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Cars and Travel "That's me and my car (above) in the winter of 1947. Actually, that's about the best it ever looked, buried in snow like that!" says Hal Prey.

My first car looked best when disguised in snow

on January 20, 2012

I remember my first car as clearly as though it were parked in my driveway ...

Cars and Travel Rural mail carrier Carl Martin did such a good job, the folks on his route showered him with produce.

Kentucky town showered mail carrier with gifts

on November 16, 2011

In the early part of this century, rural mail carriers were more than just “mailmen”—they ...

Cars and Travel Illustration by Cliff Wirth (click on image to view larger)

‘Deputy Don’ saves the day while fueling, fighting crime

on September 8, 2011

One Saturday morning in July of 1949, my friend Roy phoned with exciting news. “Come ...

1950s scooter-feature

Scooters from Sears

on August 10, 2011

The vehicle my niece Susan Morton and I are riding is a Sears Allstate motor ...

Cars and Travel

Trip to beach turned into cliffhanger for college-bound boys

on August 3, 2011

My friends Wally and Frank and I graduated from high school in Campbell, California, in ...

1950s

Off the Bookshelf — Harry Truman’s Excellent Adventure

on August 1, 2011

By John Burlingham Senior Editor Picture, if you will, a slightly bored state trooper pulling ...

Cars and Travel A NON-TIRING TRIP. Leslie Hauger's family got their picture in the local newspaper after their punctureless 1,000-mile drive in 1912. That's Leslie on the left, mugging for the camera (click on image for larger view).

A thousand-mile drive and, no kidding, no blowouts

on July 22, 2011

In 1912, my father bought a new Cadillac, the first model with electric lights and ...

Cars and Travel HOME AWAY FROM HOME. This early RV was built in 1935 by Dorothy Galley's father. Dorothy is on the far right.

Dad was a camper pioneer

on June 29, 2011

My father built a series of homemade “campers” through the 1920s and ’30s, and our ...

1940s MIDGET MOTORCAR. The little Crosley (above) was nearly full with Malcolm Ferguson at the wheel and friends Norman and Fran Mattox in back. Below is an ad for the car from the 1939 New York World's Fair.

Their tiny Crosley attracted crowds wherever it went

on June 8, 2011

We often joked that we’d bought our first car at Macy’s toy department. Weighing just ...

1920s QUITE THE CAMPERS! Earl Isaacson's grandparents and other family members are pictured in 1932 (above) in Castro Valley, California, on a trip west. His grandparents had traveled from Minnesota in the third vehicle in line, the same one restored (below) and rediscovered by the author.

I’ll never forget my house car homecoming

on May 19, 2011

Some folks today consider motor homes, which make long-distance travel a breeze, to be a ...

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