Photo by stopnlook. If the first car race happened as soon as two primitive automobiles lined up next to one another, then the first performance modifications came shortly after that very contest. Mo...
The Miata in winter storage. Photo by author. It’s been a long, cold winter here in Vermont, and if history is any indicator, it isn’t over quite yet. While my own seasonal car isn’t a collector’s it...
Michael: Is it still all right if I call you Mike? Or do you prefer Michael? Michael: Mike’s fine if you let me call you that, too. M: Okay, then, let’s get to it. Here’s the question: Do you think w...
John Haynes, during his RAF days. Photo courtesy Haynes Publishing. When young John Haynes placed a classified ad to sell his home-built Austin 7 Special, he never could have imagined that this simpl...
Before: The dash trim pieces await clean up. Photos by author. Next time I hear those words I am going to run in the opposite direction as fast as I can. An acquaintance contacted me about seven mont...
Photos by Richard Lentinello. Back in the 1960s, and possibly the early ’70s, Lucas Electric Limited of England issued these test cards to assist owners of British-built cars and trucks with any elec...
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...
Provided photo. No factory has been constructed. No supplies stockpiled. No new engines developed, not even an LLC formed. Still, an effort to revive the two-seater King Midget will launch next month...
This week’s stumper is a pair of specialty pliers designed for a specific purpose. It performs a function that is seldom necessary today. Initially looking like 6-1/2 inch snap ring pliers, this tool...
Longtime friend of Hemmings Motor News Randy Rundle, owner of Fifth Avenue Antique Auto Parts, has recently released a new technical publication about a common problem all vintage car owners have run...
A few days ago, Kurt kicked off From the Toolbox, a series in which we show you images of a tool designed to do a particular job on a vehicle, and challenge you to identify the vehicle and the job. T...