The Model T Ford was a revolution, it was the first affordable car ever made and it democratised automobile ownership around the world. It’s creation led to the invention of suburbs, motels, drive-throughs, drive-ins and a long list of other automotive pop culture phenomena.
This picture of the Model T assembly line is 2000 pixels wide, making it a perfect desktop wallpaper for most computers, click the picture to see the high resolution version.
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This Iso Rivolta IR 300 has a fascinating history – it was originally owned by a famous jockey who lost control of it while on a night out Paris, the car crashed into the Saint-Martin…
There are few supercars that have attainted the status of the Ferrari F40. Many consider this Ferrari to be the greatest supercar of all time and though some may think the Lamborghini Miura or…
The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona is a car that became a benchmark for Ferrari and a sign of things to come – careful effort was taken when building it to ensure it would reclaim the…
The American Motors Mighty-Mite was developed in the mid-1940s as a lightweight alternative to the Jeep that could be more easily deployed by helicopter. Interestingly, an early prototype (the MARCO MM-100) was powered by a…
No article about the Lotus 7 can be written without mentioning the clever way in which Colin Chapman and his team at Lotus got around British tax law. You see, there was a not inconsiderable…
This documentary was created to showcase the engineering that went into each new Porsche in the 1960s, it was specifically made for the American audience as a way to introduce Porsche to many Americans…
