Introduced by Standard-Triumph in 1949, the adorable Mayflower was envisioned as an upscale small car in the 1 ¼-litre class. It featured a tiny 84-inch ...
The Bentley S-type and Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud represented important changes for Bentley and Rolls-Royce with an all new independent front suspension X-braced chassis, wider track, ...
To anyone involved in the burgeoning American sports car scene in the 1950s, Bill Frick is a legendary character. As early as the 1930s, Frick ...
The Marmon Sixteen was in many respects the masterpiece of the classic era. Its 491 cubic inch engine was by far the largest of Detroit’s ...
Briggs Swift Cunningham was one of America’s great sportsmen, an accomplished road racer and an America’s Cup winning sailor among many accomplishments. In 1950 he ...
For the 1971 Model year, Jaguar treated the E-Type to a comprehensive overhaul. Thanks largely in part to ever-tightening American safety and emissions laws, ...
James Brewster began building carriages in New Haven in 1810; his son Henry succeeded to the business, passing the company, now based in New York ...
It has been stated that Ned Jordan, founder of the Jordan Motor Car Company is perhaps best known for his advertising skills rather than his ...
It is likely that only a handful of the staunchest of motoring enthusiasts would be able to name an automobile manufacturer besides Minerva or FN ...
The 1930s were a tumultuous time for many of the world’s premier automakers; as a crippling economic depression loomed over much of the global economy, ...
Following in the wake of Rolls-Royce’s contentious takeover of Bentley Motors in 1931, the first new Bentley model to come out of Rolls-Royce’s Derby Works ...
Donald Healey was having a successful bid at the booming sports car market in early post-war Britain. Starting in the late 40’s, Healey had moderate ...