Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
I am not fully conversant with the political scene in the Teens in Mexico, so I’m not clear on the circumstances which allowed a “rebel” group to have the resources to build an armored war truck on a two-ton Mack chassis. It’s a Herkimer Battle Jitney, except without the “non-lethal” Read more
Thank you all for indulging me as I shared the car photos from the Strohl family album last week. This week, we’re back to seeing the family album car photos that you’ve found, starting with the above photo of a 1914 Buick B-25, submitted by Joan Beck and her son Read more
Mecum’s Kissimmee auction is scheduled for later this month, and the folks at Mecum wanted to make sure you knew what all they’re selling in Florida, so they listed just about their entire inventory on Hemmings.com. That includes some interesting items like the above 1964 Datsun 1200 1/4-ton pickup, the Read more
A couple years back, I posted some pics of a 1968 Cobra Jet Mustang, and it’s prompted a few reminiscences over the years, most recently from Patrick Popejoy. PK recalls that in his youth, he had a notchback ‘68, full CJ lettering, functional Shaker hood, four-speed, woodgrain interior, in green Read more
Paul Scholtenweg, the lensman behind Limpe Iven and our hot rod connection in Europe, recently sent us a couple pics of a Tremulis flying saucer hood ornament that he spotted actually installed on a car at a rockabilly show in August 2008 in Assenede, Belgium. He said he also spotted Read more
A year ago, I came up with nine predictions for the year ahead, including the state of the industry and the collector-car scene. As some of you may have noticed, the year didn’t really turn out as any of us anticipated, and I’ve been dreading reviewing my prognostications from back Read more
While I didn’t come across a Cadillac station wagon for today’s Vintage Hemmings Find of the Day, such Cad wagons were indeed the rage back then, and still appear today, as seen with this 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood nine-passenger station wagon currently for sale on Hemmings.com.From the seller’s description: Exceptional unrestored Read more
What I love about the late 1970s issues of Hemmings Motor News is exemplified right here, in these four selections of classifieds from the July 1978 issue. First, a 1974 Cadillac Caribou, offered out of Albany, New York, for $11,900. “Metallic maroon with matching top,” the seller wrote. “Completed 6 Read more
Maybe you didn’t get the TWENTY SIX INCHES we did over the weekend, but if you live in any of the “real” parts of America, sooner or later, it’s gonna snow. When it does, Knox has the answer: Put your tractor-trailer on skis. That’s what they did in the winter Read more
In the span of two days this year, more than 16 inches of snow dropped on us here in Vermont, certainly the most snow I’ve seen at once since I moved up here. Also in the span of a couple days, I got emails from two separate readers regarding the Read more