Photo by Geoff Hacker. Jerry Gardner — The Man Jerome B. “Jerry” Gardner was born April 9, 1934, in Saugerties, New York. He was the son of the late Edward and Anna Brandow Gardner. A veteran of the ...
PTO-equipped 1953 Willys pickup for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: xterior: • Solid body with good paint (color is yellow/cream with black fenders). • Nice underside – no rust i...
The Citroen DS had an uphill battle coming into the U.S. market for many reasons we won’t run down here. Suffice it to say, none of those reasons (save for maybe the headlamp issue) had to do with st...
The Citroen DS had an uphill battle coming into the U.S. market for many reasons we won’t run down here. Suffice it to say, none of those reasons (save for maybe the headlamp issue) had to do with st...
Galaxie-bodied full custom 1955 Ford Thunderbird for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This is a rare opportunity to own a truly unique car. It was built in 1963 by combining body ...
Left-hand-drive 1952 Allard K2 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This is an original aluminum non hit body 1952 Allard K2 Roadster chassis # 91K-2197. Imported January 10th 195...
It’s a good bet that plenty of auto renderings from 1945 until, oh, 1979 or so – particularly the far-out space-agey ones of the Fifties – operated on the designer’s assumption that nuclear power wou...
Images courtesy Ben J. Smith. Those who knew of engineer Ben J. Smith most likely knew of him for his retractable hardtop design for the Ford Skyliner, as we covered in our article on his life earlie...
Not long after we ran Peter Wozena’s minicar rendering, we heard from Scott Wozena, Peter’s nephew, who had another couple renderings of his uncle’s to share with us. “It makes me proud to see his ta...
Photos by Richard Lentinello (left) and courtesy Smith family (right). Though best known for designing the complicated but functional retractable hardtop system that went into the Ford Skyliner, engi...
Lowered 1957 Rambler Custom for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Sporting the factory ” Plum” metallic paint , with Black and white accents, this car surely draws a crowd. The bod...
…the result might look a little something like this rendering that Pete Wozena drew, dated May of 1956, which we came across in the Cooper Hewitt collections. The LaSalle II reference, by the way, is...
In need of restoration 1954 American LaFrance for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: The engine still runs, but the truck is in need of some work to get it to the point of driving i...
Over the holidays, it seems some thieves in Moscow decided to treat themselves to a Christmas present: Stalin’s ZiS-115 armored limousine. Local media say the vehicle belonged to the head of security...
Reproduction body 1957 Byers SR100 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: newly built Byers SR100 body fitted to a modified Corvette C3 chassis. This package was prepared with the f...
Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News. It may come as a surprise today, but Austin of England was one of the largest importers of cars to America in the years following World...
Restored 1953 Glasspar G2 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This car is a G2 from 1953 fitted with a V8 Flathat engine and Edmonds cylinder heads. The car has just joined a Ful...
All images courtesy Fred Hudson. In 1956, with the Studebaker-Packard merger complete and the new company looking to bolster the buying public’s confidence in its ability to build and sell cars that ...
Dad’s 1950 Chevy didn’t have fender skirts or whitewalls…only a radio and heater. Images via Hemmings archives. As Dinah Shore belted out “ See the USA in your Chevrolet,” I felt pride in Dad’s 1950 ...
With every new Ghostbusters film, it seems we’re introduced to yet another incarnation of the Ecto-1, perhaps the world’s most famous Cadillac-based hearse. Except the latest version, as seen in the ...
Terrier-chassis 1957 Falcon Mk II Competition Sports Racer for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This 1957 Falcon MKII Competition Sports Racer is a factory built race version with...
SSR-chassis 1950 Chevrolet pickup for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Sits on 2004 Chevy SSR chassis sporting a 325 ci Vortec V8 with 300 hp and 335 lb/ft torque Vrated 205/50 Ha...
First off, props to Wray Schelin for taking on a circa-1945 Virgil Exner design as the inspiration for one of his student metalshaping projects. We’ve seen other such projects in the past – for insta...