Stories
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Edsel Ford’s Speedster Went From $603 to $1.76 Million After Going Missing for Decades
Edsel Ford may be remembered primarily as Henry Ford’s only son and the president of Ford Motor Company, but he was also one of…
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This Day in Automotive History: August 20
1939 – The Last European Championship Grand Prix Before World War II The Swiss Grand Prix was held at the notoriously difficult Bremgarten circuit…
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One on the Road: The “First” Porsche was an EV that Won a Race in 1899
Long before the Porsche 356, 911 or Taycan, a 22-year-old Ferdinand Porsche was experimenting with electricity in Vienna. Porsche had joined the electrical company…
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Hyundai’s 1974 Wedge May Finally Head Toward Production 52 Years Later
The Hyundai Sports Car that Never Happened In 1974, Hyundai was still a young automaker trying to establish itself on the world stage when…
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This Day in Automotive History: August 19
1934 – The First All-American Soap Box Derby Is Held The first All-American Soap Box Derby was held on August 19, 1934, in Dayton,…
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The Missing Bugatti May Not Be Missing at All
The Bugatti Aérolithe debuted at the Paris Motor Show in October 1935 looking unlike virtually anything else on the road. Designed under the direction…
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The Cummins vs Power Stroke vs Duramax Rivalry: A History of America’s Diesel Truck Wars
Every serious truck rivalry in American automotive history eventually comes down to bragging rights over a number, and no rivalry has produced more of…
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One on the Road: Ford’s Forgotten V12 Supercar
In 1995, Ford unveiled a car that looked less like something destined for a showroom and more like a machine sent back from the…
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This Day in Automotive History: August 18
1905 – Cadillac Files to Trademark Its Famous Crest On August 18, 1905, attorney Newell S. Wright filed an application to register the Cadillac…
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James Bond’s Aston Martin was Stolen From a Florida Airport
The DB5 Bond Car The Aston Martin DB5 is one of the most famous movie cars ever built, but the missing Goldfinger DB5 is…
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This Day in Automotive History: August 17
1896 – The First Pedestrian Is Killed by an Automobile Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded pedestrian killed by an automobile on August 17,…
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One On the Road: The Sultan’s Ferrari Station Wagon
The Ferrari Wagon That Shouldn’t Exist Ferrari has built front-engine grand tourers, mid-engine supercars, race cars, convertibles and limited-run halo machines. But a Ferrari…