We spend a lot of time talking about the future of collector cars. And with good reason. The whole concept of a “collector car” is really a post-war phenomenon that came along with another concept th...
A brief moment when drag racing and beehives collided in full vintage glory. Ah, 1970. In Drag Racing, it was that magical period that was still everything good about the glorious Sixties, but nothin...
A brief moment when drag racing and beehives collided in full vintage glory. Ah, 1970. In Drag Racing, it was that magical period that was still everything good about the glorious Sixties, but nothin...
From the seller’s description: A real 1970 Dodge Super Bee 440 Six Pack Super Bee Coupe . One of 194 built and one of 109 four-speed equipped. An honest, unmolested car. Original matching-numbers dri...
An early catalog cover for San Francisco, California-based American Racing Equipment. One of the many benefits of the Hemmings West desk here in San Francisco, is the city’s somewhat obscure role in ...
Back in 1987, my search for a stock muscle car culminated in this 1967 GTO. Its paint was faded and the wrong color, there was front fender and bumper damage, a rusted trunk, and the quarter panels a...
From the seller’s description: 1973 Plymouth Duster: Original 340/4 speed car. Engine has older rebuild including bore, head work, cam, intake and Holley carb. Upgraded 3 core radiator with original ...
The “Best Return Road Burnout” award goes to David Bouvier and his 1968 Chevelle SS 396, our favorite Chevrolet. Photos by Hemmings staff. Since it stopped snowing in the Northeast, rain has dampened...
Sam Ballard’s 1969 Dodge Daytona as it looked emerging from more than three decades of hibernation in November 2011. Photos courtesy Sam Ballard and Holgar Kurschner, unless otherwise noted. Sam Ball...
1971 Buick GS 455 Stage 1 convertible, the only drop-top in the Matt Wagoner Collection. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Introduced in 1965 as a high-performance option package for Skylarks and Rivie...
1971 Buick GS 455 Stage 1 convertible, the only drop-top in the Matt Wagoner Collection. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Introduced in 1965 as a high-performance option package for Skylarks and Rivie...
Restored, low-mileage 1967 Plymouth GTX for sale. From the seller’s description: This is a genuine and rare 440 – 4 speed RS23L GTX built at the Lynch Road plant and documented with matching fender t...
Move-in for the 2018 Portland Roadster Show. Photos by author. Editor’s note: Don Homuth had a chance to catch the setup for this year’s Portland Roadster Show, and asked us if we’d like to present a...
All photos by the author, unless otherwise noted. Here at Hemmings, it’s not lost on anyone that car shows are the lifeblood of car culture. It’s where we all meet up, where we debut our old cars, wh...
All images courtesy of Mecum Auctions. Fans of a specific make of muscle cars can be a parochial bunch. Mopar guys have their 426 Hemis and Six Packs. Blue Oval types have their Boss 429s and Cobra J...
1970 Buick GSX print ad, courtesy of the Automotive History Preservation Society. By all accounts, the 1970 Buick Gran Sport 455 was the then-ultimate muscle car from GM’s most conservative brand, po...
From the seller’s description: 1964 GTO 2 Door Hartop ; 389 ci.; 4 bbl; 4 speed manual transmission Fresh rebuilt, original engine; numbers matching; frame off restoration. This beauty was a garage f...
From the seller’s description: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner. RM21H9A235823. Matching number 383 Magnum engine (E63) with 727 automatic transmission (D32). Odometer reads 12,118 (true mileage cannot be v...
Bookstore shelves are filled with volumes about muscle cars and the muscle-car era, but how many were written by someone who spent their entire life driving the cars, building them, and writing about...
1968 Yenko Super Camaro. Photos by David Newhardt, courtesy Mecum Auctions, unless otherwise noted. By anyone’s estimation, a 1968 Yenko Super Camaro is a rare car. Roughly 64 were built by Yenko Che...
Pontiac’s 1964 GTO—not the first muscle car. Photos by author. It is said that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Do you believe this? I do not. Having once endured a 15-hou...
Joe Oldham in 2013. Photo by Jeff Koch. Editor’s note: Author, Hemmings Muscle Machines columnist, and muscle-car authority Joe Oldham died at his Palm Springs home last Thursday. This tribute comes ...
From the seller’s description: 1972 Oldsmobile 442 W-30, Amazing sound this car is a head turner! Factory numbers matching 442 with the w-30 package. 455 Rocket v8 that is ready for both street and s...
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...
1990 Nissan Skyline GT-R NISMO. Photos by author. The details – power, production numbers, you name it – make the Nissan Skyline GTR NISMO very much a match for the Buick GNX (see the September ’17 i...