There’s an old Pontiac LeMans advertisement that reads “LeMans is for driving. LeMans is for looking at. LeMans is for being looked at in. Aren’t you glad we think of everything?” I think this tends to…
Porsche 911 Speedster
Sir “Black Jack” Brabham
“I was only ever interested in beating Ferrari, not joining them.” – Jack Brabham It was after he had received his OBE from Her Majesty the Queen in 1978 that the newly knighted Sir Jack Brabham…
Alvis Car Company: The Continuation Series
The Alvis Car Company began in Britain under the name of T.G. John and Company Ltd. in the industrial city of Coventry (where Lady Godiva made her famous ride) in the aftermath of The Great War in…
The Schlörwagen: The Autobahn Cruiser That Wasn’t
We need people in this world who are risk takers. We need people who are willing to let go of accepted wisdom for a while, who are willing to risk failure. Because so often it is…
1939 Mercedes-Benz 170 V Sport-Roadster
During the 1930’s Mercedes-Benz were designing and manufacturing cars in the environment of Nazi Germany and, as Adolf Hitler was a car enthusiast (albeit one who could not drive) there were significant influences placed upon the…
1926 Mercedes-Benz Model K La Baule Transformable by Jacques Saoutchik
Confession is good for the soul. The Bible tells us that “If we confess our sins the Lord is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness”. So I need…
