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From these photos of downtown Port Arthur, Texas, in the 1950s that we came across on the Portal to Texas History, the town sure seemed lively – at least, a lot livelier than the same two scenes appear today. Above, we have an appliance store on the 700 block of Read more
Much like American pickups, Australian utes were rarely purchased as much more than workhorses, destined to get beat up and tossed to the side when they outlived their usefulness. Perhaps this flathead-powered 1933 Ford roadster ute for sale on Hemmings.com may have been spared and ultimately restored, however, due to Read more
1956 Plymouth Plainsman. Photos courtesy Auctions America. The allure of the West has fascinated Americans ever since Lewis and Clark returned with tales of its unspoiled beauty, and the 1950s once again saw a renewed interest in Western themes. Dave Scott, a designer working for Virgil Exner in the Plymouth Read more
Photo by the author. Vintage ad from the author’s collection. Note: I write up driving impressions of virtually every car I photograph, within a couple of days of the drive, so everything is fresh in my memory. Occasionally, because of the constraints of format (ie, buyer’s guide) the prepared text Read more
Perhaps what’s more amazing about this 1975 Pontiac Ventura Custom for sale on Hemmings.com isn’t that it has survived nearly 40 years without rust or other damage, but that nobody decided at some point to turn it into a street machine, as was the fate of many a Seventies GM Read more
Typically we don’t run single-page articles in our SIA Flashbacks; we prefer to provide the more substantive articles with driving impressions or extensive histories. We’ll make an exception this week, however, with a tribute to Arch Brown from his longtime collaborator, Bud Juneau, from SIA #183, May 2001, giving some Read more
Fox platform Mustangs are a bit like Laphroaig single-malt scotch whisky, steak tartar or the films of Quentin Tarantino: Love them or hate them, very few people are indifferent about them. By the standards of the day, these Mustangs were strong performers with tasteful styling, which explains why they remain Read more
* So far, it’s been a pretty good year for Bruce Meyers. His original Manx dune buggy has been added to the National Register of Historic Vehicles, and he’s going to tackle the Mexican 1000 one more time. Blake Z. Rong over at Autoweek penned quite the profile of the Read more
Ads from the author’s collection. [As you read this, the June 2014 issue of Hemmings Motor News has just hit the newsstand, and in it is a story about acquiring vintage 8-track tapes for display or to actually use in your classic car. We thought we’d also offer here a Read more
Mmmm, Alaskan salmon. Funny that the citizens of Juneau, Alaska, put that Salmon Derby sign where they did, at the intersection of Franklin and Front, where cars immediately had to start swimming upstream, as it were, to climb the Franklin Street hill. This photo of the intersection by Elisabeth Meyer, Read more