What’s maddening about this photo of an amphibious automobile from the George Grantham Bain collection in the Library of Congress archives isn’t that it’s presented in the archives without context – we can easily find out the who, what, when – it’s that, despite all of our research, we still don’t know precisely why this […]

Over on the excellent Vintage shots from days gone by thread on the H.A.M.B., jalopy junkie recently posted this vivid photo of the grand opening of a place called Shoppers World. He didn’t provide any context, however, so we’re left only with what we see in the image itself to determine when and where the […]

In our best recollections, we’ve never seen a modified Kaiser Darrin, and we’re pretty sure we’ve never seen an abused and neglected Kaiser Darrin. For anybody looking to purchase one, then, you’re more likely than not to find one that won’t need much work to become presentable at shows. However, you’re not as likely to […]