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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1. Hershey, Pennsylvania — AACA Museum, 100-plus cars. Cruise along the Lincoln Highway through Pennsylvania’s undulating landscape. Watch out for clip-clopping Amish buggies in Dutch Country: aacamuseum.org. Support Local Journalism Your subscription makes our reporting possible. {{featured_button_text}} 2. Huntingdon,… Source link
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At 14 and 16, sisters Olivia and Genna Gentry entered their first Great Race, a 2,300-mile rally across 18 cities in eight states. Two years later in 2019, they placed seventh overall, and in 2020, the race was canceled due to the pandemic. A few weeks ago, the Gentrys came back to win the whole thing, setting a record as the youngest team to take the crown in the nearly 40-year history of the rally. Team Gentry piloted a 1932 Ford five-window coupe powered by an original style 21-stud Source link
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While roughly 120 antique and classic cars participating in the 2021 edition of the Hemmings Motor News Great Race are expected to make their way to Owensboro on Wednesday afternoon for an overnight stop, local resident and classic car enthusiast Tom Norvell opened his garage doors to give fellow residents an idea of what kind of cars to expect. The proud owner of a 1924 Ford Model T… Source link
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Shane van Gisbergen put in one of Supercars’ greatest ever drives at the second round of the championship at Sandown earlier this year. While his heroic charge from 17th to 1st (a record-breaking run for the historic venue) was impressive in its own right, what made SVG’s efforts truly noteworthy was that he wasn’t at full health. Far from it actually with a recently broken collarbone and a trio of broken ribs, which were undiagnosed at the time. Ahead of the race weekend, SVG… Source link
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A speed limit of eight miles per hour. Traverse City’s first automobile fatality. The Napoleon. A look back at the history of the automobile in Traverse City showcases technological advances and business failures, the foibles of early driving machines and more. An entry in the Daily Eagle newspaper dated Sept. 8, 1903, notes that automobiles “shall not be run at a speed exceeding eight miles an hour” in an area defined by Garfield Avenue, Carver and Seventeenth Streets on the south… Source link
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Lewis Hamilton, pictured celebrating his Tuscan Grand Prix triumph on Sept 13, will bid to tie Michael Schumacher”s record 91 Formula 1 wins at Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix in Sochi. REUTERS SOCHI, Russia－Lewis Hamilton will seek to equal Michael Schumacher’s record 91 Formula One wins at the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi on Sunday despite fears over a potential coronavirus fallout from allowing 30,000 fans to attend. The six-time world champion is one… Source link
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