Steam Cars

I know Mercedes-Benz likes to crow about “inventing the automobile” in 1885, but we all know that’s complete…

Every town has a wizard. It’s been true since at least the medieval era, and it continues today. They don’t wear…

In general, the entire history of cars is much older than most people realize, partially because of Mercedes-Benz’…

For sale: a massive, huge, six-wheeled, fire-and-smoke-and-steam-breathing Jeep. Steam powerplant not included.

“Aha, I know the first car in the world,” you think, but you are wrong. You are thinking of the 1886 Benz Patent…

There’s something magical about a car modification that costs over $30,000 and results in making a car that’s…

Not long ago, it was announced that the next Batman movie was going to be an animated version of the famous Batman…

I have a lot of respect for automotive engineers. I always have. While I’m not exactly certain that respect is…

I know Charles Darwin is the Darwin that gets most of the press (well, except maybe for that dolphin that was in…

Today, if you have a moment to pause in slapping your valet, you should take a moment to think about the names you…

One of my personal missions as an automotive writer is to bring more attention to the very early history of cars,…

It seems like everyone’s talking about that woman who fired up her Difference Engine and keyed in a long,…

See that big, ungainly mass of wheels and boiler and smokestack there? That beast is the direct ancestor to every…

It's always incredible to see truly vintage cars in person, to feel how different the scale of everything is, the…

The problem with driving a 1907 White Steam Car on a smoldering day, Jay Leno learns, is steam-powered cars burn…