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Trucks figured prominently in our last late 1940s look at Boston, and while not so prominent in this 1949 photograph of Dock Square and North Street, courtesy the City of Boston archives on Flickr, plenty still roam the streets alongside Read more

This 1953 Jaguar XK120 for sale on Hemmings.com is indeed a beautiful car worth highlighting here, but we’re just as impressed with the beautiful photos and comprehensive description. If you’re looking to sell your car online anytime soon, you’d do Read more

1950 Hudson Commodore 8 convertible brougham. Photos courtesy Auctions America. For more than 50 years, John Soneff not only kept the Hudson flame alive at his garage in Denver, but also coordinated and conducted collector car auctions all over the Read more

SPAAMFAA’s 2012 National Muster. Photos courtesy Dan Jasina. So what does one do at a convention of vintage fire equipment? As with most classic car events, there are scheduled tours (with a heavy emphasis on fire museums), seminars, a flea Read more

Following Vintage Clippings parts I, II and III, this is our final installment of vintage automotive advertising, clipped by my father from crumbling, half-century-old copies of The Marlborough Record that were found in a box in his parents’ attic. The Read more

On April 16, 1908, Oakland sells its first car to a private buyer. Oakland ran independently for less than a year before it was purchased by Billy Durant and absorbed into Durant’s holding company, General Motors.