Hemmings Auto Blog

Eight-thousand, five-hundred square feet. And that’s just the total garage space. I think there are football stadiums smaller than that. To get an idea of how much garage space that is, check out the photo in the gallery below of the enclosed trailer dwarfed in an unused, warehouse-like section of Read more

While the ad for this 1962 M-422 Mighty Mite gives plenty of history on the Mighty Mite in general (some of which we already covered in last year’s March Military Campaign), it gives little information on the vehicle itself, which really isn’t that big of a deal, because how often Read more

Remember, July 8, bring your collector cars to the National Collector Car Appreciation Day celebration with Hemmings at the drive-in. And which films will Hathaway’s be showing that night?

Burt Reynolds? Nuh-uh. Jerry Reed in Smokey in the Bandit 3? Nope. Whether Jackie Gleason himself conceived the turbocharged Trans Am somewhere in between Music, Martinis, and Memories and the early Eighties is uncertain, but we do know this. Given the proximity of the turbocharger and the four-barrel carburetor on Read more

One of the several images that Ford of Britain has dug up from their archives to celebrate their centennial is the one above, in which Ford workers are assembling Rolls-Royce Merlin engines. The aero engine assembly didn’t take place at Dagenham, rather at the factory in Trafford Park, Manchester, that Read more

Yesterday’s Squire video reminded me that I’ve yet to run the above video sent over to us by Ben Pender-Cudlip, featuring another Ford, this one a Z-code 1964 Galaxie 500XL.

Tom Broadhurst over at Bandit Films recently sent over this short film he’s produced on Kyle, a bloke from Victoria, and his 1963 Ford Falcon Squire station wagon. We’re seeing more well-produced videos like this coming out nowadays, and we’re digging the results.

After this morning’s post by Donnelly on the Fitch-Whitmore Special appearing at RM’s Amelia Island auction this weekend, I thought it’d be appropriate to include this photo of the same car while under construction, one of several snapped by J.Frederick Smith and shared with The Old Motor last month by Read more

Owning a fire truck would be awesome – who among us as a kid wasn’t awestruck at seeing a fire truck in a parade or in action? – but there are a couple hidden expenses with owning and operating one, even one such as this 1962 Ford F750. First, you’ve Read more

Piggybacking on McCourt’s recent post on racing the Volvo 745T, let’s take a look at this comparison test from SIA #90, December 1985, in which Arch Brown drove a 1965 Volvo 122S and a 1985 Volvo DL back to back and recorded his impressions. No major surprises – especially considering Read more