The Bitter SC was the successor to the Bitter CD chronicled here before (see Sweet Bitter). It entered the market in 1979, even as CDs […]
BMW 700RS
If this seems like a good model name for a motorcycle, you are partially right. The BMW 700 was a very important vehicle for the […]
January Janus
The late 1940s and the early 1950s represent one of those periods where the automobile and the motorcycle world were experimenting with hybrids. In this […]
Sebring Historics 2018
The local BMW club, FSCBMWCCA, organized an outing to the Sebring Historics, and we tagged along. Sebring is a historic track with a rich legacy. […]
Petersen Porsche
The Petersen Museum is routinely regarded as one of the world’s best. From the building itself, now with an artistic exoskeleton, to the contents, it […]
Dakar Rally Record Setter
One of our favorite cars of all time is the Porsche 959 Rally Car (see Porsche 959 Paris Dakar). Partly because it is so far […]
Cuban Cars
Friend of the blog Ed Solomon snapped a bunch of great pictures while on a tour of Cuba. A few of the German ones are […]
New is Old….Again
It\’s official, we have run out of ideas. Electric cars, not new. Medicinal herbs, not new. Organic food, not new. Driverless cars, not new. Faded […]
Limerock 2018
The annual pilgrimage to Limerock Motorsports Park is always great for vintage racing, and a lovely drive through bucolic northwestern Connecticut. This year, Bugatti was […]
Down the Lane
Nashville, Tenessee naturally brings to mind Country Music and the Grand Ole Opry, Whiskey, and the smoky mountains. A great automotive museum ? Not so […]
Motocron – The Classic Velocity Vehicle Log
Like many of you who have more than one vehicle to keep track of, the Classic Velocity garage used a combination of paper folders, a […]
Simeone Revisited
The Simeone Foundation Museum is not one of those that has an entirely new collection periodically. It focuses on a core group of sports cars […]
The Cult Turns 50
In the course of the average human life, you don’t get to celebrate too many 50 year anniversaries that happened entirely on your watch. Even […]
Don Garlits Museum
Your eyes do not deceive you. You may be asking, what could the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing possibly have to do with a […]
A Bavarian Shoe
Even from the official launch, the E36/8 has produced polarizing reactions. Love it or hate it. It is hard to believe that these cars are […]
Framo 2-3-4 Wheels
Innovation in frames and platforms was the norm in the early days of the internal combustion engine, and many companies were simply trying to find […]
East African Coronation Safari 1953-1954
With the Dakar underway, long distance endurance rallies are on the mind. Going back in time, these rallies were really extended reliability trials. If you […]
On Receiving Gifts II
A bit of recycling here from 2012, but it became relevant once again due to this quote we stumbled across this holiday season in Santa […]
Goliath GP700 Sport
Goliath was founded by Carl Borgward in Bremen, and has been mentioned in these pages before (see The Many Faces of Borgward and Maintaining Tempo). […]
Anthropologic Vehicular Archeology
I was searching for items for a swap meet which was only a day away. As usual, this had turned into a last minute need […]