, and at first Read more

Diving back into Alden Jewell’s street scene collection, we’ve got this gem from San Luis Obispo, California. According to the information with it, the photo was taken on Higuera Street, which we’re guessing puts it just west of the intersection with Garden. SLO residents, let us know if we got Read more

A friend of mine recently showed me this badge he found in a box of Volkswagen parts he’d bought, and asked if I knew what it belonged to. I didn’t, and neither did any of the Volksphiles here at Hemmings. A little sleuthing revealed that it depicts the coat of Read more

The hairpin turn on the Mohawk Trail outside nearby North Adams, Massachusetts, has made for an excellent postcard/snapshot scene for many decades and provides today’s street scene, courtesy Retro World. From a quick scan of the photo, we’re figuring it was taken no earlier than 1955, though we invite our Read more

Returning to Alden Jewell’s collection of street scenes, today we have one that shows a bustling Laguna Beach, California, looking down U.S. Highway 101A. As we see from the current-day Street View of the location, the buildings – including the prominent Hotel Laguna – appear not to have changed at Read more

Thanks to Tropical Storm Lee, the central Pennsylvania area took a heavy pounding of rain late last week, causing severe flooding and taking out roads and bridges in and around Hershey. Yet, despite rumors swirling around the collector car hobby, the fall AACA meet at Hershey will go on, according Read more

This 1947 Chrysler New Yorker for sale on Hemmings.com certainly looks much better than the day it was awakened from its 33-year slumber in an Idaho barn, the story of which (including the history of the car before it went into the barn) is just as interesting as the car Read more

Lifting up the sleeve of that blue polyester leisure suit and checking the Pulsar Date Command personal LED time computer will tell you its time for a 1977 Ford Thunderbird Coupe. According to the seller, this grand coupe features a well-preserved interior, new paint and vinyl on the exterior, and a Read more