Since its founding in 1948, Porsche had been a stalwart supporter of air-cooled engines. That all came to an end
When standard air travel just did cut it for the Brits and the French in the 1960s, engineers from both
Actor James Dean had just finished filming the movie Giant and was ready to get back to the action on
Ferdinand Porsche, International Motorsports Hall of Fame member and Car Engineer of the 20th Century, was born on this day
The “Main Street of America,” U.S. Route 66, was officially decertified on this day in 1985 when the American Association
Born in Missouri on this day in 1901, Langston Hughes would grow up to be a prominent poet, novelist, activist
Legend has it that Gordon Buehrig was expelled from his design college for drawing cars on textbooks. While the punishment
Errett Lobban Cord, better known as E. L., began his automotive career as a race car driver, mechanic and car
Louis Chevrolet, namesake to Chevrolet Motor Car Company, was born on this day in 1878 in Switzerland. After immigrating to
The story of the Plymouth Superbird and its development is fairly well-known, so we won’t get into heavy details. In
Marion Lee “Mickey” Thompson, born on this day in 1928, set more automotive endurance and speed records during his life
On this day in 1924 Lido Anthony “Lee” Iacocca was born. During his career he would achieve many incredible feats
French scooter company ACMA introduced the Vespa 400 microcar in Monaco on this day in 1957. Company execs created much
On this day in 1903 American car designer, engineer and inventor Preston Tucker was born in Capac, Michigan. While best
Henry Leland founded Lincoln Motor Company in 1917 to produce Liberty V12 aircraft engine for the US involvement in World
Frank Whittle spent much of his childhood with his nose tucked into books on engineering, turbines and the theory of flight.
With a name that rings of bully characters in ‘80s coming of age movies, Buckminster Fuller, born in 1895, was
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