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Date: December 1948 Location: Division Avenue and Wealthy Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan Source: SeekingMichigan, via BigCheese327 What do you see here?
Fully documented big-block-powered bench seat 1970 Pontiac Laurentian for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: The original owner lived in the north, but wintered in Florida. He needed a new car that would be a comfortable Interstate cruiser for the long haul to Florida. He was also a Pontiac Read more…
Images courtesy American Dreaming. If Mercury was to succeed with its own pony car, greenlit after the successful launch of the Mustang, it would need an entirely new aesthetic, not just a nose job for the Mustang. Thus Mercury brought in a number of designers with fresh ideas, among them Read more…
A single-cylinder 1908 Brush is among the oldest trucks to be displayed. Images courtesy the Gilmore Car Museum For all its popularity today, the pickup truck has not always been highly cherished in the past, with many examples used up and tossed way, and sadly little done to celebrate its Read more…
In the last few minutes of direct sunlight, this photo was taken. Notice the intense directional light and how the grille and front suspension details pop. The exposure info is F8 aperture with a 1/80-sec shutter speed and ISO 100. (None of these three photos have been Photoshopped. This way Read more…
Date: circa 1970s Location: Villa Park, Illinois Source: Villa Park Historical Society What do you see here?
Desert Rose 1956 Chrysler Windsor Town and Country station wagon for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: The color is Desert Rose, and while it’s technically ’50s pink, it works extremely well here. The car was repainted at some point, but the paint is showing some age, so it Read more…
1941 Packard One Eighty Convertible Victoria by Darrin. Photos by Ryan Merrill, courtesy Auctions America. Howard “Dutch” Darrin was as adept at marketing as he was at design. His relationship with Clark Gable, along with a bit of savvy product placement, helped Darrin strike a deal with Packard that ran Read more…
A circa-1959 Stanguellini Formula Junior runs at Lime Rock. Photo by Mike Bumbeck/Hemmings. As is often the case with the various events that crowd the calendar for automotive enthusiasts on the Monterey Peninsula in August each year leading up to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Read more…
This Ford Model T speedster should be out plying the roads but it has insistently been a garage queen since completion. Images by the author. Recently, my Barnstormers clubmate Bryan and I decided to tackle getting his Ford Model T speedster ready for the upcoming driving season. Bryan has had Read more…