A few months ago, in the Lost and Found pages of Hemmings Classic Car, we began the hunt for the remaining Mechanix Illustrated Specials, a type of do-it-yourself car that capitalized on the late 1940s/early 1950s sport-special craze, but which combined elements of early kit car building, hot rodding and junkyard digging. Mechanix Illustrated offered […]

Ah, fickle fame. We’ve heard many stories about what happens to the cars from Overhaulin’ after their 15 minutes of fame. Some people can’t afford the insurance on them after they’ve been tarted up, while some people didn’t appreciate the modifications made to their cars. Of course, others could very well just be concerned with […]

Harold Cleworth is a name familiar to aficionados of fine automotive artwork, and to faithful readers of Hemmings Classic Car alike.  You may  recall Harold from his September 2006 Auto Art profile, and we’re pleased to congratulate him on his noteworthy contribution to this year’s edition of the incomparable Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance: the official event […]