“Keep straight on. Let the road look after itself.”

Last week we took a look at “Sorcerer,” and this week, BigLorryBlog turned us on to another truckin’ film, Cy Endfield’s “Hell Drivers” from 1957. What at first seems to be typical mid-1950s B-movie fare actually has plenty of good reviews, based more on the plot (ex-con takes a job at a corrupt trucking firm […]

Truck farming the Dixie way

What’s a Currituck? It’s the name of a county at the extreme northeastern corner of North Carolina, divided by a sound that separates the mainland and county seat from the northern reaches of the Outer Banks. Its rich, moist soil is ideal for growing truck crops, to use the name we all learned in grade-school […]

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1980 Land Rover Series III

Ready to drive around the world? And to do it on a budget? You probably won’t find a much better start than this ex-Australian 1980 Land Rover Series III FFR, which already has some of the outfitting (long-range fuel tanks, dual batteries) done for you. From the seller’s description: original drivetrain with Fairey overdrive added. […]