Some summer recycling here with a post from 2010 made relevant again due to a current S mall repair that turned into a much bigger bill. […]
FAKA
From 1952 to 1957, Fahrzeugwerke Kanneberg produced stylish scooters featuring “Jet Age” design. The key design element was a jet turbine looking feature beneath the seat, but […]
Neue Klasse Homologation Special
In 1962, BMW broke even for the first time since the war thanks to a strategic infusion from the Quandt family, and some surprising success […]
In Season
One of the sure signs that we are back in the riding/driving season, is that the gatherings of the clans become routine once again. Breakfast […]
Hershey 2017
The weather forecast was not helpful. Not that this is unusual for an April event in Pennsylvania. We have attended this event in snow flurries, […]
A Fuel’s Errand
Simplicity is good. Few moving parts, a basic electrical layout, black paint, no frills. This could be a description of the Ford model T, but […]
Weekend Warriors
Being in the midst of building a street car that can go to the track and pass tech inspection, I am struck by the contrast […]
A Nice History
A very nice article by Curbside Classics about the opportunities and challenges associated with BMW’s postwar V8 evolution. http://www.curbsideclassic.com/automotive-histories/automobile-history-german-deadly-sins-the-bayern-cycle-part-1-bmws-brush-with-death-the-v8-cars/.
On Being Far Away
Joshua Tree National Park is thousands of miles from home. It does not look like home. It does not smell like home. It is dry […]
Ponton Production
Mercedes had been slowly rebuilding its manufacturing capacity after the war, but in July 1953 they really regained that capacity with the production of the […]
Modern Classics 2017
Here in the wintry northeast USA, we have invented a number of great ways to break the grip of winter on our 2-wheeled hearts. Among […]
Almost Eight
At the dawn of the 1970s, as the Porsche 914 was in production in both 4 and 6 cylinder variations, Ferdinand Piech ordered the development […]
The Era Error
The Classic Velocity crew considers the postwar period from the late 1940s to the late 1970s to be an era. Why? Because it is a […]
Airhead Retrospective
25 years of BMW – An Airhead Retrospective A nice tribute to the airheads by Union Garage in NYC.
Vintage Dirt
There are significant pros and cons to some aspect of your passion becoming cool. In the pro column, parts can become available again, magazines run […]
Gutbrod
What comes to mind when someone asks you about an automobile manufacturer from Stuttgart that produced rear engine cars? Porsche would be the most obvious […]
Of Krausers and Kronenburgs
Right there, between the doors of the two door garage, in a pair of cubby holes designed to fit them, were a pair of Krausers. […]
An Unexpected Stop
I had passed the shop many times before, but never during regular business hours. It had been an automotive repair shop, and then unoccupied for […]