The team of Fitz and Van (Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman) created highly praised advertising artwork for Pontiac in this era. Vintage artwork courtesy of the Automotive History Preservation Society....
Exclusive paparazzi action shot of Aaron Grote and his “Atomic Punk” bubbletop hot rod at the Playboy Mansion for Mopars At The Mansion. That’s “Grote,” not “grotto.” C’mon, man… Imagery courtesy Aar...
In 1968, the NHRA U.S. Nationals at Indy were recorded for a documentary produced by Hollywood’s Documentary Productions Inc. Not only is the hour-plus film an amazing capture of what drag racing was...
Photography courtesy of the Rocky Rotella collection. Considering the emphasis placed on eliminating impaired driving today, be it due to alcohol, drugs, or other distractions such as texting, it’s i...
We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you this bulletin! The origin of the alien device that was discovered last December and has since been variously referred to as “Arc 2 D 2” ...
Photos courtesy Evro Publishing. Over the course of a three-plus-decade career as a racing driver, David Hobbs – “Hobbo” to his friends – piloted everything from sports cars to Can-Am cars, Formula O...
When I first moved from the East Coast to California, I paid attention to the whispers of “hi-riders” I kept hearing at car shows in the East Bay region of the Northern California San Francisco Bay A...
1965 Chevrolet Corvette 396 Turbo-Jet V-8. Photos courtesy Barrett-Jackson. For a brief moment, the 425-horsepower Mark IV 396-cu.in. V-8 was top dog of available Corvette engines, producing higher o...
Photography by author. The National Impala Association Convention held in Dayton, Ohio, this past summer offered an impressive display of high-quality feature opportunities for Hemmings Muscle Machin...
Still image from video below. “Tom?” I called up to my 18-year-old son, who was in his room. “What?” he replied. “Come down to the living room, please.” “Why?” “Because I want to show you this vintag...
As the 24 Hours of Daytona approaches in a few short months, along with the Daytona 500 — the first race of the annual NASCAR season — chances are you might have wondered, from time to time, how the ...
Images courtesy of Evro Publishing. Jim Clark was widely considered by his peers and fans as the best racing driver of the era, and his death in an April 1968 Formula 2 crash stunned the world. “If i...
Photograph by Thomas A. DeMauro. Most of this past summer was spent searching for my 17-year-old son Tommy’s first car. He’d gotten his license, had a steady part-time job for a year, and had been sa...
Pirelli’s newest tire, the cross-ply Stella Bianca. Photos courtesy Pirelli. In 1927, Pirelli debuted its first modern automobile tire, developed from the lessons learned in racing. Dubbed the Stella...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News, courtesy of Bruce Zahor. The downsized A/G-body Monte Carlo was one of the most popular and ubiquitous American cars of the 1980s, and ...
Holley 4150-style carburetor, as used on the Hemmings Muscle Machines project Chevelle. Photo by Terry McGean. There’s money to be made in aftermarket performance parts. Just take a look at the recen...
Photo courtesy the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway District. Inspired by an Imbued With Hues colorized photo, The Old Motor set out to learn more about the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. In the ...
While rummaging through a box of old brochures here at HMN HQ recently, I came across this copy of Chevrolet PartsMart, circa October 1963. The PartsMart newsletter was published by Chevrolet and sen...
The 1970s were a decade of change for the sport of Formula 1, as — for the first time — driver safety became a serious consideration and big-dollar sponsorships widened the gulf between the haves and...
Coker’s headquarters in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Photos courtesy of Coker Group. Founded by Harold Coker in 1958, Coker Tire was a pioneer in supplying period-correct tires for the collector-car hobby...
Prewar Bugatti, original artwork by Wallace Wyss. Having had the unique experience of driving my Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing out of a burning building, I can add a little advice on protecting your c...
The Jason Castriota-designed Chevrolet Corvette Mantide. Photos courtesy Aste Bolaffi. Nuccio Bertone received his dying wish: The company that carried his family name survived, at least in part, to ...
The print says June 1970. And is there a better snapshot of what life was like for a dyed-in-the-seaweed-flames gearhead and muscle car freak than this? CHANGE. OUR. MIND. But seriously, just drink i...
Photos courtesy Bob Plumer collection, Lee Smith collection, Tim Costello/Mopar Collector’s Guide, Fred Engelhart, Ron Thums, Don Moats. It’s no secret that one of our favorite periods of Cardom is t...
Streamlined trains and divided highways, but oddly no airplanes, represented state-of-the-art transportation in 1941. If you’ve seen those blue “Eisenhower Interstate System” signs with the General-t...