A Curtiss in New York

Glenn Curtiss, C. 1911
Aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss’ story is long and complex, and the part about airplanes is more than we can go into here  (see the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum if you want a primer on his contributions). He was also a manufacturer of motorcycles early in his career (and the Aerocar later on), […]

Hemmings Find of the Day – Dodge Power Wagon

Yes, another Power Wagon, but this one’s a little different. Where the previous one used a civilian Power Wagon body atop a military Dodge chassis, this Dodge Power Wagon advertised on Hemmings.com goes the other way around, placing a military Power Wagon body on a civilian Dodge chassis. Barrett-Jackson plans to auction it off at […]

Amelia Island: Not just a Concours

While the auctions in Scottsdale are usually the big winter news within the collector car hobby, the pre-spring events in Florida – in particular the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance – are one of the early signals that warmer weather is on the way over here on the East Coast.
Attending this year’s four-day event (scheduled to […]