Dream cars and dreams of cars
The Cars of The Great Gatsby
What to Drive in the 1920s? “The parties were bigger, the pace was faster, the buildings were higher, and the morals were looser”. No writer has ever so succinctly captured the 1920s’ zeitgeist as did the American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald.” - Ching Yee Lin for The...
1909 Schacht Model H Runabout
A Motorized Buggy Perfect for the Countryside “The simplest, most practical, efficient and economical car made.” - Gustav A. Schacht in Kimes & Clark’s Standard Catalog of Cars Following last week’s discussion on horseless carriages, this week’s vehicle can be...
Horseless Carriage
Cars Before 1916 "The horse is the poorest motor ever made. He consumes ten pounds of fuel for every hour he works, and yet his thermal efficiency is only two per cent." - Thomas Edison as reported in A Pictorial History of the Automobile by Philip Van Doren Stern....
Aston Martin DB9 Volante
“A piece of jewelry rather than just an automobile” - Drifting Squirrel Another favorite in the Demers Car Collection, Aston Martins were popularized by the James Bond movie franchise. Symbols of English sporting refinement, Aston Martins tend to have a cult...
An Introduction to Car Racing
The How, Where and Why of Early Car Racing “Racing is the soul and maybe even the starting point of the auto industry.” - Mark Hames, “Why racing matters,” in Automotive News Many have remarked that car racing was born as soon as there were two automobiles to...
The Jaguar XJS V12 1992
The Last of the Great Jaguars? “Jaguar's flagship V-12, the XJ-S, is a mass-produced exotic” - Hemmings Critics snubbed the Jaguar XJS at its launch. Controversially, others like us, argue that it has earned its place as a classic....
Who is Sir William Lyons?
The Man Behind Jaguar “Until his retirement he was Jaguar.” - Roger Hicks in Jaguar When we think of great cars that can clearly be traced back to one person, early Jaguars and Sir William Lyons come to mind. Jaguars are known to be both great looking and...