Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
Where other, larger, funeral cars end up with funky profiles to fit the body style, this 1940 Ford appears to have a roofline lifted straight from its coupe and thus looks more organic than most Cadillac or Packard-based flower cars. Though, that begs the question: When this was new, who Read more
In today’s SIA Flashback, Langworth mentions Brooks Stevens’s Excalibur neoclassic, one of which just so happened to recently pop up on Hemmings.com. This 1982 Excalibur Series IV also just so happens to come from the same year of Langworth’s SIA article. From the seller’s description: Finished in classic and desired Read more
While there are more expensive houses in the Hemmings real estate listings, as well as houses with bigger garages and more elbow room, we figured this Victorian in Indianapolis is worth highlighting for two reasons: It’s in Indy, which means you’ll have a short drive to the 500; and we Read more
* Earlier this week, Ryan of the Jalopy Journal posted the above photo he bought down Mexico way of a very unusual hybrid of Cadillac, Lincoln and aircraft parts. It didn’t take much time at all for the H.A.M.B.sters to id the cockpit (Consolidated-Vultee BT-13 trainer) and post more photos Read more
Just the other day, I had promised not to select ads without photos for the Hemmings Find of the Day, but in the case of this 1938 Diamond T, I’ll make an exception because we already have photos of it from when we featured it here last May. Nor does Read more
This is Riverside Park in Ypsilanti, Michigan, where the Orphan Car Show annually takes place. See that gazebo? It’s ordinarily on dry land. The problem was that the night before last Sunday’s scheduled show, lower Michigan was slashed by both thunderstorms and tornadoes, including one that passed through southern Washtenaw Read more
“Women, children and some eccentric males love it,” John Fitch told me of his Consulier GTP. “I think it’s ugly. But it goes like hell.” Endorsement enough, I’d say, especially for a Bush41-era sports/supercar. This 1990 Consulier GTP for sale on Hemmings.com appears very similar to John’s, save for the Read more
It’s always a shock to see somebody other than Tom McCahill writing about cars for Mechanix Illustrated (Frederick C. Russell, the writer of the Car Care Clinic, seemed confined to the back third of the book every issue), but in the June 1953 issue, we came across this brief Maxwell Read more
There’s a lot of history hidden under the surface of this 1961 Chevrolet Suburban for sale on Hemmings.com. To start with, there’s the origins as either a government vehicle (forest service, perhaps?) or military vehicle, then there’s the fiberglass panels over the windows, the Cadillac V-8 and the two-tone paint. Read more
It’s amazing how such a little car can have such a huge price tag. This 1955 Bandini Siluro twin-cam, which we had a chance to ogle at Amelia Island this year, not only has excellent racing history and a concours-worthy restoration, but it’s being sold by Cliff Reuter, the man Read more