The Birth of General Motors & William C. Durant

The Birth of General Motors & William C. Durant

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...
1929 Cord L-29

1929 Cord L-29

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...
Tires

Tires

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...
1912 Minerva Type GG Torpedo by Vanden Plas

1912 Minerva Type GG Torpedo by Vanden Plas

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...
Car Collecting Hobby Explained

Car Collecting Hobby Explained

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....