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Hemmings Motor News is the world's largest antique, classic, vintage, muscle, street rod and special interest auto marketplace. Known as "the bible" of the car-collecting hobby among both collectors and restorers, this 650- to 750-page monthly publication is a vital resource for buying and selling cars and parts. HMN also features the hobby's most complete calendar of upcoming events, hobbyists' legislative alerts and a listing of stolen collector cars. Hemmings Motor News was founded by Ernest Hemmings in Quincy, Illinois, in 1954. The first issue consisted of four pages, and 500 copies were sold at 50 cents per copy. Today, more than 187,500 subscribers pay $28.95 for a one-year, 12-issue subscription to HMN. An additional 35,500 copies are sold each month at newsstands and bookstores throughout the United States for $5.95 a copy. In the late 1960s, Terry Ehrich and his partners purchased the business and moved it to Ehrich's native Vermont. As the interest in car collecting and restoring grew in the 1970s and 1980s, Hemmings' advertising pages kept pace. A full-color advertising section was added in 1989 to enhance the sale of exceptional cars and to showcase special auto-related products. To satisfy the growing information needs of car-collecting enthusiasts, in 1970, Hemmings introduced a "companion" magazine, Special Interest Autos. This is the only publication in the car-collecting field which regularly road tests cars from the 1920s through the 1980s, and provides a thorough and accurate examination of all aspects of their history and development. Today, SIA continues to entertain and inform its loyal following while expanding its content to reach a broader audience. With the launch of its Vintage Auto Almanac, in 1977, Hemmings continued to position itself as the leading source for enthusiasts with its "yellow pages" of the car-collecting hobby. Now called Hemmings Collector-Car Almanac, this publication features more than 2,900 parts suppliers, appraisers, restoration shops, collector vehicle dealers, and more. Of particular interest are the extensive lists of multi-marque, single-marque and specialty Clubs and Museums which focus on vintage and special vehicles of all types. In the late 1980s, Hemmings introduced a line of collectible die-cast model truck banks. Following that, the world's first and only calendar of "Aesthetically Abandoned Ancient American Automobiles" was originally published in 1991. Comprised of 30+ photos of scenically situated rusty relics chosen each year from hundreds submitted by readers, this calendar became the progenitor of a spin-off book entitled Abandoned Autos, which features 108 favorite images from past years (now in its second printing and fast becoming a collectible piece of American automobilia). More calendars, collector-car books and other HMN memorabilia have followed. In 1998, Hemmings joined the information superhighway, launching www.hemmings.com. Today, this comprehensive web site features over 30,000 searchable ads, a listing of more than 10,000 car clubs and museums, a unique Online Car Show, an Online Dealer Showroom featuring collector-car inventories of over 90 classic car dealers coast to coast, and the opportunity to purchase all Hemmings products on line. In 2000, Hemmings again expanded its publication lineup with the launch of Hemmings Rods & Performance, a bi-monthly publication that provides technical features, in-depth go-fast aftermarket parts reviews, and an expansive listing of classifieds to meet the growing demand of street rod, muscle car, and custom car enthusiasts. This unique combination has set Hemmings Rods & Performance apart in a crowded market that desires a new communication forum. Hemmings Motor News was acquired by American City Business Journals Inc. of Charlotte, North Carolina, in May 2002, from the family of the late Terry Ehrich. Mr. Ehrich, who had served as publisher and editor of HMN for 33 years, passed away in January 2002, following a courageous battle with cancer. Today, Hemmings Motor News employs 115 people at its publishing facilities in Bennington, Vermont. HMN travels to car shows, swap meets and auctions around the country, represented by staff members from the home offices and by the nomadic pair, Leon and Eileen Desmarais, whose faces are familiar to many avid car show-goers.