Hey, a piece of auto-related pop culture ephemera that didn’t come from diskojoe! From back in the early days of Saturday Night Live (Season 1, Episode 10, 1975) comes “Mechanics Bedtime Story,” a skit featuring Dan Akroyd as a somewhat believable mechanic. Akroyd’s played quite a few characters heavily involved with old American iron: He […]

Longtime readers who receive the next issue of Hemmings Sports & Exotics (Feb 2011, on sale shortly!) may get a sense of de ja vu when viewing the next cover: the lovely Alfa and BMW pictured there have, indeed, been featured previously. Lest anyone think we’re slacking off and can’t find different cars to feature, […]

Photo by Mark McCourt Word comes from Bud Ward in Arkansas that “Bud has canceled all auctions due to ongoing divorce.” We’re darn sorry to hear that, as not only was Bud Ward a sponsor of our Concours in the past, but they was good people, too, and Bud & Co. spent time at Hemmings […]