Where other, larger, funeral cars end up with funky profiles to fit the body style, this 1940 Ford appears to have a roofline lifted straight from its coupe and thus looks more organic than most Cadillac or Packard-based flower cars. Though, that begs the question makes one wonder: When this was new, who would have […]
Over the last decade or so, we’ve seen quite a few homebuilt hot rods using quarter-elliptic springs. For a very light and simple vehicle, even semi-elliptics represent too much weight and complexity, and quarter-elliptics offer much lower axle location. Of course, nothing’s new under the sun, as we see from these photos sent in by […]
We’ve just heard from organizer and Hudson godfather Jack Miller in Ypsilanti, Michigan, who tells us that the Orphan Car Show, flooded out by downpours that thudded out of supercell thunderstorms two weekends ago, is back on. The new date is Sunday, September 26. The location is the show’s longtime home, Riverside Park in Ypsilanti.