Hemmings Auto Blog

Technically, since I’m too much of a loser to be a member, I can talk freely about Race Club, a.k.a. the Monticello Motor Club, a country club north of New York City with a four-mile road course for guys who like to race. But not underachieving guys like me (you Read more

Stop number three on the Monterey auction plate is Mecum Auction’s second showing during the famed weekend. Keeping their end of the two-day affair exciting, Mecum has secured consignments from the Reggie Jackson collection, Jim Parkinson collection, and vehicles from the estate of Karl “Fritz” Schiffmayer, as well as several Read more

If you’re a fan of auction action, you’ll want to stop at Russo & Steele’s expanded Monterey event (from two to three nights); it runs from today through Saturday (August 12-14) at this location. This will be another stop for Dave and I while in town. As of this writing, Read more

If you were at Carlisle’s All-GM Nationals back on the weekend of June 25-27, then you might have had the opportunity to absorb this stunning 1975 Pontiac Le Mans Safari. Stunning because – as the owner claimed – that the car was in its original, unrestored state – complete and Read more

Heading to Pebble Beach this Sunday? This just in: An original, unrestored 1908 Pierce Great Arrow – from Natural History Museum’s Gardena, California, facility – has been selected to appear at the August 15 Concours d’Elegance. After the concours, this “one-of-a-kind” Pierce will be returned to the Gardena facility, which Read more

…Then it must be a cool car. “So what do you say dad, can I buy one?”

California’s vintage car extravaganza collectively known as Monterey is this weekend, and Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car editor Dave LaChance and I are planning to soak up of much of it as possible. One of our must-see stops is this year’s RM Auction at this location, which has expanded from Read more

Not only is this 1963 Alfa Romeo TZ1 for sale on Hemmings.com sexy as a poolful of Victoria’s Secret models, not only does it have excellent race history including a day’s worth of loops around Le Mans, but it’s also fresh off a restoration, which means it hasn’t been used Read more

Eastbound and down… Y’know, there just aren’t many instances of a car company taking advantage of pop culture promotion of its cars like the Bandit Trans Am. Off the top of my head, all I can think of are the Graduate Alfa Romeo Spiders and the recent Bumblebee Camaros. Anyway, Read more

Winners of the 2010 Hemmings Challenge overall title. Friday began early for the Hemmings Challenge racers. Six legs for the day with no throw-outs allowed and an early finish at the Railway Museum in Bowling Green were on tap. The final lunch stop for the five-day event was Glasgow, Kentucky, Read more