It’s a shame the second-generation Mercury Marauder had to come about just as the earth-tone 1970s were beginning, because we see way too many of them in colors unbecoming a car with such an awesome name. It’s like giving the name “bearclaw” to a pastry. Still, the pastry is delicious, and Marauders, including this maroon-over-tan […]

We wanted to let all you folks who might be in and around the Charlotte area late this month know that our buddy Tom Cotter is preparing to host the 12th annual edition of his Woody Party on Saturday, September 25, from noon to dark in Davidson, North Carolina. You guys all know Tom, who’s […]

Inspired by Jim Donnelly’s recent profile of Chrysler turbine pioneer George Huebner in the October 2010 issue of Hemmings Classic Car, Dave Collins thought we’d like to know about a very unique turbine-powered vehicle he personally had some experience with: a 1961 American-LaFrance pumper truck. Dave recalls that it was one of three that American-LaFrance […]