Photos by the author. Buying a used 2004 Honda CR-V (or “Compact Recreational Vehicle”) meant instant grief from friends who hate SUVs. Typical friend reaction from Steve, left, and his brother Dave....
The folks at Citroenvie, already quite chuffed that the Citroen SM would be featured at Retromobile, are understandably disappointed that PSA’s DS division has gone around removing reference to Citro...
Jay with Shotwell. Nothing against the other 2020 Automotive Hall of Fame inductees – Helene Rother certainly deserves a place there, as do Mong-Koo Chung and Thomas Gallagher – but none of them got ...
Images courtesy Ben J. Smith. Those who knew of engineer Ben J. Smith most likely knew of him for his retractable hardtop design for the Ford Skyliner, as we covered in our article on his life earlie...
In October of 2018 my wife, Lynn and I entered our 1948 Hudson Commodore 6 in the inaugural running of the Great American Mountain Rally Revival (GAMRR). The “revival” is a resurrection of the origin...
Ah, muscle cars…we all love them, but let’s face it–factory go-fast wasn’t a sudden, overnight thing, right? We’re talking about The Big Three here, folks: Nothing happens as quickly as we want it to...
What’s cool about an ’84 Camaro? Well, what was first the domain of freshly-monied pro-BMX stars and your best friend’s mom’s minor lottery winnings is now vintage and deemed sorta-cool by kids under...
A documented 1957 Porsche 356A 1600 Speedster. Photo by Teddy Pieper, courtesy Auctions America. The temptation is palpable. If one version of an old car fetches half what another version of that car...
A couple of weeks back, we regaled you with a tale about a near record-setting Pacer sale that went down here at Hemmings Auctions. We thought it was the top seller, but we were wrong. Not by much, b...
A couple of weeks back, we regaled you with a tale about a near record-setting Pacer sale that went down here at Hemmings Auctions. We thought it was the top seller, but we were wrong. Not by much, b...
Photo Credit: Richard Lentinello A decade prior to the last Checker rolling off the assembly line on July 12, 1982, this 1971 Aerobus made automotive history as the longest regular production car eve...
F9: The Fast Saga is coming this summer, and the first preview came out last weekend. Yes, at this point The Fast and the Furious is basically a superhero movie franchise with cars as a loose backdro...
Photos by Richard Lentinello (left) and courtesy Smith family (right). Though best known for designing the complicated but functional retractable hardtop system that went into the Ford Skyliner, engi...
Images via the Automotive History Preservation Society What is it about the beach that made it such a popular backdrop for vintage car ads? Was it the deep blue water that flowed to the horizon, the ...
An electric car, at its most basic, is rather simple: batteries, motor, a means of controlling the latter, and a wheeled platform for all of the above. Yet it’s surprisingly difficult to say for sure...
We are forever wondering how to get kids involved in the old-car hobby. The handwringing among the car enthusiast community is endless. How do we get kids involved? Who will love my favorite car when...
Photos courtesy Smithsonian. Though historians live to debate these sorts of things, focusing largely on definitions and the indefinite qualifier of practicality, it’s fairly well established who bui...
While we all have our favorite niches in this hobby, you’d have to be living under a rock if you weren’t aware that restomods have been hot for several years now, with plenty of action heating up the...
The 8,000-mile survivor recently selling for $110,000 at Barrett-Jackson makes this 1986 Jeep Grand Wagoneer for sal e on Hemmings.com look like a relative bargain, whether it’s restoration potential...
1976 Rainbow and the 1972 Camargue (behind pillar). Photos via SIVAG. As certified Italian cultural treasures, the collection of Bertone prototypes and show cars that went up for sale along with the ...
As the Director of Hemmings Auctions, I am deeply involved in the selection, valuation, and shepherding of vehicles throughout the entire auction process, just like the rest of the team. And the subm...
The 1999 240Z concept was an homage to the original 240Z, while the eventual production 350Z that followed featured a more original design. Photo credit: Nissan. The current Nissan 370Z is, shall we ...
Colin Seeley with one of his signature bikes. Photo credit: Bonhams. We lost a significant figure in both British motorcycle racing and innovative motorcycle design with the passing of Colin Seeley o...
Photo credit: Harley-Davidson Motor Company As if Harley-Davidson’s 114-cubic inch Milwaukee-Eight engine wasn’t big enough to rip your hands right off of the handlebars, Harley-Davidson is announcin...
Images courtesy FCA. Long before anybody’s wildest imaginations could have conceived of Chrysler (not to mention Dodge and Jeep) becoming part of a multi-national carmaking company that included some...