Highlighted Auction and Make Offer Sales from July 7 to July 13, 2024. This week’s list of highlighted sales on Hemmings Auctions and Hemmings Make Offer features vehicles from the 1930s all the way to the current century, with three 1960s muscle cars making the highlight reel. With smooth flathead V12 power and a 145-inch […]

Our family vacation to Arizona, a sunny respite from the rain and politics of Oregon, coincided with Scottsdale Arizona’s week of car auctions; I stopped in at three of the auctions and what I saw radically challenged my confidence and bank account. But, I saw some beautiful cars and trucks, and I’m glad I walked […]

“Porsche: There is no substitute.” That company tagline imparts respect for what the automaker has accomplished through the years. Along the same lines, Kevin Jeannette is clearly the most respected Porsche specialist in the world.  The owner of Gunnar Racing in West Palm Beach, Florida, Jeannette has “touched” almost every

  In January our family was at the Scottsdale car week perusing exotic cars and million-dollar classics (including a ride in my friend’s high-performance Porsche) but then vacation was over, and it was back to normal.  Since we returned from Arizona it’s only rained twice in Oregon, but each time for two months straight. And it [&hel

The Goodwood Festival of Speed, which opens today and runs through Sunday, July 14, has become a must-attend event in the automotive industry calendar. This annual motorsport event is one of a number held on the Chichester, West Sussex grounds of Goodwood House, in England, ancestral home to the Duke of Richmond. The circa-1948 Goodwood […]

Most people think that to maintain a classic car, you have to keep it clean and nice behind the doors, but that’s not entirely true. Instead, it has to do with treating and preserving the car’s engine, driving it often, and keeping the fluids in good check. Here are handy tips to help you take […]

I turned down $9,000 dollars today; the money had arrived too late. Sounds like the start of a vengeance themed mobster movie.  No, I’m not supplying the lower east side with drugs. But the $9,000 I was offered may have been tainted by addiction. The story began, as is often the case, while I perused Craigslist. 

We at Hemmings are always on the lookout for fascinating photos of derelict old cars and trucks that can potentially star in our popular annual Hemmings Abandoned Autos calendar. One of the contributors to the 2025 calendar that’s now being printed is Pedro Maya, an Arizona native who’d shared an image of a roofless, bullet-hole-ridden

When it comes to classic cars, one of the things that makes them even cooler is when they feature a limited edition dealers ‘package. Today, we are going to take a closer look at this 7,500 mile, 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS/RS Black Panther Coupe w/ a 007 James Bond Package. The Low Down The 1967 […]

(Author’s note: My pictures of cars at the ABFM are posted at the bottom of this blog, if that’s what you’re here for.) On July 29th I registered for the All British Field Meet (ABFM), a gathering of British vehicles and their owners. Exactly why is now unclear, my British sports car’s frame was coming […]

Is there a more definitive car from the Eighties than the Ferrari Testarossa? The object of desire captured in many a poster that lined bedroom and dorm room walls, the Testarossa was among a handful of headline-making supercars from the decade. With its powerful flat-12 engine and wedge-with-curves design, the Testarossa combined high style with [

I love “67 Mustang. In April, I bought one and sold it a few months later. In July, I bought this one in Butte Montana. The plan is to fix it and sell it in under 30 days. Here’s some details on the car: The chassis has 32k miles on it, garage find.   Was […]

  September 10th I successfully attended the All British Field Meet, driving my 1957 MGA; a year of hard work resurrecting a junkyard MGA came together for my pointless self-imposed deadline.  I felt success.  But, September 11th I was presented with a conundrum.  How would I protect my bare-metal car from the coming ravishes of