The Best of America’s Best “Fred Duesenberg’s brain and E.L. Cord’s money produced what they-and many others-called with no exaggeration “the world’s finest motor car”” Richard M. Langworth in The Great American Convertible Although the name sounds German, the...
The Last Coachbuilt Alfa Romeo “So everyone wanted the company to survive, but that depended on being able to turn out cars while the factory and the machinery on which mass-production depended were put back into working order.” - David Owen in Great Marques: Alfa...
Style Icon “Bona fide Classics all, the Packard Darrins remain the dream machines they were in 1940-42: rare and expensive rolling artwork that many can appreciate but only a few can own.” Collectible Cars by the editors of Consumer Guide The subject of this week’s...
Fins, Chrome and American Luxury “If you want this kind of automotive classic, you better have a garage that can house a boat, because this car will not just make space in your heart, it also needs a lot of space to be housed.” - Arun Signh Pundir The 1950s were...
The First Front-Wheel-Drive “The 1929 Cord L-29 owner's manual contains the declaration that, "This car is not an experiment. In drawing the burden instead of pushing it, it simply reverts to the natural method of moving a wheeled conveyance."” -Kurt Ernst for...
A Regal Automotive Heritage “Its history is a clear proof of the innate love of Belgian people for high-quality mechanical achievements” Ralph Stein in The Automobile Book Once, Minerva was the preferred car of Kings and Queens, rivaling today's supercars in...
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...