This tiny V8 not only runs beautifully, it’s available in complete kit form and can be assembled with simple hand tools. Check out the jewel-like internal details. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
Inside America’s Best-Selling V12: the 1936-48 Lincoln-Zephyr
With around 200,000 produced, the Lincoln-Zephyr engine is the best-selling V12 in U.S. production history. Let’s take a look inside. Continue reading
The Car Ahead: A 1963 Chevrolet Film
Get a detailed rundown on the full-sized cars at Chevrolet for 1963, including the engines, in this original dealer film. Continue reading
Video: The 1961 Rambler American, an American Beauty
The folks at American Motors were mighty proud of the freshly restyled Rambler American for 1961: They called it their “American Beauty.” Continue reading
Video: Dan Gurney Drives the 1969 Mercury Marauder X-100
Watch all-American hero Dan Gurney wheel the gigantic Marauder X-100 around the Riverside road course in this original Mercury dealer film. Continue reading
Along the Mustang Trail: The 1963 Ford Allegro Concept
If this 1962-63 concept had found approval, the 1965 Mustang could have been a much smaller car. Meet the Ford Allegro, a European-style two-place coupe. Continue reading
Raymond Loewy’s Hupmobile Aerodynamic, 1934-37
Paris-born designer Raymond Loewy shook up the American car industry in 1934 with the radically styled Hupmobile Aerodynamic. Continue reading