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In the summer of 1987 automotive journalist Peter Egan gave in to his lifelong fascination with classic airplanes and pursued the third branch of his addiction to romantic modes of travel—namely, flying. Carrying only the barest essentials—a pup tent, a wad of cash, and a change of clothing—Peter and his wife Barb took off on a six-week, seven-thousand-mile trip around the US in their yellow 1945…
Power Up with the 2026 Farmall Tractor CalendarDive into high-horsepower history with the 2026 edition of this fantastic calendar! The perennial favorite highlights top-of-the-line Farmall and International Harvester tractors. This year, the big dogs are the featured iron! Lee Klancher’s gorgeous images of vintage machines in rustic farm settings take center stage. The spectacular…
The Story of the Rolex 24 and more! The International Motorsports Association (IMSA), developed from nothing into the biggest and most successful sports car racing sanctioning authority in the world in just under twenty years. Documented first in IMSA 1969–1989: The Inside Story of How John Bishop Built the World’s Greatest Sports Car Racing Series, this new volume covers the turbulent…
Get Insight on the Roots of the Battle Between Case IH vs John Deere On the farm fields of the late 1970s and early 1980s, the stakes had never been higher. The era marked one of the hardest economic environments of the twentieth century, and two of the world’s toughest competitors were locked in a high-horsepower arms race to create the world’s best piece of agricultural equipment.For John…
A.J. Foyt: The Greatest Racer of All TimeWhen A.J. Foyt was five years old, he challenged a professional racer to an impromptu match race . . . and won. From that moment on victory was expected, excellence assumed. Anthony Joseph “A.J.” Foyt Jr. is one of the greatest race car drivers in history—some would argue the best—and he has the statistics to back it up. He was the first to win the…
Can a teenager afford a car? Even a cheap old one?
He had a job after school, he had saved a little money, and, the main reason he and the other members of his car club wanted a car was so that they could work on it.
Woody would get his car. He named it Sidekick, and he lavished it with love and devotion. He was sure that when it was done it would be the most beautiful car imaginable. He…
The 2023 Half Century of Progress Collector's Book features profiles and action shots of the hard-working machines that broke the plains to make agriculture our most important industry in the United States. The book is produced by the hard-working volunteers that host the show. You will see vintage tractors plowing, corn pickers picking corn, and soybean harvesting. The book also includes…
The Diesel Odyssey of Clessie Cummins is a lively historical account of an American entrepreneur and diesel inventor best-known as the father of the American diesel truck. The adventurous path of Clessie Cummins is told from his early exploits as a boy genius through the founding and success of his global brand and company.
Author C. Lyle Cummins, Jr., who is Clessie’s son, peers into…
A Genius Inventor, A Hard-Working Team, and a Motorcycle That Almost Changed the WorldOne of the greatest stories in motorcycling is that of John Britten and his revolutionary racing machine. In Christchurch, New Zealand, he and his dedicated team designed and built the Britten V-twin motorcycle from scratch. The Britten V-twin roared onto the track and proved itself an iconic machine that could…
John Deere’s Company is an engaging two-volume narrative account of Deere’s growth from its foundation by a blacksmith to its position as a dominant maker of agricultural machinery. This is Volume 2, which covers company history from 1928 to 1982—essentially from the Model GP tractor to the 40 Series tractors.Author Wayne G. Broehl Jr. dedicated the better part of a decade to this work, and…