Photo by Rachel Knickmayer. On the heels of a bill intended to preserve Route 66 comes another piece of legislation that would secure National Historic Trail status for Route 66 and that would theoretically help preserve and rejuvenate the Mother Road. H.R. 801, which Representative Darin LaHood of Illinois introduced earlier this month, would amend the National Trails System Act of 1968 to include Route 66 as the country's 20th National Historic Trail. According to a statement LaHood released regarding the bi
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Route 66 suggested for country's next National Historic Trail

Route 66 suggested for country's next National Historic Trail
Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo by Rachel Knickmayer. On the heels of a bill intended to preserve Route 66 comes another piece of legislation that would secure National Historic Trail status for Route 66 and that would theoretically help preserve and rejuvenate the Mother Road. H.R. 801, which Representative Darin LaHood of Illinois introduced earlier this month, would amend the National Trails System Act of 1968 to include Route 66 as the country's 20th National Historic Trail. According to a statement LaHood released regarding the bi... Read More
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Hemmings Find of the Day - 1980 Chevrolet Corvette

Hemmings Find of the Day - 1980 Chevrolet Corvette
Posted by Kurt Ernst - >From the seller's description: 1980 Chevrolet Corvette This car is a low mileage gem showing just over 27,000 on its odometer. It is factory stock Tuxedo Black with red leather seats and new, matching carpeting and floor mats. The car has mirror-tinted glass t-tops and a nice case to store them in while you are out enjoying the sun-shine. The engine is the L-82, 350 Cubic Inch, numbers matching, original V-8 with a Turbo Hydromantic. It has been upgraded with a 4-barrel Quick Fuel carb, Edlerbrock intake mani...Read More

Oregon's $1,000 impact tax on 20-year-old vehicles spiked soon after introduction

Oregon's $1,000 impact tax on 20-year-old vehicles spiked soon after introduction
Posted by Daniel Strohl - Chevrolet pickup in northeast Portland, Oregon. Photo by Tony Webster. Multiple Oregon state legislators said over the weekend that they would not allow a bill that would introduce a $1,000 impact tax on any vehicle older than 20 years to become law. Introduced by the state's House Committee on Revenue last Thursday, H.B. 2877 would have imposed the tax every five years on 20-year-old and older vehicles registered in the state. The only exemption the bill made was for vehicles registered as antiques. Revenue f...Read More
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Open Diff: The repair path of least resistance

Open Diff: The repair path of least resistance
Posted by Kurt Ernst - 2000 BMW R1100R instrument panel. Photo by author. In a perfect world, replacement parts for all our vehicles would remain available indefinitely. Ours, however, is not a perfect world. Last summer, the analog clock on my 2000 BMW R1100R, positioned above and between the speedometer and tachometer, stopped working. Were the hands frozen in place, this would prove to be a minor annoyance, but instead, the hour and minute hands seem to have taken on a mind of their own, jerking, dancing and moving unpredictably ...Read More

Amherst, Massachusetts, 1950s

Amherst, Massachusetts, 1950s
Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa late 1950s Location: North Pleasant and Amity/Main streets, Amherst, Massachusetts Source: via Mike Burke What do you see here?...Read More
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