Hemmings Find of the Day – 1975 International Scout II

We’ve recently noticed quite a few more vintage off-roaders kept in stock (or close to stock) condition, eschewing the lifts and big knobby tires so common to four-bys in the last few decades. We don’t imagine Interco’s fretting about losing its Super Swamper business, but just as with hot rods, it’s always nice to see […]

Four-wheel drive, circa 1905

The automobile was not an immediate success, as we all know. It was expensive, sure, but the poor quality of roads outside of metropolitan areas also prevented adoption of the horseless carriage by rural residents for more than a decade. Monroe Robert Grier had a solution to the latter problem – increase traction.
Born in Virginia […]