Images are courtesy of Jeroen Booij, and from the Hemmings library Fans of the original BMC Mini have been educated, enlightened, and entertained by the excellent trio of “Maximum Mini” books created...
Brochure images from the collection of Terry Shea. It’s little remembered today, but the original Comet — sold through Lincoln-Mercury dealerships as a standalone model for two model years — was inte...
Photos by author. Pointblank: If you own a Volvo P1800 or are a longstanding admirer of this fascinating sports car, then you must own this book. Without question, this is the definitive P1800 book —...
In the December issue of Hemmings Classic Car, you can read all about the 1957-’58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. Two examples are featured there, one bone-stock, and one ex-parts-car brought back to li...
Art courtesy of the Automotive History Preservation Society. Here’s an ad that will get you thinking. GM’s redesigned muscle cars from each division are all in one place and all with one owner — cert...
Proposed Jim Clark Museum. Image courtesy The Jim Clark Trust. Jim Clark, widely regarded as one of the best racing drivers ever to compete, is today honored by a single-room museum in the town of Du...
Floorplan for the Toyota Experience Center, opening in Plano, Texas. Photos courtesy Toyota Motor North America. When Toyota announced its U.S. headquarters would be moving from Torrance, California,...
Photos courtesy Virginia Historical Society. While researching an upcoming story on the Kline Kar, I found some information about the car on the Virginia Historical website. The automobiles were manu...
Still image from video below. My son recently got his driver’s permit, which means a few nights per week we take a ride with him at the wheel so he can practice for his license test in December. Fort...
Marketing automobiles has certainly come a long way since the days prior to World War II. Back then, when a dealer wanted to get the word out about the cars that he was selling, he would either adver...
Photos courtesy of theLamleyGroup. To celebrate Matchbox’s 65th Anniversary in 2018, no fewer than 46 new castings are coming across the basic range and in a couple of new premium lines that will rec...
They still provide fuel for your car, but over the past several decades, the majority of gas stations have shifted from servicing cars to providing more services for the people who drive them. There ...
Still image from video below. I briefly discussed my interest in the 1962 and 1963 turbocharged Oldsmobile Jetfire in Five reasons why I want these five 1960s GM compacts for the Hemmings Daily back ...
Photo by author. I have a confession to make: I am a tool hoarder. Were I loyal to one brand of automobile or motorcycle, or even a single nationality, this would pose less of a problem, but over the...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News ; courtesy of Bruce Zahor BMW’s M3 is a car that’s spoken of in reverential tones, and if the topic of the ür-M3 arises — that being the...
Though my garb here is a little out of sync with the early-Fifties-era Hudson Hornet-powered rail my club ran at this year’s Race of Gentlemen, it’s period-plausible for my early Thirties Ford speeds...
Photos by Richard Lentinello. Back in the 1960s, and possibly the early ’70s, Lucas Electric Limited of England issued these test cards to assist owners of British-built cars and trucks with any elec...
The late day sun illuminates the grille and the concours-quality detailed front suspension of this 1969 Buick GS 400, but the importance of this photo for this article is how the side has reflected t...
Magazine ad from author’s collection. I’ve always appreciated the 1976 and 1977 Oldsmobile 442’s for their “slant back grille,” semi-fastback roof, chiseled lines, plush interior, and capable suspens...
Still image from video below. The 1964 GTO appealed to a power-hungry baby-boomer market and easily exceeded its sales projections. A new nose and tail and higher engine output made it even more popu...
1968 Fiat 500F. Photos courtesy of FCA. Introduced to the motoring press in July 1957, Fiat’s Nuova 500 was intended to bridge the gap from scooters and microcars to larger (and more expensive) autom...
Paul Glasgo’s 1967 Ram Air GTO is not only quick, but it wears its Gulf Turquoise finish very well. Photos by author, unless otherwise noted. If you have a classic car but you aren’t the original own...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Bruce Zahor The MGC was a controversial car from day one, even before it made its public debut at the Earls Court Motor Sho...
Dashboard of the 2017 Fiat 124 Spider. Photo by author. For most Hemmings readers (and staffers), it’s hard to get worked up about new cars. Perhaps it’s the fact that anything interesting is priced ...
Photos by author. My start in this business happened to coincide with the release of the Fourth-Gen Firebirds and Camaros. During those early days, one of my coworkers gave me this 1993 Camaro Z28 ho...