Hemmings Auto Blog

Photo via High On Life SundayFundayz on Facebook. One of four Canadian men charged in connection with a publicity stunt involving an RV driving on the flooded Bonneville Salt Flats earlier this year received fines and a ban from the location last month while his colleagues all pled not guilty Read more

John Nikas behind the wheel of Grace in 2012. Photos by David LaChance. Mike Newsome’s 1953 Austin-Healey 100 should serve as a visual reminder to never purchase a classic car, sight unseen, from an internet auction site. Instead, thanks to the efforts of John Nikas, Andy Reid and others, “Grace,” Read more

The stylish, information-heavy cover made me want to learn more. Photos by author. If you are anything like me, you get nostalgic each time you see references to 1950s (or 1960s) family vacations or holiday travel, be they in vintage ads, pamphlets, magazines, books or anywhere else. Depictions of these Read more

Date: October 1978 Location: The British Museum, London, England Source: Terry Dwyer on Flickr (with permission) What do you see here?

Former explosives hauler 1956 Fargo Power Wagon for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This fine example of a Power Wagon features all the good stuff. Like: front tow hooks, a rear pintle hook, a PTO, and an original Braden Winch. It’s a very hard working truck and started Read more

Photos by Trace Taylor, courtesy RM Sotheby’s. In 1932, Henry Ford once again silenced his critics by launching a line of affordable, V-8-powered automobiles. Dubbed the Model 18, Ford’s flathead V-8-propelled lineup offered buyers in the United States and Canada a range of models, but some consumers wanted more. At Read more

Photo by Kurt Ernst. Whatever you do, don’t call them “thingies.” Now that concours-level slot cars have earned a spot among other handcrafted small-scale vehicles at one of the country’s largest shows for model and scale cars, enthusiasts who built the high-end racers have made it a point to distance Read more

1965 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III for sale. From the seller’s description: This car was owned for two years by the original owner, and then was owned by one family for 46 years, and was stored in a climate controlled garage. I have owned it three years this summer. The color Read more

From The Old Motor comes this Josh Clement video documenting the John “Hawkeye” Hawkinson collection before it was recently dispersed following Hawkeye’s death. Some pretty remarkable vehicles there. * British Pathe collected a few of its shorts dedicated to model car racing, whether campaigned by Stirling Moss or by the Read more

From the seller’s description: 1974 TVR 2500m Sunroof Coupe An Exotic, Full Body-Off restoration. Tube Frame with Fiberglass body. Current and previous owner have been members of the Western Carolina British Car Club. A complete restoration in 2004 which included all upholstery and carpet. The entire car was rewired with Read more