Hemmings Classic Car

walt gosden

“The bodies on early cars would be built very much like those on the horse-drawn carriages that preceded them.

The transition from horse-drawn wagons to motorized vehicles went fairly quickly, but the development of vehicle bodies, in all their variety, went through stages of progression, and an experimental period not often thought about or discussed. As the motorcar chassis became more substantial and

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Hemmings Classic Car

Hemmings Classic Car2 min read
Roadster Mystery
Shawn Kolbe, from Oregon, emailed us scans of photos he purchased from the Stephen P. Dean estate through a Gooding & Company sale in 2021, which were part of a lot that included a group of automotive books. Dean was no stranger to the collector car
Hemmings Classic Car1 min read
Great Race
Details regarding the 2024 Great Race route have been announced. The annual time-distance vintage vehicle rally will start in Owensboro, Kentucky, and meander through part of the upper Midwest, the Mid-Atlantic states and finally New England, with th
Hemmings Classic Car1 min read
Studebaker International Meet
The Studebaker Drivers Club announced this year’s International Meet will be in the heart of the Midwest. Dubuque, Iowa, will serve as a beacon for the popular independent marque. This will be the club’s 60th meet, and all activities will be at the c

Related Books & Audiobooks