A Brief History of the Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 / BJ40 + J40 Series
The story of the Toyota Land Cruiser J Series (FJ40 / BJ40 etc) starts in the Philippines during the Second World War, the Japanese…
Brief Histories
A Brief History of the Mighty Brough Superior SS100
A Motorcycle Superior to All Others George Brough was a man who had a love of motorcycles and a social intelligence that enabled him…
A Brief History of the Ariel Red Hunter – Everything You Need To Know
Val Page, Ariel, and the Red Hunter The story of the Ariel Red Hunter began when motorcycle engineer Val Page joined Ariel in 1925,…
A Brief History of the Bricklin SV-1 – Everything You Need To Know
The Bricklin SV-1 – A Canadian Match for the Corvette In April 1975 Car and Driver magazine had the opportunity to do a head…
A Brief History of the Mazda RX-7 – Everything You Need To Know
The Mazda RX-7 – An Introduction The Mazda RX-7 was the result of Toyo Kogyo Corporation’s high risk strategy of embracing the new and…
A Brief History of the Chevrolet Suburban – Everything You Need To Know
The Chevrolet Suburban – Practical Becomes Popular In thinking about the Chevrolet Suburban it might be best to start with the things we aspire…
A Brief History of the Jaguar Mark II – The British Bank Robber’s Favourite Getaway Car
Project Utah – The Jaguar Mk I The story of the Jaguar Mark II (also known as the Jaguar MK2) begins with Jaguar’s “Project…
A Brief History of the MGA – Everything You Need To Know
The MGA – An Introduction + Background The MGA was born out of two strands of activity; one was the American’s discovery of British…
A Brief History of the Citroën 2CV – Everything You Need To Know
A Farm Cart And The Citroën 2CV Legend has it that the germ of the idea that would become the Citroën 2CV was sown…
A Brief History Of The Unusual Hercules W2000 Rotary-Engined Motorcycle
Fichtel & Sachs decided to call their first Wankel engine motorcycle the Hercules W2000 and they showed the prototype at the 1970 West Cologne Autumn Motorcycle Show: that prototype featuring a shaft drive and four speed gearbox from a BMW R27 that would not be used on the production model.
A Quick History of the Porsche 944
The Porsche 944 is one of the most underrated sports cars of its age, with impeccable styling, near perfect weight distribution, a reliable drivetrain,…
A Brief History of the Jeep CJ Series – Everything You Need To Know
First There Was the “Blitz Buggy” and a War to Win The beginning of the Jeep CJ dates back to the origin of the…