With educations in both engineering and auto design burning a hole in his head, along with the joyful determination of youth, Bob Johnson set out to build himself a car. It was 1966, and Bob had just finished two years at the Art Center School in Los Angeles when he decided he wanted to pursue […]
While researching the plywood cars of Ray Russell last week, I came across another unique photo from the December 1945 issue of Popular Mechanics, reproduced above, showing a couple men from the 478th Air Service Squadron with their “streamlined Jeep,” the product of spare time, a wrecked Jeep and a couple crashed airplanes. “They made […]
I have a feeling RM Auctions is totally baiting us into featuring this 1938 Longhorn as a Hemmings Find of the Day, but I’m totally taking the bait anyway. It’s scheduled to cross the block at the company’s upcoming Pate Collection auction June 4-5 in Cresson, Texas, and it’s being offered at no reserve. From […]