Classic Cars

Henry Ford built automobiles. But he is also responsible for building the entire auto industry into a functional production mechanism. With exceptional drive and perseverance to make up for his limited education, Ford modernized the industry’s mass-production concepts with the moving assembly line. His Model T reshaped the world with a ...

Buick Motor Division of General Motors, and before that, the Buick Motor Company, have proudly offered some of the finer examples of automotive excellence in the industry. From David Buick and his engineers, Walter Marr and Eugene Richard, through Billy Durant and the good times and the bad, Buick cars have ...

Carroll Shelby’s Cobra is one of America’s favorite legends. From the first roadster, through the Daytona Coupe, to the power of the 427ci Ford engine, the legend that is Cobra history is one built on the originality of brilliant ideas, and one man’s drive to put it all together.

In America, “Hemi” means Chrysler. But that’s not always how it has been. Because of their technical superiority, hemispherical heads have brought success and fame to Jaguar, BMW, Peugeot, Franklin and Welch, among others.

What is the advantage of even-numbered cylinder arrangements over one-, three-, or five-cylinder engines? Odd-numbered cylinder configurations are in the minority today. But that has not always been the case, and it appears the “odds” are making a comeback.

The Selden patent episode in automotive history presents a look at attempted monopoly in the age of the great trusts. The legal battle against George Selden’s “road engine” patent, waged by Henry Ford, Thomas L. Jeffery and others, is a story of powerful financial interests and their ineffective attempts to control ...

Second in a series on hard to find automotive books, this article covers three titles: A History of Sports Cars, Dictionary of World Coachbuilders and Car Stylists, and Handbook of Automobiles.

This article chronicles the development of the V-12 engine from the earliest examples to the latest offerings from the likes of Cadillac, Chrysler and Peugeot, and includes a historical timeline.

This is a treatment of names from the past, the memorable, those almost nobody remembers, and a Top Ten list of the all-time strangest sounding marques.

The name, Ferrari, elicits an emotional response that few others can match.