The Mercedes-Benz 540 K (1936-1944) was the next stage of development of the 500 K (1934-1936), and thus a development of the legendary SSK. Both these cars were designed by Friedrich Geiger who later came to…
Daimler whose factory was located in Stuggart, and Mercedes with their factory in Mannheim, joined together in 1926 to create Daimler-Benz A.G. To affirm this new partnership the new logo of the three pointed star surrounded…
Christmas is a time when we are called to remember that God sent His only begotten Son to give His life for each of us. God is love, and Jesus defined that love saying “Greater love…
When you bring home the venison or turkey, whether you’ve acquired it in a fair chase hunt or just from a little hunt down at the local supermarket, once its prepared and roasted and takes its…
Amongst the firearm inventions that failed one of the more obscure is the Standard Arms Model G gas operated self-loading rifle and its sibling the Model M which did away with the gas operation completely and…
The Vincent Black Prince is a motorcycle that, if you see one in your rear view mirror, you are likely to think “its a cop” and slow down and drive nicely. Phil Vincent described it as…
The humble Volkswagen was designed by the same man who designed many vehicles for the German Army, including many of their tanks. So it should come as no surprise that the Volkswagen Beetle is such a…
The Welbike began life as a creation of the boffins of Britain’s Special Operation Executive’s (SOE) secret special equipment facility “Station IX” at Welwyn in Hertfordshire and found a surprising range of uses during the Second…
In the post Second World War era both the Indian motorcycle company of the United States and Vincent HRD in Britain were struggling financially. Indian were struggling because of a series of poor management decisions in…
The Facel Vega Sport (FVS) were the performance oriented Facel Vega automobiles in production from 1956-1958. Facel Vega began building cars in 1954 and continued until 1962 during which time these luxurious French cars were chosen…