Hemmings Auto Blog

Photographic proof of arrival in Portland. Well, a couple of those knuckleheads actually made it Portland, Oregon, around 7 p.m. Monday night, successfully completing this year’s 555 rally. Of the eight riders who began 10 days earlier, only two bikes and riders made it the entire way (and by then with empty Read more

I wasn’t quite sure where on my wish list to rank this one from Chevrolet dealer Bob McDorman’s Collection of significant Chevrolets and Corvettes, 150 of which are being auctioned off by Mecum November 5-6: A white 1970 Chevrolet Camaro with a 250hp 350, an automatic, blue vinyl interior, a Read more

It must be woodie season around here. First, we had the Cantrell-bodied 1951 Dodge woodie pop up the other day, then I spotted another half-dozen or so woodies on Hemmings.com, including this intriguing 1941 Lincoln Zephyr partway through its transformation into a phantom woodie station wagon. From the seller’s description: Read more

So these PR people from Warner Brothers were pretty insistent about sharing this music video from My Chemical Romance’s latest album with us because it has a 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am in it. I can’t stand the band, the song, or the video, but I figure Mal Fuller can’t Read more

This unrestored Tucker 48 and a concours-level Chrysler Newport should both ring the bell for Gooding & Company in Scottsdale. Images courtesy Gooding & Company We have learned about two highly unusual cars that will be offered to interested bidders by Gooding & Company at its 2011 Scottsdale, Arizona, auction Read more

All the editors here at Hemmings are huge fans of original cars, and Corvettes are no exception. Which is why we’re planning a very special feature on original, unrestored Corvettes for an upcoming issue of Hemmings Classic Car magazine. While attending the Bloomington Gold Survivor show in St. Charles, Illinois, Read more

Yesterday’s Hemmings Find of the Day blurred the lines between truck and car just a little bit, and today’s find, this 1947 Nash Haul-Thrift, blurs those lines a little bit more. From the seller’s description: 1947 Nash 3148 Haul-Thrift 1-1/2 ton stake body truck, 26180 original miles, engine rebuilt 28 Read more

When you think about it, truck-based woodies make more sense than car-based woodies, if only because the heavy wood body is better supported by a truck-strength frame and suspension. Yet you don’t see nearly as many truck-based woodies, such as this Cantrell-bodied 1951 Dodge for sale on Hemmings.com. Yes, it Read more

This one reads “High Performance.” Only you can decide whether this qualifies as a high-performance car. Our thanks to Dr. Moti Hara for the translation.

With the release of MSNBC’s Sarah Palin retrospective, the world has one burning question: What happened to the Palin family’s 1967 Rambler? Finally, common ground for Jeep-loving Barack Obama and Rambler-posing Sarah Palin. United in a love of AMC products, our great national healing can finally begin. I propose a Read more