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,…
Brief Histories
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…
A Quick History of the Chevrolet Corvair
The Chevrolet Corvair stands out as one of the most likely candidates for the title of “most controversial American car of the 1960s.”…
A Brief History of the Incredible Vincent Black Shadow
In the Beginning there was Vincent HRD American author Hunter S. Thompson once said of Vincent’s world’s first “superbike”: “If you rode the Vincent…