Clik here to view.
Great Race update: day fourteen, finale
From Janet, our Great Race navigator and on-the-road correspondent: We did it! We finished the race and finished better than last year; we came in 53rd place (last year we came in 61st). Our last race...
View ArticleClik here to view.
newest addition to the Hemmings fleet, a Ford speedster
The big boss, Hemmings Publisher Jim Menneto, took off last weekend, leaving us to our own devices (kegger!), while he headed to Texas to pick up the above 1932 Ford speedster and add it to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hemmings Speedster sees a few new changes
New company lettering and hood emblems have been added. As Dan mentioned earlier, Hemmings’ newest addition, the 1932 Ford speedster, has been raced before and doesn’t need a whole lot done to it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hemmings Speedster update – skip-tracking
As I mentioned previously, the speedster had a few issues that needed taking care of before race season. The biggest concern was the ignition coil. Jim Menneto said the car seemed to have a skip when...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hemmings Speedster revisited
Driver’s side bracket already starting to break Both of the taillight brackets on the speedster were made of flimsy sheetmetal, and with the suspension system as it is and the type of driving it will...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hemmings Speedster more updates
Well, we THOUGHT it was ready to race. Our speedster will not sit idly by this winter awaiting racing season. Master mechanic and Hemmings Motor News columnist Jim Howe discovered a few things that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hemmings Speedster gets R&R and upgrades for the Coker Challenge
After completing the 2012 Hemmings Motor News Great Race, the Hemmings Ford Speedster had a few issues we needed to address before we could enter it in the recent Coker Challenge. We had two instances...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Race of Gentlemen brings racing off the bench and onto the beach
Photo courtesy of Parker Gyokeres and Photonemotion. Ever walk out of a killer concert with your hearing muffled and still tingling with great tunes? Well, that’s how this Hemmings editor’s whole body...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hemmings Find of the Day – 1941 Ford speedster
No, it doesn’t have any known history from before its basket-case days. No, it probably won’t win too many beauty contests, and no, it’s likely not the safest old car on the road. But that all...
View Article
