It’s hard not to look at the 1930s as a golden age of industrial design, particularly automotive. It gave us the likes of the Packard Twelve, Bugatti Type 57 Atlantic, and the final Duesenbergs. There ...

Auto shows have been around almost as long as the American auto industry has existed. The first one was put on by an auto dealers association in Detroit in 1907, and was simply called the Detroit Auto ...

The 1930s were a period of great turmoil. The Great Depression led to massive unemployment, poverty, and general hardship. Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany and prepared for WWII. The Hindenburg ...

The automotive industry made some of the biggest leaps during the 1930s. Despite the Great Depression, automakers pushed forward with innovative solutions. Cars were faster than ever before, thanks to ...

At the dawn of the 1930s, the automobile was in flux. It had evolved and matured from this noisy, utilitarian novelty into a finely crafted luxury product. With the emergence of the private automobile ...

When Ford introduced the all-new Model A, the vehicle was a popular success. About 5 million Model A Fords were produced in a wide variety of styles during its four years of production. The early ...

In the 1930s, engine parts maker McQuay-Norris wanted a car to show off the superiority of its piston rings, bearings, and the various other engine rebuilt parts. For that, it developed this—the ...

Amrit has been in love with trucks ever since the first time he rode in his dad's work truck when he was 5 years old. Over the years, he has fallen in love with classic cars and spends all his spare ...

This car was built almost exclusively with 1930s mechanical components, but it has been driven as fast as 70 m.p.h. By Paul Stenquist Dominic Palazzolo occasionally shows up at car shows and ...