Chase Morsey, "The Man Who Saved the V-8," dead at 96
Posted by Daniel Strohl - Chase Morsey photo via Bob Fria. His knees shook as he sat waiting outside Henry Ford II's office. Chase Morsey, then 29 years old and less than a year into his time at Ford Motor Company, knew he was right - his research backed it up - but he still had to make his case in front of The Deuce, the man whose name was on the building, and the man who could inadvertently destroy Ford Motor Company if he didn't listen to what Morsey had to say. Fortunately, for everybody involved, Ford decided then and there that t... Read On>>
Hemmings Find of the Day - 1972 AMC Matador Posted by Daniel Strohl - Many thanks to the folks who,knowing of my penchant for Seventies Jeep and AMC products, tipped me to this 1972 AMC Matador two-door hardtop for sale on Hemmings.com. However, those same people also know that my garage is full of said Seventies Jeep and AMC products, so perhaps the people who tipped me to this car secretly lust after it themselves? And why wouldn't they, given that it's super clean, it's got that fun and funky interior, and it couldn't come in a less attention-commanding color. From the seller's d...Read On>>
Heacock Classic collector car insurance acquired by NSM Insurance Group Posted by Kurt Ernst - Ford Heacock III. Photo courtesy Ford Heacock III. Established as CollectorGuard insurance in 1990 by Ford Heacock III, Heacock Classic insurance has earned a reputation for customer service among classic car owners. On Tuesday, March 1, the company announced its sale to insurance program administration specialist NSM Insurance Group, a move that Heacock insists will result in the company's continued growth, without impacting the personalized service its become known for. For existing Heacock Classic customers...Read On>>
Does this weathervane look familiar? Posted by David Conwill - Photos by J. Daniel Beaudry If you began reading Hemmings in the 1950s or '60s, there's no doubt you'd recognize what car this interesting piece of sculpture represents. But as the hobby has shifted from the Ford Model T and Model A and what the AACA terms "Full Classics" into '50s cruisers and muscle machines, some of the early history has become a bit obscure even to the most dedicated car folk. So when Managing Editor Dan Beaudry and I stumbled upon this piece in the back room of a local antique store here in ...Read On>>
Calamity Jane - a heavy-duty heroine for the nuclear age Posted by Kurt Ernst - A restored Calamity Jane, offered for sale in Hemmings in 2011. Photos courtesy Hemmings archives unless otherwise noted. For those of us raised in the United States from the 1950s into the 1990s, the ever-present threat of nuclear war was acknowledged, but not necessarily dwelled upon. Fallout shelter signs were a common sight in cities and towns alike, and most municipalities had their own Civil Defense department, marked with the instantly recognizable blue circle, white triangle and red CD letters. Thanks to ...Read On>>
Bronx, 1974 Posted by Daniel Strohl - Let's continue our visit to New York with another couple of photos from the Historic American Engineering Record's documentation of the Bronx's Third Street El, starting with the photo above of the Fordham Road station, looking east, and the one below of the tracks at Fordham Road, looking north. And thanks to the Library of Congress, they're giant-size, so click through, enhance, and tell us what you see here. ...Read On>>
This Day in Automotive History | 3/3/1893: | Congress authorizes Agriculture Secretary J. Sterling Morton to establish ORI, the first Federal road Agency. | | 3/3/1980: | Audi debuts four-wheel-drive Quattro at the Geneva Motor Show. |
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