Hemmings Find of the Day – 1963 Ford Econoline pickup

Admittedly, this 1963 Ford Econoline pickup isn’t in the best of shape. Dings, dents, rust, torn seat covers, flat paint. But we’ve seen worse, and these little snubnoses are fast becoming popular after years of being ignored and thrashed as beaters. From the seller’s description: retired U.S. Airforce SAC Dow Field,Bangor,Maine.This truck is mostly complete,down […]

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1939 Fiat NSU Roadster

It’s nearly impossible to think of two cars with as little in common as Fiat’s pre-war people-mover, the 500 “Topolino,” and that sumptuous, 21st-century chariot of the uber-rich, Maybach’s 57S. And yet, there is a link: Each was the basis of a limited-production variant produced by the German coachbuilder Weinsberg. Strictly speaking, what lies beneath […]

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1934 Ford Model Y

Following the excellent gallery of photos from the Oakland roadster show in the 1980s, we got to wondering whatever happened to most of those show cars from that era. With the amount of time and energy invested into them, they surely haven’t been crushed, and we can’t imagine many of them seeing regular street use, […]