The start of the race’s 64th running in 1980. Photos courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. On May 29th, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will host the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, once consi...
Not every old Jeep has to be modified to the hilt to be cool and capable, as we see from this 1985 Jeep CJ-8 Scrambler for sale on Hemmings.com. Of course, any CJ-8 carries automatic bonus cool point...
Making the rounds this week has been this Porsche-produced video targeted to the American market showing how Stuttgart built the 356. * How many times does the narrator of this early Seventies Jeep W...
Ninety-nine percent of the cars and trucks that appear as Hemmings Finds of the Day are probably ninety-nine percent more practical than the Rain for Rent Top Fuel dragster from the mid- to late Seve...
It’s shockingly easy for a once-major road to go forgotten, as we see from a Los Angeles Times article this week about California’s Ridge Route Road, supplanted by Highway 99 and later Interstate 5 a...
Image courtesy The Old Car Manual Project. The picture tells a thousand words. Dad grins knowingly as his India Ivory over Matador Red Bel Air Sport Sedan pulls the steep grade. His wife and daughter...
Based entirely on the license plates and the campaign posters for Gabriel Piemonte, we can say with certainty that these two photos which we came across on the Duke University Libraries Digital Colle...
Sure, any new RV is likely capable enough of making a cross-country trip this summer without any issues. But apparently so can this 1972 Ford Econoline E200 Sportsmobile for sale on Hemmings.com, whi...
At one point in time, Mercedes-Benz built, arguably, the finest luxury automobiles in the world. In its postwar recovery, the automaker shifted focus towards more practical (and more affordable) fami...
Before there was a Hemmings Motor News at 222 Main Street in Bennington, Vermont, there was a Sibley Machine Shop. Today, the Sibley Shop houses Hemmings own automotive museum, which also contains a ...
Think back, back to the summer days of 2014, when we first ran a couple Vermont Landscape Change photos from Burlington’s North Avenue, showing an old dealership and a car-choked suburban-ish street....
Lincoln’s Continental disappeared from the market following the 1948 model year, and wouldn’t make another appearance until 1956, when Continental reemerged as a stand-alone marque. For those seeking...
A.J. Foyt, the 1961, ’64, ’67 and ’77 winner, at the 1977 Indy 500. Photos courtesy IMS. One of the absolutely best things about the Indianapolis 500 is the palpable sense of history that permeates t...
One good thing about the collector car hobby is this: Somewhere, there’s a car that appeals to everyone with a passion for four wheels. Shopping at an entry-level price point typically limits the sel...
1954 Mercury Sun Valley, from factory sales literature. During the dream-car days of the 1950s, it seemed as if anything could have found its way onto the car of the future. Oftentimes, some subtle v...
Two shots of California that bookend the Eighties today. Above, from the Shorpy Fan Tumblog, a circa 1981 look north along Hyde Street in San Francisco with Alcatraz in the background, an iconic cabl...
In 1989, after a 16-year absence, Japanese automaker Nissan revived a legendary performance nameplate from its past – the Skyline GT-R. Built to compete (and win) in FIA Group A competition, the R32 ...
Shelby G.T. 350, serial number 6S163. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. Before Ford’s San Jose plant transitioned its Mustang assembly line from the 1965 to 1966 model year, it supplied Shelby Americ...
It’s time to seriously consider your summer road trips, and we here at Hemmings suggest that you include a proper state or county fair in your itinerary. You remember: the rides, the livestock, the 4...
Don White (L) with USAC’s Dick Jordan. Photo courtesy USAC. Beginning in the 1950s, the Mississippi River city of Keokuk, Iowa, arguably produced more top-level dirt-track racers than another town in...
The Transaxle Era exhibit. Photos courtesy of Porsche AG. From Porsche’s earliest days, its road-going models used air-cooled engines mounted behind or just in front of the rear wheels. In 1976, the ...
The Old Motor recently dug up this Leslie Jones/Boston Public Library photo of the Rockingham Park parking lot, so no fair peeking at their comments before looking through the cars parked here to try...
Hot rods and street rods tend to evolve over time – tastes change, better components are released all the time, and builder/owners are almost never satisfied with them as-is – but this aluminum-bodie...
Saab’s 99 Turbo, a possible addition to FIVA’s historic vehicle register. Photo by twchen04. Spurred by the success of the Historic Vehicle Association’s National Historic Vehicle Register here in th...
Can-Am cars in the Corkscrew, 1973. Photo courtesy Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. How many times do you see two thunderous racing divisions both debut in the same season and, moreover, enjoy wild success...