Photo via The Henry Ford. As mentioned in our recent post on Edsel Ford’s first V-8 speedster, a number of other significant cars came after it, including the 1934 Model 40 Speedster – the one that s...
We know the exact date of the full-size photo below – February 13, 1982 – and the exact location – the deck of the USS Enterprise. Ronan Glon of Ran When Parked came across the color version of the p...
Many a significant car existed in multiple configurations, but there can only be one existing car, and thus it can only represent one of the multiple configurations, right? Then there’s this 1932 For...
Photos by the author. Ten years, eight months and three days ago, on October 14, 2004 (but who’s counting?), Bob Keefler, known around these parts as the man to contact if you need some quality rust,...
Introduced in 1964, the Chevelle was meant to bridge the gap between the compact Chevy II and the brand’s full-size models. Those seeking a sportier Chevelle could opt for the Malibu trim level, then...
A Rolls-Royce mustache mug. Photos by author. Automobilia comes in a variety of forms, with the most common items being vintage signs, scale models, license plates, gas pumps and oil cans. But there’...
Four-doors aren’t the only cars from the Sixties that enthusiasts and collectors often overlook: Some full-sizes tend to get the short shrift too. Take, for instance, this 1969 Ford Galaxie two-door ...
1954 Kaiser Darrin 161, serial number 161.001001. Photos courtesy Bonhams. Introduced at the 1952 Petersen Los Angeles Motorama, the Kaiser Darrin was the first fiberglass-bodied convertible sports c...
Today’s pair of carspotting photos, which came from mybelair62 on Tumblr, come with no context, so we’re left with what we can see in the photos and our imaginations. So let’s start with what we can ...
This big hardcover volume dates to 1953, published by Viking Press, and was authored by Philip Van Doren Stern. It’s a sprawling tale of the car’s history as told through photographs, ads and short s...
Think your rush hour traffic is bad? Check out this rush hour traffic from Los Angeles from the Forties. USC’s Digital Library, where we came across the photo, notes that it was taken at 5:00 p.m. on...
Debuting in spring 1970, the Grabber package added muscle car styling to the entry-level Ford Maverick, without necessarily adding performance. Featuring stripe graphics, a blacked-out grille and rea...
Debuting in spring 1970, the Grabber package added muscle car styling to the entry-level Ford Maverick, without necessarily adding performance. Featuring stripe graphics, a blacked-out grille and rea...
Image courtesy Google Street View. Despite the loss of a major financial backer for his renovation of the once-abandoned Packard plant in Detroit, owner Fernando Palazuelo said he intends to continue...
All art and photography courtesy of HotRod Jen. We first met “HotRod” Jen Thomas (née Skidmore) back in November of 2013 when writing a piece for Speedobilia in Hemmings Muscle Machines (issue #125) ...
The “Raindrop” Cadillac, beneath the barn overhang. Photos courtesy Robin Barry. In 1983, Medway, Ohio, residents Robin and Mike Barry purchased the property adjoining theirs for a single reason: Lon...
Images from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News It’s fascinating to look at Ford’s lineup for the 1980 model year and to realize that only two of the eight nameplates are still in use toda...
Longtime reader Steve Sieker of North Bend sent along today’s carspotting photo, one which his father, Larry, took in 1963 in San Diego. “There’s a little bit of something for everyone in it, includi...
Billy Durant (l) and Dallas Dort. Photos courtesy Lawrence L. Gustin. If you’re a longtime reader of the Hemmings titles, Lawrence L. Gustin should be a familiar name. A career reporter and editor of...
Photos courtesy Leon Dixon. As many of you who’ve hung around these parts for some time may know, frequent commenter and occasional contributor Leon Dixon is perhaps one of the most knowledgeable guy...
We spotted an interesting item that was recently sold on an online auction site, a Willys-Knight Moving Piston Sleeve Cutaway Demonstrator model. The model has a knob on the back of the unit for rota...
As improbable as a rust-free original-body Sixties GM truck of any sort from any part of the world is, here we see a 1965 Chevrolet Suburban for sale on Hemmings.com that meets just those criteria. N...
First offered by Lincoln Mercury dealers in 1962, the Mercury Comet had actually been designed as the entry-level Edsel. Similar in concept to the Ford Falcon, the Mercury Comet was a bit more upscal...
Most of the yearbook carspotting photos posted to Annualmobiles come from dealerships, but here we see The Pit Stop, a speed shop in Pasadena, Texas, with all sorts of goodies to offer. * What is a t...
Story and photos by Joe Essid. In part one, I looked at the reasons I decided to hunt down a rather mundane car from the Malaise Era, a ’74 Buick Apollo coupe that had features my first car, also a ’...