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BENNINGTON — History in all its shining red and gold glory — in this case a 1924 American LaFrance firetruck — is on display at the Bennington Fire Department on River Street. “This one, it’s kind of special,” said Daniel Strohl, of Hemmings Motor News, which loaned the historic truck to the Fire Department. “It was the first motorized firetruck in… Source link

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BENNINGTON – Join the biggest small-town car show in the New England area on Thursday, June 16 on Main Street in Bennington. The Hemmings’ Cruise-Ins will be held on select Thursday nights from 5 to 8 p.m. through August. A stretch of Main Street — just minutes away from the Hemmings’ Sibley Garage and vintage fuel station — will be closed for the… Source link

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Tyson Compton, president of the Huntington Convention and Visitors Bureau, welcomes guests as participants in the 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race arrive at Heritage Station for a lunch stop on Friday, June 25, 2021, in downtown Huntington. The Great Race started in San Antonio, Texas, and will finish in Greenville, S.C. Source link

The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race, which started on June 19 in San Antonio, Texas, will cross the finish line June 27 in Greenville. The nine-day, 2,300-mile adventure brings 120 antique automobiles to 19 cities across Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. 1909 Buick arrives in Eureka, California (photo provided) “We are excited to have finalized the finish in downtown Greenville, one of the most progressive and exciting small… Source link

The Mother Road lived up to its name Monday, as dozens of antique cars stopped in Sapulpa as part of a unique race. Cars of all kinds made a quick pitstop on Route 66 as part of the Hemmings Motor News Great Race. The drivers are three days into the race that starts in San Antonio, Texas, and goes to Greenville, South Carolina. “If you’re a car nut, this is the place to be,” said Richard Holmes, who is the founder and president of the Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum. Holmes is excited because… Source link

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (KFVS) – The 2020 Hemmings Motor News Great Race has been rescheduled for June of 2021. The event will still start in San Antonio, Texas, in front of the Alamo on June 19, 2021. It will end in Greenville, South Carolina, on June 27, 2021. “The safety of Great Racers, their support crews and our staff is our top priority, and we believe that postponing the event in the responsible decision with the conditions and restrictions we are facing,” race director Jeff Stumb said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Washington negotiators continued to reach for a long-delayed agreement on COVID-19 relief on Monday, but rank-and-file Democrats appeared increasingly resigned to having to drop, for now, a scaled-back demand for fiscal relief for states and local governments whose budgets have been thrown out of balance by the pandemic. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin by phone Monday evening and continues to press for help for… Source link

Sue and Joe Amenta, of Windsor, Connecticut, wear 1960s-appropriate attire as they show off their 1969 Plymouth Barracuda at the Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance on Sunday at the Charles R. Wood Festival Commons in Lake George. The couple, who won a costume contest at the show, bought the car in 1968 because they needed to replace their convertible with a hardtop when they had children. The car has 184,000 miles on it.  Source link