With the 100th anniversary of the five-dollar day this past week, Henry Ford’s revolutionary move was back in the news, briefly. Here’s a little more to the story. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
Video: 1971 Mid-Ohio Can-Am action
We can’t relive the past, but we can revisit it now and then. Here’s some great action from the glory days of the Can-Am series at Mid-Ohio in 1971. Continue reading
Video: 1/5 scale model Merlin engine
Just for fun, here’s a special version of an aviation legend. This Rolls-Royce Merlin was built in authentic 1:5 scale, and it runs like magic. Watch. Continue reading
Six more forgotten Detroit-built cars
As promised, here’s another group of obscure but interesting automobiles from the glory years of the Motor City. Continue reading
20 vintage hot rods you’ve never seen before
Never published anywhere until now, here’s a big gallery of original hot rods from the early days—just as they were. Check this out. Continue reading
Six More Fords You’ve Never Seen
Here are six more unusual Fords most Americans will never get to see. They have one thing in common: They’re all from Brazil. Continue reading
The Thing With Two Engines: The Grico Twin-Motor Ford Truck
In 1939, a Motor City company named Grico solved the power problem in trucks in a novel way: with a pair of V8 engines stuffed in a Ford cabover tractor. Here’s the story. Continue reading