Ray Russell’s sectioned shoebox and other modified Fords

A while back, Paul Bellefeuille let us borrow a few of his copies of Ford Times, Ford’s in-house monthly magazine that ran from 1908 to 1996, and after some perusing, we came across somebody who should be familiar to faithful Hemmings Blog readers, Ray Russell, he of the Gadabout and the hydraulic-drive and plastic-bodied cars. […]

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1937 Ford Ute

We here in the States at least know about the utes of Australia, but without having them scattered across the countryside, we’ve obviously attached no culture to them, so a few details in this Hemmings.com ad for a 1937 Ford Ute escape us. Can you Australians in the audience enlighten us: How widespread are modified […]

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 […]