The Hemmings office is closed for the Thanksgiving weekend, but the odds are high that many of us will be still be spending our free time browsing through cars for sale online. (And if we’re not look...
It was late spring 1969. This teenage farm boy had just experienced an event that was almost the equivalent of losing his virginity. School was out and I was helping a neighbor put up a fence across ...
In the new feature film Ford v Ferrari , Matt Damon, who hails from Massachusetts, tries his hardest to “talk Texan” in his starring role as Carroll Shelby. I knew Carroll for the last half century o...
1982 Honda Motocompo scooter, ready for riding. Images courtesy Mecum Auctions. By Honda’s original sales projections of 10,000 units per month, its three-year experiment building the Japanese-market...
Looking for a pit bike or something to explore the local trails? Here’s a 1970 Honda Trail 70 for sale on Hemmings.com. Also known at the CT70. From the seller’s description: Christmas is coming! And...
Photo via Colani.org. Somewhere out there a metal figurine of a naked woman — her hair windswept back, her body prone but struggling for purchase against some hard-to-overcome force, and her left han...
All photos by Drew Phillips Every year at the Los Angeles Auto Show, local mega dealer Galpin Autos takes over a small space between the two main exhibit halls of the LA Convention Center and turns i...
1972 Citroen DS21 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Yes, I love my Citroen and you will too. The main reason I am selling is that my left arthritic ankle does not like the clut...
Photos by Michael Chetcuti. In June of 1969, under codename E18, BMW engineers took delivery of an aggressively styled mid-engine coupe for development and testing. Except the car wasn’t theirs, wasn...
I don’t even know where to begin with this blog post, because my mind is blown by the fact that a website like Kyusha Shoes exists. It’s not just a database of photos of old wheels, but a searchable ...
1915 Buick C-4 Express (top); 1928 International SF-36. Images by the author. As the holiday season nears at a rapid pace, let’s launch Season Four of This or That with a couple of haulers – ideally ...
One of nine coachbuilt examples made for President Harry S. Truman, this 1950 Lincoln Cosmopolitan Limousine is for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Coachwork by Henney Motor Co. ...
First off, props to Wray Schelin for taking on a circa-1945 Virgil Exner design as the inspiration for one of his student metalshaping projects. We’ve seen other such projects in the past – for insta...
We were talking about the hot rod revival that took place in this country some 25+ years ago (we’re not gonna call it “rat rod,” mmm’kay?) and it got us to thinking: there’s a lot more of a connectio...
Oh, wow. How often do you stumble across a snapshot that so perfectly wraps up everything amazing about America in the early ’80s? Pulling one of the greatest race cars ever built, on a flatbed trail...
Once upon a time, when you sold a car, that was the end of it. You said goodbye, it was traded in, you exchanged cash for a title from a newspaper ad, and you never saw it again. Or so I thought. Isn...
In the fall of 1955, a buddy and I were going to West Texas College in Canyon, Texas. One afternoon, with nothing to do, we decided to drive to Amarillo, about 20 miles away. After driving around for...
Photos and images via Wray Schelin. Metalshaper Wray Schelin says he can teach an absolute beginner in metalshaping how to form a car fender in just a week, and he’s decided to back that claim up by ...
Primeval “mechanic” Michael Lamm prepares to adjust the pedal linkage on his 1964 Jaguar E-Type after having a new clutch installed. I’ve been 18 for most of my adult life. But then last spring, I su...
Images are courtesy of Mitsubishi Motors Media Services As an automaker, Mitsubishi has a relatively short history in the United States, but this diversified company has been active for nearly 150 ye...
Image courtesy Bloodhound LSR. Judging from videos, the mood of the entire Bloodhound LSR team as it packed up and left Hakskeen Pan this week ran from celebratory to jovial. The jet car had performe...
Classic trucks are, forgive the pun, picking up in the market. There are several explanations: The popularity of trucks in the new market, relatively cheaper prices compared to cars that have been co...
With a deep-seated passion and life-long appreciation for automotive literature, this soft-spoken gentleman was a friend to everyone who ever met him. On Friday, November 15, the collector-car hobby ...
All photos courtesy of Ford. For the first time since the model’s 1964 inception, Ford has put the Mustang name on a vehicle that is not – at least according to previous definitions – a Mustang. The ...
The non-Z06 Corvette with a trunk. As the ad states, the rarest of C5s, this 1999 Chevrolet Corvette is for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 1999 Chevrolet Corvette FRC – fixed ro...