Hemmings Motor News

Every issue is packed with hundreds of pages of auction news, car profi les, buyer's guides, restoration profiles, technical advice, event coverage, and a classified section that is THE PLACE to find high quality listings of cars, parts, and services for sale.

Turbo-Lover Confessions

'Ring, 'Ring

Thinking of Winter

Backfire • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Jim McGowan, Automotive Journalist, Hemmings Contributor, Dies After Long Illness • Longtime Hemmings Muscle Machines columnist and contributor James “Jim” McGowan, 83, died in August after battling health issues for the past few years.

1963-'64 Chrysler Turbine Car • How driveways in suburbia might've become private jet runways

A Ride in Jay Leno’s Turbine Car • The veteran comedian and ambassador for the hobby is the one and only private owner of this example

How International Might've Survived

1986-'87 BUICK REGAL GRAND NATIONAL • These forced-induction muscle machines trade hands for good money

1995-'97 Volvo 850 T-5R and 850 R • These subtle Swedish machines are fast and family-friendly

1975-'89 Porsche 911 TURBO • This boosted, air-cooled, modern classic is firmly in six-figure territory

Chevrolet SS 427 • Low production and big cubic inches were hallmarks of these muscle coupes

2026 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

Fifteen Boosted Buys • A bevy of interesting turbo vehicles from the Hemmings Marketplace

1963 CHEVROLET CORVAIR MONZA SPYDER

Hemmings Cruise Ins • The final two events of 2026 brought out crowds, vintage cars and more

New England Auto Auction • The Owls Head Transportation Museum hosts its yearly party on the Maine coast

AUCTION NEWS

HEMMINGS AUCTIONS • These vehicles reflect the activity at Hemmings Auctions and Hemmings Make Offer leading up to press time. For complete information on Hemmings Auctions and Hemmings Make Offer pricing and bidding visit: hmn.com/sellwithHemmings * Indicates vehicle sold as a Make Offer listing.

NEW PRODUCTS

BOOKS AND LITERATURE

The Long and Short of It • Editor’s Note: In last month’s Weekend Wrench, we ran a photo of a gold ’62 Cadillac pictured alongside Jim’s Morris Minor. Here is the backstory of the ’62 Coupe de Ville.

No-Fear Gearbox Basics • Vintage manual transmissions are DIY rebuildable

Brake Fluid Forensics • Tips for tracing hydraulic system leaks

Editorial

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