1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost; image by David Conwill.
In what has become tradition, following the keynote address during Saturday evening’s Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance banquet, show organizers announced the featured classes that will be honored during the 2019...
After 15 years of vision, hard work, collaboration, and divine interventions, the Thomas-Morse S-4B advanced trainer that Don Funke and the many volunteers of the Ithaca Aviation Heritage Foundation restored took to the air to the cheers of more than 2,500 spectators, and carried aloft...
During next week’s AACA Fall Meet at Hershey, Hemmings’ Executive Editor Richard Lentinello will be conducting a book signing of his recently published work, Cadillac Style.
This limited-edition 128-page softcover book profiles a variety of Cadillacs – and La Salles – from a 1909...
When it comes to old photos, there are few types of subject matter we love more than the motel-parking-lot dragster thrash. You know the shot: An entire car pulled apart, motor “yardsaled” across a few parking spots, trailer with its guts puked out onto the blacktop, and a few young...
If you’re reading this and have been poking around YouTube for the last, say, six years or so, there’s a good chance you may have stumbled across Headquake and his amazeballs radio-control scale reproduction trucks. We’ve been marveling over these things for a long time and thought, “Why...
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 the development of automotive high performance and the absolutely...
Date: March 1967
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Source: P.G. Navarro photos, via Vintage Las Vegas
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From the seller’s description:
For sale is a very special 1967 Buick Skylark. From 1967 thru 1969 Buick built the “California” GS coupe, but in 1967 they were only available through California Buick dealers, they were marketed as jr. muscle cars targeted at young adults.
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Photo courtesy Internet Checker Taxicab Archive.
Over the years, cab companies have sent entire fleets of Checker taxis — worn out to the brink of literally falling apart, rusted, and scavenged for parts to keep other cabs ticking — to the crusher. So it goes. But...
1913 Stutz Series B Bearcat. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions.
In 1911, the Ideal Motor Car Company — renamed Stutz in 1912 — demonstrated the durability of its products by finishing 11th in the inaugural Indianapolis 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, without a single...
[Editor’s note: This “Reminiscing” story, edited by Richard Lentinello, comes to us from Hemmings Classic Car reader Tom Ziem, Laguna Hills, Califoria.]
From 1956 through early 1957, I had a 1953 Oldsmobile Super 88 two-door post sedan with three-speed on the column. It was an ex-...
Date: circa 1960s
Location: Lenox Square, Atlanta, Georgia
Source: Georgia State University Library Digital Collections
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Scratchbuilt 1927 Ford Model T lakes modified for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description:
homebuilt, starting with a 2×4 frame and fiberglass body. The hood and belly pan are steel. The grille surround is a ’20s Studebaker. The gas tank is from a Case combine. The...
At Ironstone, cars stand on raised tiers. Photo by Ron Kimball Studios.
This year’s Ironstone Concours d’Elegance took place on Saturday, September 22, at the Ironstone Winery just outside the gold-rush town of Murphys, California.
Best of Show went...
1984 Buell RW750. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions.
Erik Buell’s first foray into motorcycle manufacturing came as much by accident as by design. When Barton Engineering, a manufacturer of racing motorcycles based in Pontrug, Wales, went bankrupt, Buell struck a...
A close encounter with a sapling near the driveway led to a dent and paint failure. Can Dupli-Color’s Scratch Fix All-in-1 system save the day? Photos by the writer.
Last fall, while backing out of my driveway, I managed to bump the passenger-side front fender on my ’62 Falcon on...
Date: February 1961
Location: Pelissier Street, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Source: Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive
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Mechanically refurbished 1987 Citroen C15E for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description:
one of two known to seller in North America. The Visa version of Citroen’s famed Truckette. Peugeot 4-cylinder engine, 4-speed manual gearbox. Cavernous interior with a minimal...
Photo by Casey Maxon, courtesy Historic Vehicle Association.
Bruce Meyers sees the Texas DMV’s ban on homebuilt cars as far more than just a threat to the Meyers Manx and fiberglass-bodied dune buggies that he created and popularized half a century ago. “The whole...
1957 Cadillac Coupe DeVille. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions.
Bill Pratt grew up with twin passions in his life: cattle ranching and automobiles. Success with the former (including 88 patents in the beef industry) allowed him to indulge in the latter, and, in 2015,...
Owning an out-of-the-ordinary classic, like my 1990 Nissan Skyline GT-R NISMO, brings lots of questions–usually the same ones over and over again. Photography by the author.
It’s well over a year since I put my name on the title of a 1990 Nissan Skyline GT-R NISMO...
Date: circa 1960s
Location: Columbus Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts
Source: via The Old Motor
What do you see here?
From the seller’s description:
Beautiful 1959 Edsel Corsair 2DRHT. California car and is ready for go or show. Very nice vehicle and I don’t think you will find a better one for the price. Runs, drives, looks fantastic. Simply not enough time for the number of vehicles I have – It...
Keiji and Norimi Nishimoto take delivery of their restored 1992 Mazda V Special Eunos Roadster. Photos courtesy Mazda.
In August 2017, Japanese automaker Mazda announced it would launch a unique program in its home market, offering restoration services (and an...
Enzo Ferrari, racing driver, sometime in the 1920s. Public domain photo.
From the 1920s until his death in 1988, Enzo Ferrari played a significant role in shaping the evolution of motorsports, as well as race car and sports car design. On Saturday, October 13, as...
From the seller’s description:
1969 Land Rover Series IIA “Bug Eye”
’69 “Bug Eye” Land Rover. only produced for one year (1969) before the headlights were inset and the grill became the cheap plastic kind.This Landy is well sorted out, mechanically solid, and ready to ride...
