In a recent discussion with Bob Austin, the former head of PR for Volvo Cars, I learned the history behind the unique and very special Volvo Saved My Life Club.  I, and some of my family members, have been protected from serious injury because of the safety that was engineered into the Volvos that we were driving, so I […]

I did a double take as I walked from the employee parking lot towards Hemmings HQ on the afternoon of May 28, as I thought that I saw a silver MG F drive by, but I knew that this was an impossibility – no MGs have been imported since Henry Ford II got the last U.S.-spec MGB […]

This past weekend, I received an email titled, “Sad Day,” from the hugely talented Mike DiFazio, our former Hemmings Classic Car Auto Art profilee. Mike included an image of his newest piece, a rather touching tribute to Mercury, which was precipitated by the news of Ford’s decision to fold its middle-tier brand after 71 years.
We asked Mike about his history […]