Patrick Rollet with his 1932 Lagonda 16/80 Semi Sports. Photo provided. Our recent articles on the Charter of Turin Handbook and on what categories of vehicle the Fédération Internationale des Véhicu...
From a 1941 Ethyl Gasoline Corporation ad, via Plan59. Living in the suburbs in the late 1950s, author Betty Friedan preserved her writing time by having a taxi transport her children to school. Frie...
I wanted to meet “Big Daddy” Don Garlits when he raced Swamp Rat-I at Atco Dragway in 1962. But it wasn’t to be, and I had to wait 41 years for it to happen. Photo courtesy Garlits Museum of Drag Rac...
Photo courtesy Ford Media. Henry Ford was a complex and contradictory man who left behind a sometimes perplexing legacy. And it certainly helps little that his biographers–himself included–have compl...
All images courtesy GM Media. “If you don’t look back at your car after you park it, you own the wrong car” (anonymous). ———————- I couldn’t believe my good luck. A junior high friend invited me to j...
Vespa taillamps. Photo by Hugo Cardoso. Every day of the year we’re pounding the pavement to dig up the most informative, newsworthy, and entertaining stories from the collector-car scene, so after a...
The facade of Gratton Collection’s building. All photos by the author. —Matteo, do you know who George Selden was? —Mr. Gratton, if I correctly remember, he was the man who claimed to have invented t...
All materials courtesy General Motors. Editor’s Note Thanks to Harold Kie for sending along the raw materials for this week’s Hemmings In-Depth: An entire advance press kit for the 1984 Pontiac Fiero...
Photos by the author except where noted. Talk about “Plain Jane” cars. The 1965 Plymouth Valiant 100 I bought for $500 in 1969 was about as basic as they come. No fins, portholes, hood ornaments, wir...
Photos graciously provided by rally photographer, Eugenio Robleda of One way Books. Supplemented by the author. For decades, Pedro Vargas has dreamed of bringing a true Mexican road rally to the Baja...
Photos by the author. And now, are you ready for something completely different? Well, almost completely different, that is. And while Monty Python’s most famous tagline may seem a bit far-fetched he...
The #23 Porsche Konstruktionen Porsche 917 K driven by Richard Atwood and Hans Herrmann drives under the Dunlop Bridge during the International Championship for Makes 24 Hours of Le Mans race on13 Ju...
Photo by Terry McGean. “Where will you put that thing? There’s no room on my workbench!” Dad was angry. This wasn’t the first time I appropriated his “sanctuary,” the only place in our house where he...
Two of the various Fiat 508 C sedans that took part in the GP Nuvolari, quietly parked under fitting buildings. All photos by the author. After that very charming Desenzano Sunday, spent together wit...
Photos by the author. October, with its often rainy days, may still be a lovely month for open-air nature lovers, and also classic cars’ enthusiasts may have their good occasions to see some really i...
Casini Alfallac in 1957 with the model Tutsi Bertrand. From car racing to converting to sports car and returning to its original features, know the epic of the Alfa Romeo 8C 308 that was champion in ...
Photo by Richard Lentinello. I sure liked my 1955 Buick Special’s portholes…officially called “ventiports” by GM. They boldly told the world I had “arrived.” It bothered me, I admit, there were only ...
F40 and Ferrari’s factory — take one. All photos by the author. Once in a decade, there is a moment of the year when it is possible to see a literal herd of prancing horses gathering together to cele...
Prologue It was early morning and the rising sun cast a long misshapen shadow across US 1. At a glance it looked like two gents in frock coats and caps were hunched over the darkened silhouette of a ...
Hugus’ Austin-Healey was a “no show” for the 210-mile Nassau Trophy Race on December 9, 1956, but did arrive in time for him to use it as his Bahamas transportation during the Speed Weeks social acti...
The very interesting Savio landaulet in a full color pic After taking a look at a wide sample of the various Fiat 1400s and 1900s crafted by some of the most revered names in the Italian carrozzerie’...
A nice ’51 1400 convertible done by Stabilimenti Farina Following a then all-important tradition, the 1400 was the starting point for a wide array of specially built cars, cars made by the so-called ...
A 1954 Fiat 1400 A, the first restyled 1400 By 1952, the 1400 had established itself as a robust Fiat success, enjoying happy years on the Italian market and, as seen, also making some inroads on the...
Why The First New-All New Postwar Fiat Was Maybe The Most Advanced Car In The World Back Then – And Why It Is So Important For Fiat History Faithful Hemmings readers likely know that my first love in...
Photo courtesy Ford Media. For the first few years, Ford manufactured average-priced cars and a few expensive cars: Models A, B, C, F, K, N, R, and S. In addition, there were experimental models that...