Mickey Thompson was born in the “Roaring Twenties” and developed a passion for speed early on. Working as a “pressman” for the Los Angles Times he accumulated enough money to get into drag racing and is…
Challenger 2 Streamliner
Fordson Prototype – Ford’s First Heavy-Duty 2 Ton Truck
Ford made trucks based on the Model T passenger car in order to begin to provide for the needs of American farmers and industry. Beginning in 1917 the Ford TT 1 ton truck was put in…
The Austin A90 Atlantic
To Build a Car Americans Would Love The Austin A90 Atlantic was Britain’s plan for a car for America. This was to be the car that would take the United States by storm and become a…
Porsche 356 Custom Limousine
Dr. Ferdinand Porsche once said “I couldn’t find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself.” It is clear that he envisioned his concept of a rear engine sports car powered by a…
American Austin and American Bantam
Donald Duck, Bruce McLaren, Graham Chapman, and the Jeep Have you ever wondered what was the inspiration for Donald Duck’s car? Have you ever realized that the cars first raced by Bruce McLaren and Graham Chapman…
Aston Martin Type C Speed 6
A Shaky Beginning Aston Martin is a company that was founded by idealists, with the result that during its first century of doing business it went bankrupt no less than seven times. The company was first…
