From the Hemmings Nation Flickr pool – cars on roofs

So while the meme might go by the name Crosleysonnastick, we can broaden that to carsonnastick and even broader to carsmountedhighforadvertisingpurposes. Though the latter doesn’t much roll off the tongue. In the broader category, then, we’ve seen a few such photos recently uploaded to the Hemmings Nation Flickr pool, including the above shot of a […]

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1919 Ford Model T

Anybody up for a jigsaw puzzle? Though the ad for this 1919 Ford Model T touring for sale on Hemmings.com at first looks like a swap meet spot at Hershey, it appears to include all the major components to piece together an entire car. From the seller’s description: 1919 Ford Touring  Parts Car:  Rebuilt engine […]

Ford Thames: As Seen With Rick Wakeman

Is Rick Wakeman really so famous that just being in his presence elevates a Ford van to celebrity provenance? (Hint: no.) And to be fair, Cheffins isn’t suggesting that’s the primary selling point of their 1965 Ford Thames 400E 10/12cwt Van. No, that would be “awesomeness,” but they do mention Wakeman and we can’t let […]