Turning The Page To A New Chapter
A few weeks back marked my 12th anniversary as a full-time employee here at Hemmings. No standing ovations, please. It’s not that big of a deal around here, but if I write another one of these columns in 30 years, then I might reconsider. I still feel...
Market Snapshot: Affordable British Sports Cars
There is an undeniable appeal to those affordable British sports cars that arrived in the U.S. from the early 1950s all the way through the 1970s. Their designs existed somewhere between cute and sexy. The engines provided power that ranged from adequ...
Hemmings Marketplace Weekly Round Up: Three Chevrolets, Two Fords and a Porsche
We take a look at the sale of a no-reserve, fuel-injected 1957 Chevrolet Corvette, a full-size 1964 Impala SS Convertible, and a nearly new, ultra low mileage 1978 Camaro Z28. Other cars that get the in-depth analysis are a highly customized 1962 Ford...
Would You Wear this “Clown Shoe?” BMW M Coupe Now Listed on Hemmings Auctions
BMW today seems to make all sorts of cars for all sorts of buyers. They offer sedans and coupes in the 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 Series. For SUV fans, BMW offers X models in sizes 1 through 7. There are a variety of electric models, with plenty more promise...
Reality Check: The Collector-Car Market Has Reached Correction Territory
They’re calling it the “Great Reset” in the commercial property sector. In the fine art world, they are using the term “contraction.” Here in the collector car world, we might just want to call it a “reality check” as prices for our beloved vehicles a...
Now Available without a Racing License: 1995 Ford Mustang Cobra R
Ford recently introduced the bonkers Mustang GTD, a $300,000 street-legal race car with an 800-horsepower supercharged V8, aerodynamic aids that are illegal in the series it will compete in and a completely redone chassis designed to give it the best ...
Witness the Clever Engineering Found in this 1976 Lancia Fulvia 3 Coupe
Before it became part of industrial giant Fiat, Lancia had a long history of doing things its own way. Lancia pioneered such innovations as the monocoque chassis (a.k.a. “unibody”) all the way back in 1922 with the Lambda. It was also the first compan...
Long Before the Gladiator, Ford Offered this 1966 Bronco Sports Utility Pickup
Long before Tacoma, Gladiator, or even the compact Ranger, Ford offered the original Bronco with a pickup body option.From the debut year of the iconic off-roader, this 1966 Ford Bronco Sports Utility 4x4 is presently offered at Hemmings Auctions. For...
Fancy an Original-Condition Muscle Car? This 1968 Camaro Z/28 Might Just Be Your Ticket to Ride
When it comes to collecting muscle cars, you pretty much have two paths: modified or original. Take the modified route, and there is no set pattern to what you can do—the sky’s the limit. But go the original route and the path becomes a lot more narro...
What Word Would You Use to Describe this 600-hp 2009 Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe?
There are so many words to describe the Dodge Viper. Audacious, bold, brawny, loud, burly, pugnacious, and fast are a few that come to mind. Words like quiet, reserved and tame will never make that list.Though it started out a bit rough around the edg...