Hemmings Find of the Day – 1961 Chevrolet Suburban

There’s a lot of history hidden under the surface of this 1961 Chevrolet Suburban for sale on Hemmings.com. To start with, there’s the origins as either a government vehicle (forest service, perhaps?) or military vehicle, then there’s the fiberglass panels over the windows, the Cadillac V-8 and the two-tone paint. This is definitely one of […]

Another early Checker surfaces

As anybody familiar with Checkers knows, these were not cars designed to last the ages. They were built to be used up, run hard by taxi drivers and to be replaced as needed. Thus, it’s more than unusual to find actual physical remains of any Checker prior to about 1960, and it’s downright rare to […]

Rhinebeck 2010: Be sure to say hi if you see us

a 1946 James from the ‘07 Rhinebeck Meet
Hemmings Sports and Exotics editor Craig Fitzgerald and myself will be at the 2010 Rhinebeck Grand National Super Meet at the fairgrounds in Rhinebeck this Friday.  The meet spans next Friday through Sunday and is one of the largest on the East Coast this year, with antique motorcycle […]