We spend a lot of time talking about the future of collector cars. And with good reason. The whole concept of a “collector car” is really a post-war phenomenon that came along with another concept th...
A brief moment when drag racing and beehives collided in full vintage glory. Ah, 1970. In Drag Racing, it was that magical period that was still everything good about the glorious Sixties, but nothin...
A brief moment when drag racing and beehives collided in full vintage glory. Ah, 1970. In Drag Racing, it was that magical period that was still everything good about the glorious Sixties, but nothin...
Image courtesy Google Street View. Throughout the summer of 1950, residents of Florence, South Carolina, couldn’t help but notice a certain new Oldsmobile constantly driving around town, painted up t...
1970 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. Of all the reasons to buy a Ferrari, “room enough for the entire family” rarely makes the list, yet that’s exactly what prompted the purchas...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Bruce Zahor. The Ford Motor Company will debut a new Bronco in 2020, after a 24-year absence, and that model name — used fr...
Photos courtesy Steve Linne. Racer Jack Conely might have been best known for the “maxi-mouse” small-block Chevrolet engines punched out to big-block proportions, but squirreled away among his stash ...
Photos courtesy Petersen Automotive Museum. With tiny Beetles proliferating across America, Cliff Hall wanted to build a true “people’s car”: one designed not only for economically disadvantaged to b...
The internals of Mazda’s Renesis rotary engine. Photo courtesy Mazda Motor Corporation. Good news: In an October 2 press release, Mazda Motor Corporation announced that the rotary engine is not dead ...
Once again, a colorful autumn has descended on the Northeast. While some here dread the inevitable arrival of winter, with its frigid temperatures and potentially ample snow, others see opportunity i...
From the seller’s description: 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Rampside , A very dependable, well sorted, 4 speed Rampside in striking two tone beige and brown color. Much work done over the past two years to...
Photo courtesy Team Vesco Racing. Camille Jenatzy might have set his own wheel-driven land-speed record nearly 120 years ago, but judging from the name he gave his steed — La Jamais Contente, “never ...
Photography is courtesy of Helsingborgs Auktionsverk. Considering the immense popularity of the annual classic-American car-themed Big Power Meet in Västerås and Lidköping, it should be no surprise t...
From the seller’s description: 1966 Chevrolet Impala Convertible , Car was owned by a collector who kept it garaged and well maintained with limited use during the past 20+ years. Small block V/8 wit...
Photographs by the author. Whenever I take family photos, someone invariably comments on the fact that I take five or more shots instead of just one. To Illustrate my reason, I usually show them one ...
From the seller’s description: A real 1970 Dodge Super Bee 440 Six Pack Super Bee Coupe . One of 194 built and one of 109 four-speed equipped. An honest, unmolested car. Original matching-numbers dri...
During next week’s AACA Fall Meet at Hershey, Hemmings’ Executive Editor Richard Lentinello will be conducting a book signing of his recently published work, Cadillac Style. This limited-edition 128-...
When it comes to old photos, there are few types of subject matter we love more than the motel-parking-lot dragster thrash. You know the shot: An entire car pulled apart, motor “yardsaled” across a f...
If you’re reading this and have been poking around YouTube for the last, say, six years or so, there’s a good chance you may have stumbled across Headquake and his amazeballs radio-control scale repr...
An early catalog cover for San Francisco, California-based American Racing Equipment. One of the many benefits of the Hemmings West desk here in San Francisco, is the city’s somewhat obscure role in ...
From the seller’s description: For sale is a very special 1967 Buick Skylark . From 1967 thru 1969 Buick built the “California” GS coupe, but in 1967 they were only available through California Buick...
Photo courtesy Internet Checker Taxicab Archive. Over the years, cab companies have sent entire fleets of Checker taxis — worn out to the brink of literally falling apart, rusted, and scavenged for p...
1913 Stutz Series B Bearcat. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. In 1911, the Ideal Motor Car Company — renamed Stutz in 1912 — demonstrated the durability of its products by finishing 11th in the inau...
1984 Buell RW750. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. Erik Buell’s first foray into motorcycle manufacturing came as much by accident as by design. When Barton Engineering, a manufacturer of racing mot...
A close encounter with a sapling near the driveway led to a dent and paint failure. Can Dupli-Color’s Scratch Fix All-in-1 system save the day? Photos by the writer. Last fall, while backing out of m...