Spyker 60HP
"In 1898, Jocobus and Hendrik-Jan Spijker, coach builders in Amsterdam, pioneered their first Benz-engined motor car and won immediate acclaim for the craftsmanship of their bodywork. The construction...
View ArticleChrysler Newport Indy Pacemaker
"The dual blows of the Great Depression and the only slightly less disastrous Airflow traumatized the Chrysler Corporation, which spent the late-1930s building conservatively designed and engineered...
View ArticleOn Any Sunday
"In the late 1960s, motorcycling was sweeping across the country and Southern California was the Mecca of the sport. While visiting Japan, Brown and his wife rented a Honda scooter and he enjoyed the...
View ArticleVienna Bikeworks eBike
"In 2010, Fabian ‘Spartacus’ Cancellara gained notoriety for the alleged use of a battery and engine stowed in the seat tube of his bike to win the Tour of Flanders and the Paris–Roubaix events....
View ArticleJaguar C-Type XKC 029 Carrera Panamericana
"The Jaguar C-Type (also called the Jaguar XK120-C) is a racing sports car built by Jaguar and sold from 1951 to 1953. The “C” designation stood for “competition”. The car used the running gear of the...
View ArticleConvair XC99
"The Convair XC-99, AF Ser. No. 43-52436, was a prototype heavy cargo aircraft built by Convair for the United States Air Force. It was the largest piston-engined land-based transport aircraft ever...
View ArticlePeril Speed Equipe
A carpenter/cabinet maker, Bill Bragg lived in Canterbury Road, Thornton Heath and in the mid-1950s took up circuit racing with a Triumph sidecar outfit. A big crash at Crystal Palace resulted in...
View ArticleMoto Morini Bialbero Racing Motorcycle
"The Moto Morini Bialbero is a testament to the engineering prowess of Alfonso Morini, a man who stayed actively involved in the racing side of his company well into his 60s.Alfonso saw a staggering...
View ArticleCooper-Monaco Mark II 1960
"This Cooper Monaco sports-racing prototype that David Murray's Ecurie Ecosse organization entered and ran in the 1960 Le Mans 24-Hour race was their first rear-engined car. While only two coil-spring...
View ArticleLambretta Record Racer
"Romolo Ferri folds down into his Lambretta Record, and takes a deep breath. It is August 8, 1951, and the brave pilot intends to break the speed record for the scooter category, on a stretch of...
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