Craig in his dad’s garage with the Spirit of America mockup, holding his model of the car in its original configuration. Note that “Firestone” is painted on the front wheel. (That’s another story!) Images courtesy Samuel Hawley.
[Editor’s Note: A sort of follow-up...
Bermuda Blue 1964 Oldsmobile 98 convertible, with a single repaint, for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description:
This is a sweet cruiser. Turquoise w/ white leather interior, one high quality repaint, original color was Bermuda Blue, 394 cubic inch engine w/4 bbl, AM...
The good news? The Wild Cherry van has been restored. The bad news? Allegations that the restorer stole the van have now roiled the vanning community.
* Exactly how many Twister Special Rancheros were built? Without direct documentation, most automotive historians would...
You have questions, dear reader, we have answers. Most of the time. Y’see, Lost and Found is as much a journey for you as it is for those of us in Hemmings HQ — we’re just as fascinated by vehicles that have gone unheralded for decades and which might have unique stories to tell that...
Date: 1970s 1976
Location: Croton-Harmon station, Croton-on-Hudson, New York
Source: Photo by Bill Wilcox, via RRPictureArchives.net Jim and Chester’s Garage
What...
Sunroof-equipped 1977 Dodge Aspen R/T for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description:
The SuperPak option included; heavy-duty suspension, front sway bar, spoiler group (rear deck spoiler, front “chin” spoiler, wheel flares, black-out grille, Rallye rims, louvered rear...
Photos courtesy Lloyds, except where noted.
Presale bids for four of the cars from the collection of vehicles owned or raced by Australian legend Peter Brock have already exceeded half-a-million dollars, with one set to become the second million-dollar-plus...
Jean Knight’s 1933 Brough Superior SS100. Photos courtesy Bonhams.
In their day, Brough Superiors were the “Rolls-Royce of motorcycles,” often selling for more than the average annual British wage. Today, they’re six-figure collectibles, but in between, Brough...
Some of the video that Tom Roche and Chris Osburn of Roche Photo Collective captured of our relaunch issue feature car!
In our work producing Hemmings Muscle Machines magazine, we tend to meet some interesting people. Among them is Kevin Oeste, who, with his wife...
American Racing Equipment‘s magazine ad for its new pizza-cutter 4 x 15 magnesium frontrunner.
Here at Hemmings, we’re nothing if not steeped in history. Comes along with the territory, right? Because of what we do, our collective, tribal knowledge reaches back...
Photographer unknown: Come forward with the original and let us credit you!
Last week, we took a trip — and we use that word with a certain degree of tongue-in-cheek — back to the early Seventies and the show car scene. And what’s so cool about that movement is the...
Date: 1976
Location: Park and 155th, Harvey, Illinois
Source: Charles William Brubaker photo, via University of Illinois at Chicago
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Unrestored 1984 Oldsmobile Toronado for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description:
Offered for sale is a stunning all original 1984 Oldsmobile Toronado Limited Edition. Painted in brown with a tan vinyl top, this third generation Toronado is as nice as you will find...
Photos courtesy Beaulieu National Motor Museum.
Like many a children’s tale going back to the Brothers Grimm, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang might initially come across as airy, innocent, and fantastical — it features a singing and dancing Dick Van Dyke in it, after all...
The missing 1960 Frua-bodied VW Type 1. Photos by Bill Warner unless otherwise noted.
The Volkswagen Beetle may have been the people’s car, but its simplicity also made it the darling of designers and coachbuilders, including Pietro Frua. His Turin workshop...
Jim Benjaminson’s grandfather, Andrew Widme, purchased his first car in July of 1912 – a used 1910 Mitchell built in Racine, Wisconsin. Grandpa Widme paid $700 for the car (which sold new for around $1,300) and had a chattel mortgage on it, which he paid off in two years...
Date: 1960 (above), 1961 (below)
Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait
Source: brett jordan
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Diesel-converted 1962 Mack B85F tractor with 1950 American-LaFrance tiller-steer ladder trailer for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description:
This American LaFrance fire truck originally was part of the Philadelphia Fire Department purchased new in 1950. A total of 3...
Photos by Karissa Hosek, courtesy RM Sotheby’s.
Replicating long-lost cars is difficult; replicating Ed Roth’s Mysterion is, perhaps, a fool’s errand. Aside from Roth’s eyeball-it measurements, his casual concern over the show car’s structural integrity doomed it...
Dean Bordigioni crosses the finish line on his 1914 Harley-Davidson. Photo courtesy Motorcycle Cannonball.
A total of 107 intrepid riders set out from Portland, Maine on September 8 on a race across the country to Portland, Oregon, astride bikes manufactured prior...
Our recent story on the dubious legend of how Germany got its silver auto racing color got us looking for original source materials to see if we could establish timelines for not just Germany’s national racing color but for all designated racing colors. As the stories go, not all of the...
Date: January 1958
Location: Reyburn Plaza, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Source: Temple University Libraries Digital Collections
What do you see here?
From the seller’s description:
This is a 1984 Mini 25TH Anniversary…Stunning !!!!!
100% restoration, with full photographic documentation and receipts. No expense spared, $10,000 spent on bodywork and paint alone…The Engine and gearbox have been completely rebuilt,...
Breese Paris roadster (L) and Breese Paris teardrop roadster. Photos courtesy Bonhams.
As an automotive marque, Breese may be unfamiliar to even the most passionate Brass Era enthusiasts. Founded by an American engineer in Paris, France, in 1911, Breese built as...