1940 Bantam BRC pilot model With Chrysler celebrating the 70th anniversary of Jeep this year, it’s worth pointing out that, according to many Jeep historians, they’re actually a year too late. Chalk it up to corporate pride. After all, the Jeep brand as it exists today traces its origins to the wartime Willys MA and […]

Ever dream of opening your own beach resort? Sure you do. Think about it: warm breezes, waves softly lapping up onto the beach, bikinis as far as the eye can see (or Speedos, given your preference), and, most important, as good a reason as any to purchase a 1964 Willys Jeep Surrey and/or a 1965 […]

One big measure of a new book once it arrives here is how much of what’s between the covers is actually new. We’re therefore pretty excited about Crown Coach Corporation, Louk Markham’s 128-page look at the dearly departed Los Angeles firm best known for its fire trucks. There’s a great deal more to the story, […]