Hemmings Auto Blog

Ever since organizers of the Put-in-Bay Road Races Reunion began gathering vintage race cars on the Lake Erie islands two years ago, they’ve always had it in the back of their minds to bring actual vintage racing to the site of one of America’s least-known road racing events. This year’s Read more

Over on the excellent Vintage shots from days gone by thread on the H.A.M.B., jalopy junkie recently posted this vivid photo of the grand opening of a place called Shoppers World. He didn’t provide any context, however, so we’re left only with what we see in the image itself to Read more

In our best recollections, we’ve never seen a modified Kaiser Darrin, and we’re pretty sure we’ve never seen an abused and neglected Kaiser Darrin. For anybody looking to purchase one, then, you’re more likely than not to find one that won’t need much work to become presentable at shows. However, Read more

If you’ve attended a vintage hill climb event just once in your life, then you’ll know that, by and large, the registered starting field is dominated by machines from across the pond. Allard, Lotus, Porsche, Alfa, MG and Triumph are the meat and potatoes, as well as the dessert. But Read more

We know from experience that having an ill-organized, filthy, messy garage does not lend itself well to productivity. Having a place for everything, adequate lighting and elbow room makes for a much more pleasant wrenching experience. Thus, Jack Olsen, based out of Los Angeles, must really enjoy working on his Read more

Collector and classic cars do a good job of hoovering every last cent out of our pockets. This we know, and we accept it. However, there’s nothing saying you can’t make a few bucks on the side with your old car, and we like the approach taken by the owner Read more

If you’re new to the hobby and don’t get why black-plate Californian cars are such a big deal, then take a gander at this 1959 Chevrolet El Camino for sale on Hemmings.com. Sure, it might have a couple spots of rust, but that’s on a non-undercoated car that’s lasted more Read more

Via the Hemmings Nation Flickr pool, we’ve been talking with Bowen Stead, who’s been posting photos under the aliases Rednewport and Flat-Black 66. A few months back, he posted these CMP shots taken by his father, Carey Stead, while with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps at Camp Bowden, Ontario. Read more

Image courtesy oldcarbrochures.com First off, thanks to all of you who provided suggestions in last week’s Class of 1986 update post. We didn’t leave out your favorites on purpose – after all, we have the entire second half of the year to continue to examine the noteworthy cars and trucks Read more

Looks to be the six-second Highbucks IV BB/Fuel Coupe with driver Russ Parker. Holy guacamole. (via)