The quiet about-face

For 1967, Mercury was the man’s car. Apparently for ‘68 they let any ol’ horse-ridin’, cat-ownin’ girl behind the wheel too!
So the question is, did Mercury catch hell for their ad campaign in ‘67 and try to make up for it in ‘68? Or is this just a hilarious coincidence?

A blue speedster across the Bluegrass State

The Hemmings Challenge Rally Race will begin this Sunday in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and I will be reporting from race central throughout the five-day event in addition to acting as road crew support for the Hemmings Speedster. I will be taking some photos and back-alleying to the lunch stop on each of the five days, […]

Larry Watson, RIP

Scallops, fades, kandies, panels, Larry Watson was master of them all.
Inspired by Von Dutch, but largely self-taught, Watson began pinstriping cars when he was just 16, starting with his own 1950 Chevrolet, the Grapevine. By the time he graduated high school in 1957, he had enough business to warrant opening up his own shop, where […]