From the Crank to the Electric Starter “Notwithstanding the hilarious grandiosity of marketing materials from the early 20th century, many people believe the starter motor was the single car part that most transformed the automobile from a luxury fascination to...
An Introduction “These were the original dream cars” - Martin Buckley & Chris Rees in The World Encyclopedia of Cars Researching Ghia, you quickly encounter an endless list of car models signed by the Italian coachbuilder. This extensive list of cars, spanning...
A Story of Design “He was crusty, hardbitten and had no reticence about expressing his opinions. He had flashing blue eyes, snowy white hair in later life, a bubbling enthusiasm for what he liked, a withering contempt for what he didn't.” - the Auto Editors of...
An American Story of Ambition “The story of General Motors is one of rising, falling — and rising again.” - Matthew DeBord for the Business Insider General Motors (GM) is one of the world’s largest car producers today. It is easy to forget that before it reached this...
When Changing a Flat is Better than Changing the Whole Wheel “Until the twenties the flat tire remained the heaviest cross motorists had to bear.” - Stephen W. Sears With the mastery of fire, the invention of the wheel is one of the most revolutionary inventions. The...
Beyond Investment and Aesthetics “Car collecting is not about cars but about people.” - Robert C. Yeager in The Next Gen Guide to Car Collecting According to the author of The NextGen Guide to Car Collecting, Robert Yeager, humans tend to collect things. Be it...
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....