While we’ve been posting Charles Cushman street scenes for a few years now, we didn’t know much about the man until Hugo90 recently pointed out an NPR piece that gives us a little more insight into the man and his Read more
1974 Ford Maverick – Homebuilt BrawlerEvery piece of this LS-powered Maverick has passed through Russ’ hands. There’s no excuse for paying someone to work on your car when you can handle the work yourself. Sure, machine work and other aspects Read more
1941 Willys Pickup – The Comeback KidUnless it’s undergone some dramatic metamorphosis, it’s rare for a car to appear twice in a given magazine within, say, 40 years. It’s harder yet for one to return after appearing in a readers’ Read more
For those of you following our street scene series, you’re likely familiar with Art Fink’s postulation that the Ford Falcon was at one time so ubiquitous that it will appear – Where’s Waldo-like – in just about every American street Read more
Even though more “decal GT” cars from the 1970s and early 1980s have popped up in recent years as alternatives to stratospherically priced traditional muscle cars, we still don’t see much of them, and when we do, they’re most often Read more
While many a collector treats Laliques as standalone works of art, to be displayed in special cases and effectively downplaying their original use, this 1926 Lalique archer hood mascot for sale on Hemmings.com comes with something we rarely see with Read more
’78 Malibu Station Wagon – 5-DoorFind out why John’s nickname is “five door.” In 2004, John Tell of Spring Lake Park, Minnesota, wanted something that would be competitive—but also noticed—in the street-racing scene. “The choice was clearly a station wagon. Read more
’70 Yenko Deuce – Mission AccomplishedA 15-Year Search Turns Up a One-Owner Deuce In May 2012, the Chevrolet supercar world went Code Red when a man in Pennsylvania uncovered a Yenko Deuce Nova. Incredibly, the red ’70 model was still Read more
* We heard this week from Bill Jones, who wanted to share something cool that he did – a 360-degree virtual tour of the private collection of Ken and Joan Austin of Newburg, Oregon. It’s like Google Street View, but Read more
No Studes, Bulletbirds, or Falcons (sorry guys!) but today’s street scene of the construction of the First State Bank at Oak and Fourth in Abilene, Texas (now apparently a county government office complex), courtesy of the Portal to Texas History, Read more