In light of the Victory Liner from Santa Fe Trailways, I thought I’d highlight another leviathan pressed into homefront duty to support the troops during World War II. Crismon gives GM’s pre-Futurliner Parade of Progress van a little ink with the above photo, taken in 1941 at Fort Holabird, Maryland. He noted that a Georgia […]

Though submissions of family album car photos have slowed since the holidays, we’re still seeing a few cross our desk from time to time, such as the shot above, submitted by John Rigler of his father, Steven Rigler, in a 1939 Crosley convertible, circa 1985. If you’re a subscriber to Hemmings Classic Car, you might […]

Inspired by our recent post on the Kaiser articulated aluminum/magnesium bus, frequent blog contributor Gene Herman sent us a couple photos of another Santa Fe Trailways bus made out of an unusual material: plywood. Gene writes:
Built out of plywood during WW II in Santa Fe’s Wichita, KS., shops to conserve valuable war materiel, the Victory […]