(first posted 2/2/2018) I ran across this ad recently which prompted me to learn a little about these neat garden tractors Ford offered from 1972–1983.
(first posted 11/13/2017) Darlene Dorgan was a 5′-2″ tall, 110 lb. spark plug of a girl who graduated from Bradford (Illinois) High School in 1930. Although […]
(first posted 10/31/2017) In 1949, Volkswagen officially began exporting the Type I to the United States, which, in ‘Deluxe’ trim, featured a few more color options over the […]
(first posted 9/28/2017) Kewanee, Illinois is recognized as the “Hog Capital of the World,” and actually was just that back in the late 1940s when the town processed […]
(first posted 7/23/2017) “Knee-high by the Forth of July” is a saying that’s become obsolete out here in the Middle West, the heart of corn and soybean country […]
(first posted 7/5/2017) It’s not uncommon to see Craigslist ads with improperly identified vehicles, but this one’s sitting in front of one of the mid-sized used car […]
(first posted 8/12/2012) I keep scoring big at my favorite local garage… I noticed this 1968 Imperial convertible when I had some work done on my beater farm […]
(first posted 1/28/2013) The Chevrolet Vega’s genesis goes back to the fall of 1959, a point in time up to which the compact car market was primarily served by imports […]
(first posted 4/15/2016) “In fiction and folklore, a Doppelgänger (‘double-goer’ in German) is a look-alike or double of a living person, sometimes portrayed as a paranormal phenomenon, and in some […]
(first posted 3/9/2013) The Wikipedia synopsis of John Steinbeck’s final novel, The Winter of My Discontent, reads: “Feeling the pressure from his family and acquaintances to achieve more than […]
(first posted 8/23/2015) We’ve spilled a lot of pixels on these pages reviewing retro styled cars such as the Thunderbird, Fiat 500 and Beetle, among others, but did you know the trend […]
(first posted 7/4/2015) Happy Independence Day, America! 1976 was a big year for America, and numerous companies got into the spirit of things with Bicentennial-themed products. We’ve covered several of […]
I pass this lot on my way into town, and noticed with interest as it began filling up with derelict cars last summer. Then it dawned on me that many […]