Hemmings Daily: From highway to field: How farmers adapted four-wheel drive technology to introduce modern farming

[View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Sunday, September 3, 2017 [From highways to farmland: How four-wheel-drive technology made its way from heavy equipment to farm tractors]( [From highways to farmland: How four-wheel-drive technology made its way from heavy equipment to farm tractors]( Posted by Hemmings contributor - ... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1963 Jaguar Mk 2]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1963 Jaguar Mk 2]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1963 Jaguar Mark II - 3.8L, 4spd, Overdrive Beautiful driving matching numbers Jaguar MK-2. Black with red interior is a striking combination. Same Engineer- Jaguar Collector/Enthusiast owner last 15 plus years. Major rebuild/restoration 7,000 miles ago. Including rebuilt engine, new wool headliner, carpets, leather seats and refinished wood. New seat belts front and rear. Rear seat is original leather with nice patina. Glass and gauges clean and clear. Engine bay complete and full...[Read More]( [Four-Links - Mel Gould, never-was ZR-1, night owls, clown cars]( [Four-Links - Mel Gould, never-was ZR-1, night owls, clown cars]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Longtime Hemmings Daily readers might recognize Mel Gould as the man behind the Purple People Eater Crosley that appeared on the cover of the December 1961 issue of Mechanix Illustrated. Decades later, Gould is still assembling contraptions out of junk, as this recent Pine Bluffs Post profile of the man illustrates. * The fourth-gen Corvette's ZR-1 was pretty powerful for its time, but Lotus engineers had an even more powerful version of the LT-5 DOHC V-8 in the wings when the car got canceled. Hagerty this w...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1973 Chrysler Town and Country]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1973 Chrysler Town and Country]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Original paint and drivetrain 1973 Chrysler Town and Country for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: This is a nice car which has not been on the road for a few years. It has been taken " around the block " a couple of times a month but nothing more. I am getting up in years and no longer have the motivation this car needs and deserves to bring it back to its former glory. It is a very low optioned car and that was one of the reasons why I bought it. I have owned it for the past 20 yrs. The car is ...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S MOST READ [Site of former Long Island Automotive Museum sells decades after it closed]( [Site of former Long Island Automotive Museum sells decades after it closed]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Images courtesy VanderbiltCupRaces.com. For 37 years the quonset huts that made up the Long Island Automotive Museum, bereft of their four-wheeled inhabitants, steadily deteriorated into rusted, graffiti-covered, overgrowth-obscured relics among some of the priciest real estate this side of the East River. With the sale of the site this summer, however, the story of one of the country's more significant auto museums finally came to a close. When Henry Austin Clark, Jr. opened the museum in 1948 he did so more ...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION [Rediscovering yesteryear's gas station services and automotive products]( [Rediscovering yesteryear's gas station services and automotive products]( Posted by Thomas A. DeMauro - They still provide fuel for your car, but over the past several decades, the majority of gas stations have shifted from servicing cars to providing more services for the people who drive them. There are various reasons why, not the least of which is that cars today have fewer serviceable parts than they did in the 1960s and 1970s for instance, and the maintenance intervals are greater. Back then, along with promoting their specific mix of gasoline, which they claimed to be better for your car and were bestowed wi...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [HemmingsPRO] Seller Listings [Learn More]( [1959 GMC]( [1959 GMC $12,450]( [1961 Jaguar MK 2]( [1961 Jaguar MK 2 $16,900]( [1991 Mercedes-Benz 300SL]( [1991 Mercedes-Benz 300SL $12,900]( [1968 Plymouth Road Runner]( [1968 Plymouth Road Runner $58,950]( [1931 Ford Model A]( [1931 Ford Model A $26,900]( [1957 MG A]( [1957 MG A $26,500]( [This Day in Automotive History] THIS DAY IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY 9/3/1875: Ferdinand Porsche born, Maffersdorf, Bohemia 9/3/1895: Duryea Motor Co. incorporates UPCOMING EVENTS [Ty-Rods Club - 45th Annual Old Timers Reunion]( September 10, 2017 - Lancaster, MA [YYCC 58th Annual Car Show & Swap Meet]( September 10, 2017 - Brooklyn, CT [Meadowbrook Church of God 11th Annual Car Show]( September 10, 2017 - Rayland, OH [Midtown Car Show]( September 10, 2017 - Omaha, NE [Fierorama 2017]( September 10, 2017 - St. Charles, IL [4th Annual Deep River Fire Department Antique Automobile Extravaganza]( September 10, 2017 - Deep River, CT [See All Events]( [Sponsor]( FEATURED CLASSIFIEDS Sponsored By: [Sponsor]( [1951 Ford Victoria]( [1951 Ford Victoria]( [$7,800]( [1975 Chrysler New Yorker]( [1975 Chrysler New Yorker]( [$7,000]( [1949 Lincoln Town Car]( [1949 Lincoln Town Car]( [$6,000]( [1967 Plymouth Valiant]( [1967 Plymouth Valiant]( [$4,995]( [1977 Puch]( [1977 Puch]( [$950]( [1949 Crosley Deluxe]( [1949 Crosley Deluxe]( [$9,250]( [1951 John Deere A]( [1951 John Deere A]( [$4,800]( [1988 Pontiac Trans Am]( [1988 Pontiac Trans Am]( [$8,700]( [1974 Cadillac Fleetwood]( [1974 Cadillac Fleetwood]( [$8,500]( [1988 Toyota Celica]( [1988 Toyota Celica]( [$2,500]( [1980 Dodge Tradesman]( [1980 Dodge Tradesman]( [$1,999]( PROMOTED LISTING [1969 Ford F100]( [1969 Ford F100]( [$5,900]( [1955 - 56 Packard Carribean fender skirts.]( [1955 - 56 Packard Carribean fender skirts.]( [$100]( [View All Classifieds]( FEATURED IN THE BLOG [Fact Check: Rockefeller didn't pursue Prohibition to ensure ethanol's demise as a fuel]( [Fact Check: Rockefeller didn't pursue Prohibition to ensure ethanol's demise as a fuel]( [Sometimes, we drive new cars, too - IMPA's Spring Brake]( [Sometimes, we drive new cars, too - IMPA's Spring Brake]( [See All Featured Blog Posts]( FOLLOW US: [Get RSS Feeds of Hemmings Blog]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Join us on Facebook]( [View our Flickr pool]( [View Newsletter Archives]( Hemmings Motor News will not sell or share your e-mail address with other companies. 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