Hemmings Find of the Day – the ShamRockAway

It was in June that we last discussed the ShamRockAway, a.k.a. Noah’s Ark, a.k.a. that big eight-legged Buick motorhome, and we’re proud to say that through the efforts of our readers, it has not only been located and confirmed to still exist, but the current owner of it has been convinced to put the ShamRockAway […]

Car Spotting – Fifties Flashback Part II

I wonder what kind of a spin Rod Serling could have put on this snapshot from the El Patio Motel in the mid-Fifties. Look at the two chaps poolside: “A relaxing moment for Fred Hall and Bill Watson. Two friends who just sat down from a tiring day on the road. Little do they know […]

The predecessor of all modern-day Eurotuners

Since first spotting the above photo submitted by twin6 to the H.A.M.B.’s incomparable Photos Taken Before WWII thread, I’ve been meaning to investigate Buford “Mad Dog” Tannen‘s front-wheel drive, negative-cambered contraption, but the caption scrawled onto the photo – “Rose’s Auto- Rose City, Mich.-Colbath Artist”  – doesn’t lead to any known automotive tinkerer. The only […]