Photo by Chris Shervey. With the entirety of the Alaska Highway now paved, it may no longer prove necessary to traverse it in a four-wheel-drive vehicle, but a group of Jeep owners plans to do just that anyway later this year to celebrate the highway's 75th anniversary. First proposed around 1930 as a means of spurring economic development in the territory of Alaska, the concept of a highway connecting the continental United States with Alaska got sidelined over the next decade or so due largely to the Depress
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To celebrate 75th anniversary of Alaska Highway, group of Jeep owners plan to drive its entire length

To celebrate 75th anniversary of Alaska Highway, group of Jeep owners plan to drive its entire length
Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo by Chris Shervey. With the entirety of the Alaska Highway now paved, it may no longer prove necessary to traverse it in a four-wheel-drive vehicle, but a group of Jeep owners plans to do just that anyway later this year to celebrate the highway's 75th anniversary. First proposed around 1930 as a means of spurring economic development in the territory of Alaska, the concept of a highway connecting the continental United States with Alaska got sidelined over the next decade or so due largely to the Depress... Read More
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Hemmings Find of the Day - 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A

Hemmings Find of the Day - 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A
Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A for sale. From the seller's description: After 36 years of ownership, it is time to move on. This is a real Challenger T/A. It does not have numbers matching engine (it was gone when I bought the car in 1981) although it is a 340 block and heads. The body and suspension were finished in 1988. I rebuilt the engine in 2006 with a stroker kit; it is now 420 c.i.d. (I do have the original steel crankshaft for the engine), very strong, lots of torque. The original functional 6 Pak is on the eng...Read More

Luxury fit for a king - the Duchess Cadillac to be featured at Amelia Island

Luxury fit for a king - the Duchess Cadillac to be featured at Amelia Island
Posted by Kurt Ernst - The Duchess Cadillac. Photos courtesy Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, unless otherwise noted. Edward VIII was, briefly, the King of England, but his love for twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson prompted the monarch to abdicate the throne after serving for just 11 months in 1936. Following their marriage, the pair became the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, with residences kept around the globe. In New York they maintained a suite at the Waldorf Astoria, and in 1941 took delivery of a bespoke Cadillac ...Read More
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27 Pontiacs and 27 Tempests were awarded in General Mills "Big G" cereal contests for 1961

27 Pontiacs and 27 Tempests were awarded in General Mills
Posted by Thomas A. DeMauro - Artwork provided by the Automotive History Preservation Society. This ad makes me envious that I wasn't around to participate in the contest, but I can't change the fact that it took place six years before I was born. Generals Mills and the Pontiac Motor Division conspired to create a contest whereby 27 first-place winners would receive new Pontiacs. Winning one car is amazing enough, but what makes this one even more remarkable is that these winners also received a new Tempest. That's what it says, two cars f...Read More

Detroit, 1955

Detroit, 1955
Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1955 Location: I-94 and M-10, Detroit, Michigan Source: gsgeorge on skyscraperpage.com What do you see here?...Read More
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