Learn about The Henry Ford and Hagerty’s National Historic Vehicle Register collaboration and how the @HagertyDriversFoundation works to document, preserve and save the heritage of our nation’s automotive culture.

Discover more about our current featured vehicle from the register’s prestigious group of automobiles, a 1966 Volkswagen Deluxe Station Wagon, owned by Esau and Janie Jenkins, and uncover why it was chosen as one of the vehicles on the register.

Esau and Janie Jenkins dedicated themselves to improving the lives of Black residents on Johns Island, South Carolina. Esau Jenkins purchased this Volkswagen van circa 1967, and the couple used it in much of their work. The van’s rugged character is a tribute to the selfless service of Esau and Janie Jenkins — and a testament to the long road toward equal rights.