We had expected to see a lot more automotive tributes to Chuck Berry following his death last weekend; after all, cars were an integral part to the mixture of influences he used to conjure up rock an...
In 1950, the novel Hot Rod, by Henry Gregor Felsen, showed young people that hopping up cars was cool, but racing them on public roads could be deadly. In the intervening years, beginning with Santa ...
1929 Ford Model A Tudor with wood gas system attached. Photos by author. The efforts to find a sustainable replacement for gasoline precede the term “e-mobility” that currently dominates press releas...
These are dome lamp covers, but from which postwar American vehicle? Photos by author unless otherwise noted. The internet is often referred to as “the sum of all human knowledge,” but from our persp...
One off-camera flash bracket + one quarter = instant screwdriver. A pair of Vise-Grips would have worked to hold the quarter too, but we didn’t have those either. Photos by author. While on the road ...
Photo by Chris McFarland. In a deal announced Thursday, January 5, Stanley Black & Decker has agreed to purchase the Craftsman brand from Sears Holdings for an initial payment of $525 million, an add...
Photos by Jake Schreiber. It’s been a while since we’ve run an installment in the “From the Toolbox” series, but we recently received a pair of photos from reader Jake Schreiber that, quite frankly, ...
We were south of Chicago on I-80, in triple-digit temperatures and bumper-to-bumper traffic, when my fuel-injected 1977 Volkswagen Scirocco sputtered, coughed, and then died in the center lane. The w...
No, this 1970 ad is not included in the Vehicle Information Kits. It’s just used to provide a compelling lead photo, since the kits were scanned in black and white. It’s very rare that anything assoc...
On the right is our Miro-Flex Model 18 Miro-Flare. On the left is an unmarked version. Note the holders for flags positioned between the reflectors. Nobody wants to imagine a breakdown, especially at...
The anodized aluminum caps in question. It’s been a while since our last From the Toolbox segment, and this one comes to us from reader Dave Wood. Dave is asking for help identifying something that’s...
In the early 1980s, this was the first book that I read to learn about how cars work and how to service them. Published by Goodheart-Willcox Co. of Chicago, this 1970 edition belonged to my father wh...
Field mouse. Photo by Martyn Fletcher. Last week, I decided that the two-year-old cabin air filter in my truck had served out its useful life and was due for replacement. Swapping it out was an easy ...
Any car repair seems wicked expensive when you get a car for three Benjamins. Take, for instance, Hemmings reader feevefeeve’s dilemma when the wipers went out on his 1961 Chevrolet Biscayne sometime...
Photography by author. One additional item I found at the flea market, in the pile of boxes destined for the dumpster that I discussed in An emergency automobilia and tool rescue effort, was deservin...
Photography by author. In “A Dog’s Life,” an episode of the classic TV show The Honeymooners, Alice adopts a dog from the pound without Ralph’s knowledge. Foraging for a snack in the icebox, neighbor...
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has been on our bucket list for years, but somehow we never seem to make it to Colorado for the Race to the Clouds. Today, the road to the summit is completely...
Like a strong foundation for a building, you need a solid base of knowledge to understand whatever it is that interests you. For us automotive enthusiasts it’s equally important to understand how all...
Jeff Yost’s 1976 Corvette. Those tires were manufactured in March of 1993, 23 years ago. Photos by Jeff Yost, unless otherwise noted. Last week, Hemmings reader Jeff Yost and I were discussing the su...
Photo by Randy Rundle. As with the previous installment, this tool (or more correctly, die set) comes to us from reader Randy Rundle. Though the scale is not provided, the largest die (on the right) ...
After years of playing whack-a-mole with electrical gremlins in my 1971 Volvo 1800E, I decided to start from scratch with a brand-new wiring harness. However, as you can tell from the nearly two-year...
Photos courtesy Reg Uren While Cobra Jet Torinos and Shelby Mustangs may get all the glory these days, the early Ford Falcons (alongside the Chevrolet Corvair and Chrysler’s Valiant) were also consid...
If ever there was an era of false advertising claims, the 1950s had to be it. It seemed as if you could have said – and claimed – anything about the thingamajig you made and market it as such. Not on...
This week’s mystery tool selection comes to us from reader Randy Rundle, who sent in a trio of vintage tool photos that we’ll be featuring in the coming weeks. First up is this strange-looking set of...
Photos to illustrate this blog were difficult to find because feature cars like these two vintage BMWs normally don’t have the issues discussed in the blog, so they don’t require the techniques discu...