Mikkola in Portugal

Another one from the Ford media archives, depicting Hannu Mikkola and Arne Hertz in a Ford Escort RS1800 in the 1979 Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto. Mikkola went on to win this particular rally and made an excellent showing in that year’s WRC standings, coming in a very close second to Björn Waldegård (who […]

Petty Driving Experience – Charlotte

Some of you may have read the article in the August Hemmings Motor News about my opportunity to drive a NASCAR race car at New Hampshire International Speedway last fall. In the article I mentioned I would be trying it again at a bigger track this summer. Last weekend was my second go round at […]

Six Degrees of Automotive Separation – Diamond T

I don’t know why, but Diamond Ts are inordinately popular around these parts. I also don’t know why I haven’t yet based a Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation Challenge around the marque yet; we’ve used the big Ts as intermediate connections, so we already know that they’re pretty well connected to the rest of […]