Photos courtesy the Patrick Foster collection, unless otherwise noted. As we saw in chapter 12, the Senior Jeep models, namely the Wagoneer, Cherokee and J-Series truck were offered from 1973 with Bo...
Rust-free 1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: I purchased it in September 2017 in the Pacific Northwest and drove cross country to Michigan where i...
Images via Victoria and Albert Museum. More than a century after the automobile became a staple of daily life, it has shaped modern society both directly (for instance, the rise of the suburb) and in...
From the seller’s description: 1977 Ford F150 , Meet Moose. This was my Mom’s truck, and nobody ever got around her in traffic! After moving to the metro area, driving a T1000, she went shopping for ...
Photo by GmanViz. Though Craig Corbell said he got to within a year of putting prototypes for his Cord revival project on the road, he’s decided to drop the project altogether and put the rights for ...
The 1909 Maxwell DA in the Sibley Museum at Hemmings World Headquarters in Bennnington, Vermont. Photo by the writer. It’s appropriate to begin with this car because it is the genesis of this series....
Restored 1963 Silver Streak Sabre for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 22′ travel trailer by Silver Streak of El Monte CA. – back to original condition – no modifications – all or...
From the seller’s description: Super Rare 1958 Oldsmobile Super 88 Fiesta 4-Door Hardtop Station Wagon Unbelievable amount of Chrome and Coolness! Nearly impossible to find, and even harder for peopl...
Matt Anderson at The Henry Ford, which has a Star Trek exhibit running from this weekend through September, took a look at the various classic cars that appeared through the original series’ run. Who...
Photo by Thomas Hawk. For 20 years, those looking to revitalize Route 66 have relied on a relatively modest trickle of money from Congress to accomplish their goals — a modest trickle that will soon ...
Neat setup, right? Not with those matching front and rear tires, it’s not! This just will not stand… If you’ve been following along with Hemmings’ digital content and stories, you may have spied a pa...
Date: circa 1966 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Source: via The Old Motor What do you see here?
1974 Triumph TR6. Photos by Jeff Koch. To be clear, the Triumph TR6 — which debuted in late 1968 as a 1969 model — was not in any way groundbreaking or revolutionary. While its bodywork was (mostly) ...
Photo by whizchickenonabun. My native land, Ohio, has eliminated the requirement to have a front license plate as well as a rear plate. Good for you, Buckeyes, I guess. Now tell me why? The push for ...
Date: June 1976 Location: Interstate 5, Seattle, Washington Source: Werner Leggenhager, via Seattle Public Library Special Collections What do you see here?
1995 Oldsmobile Aurora. Photos courtesy General Motors LLC. As the 1990s dawned, Oldsmobile – then America’s oldest automotive brand – was in crisis. Sales were declining, its buyers were aging, and ...
From the seller’s description: 1951 Pontiac Sedan Delivery : One of the rarest early 1950’s Pontiacs extant. Only 1,382 units built in 1951 model year. Massive straight eight engine rebuilt in 2000 a...
Watch any televised auction coverage or read recaps of the big-name sales these days, and its easy to believe that collector cars are priced beyond the means of the average hobbyist. Nothing could be...
Date: 1967 Location: Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana Source: Ball State University Digital Media Repository What do you see here?
Brooks Stevens’s Sceptre concept, designed for Studebaker. Photo courtesy Milwaukee Art Museum. From its start as a manufacturer of horse-drawn wagons to its demise as an independent automaker compet...
Restored 1952 Willys Aero Ace for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Restored in 2005. Bare metal respray. Interior replaced at the same time. Good running original engine and smoot...
Restored 1954 Willys Aero Ace for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Restored in 2005. Bare metal respray. Interior replaced at the same time. Good running original engine and smoot...
Photographer Lilia Li-Mi-Yan spent about a week in Armenia a few years back documenting Armenians’ love of their ErAZ vans, vans whose names resemble the Armenian word for “dream.” Built to resist, t...
About 100 Corvairs take part in Springfest every year, from mild to wild and everything in between. Photography by author. For 35 years Corvair owners in the Southeast have been getting together in t...
Date: October 1962 Location: Centerport, New York Source: Robert E. Fogarty According to Robert, this photo was of the annual Bella Vista Rally. What do you see here?