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March Military Campaign – coast to coast in a Mitchell Ranger, 1909
By 1909, crossing the country was a largely symbolic gesture, especially to deliver a message. Transcontinental runs were already becoming the stuff of legend, and trains and telegraphs had already...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – Mr. Machesky’s watch
High-end watch (I’m sorry, “timepieces”) companies like to advertise to car guys, especially those car guys interested in high-end cars. There’s even quite a bit of crossover with timepieces branded...
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Cannonball Baker’s 1914 coast-to-coast trek to be retraced
Photo courtesy Don Emde Don Emde, winner of the 1972 Daytona 200, has announced a new multi-year project that will retrace the record-setting 3,378-mile, 11-1/2-day route completed by Cannonball Baker...
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Across America in a Curved Dash Olds
It’s steered by a tiller. Its single-cylinder engine makes 4-1/2 horsepower, enough to propel the vehicle to a heady 25 MPH. Suspension is by horse-and-buggy leaf springs, with no shock absorbers....
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MVPA convoy to trace Bankhead Highway from D.C. to San Diego
Photos courtesy the Military Vehicle Preservation Association. It’s taken more than five years of research in museums and libraries across the country, but Terry Shelswell said he now believes he’s...
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Four-Links – Oz Checker collector, aero Panhard, Floyd Garrett Museum, Ike...
* Around Melbourne, one Checker enthusiast, John Bell, has not only assembled a small fleet of Checkers done up as taxis, he’s also started pressing them into service, as the Royal Automobile Club of...
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Sisters’ Centennial Motorcycle Ride honors the 100th anniversary of the Van...
The Van Buren sisters on the road in 1916. Vintage photos courtesy Van Buren family. On July 4, 1916, sisters Adeline and Augusta Van Buren set off on a transcontinental journey from New York City to...
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