N100001, the first Camaro built on the pilot assembly line, displayed in the GM booth. Photos by author. Though it was conceived as an industry trade show to support the automotive aftermarket perfor...
1965 Shelby G.T. 350. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. To make the Mustang appealing to a broader range of buyers, and to fit its “Total Performance” image, Ford knew it needed a version that could be...
1965 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS Z16. Photos courtesy Joel McKee. For some, the “one that got away” is a lost love interest, while for others, it’s a fish, or a 10-point buck. For those of us passio...
1963 Darlington 500. Joe Weatherly (#8) in his Mercury leads Darel Dierenger (#26) in his Mercury. Photo courtesy Ford Motorsports History. A livestreamed talk on NASCAR history at Watkins Glen will ...
Mopar’s new restoration part website, dedicated to owners of classic cars. Photos courtesy FCA Group. Finding reproduction parts for a classic car restoration can be a time-consuming endeavor. First,...
2017 Chevrolet COPO Camaro, serial number 01 of 69. Photos courtesy Chevrolet. One can’t simply walk into a Chevrolet dealer and order up part number 20179562 from the bowtie brand’s performance cata...
1966 Buick Wildcat convertible for sale. From the seller’s description: This is a 1966 fully equipped Buick Wildcat Convertible with the famous 401 nailhead Buick engine, factory air conditioning. 40...
Ever wonder how vehicle safety has improved over the past quarter-century, or why today’s compacts are heavier and less fuel efficient than earlier versions of the same car? To demonstrate this, the ...
From the seller’s description: 1986 Carroll Shelby Dodge Daytona Turbo Z CS 58,628 original miles. Car weighs in at 2,700 lbs. Performance and Handling package. 4-cylinder, 170 lb. torque @ 3,600 rpm...
Walter P. Chrysler Museum. Image courtesy FCA. Those hoping to visit the Walter P. Chrysler Museum, located on the automaker’s Auburn Hills campus, have a very narrow window to do so. Late Thursday, ...
The flag drops and the hammer’s down at The Race of Gentlemen on Pismo Beach. Photo by Jeff Koch. It rained at Woodstock in 1969. More than 400,000 people showed up and made the best of it despite th...
Photos by Daniel Strohl. Editor’s note: This piece includes excerpts from a story that appeared in the March 2014 issue of Hemmings Motor News. Technically speaking, the Plymouth Barracuda was the fi...
This ’68 Firebird is wearing reproduction bias-ply Wide Oval tires. Photo by author. It’s hard to believe that it has been 50 years since Firestone introduced its illustrious Super Sports Wide Oval t...
The car that won the first Indianapolis 500, the 1911 Marmon Wasp, on display in Shell’s SEMA booth. Photos by Steve Berry. Every year, the automotive aftermarket flocks to Las Vegas in early Novembe...
Lightweight Cobra Jet-powered 1968 Ford Mustang drag racer for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: S/N 8F02R135054 It began its Drag Racing life in February 1968 at the Pomona NHRA W...
A gathering of Rolling Bones creations at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 2011. Photo by Peter Vincent. Hot rodding was born as a pure pursuit of speed, but as factory efforts caught up to and finally o...
You know all those Hemmings Finds of the Day? The classifieds that we editors have been picking from Hemmings.com based on our own inscrutable criteria? (Hint: We picks what we likes. And we likes a ...
Super Performance 406-powered 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 XL for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Built in the Los Angeles and stayed in CA 40+ years until it was purchased by a gentlem...
Screen grabs from ClassicsAndExotics.com. From homes, to boats, to garage space, the “sharing economy” is opening opportunities for renters and rentees in a variety of markets. Add classic and exotic...
Photo by Steve Reyes. Though it’s been 40 years since “Jungle Jim” Liberman died, the impression he left on the sport of drag racing – particularly among funny car fans – through his incessant tourin...
1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 Ram Air II. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Arriving late to the pony car party, four-plus months behind the Chevrolet Camaro and the Mercury Cougar, Pontiac’s Firebird face...
Consider this: The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat weighs nearly 4,500 pounds, but thanks to a 707-horsepower supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi V-8, can sprint from 0-60 MPH in just 3.6 seconds, on its way to...
Photos provided by the owner. While it took several years for Gavin Murdoch and his daughter to restore the family’s 1965 Ford Mustang fastback – and another few years for his wife to warm up to it –...
From the seller’s description: 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk with a numbers matching supercharged V8 motor with automatic transmission and 81K miles. The car was delivered new to eastern NC and remaine...
Original owner turbocharged 1980 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This sharp, special ordered, Van Nuys built, Pontiac Trans Am is being sold by it’s...