Truck Nutz Were Actually Invented by the Ancient Romans
There are some things out there—things like Truck Nutz—that you just can’t imagine anyone thought of before it oh so…
Here's Why the Quad 4 Was One of GM's Most Important Engines Ever
In the 1980s, General Motors was hurting badly. It was the Roger Smith era, during which the company’s U.S. market…
How Henry Ford's Anti-Semitic Newspaper Is Still Shaping Hate Today [Updated]
Henry Ford is thankfully dead, but his anti-Semitism lives on in the pages of The International Jew, a book he complied…
Here's How Advanced Manufacturing Techniques Were The Real Key To The Ford Model T
The Ford Model T is legendary, as is most everything and everyone associated with it. But if you look at it critically,…
Watch Long-Lost Factory Tour Footage of American Motors' Doomed Kenosha, Wisconsin Plant
Most people don’t know just how important the town of Kenosha, Wisconsin was to the automobile industry, and how…
Italy's First Female Racer Was a Driving Advocate for All Women
Maria Antonietta Avanzo only wanted two things in life: she wanted to win, and she wanted more women to find their…
Germans Discover Military Jeep Hoods Used to Repair a Ceiling after World War II
Like many other places in Germany, the western city of Bonn had plenty of rebuilding to do after World War II. So, with…
When the Second-Gen Chrysler Sebring Died, Its Tooling Went to Russia Where It Lived on as the Volga Siber
Today’s fun-fact: The second generation Chrysler Sebring—the crappy one that preceded the also-crappy third generation—d…
Sara Christian Competed in the First Ever NASCAR Race and Is the Only Woman To Score a Top Five Finish
The path to women taking part in sanctioned American racing had to start somewhere. Long before women like Danica…
The First Woman to Finish the Baja 1000 Also Dominated The Sports Car and Motorcycle Racing World in the 1960s
She was born in frigid Juneau, Alaska in the midst of December, 1936. Sent off alone to rural Iowa before she reached…
Divers Find a 1927 Chevrolet Coupe in a Lake Huron Shipwreck
Divers in Lake Huron have recently discovered the wreckage of a ship named the Manasoo. While neat in an of itself,…
Bar Fights, Lawsuits and the Flu Pandemic: The War Between Henry Ford and the Dodge Brothers
Henry Ford is practically revered as the patron saint of American cars, and the Model T is his holy text. But it…
Ladies' Rally Champion, Wartime Intelligence Decoder, and Award Winning Gardener: Meet Margaret Allan
When you’re born to a notable suffragette mother and an activist father, there’s a good chance you’re going to grow up…
Anny-Charlotte Verney is the Only Woman to Compete in Le Mans Ten Times
Growing up in La Sarthe as the granddaughter of one of the founders of Le Mans, racing might seem like a predestined…
Maria Teresa de Filippis Became the First Woman to Race in Formula One by Driving Juan Manuel Fangio's Old Maserati
She was raised on the scent of racing. Daughter of an automotive engineer and the youngest of five very competitive…
The First Car in the World Was Hilariously Bad and Awful and Brilliant
“Aha, I know the first car in the world,” you think, but you are wrong. You are thinking of the 1886 Benz Patent…
By Working With Juan Manuel Fangio, Ana Delfosse Became One of Motorsport's First Female Mechanics
Ana Delfosse’s rebellious spirit was visible from the time she was a child. With a father who was always joking about…
Ewy Rosqvist Was Winning Women's Rally Championships While Still Working as a Veterinary Surgeon
When Ewy Rosqvist bought her first Mercedes-Benz, she didn’t have racing in mind. The only girl born to a Swedish…
The 1933 Proto-Beetle Designed by a German Jew Who Was Erased From History Has Been Restored
You may recall the tragic story of Josef Ganz, the very influential German motor journalist and engineer who was one of…