Hemmings Auto Blog

1940 Bantam BRC pilot model With Chrysler celebrating the 70th anniversary of Jeep this year, it’s worth pointing out that, according to many Jeep historians, they’re actually a year too late. Chalk it up to corporate pride. After all, the Jeep brand as it exists today traces its origins to Read more

Photo by Rueben Greene, courtesy northbennington.org We’re quickly coming to learn quite a bit about Rueben Greene, the North Bennington, Vermont, photographer who was behind the lens for a couple of vintage pictures we’ve already examined. First, he seemed to take just as much interest in everyday happenings as in Read more

Of the thousand and one ways to get kids involved in old cars, what better way to do so than to simply give them an old car? Don’t trust your wee ones with a full-size old car? Then perhaps a kiddie car will be enough to excite their passions until Read more

If we’re being totally honest with ourselves, the vast majority of us will never own a real Bugatti, despite all the admiration we may heap upon them. One could scratch that itch through all manner of surrogates – literature, models, posters – but why not a replica, one that is Read more

Over at The Old Motor, David Greenlees recently posted the above everyday traffic shot taken sometime in 1959 on Woodward Avenue in Pleasant Ridge, Michigan, not far from where the zoo is today. Anybody recall exactly where the Beckwith Evans was located then? And anybody want to take a stab Read more

Looking forward to seeing the full length version of Brian Darwas‘s “Sweet Sickness,” his next look at the world of contemporary hot rodding, this time based on the integral role the flathead Ford V-8 has played in hot rodding from the very beginning. Points for interviewing flathead aficionado Paul Howard, Read more

From Mike Eldred, our man in neighboring Wilmington, comes this undated shot of the Childs Tavern Garage, located right on busy Main Street and noteworthy for its signage advertising both Dodges and Fords. Mike notes that this was likely the first dealership in Wilmington, and possibly the first in the Read more

Lookie here: TA sent over this video that shows that a car manufacturer can celebrate old cars without making a crass plea to buy a new car. Bravo, BMW. Also, props for unearthing a blue Spirit AMX. Now, where might I be able to find that fine filly?

There’s been a lot of talk in recent years about recapturing the ethos of making things, of fixing things, partially out of thrift, partially out of a desire to make sure we own our stuff, not the other way around. One quick look at Curtis Gregory Perry’s photo of a Read more

First there was Truck Norris. Now, H.A.M.B.er lexman24 has christened his bright orange small block-powered Morris Minor gasser “Chuck Morris.” You know the drill: Let’s hear your best “Chuck Morris” facts.