Hemmings Auto Blog

You know nowadays exactly what kind of condition a Challenger has to be in for the asking price to be in low four-figure territory; it’s just unusual to see an unrestored big-block Challenger around now, as well as to see one for just $2,500, as with this 1970 Challenger for Read more

Call ‘em streamliners, call ‘em teardroppers, these slick, rear-engined, home-built specials of the 1930s never fail to catch my eye, and Geoff Hacker’s forwarded me some information on yet another one – the Riley teardrop. Geoff notes that his friend Scott Miller actually found this one, buried in the pages Read more

We – mostly Dan and me – are always up for a dive into early engine engineering. Nothing was off limits, because especially in the smaller firms, no one yet knew what was going to work out. Innumerable innovations commonplace today were developed before 1910 – all wheel drive, hybrids, Read more

The early history of American motorsports is a vital subgenre to automotive history, from the years when production and racing cars overlapped so directly. That world has lost of its leaders. David V. Uihlein, founder of the Harry A. Miller Club, passed away last Friday at his home in Mequon, Read more

Web dude Jeremy pointed this one out: a 1986 Pulse, one of about 360 such fiberglass-bodied two-wheeled vehicles built by Owosso Motor Car Company (I’m not sure why the seller claims Bede built it). It appears you’d be in good company if you buy it; we have one on the Read more

After Ron Kellogg sent us the great batch of photos from Joe Wilharber’s movie-car business, we got to talking about what other photos reside in his collection. Ron informed me that a substantial portion of the collection is dedicated to photos of concept cars from the 1960s, many of which Read more

We like to share the photos that our readers grab when they’re on the road. Here’s a selection shot last year by Hemmings Nation citizen Francis P. Mulderry, Esquire, of Menands, New York. He was traveling in a great town – Venice, Florida, just below Sarasota – and he took these Read more

From the subtitle of Jan P. Norbye’s story on the history of Hotchkiss, from SIA #63, June 1981, we’re led to believe that there were substantial ties between the French brand and the United States. Indeed, the founder of the arms company got his start in Connecticut, it very well Read more

* Close to a year ago, we relayed the news that the Mohs Ostentatienne would go through a restoration, and as Jay Abitz reports to Auto Restoration 101 (part 1, part 2), said resto has now begun. * Coachbuild.com has an interesting article about the contributions of Italian coachbuilders (and Read more

Heyyyy, didn’t we just see this 2002 Mercury Marauder concept car recently? Yes, it was one of the many cars that crossed the block at Mecum Kissimmee last month (the Mecum ad for the car remains up for now as well). We see from the auction results on Mecum’s home Read more