• Automotive News
    The first modern IHC truck – International Harvester’s “Slope Hood”

    Octane press has sent us a few more bonus stories that didn’t make the book’s final cut; this one focuses on the first “modern” International truck, the 1915-’23 “Slope Hood.”  Photo from John Glancy’s archives. Editor’s note: Jim Allen and John Glancy’s forthcoming book, the International Scout Encyclopedia, promises to cover everything a Scout enthusiast […]

  • Automotive News
    Mustang Club of America celebrated its 40th anniversary at Indy

    A total of 13 cars and 30 people attended, but in the four decades since, the MCA has grown considerably larger, now including 190 chapters in countries around the world. On September 1-4, the club will hold its 40th anniversary meeting at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and this time around, roughly 2,000 cars (and considerably […]

  • Automotive News
    Restored or restomodded Corvette? Denver auction proves appeal of both

    Conventional wisdom says that a restored-to-original-specifications car will almost always retain more value than a restomod, which, typically speaking, is built to address a specific owner’s styling and performance tastes. Last weekend’s Mecum auction in Denver, Colorado, showed that both camps have strong devotees; of the five Corvettes in the sale’s top-10, three were restorations, […]

  • BMW
    1954 Volvo PT21 Sugga – Hemmings Find of the Day

    From the seller’s description: between 1953 and 1958. There is probably less than 6 existing in the US which make it one of the rarest SUV in the world. Beautifully restored as close as possible to original. Original engine fully restored as well, 90 HP 3,7 liter in line 6 cc mated to Volvo E9 […]

  • American Car
    1988 Oldsmobile full line brochure – The Tenth Decade

    Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News Representing the latest and greatest GM had to offer was the front wheel-drive, aero-styled Cutlass Supreme Coupe, which shared its GM10 W-body platform and characteristic B-pillar-mounted vertical door handles with the equally new Buick Regal, Chevrolet Lumina and Pontiac Grand Prix coupes. The Cutlass Supreme’s floating […]

  • Auto Tech
    When it comes to tires, how old is too old – Open Diff

    Last week, Hemmings reader Jeff Yost and I were discussing the subject of tires and collector cars. When Jeff purchased his 1976 Chevrolet Corvette through a Hemmings ad in April of 2016, he thought it would be a good idea to check the age of the tires on the car, a set of pristine B.F. […]