Hemmings Find of the Day – 1947 Ford Sportsman

Much like Chrysler’s Town and Country, the Ford Sportsman – introduced for 1946 and discontinued just two years later – is a highly desirable car today, but also one that requires a dump truck-load of skill in woodworking to both restore and maintain properly. Thus, this 1947 Ford Sportsman for sale on Hemmings.com, partway through […]

A flock of Road Runners

What’s more fun than one Road Runner? A whole flock of them cruising down a sun-baked desert highway, of course. All that’s missing from this image is a hapless coyote being run off the road by Hemi power. Automotive artist Michael Irvine is known for his prowess at capturing high-performance rides in watercolor, and his […]

Four angels from GM heaven

I, at least, wasn’t born in time to find myself enraptured by the treasures of the original General Motors Motorama as it appeared in 1953. This may be the next best scenario any of us is likely to experience. Mecum’s annual Spring Classic Auction in Indianapolis will have a Motorama-themed sale involving four spectacular GM […]