There is perhaps no more celebrated racing sports car than the Porsche 911. Books have been written on its success, and more will probably be […]
Hoffmann
Readers of the blog will know that the number of manufacturers and individual motorcycle models that looked like, were influenced by, copied, or that influenced […]
Hecker – From Kits to Competition
Hans Hecker was an engineer who worked on livestock equipment, and bicycles before venturing out on his own to produce motorcycle components in 1922. The […]
The Many Faces of Borgward
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Borgward began building automobiles in the early 1920s in Bremen, Germany. He started with a 3 wheeled utility vehicle called the Goliath […]
Maico On-Road
Maisch & Co was a family-owned business founded in 1926 in Poltringen Germany. They adopted the contraction Maico as their brand. The first two-wheeled product […]
On Getting Grounded
The theme in the garage this week has definitely been grounding. Thematic story number one took place when I found myself locked out of my […]
Wartburg 313
The city of Eisenach in East Germany is probably most well-known for its copies of BMW. It was the home of the EMW (see blue […]
Diamant
Diamant began as a manufacturer of bicycles and knitting macines in Siegmar-Schonau in 1885. Like many others, they progressed to motorcycles after the turn of […]
BMW Sidecars Pre-Domination
Sidecar racing is a part of motorcycle racing in which BMW has a deep history. They dominated the sport for years and produced both machines […]
IMME R100
IMME enjoyed a short life as a motorcycle manufacturer, lasting only from 1948 to 1951. It was neither commercially successful with its products, nor was […]
DKW Monza
The DKW Monza was a sports car built on the chassis of the successful DKW 3=6 coupe. It was produced from 1956 to 1958 in […]
Ace is the Place
Few places currently in operation are as central to Motorcycling history as the Ace Cafe in London. Regardless of the type of machine you ride, […]
Goricke
In the late 19th century in Bielefeld Germany, Goricke came into being with a focus on bicycles, sewing machines, and milking machines. In 1903 they […]
Simple Gatherings
Sometimes, the best event is a non-event. It can be a simple gathering of a few like-minded gearheads at any location for any reason. International […]
The price of History
The 1954 Mercedes W196 driven to the Formula 1 championship by Juan Manuel Fangio sold at auction for a record $29.6 Million (see Hemmings Story). […]
Durkopp – Motorized Cycles to Mopeds
The Durkopp brand represents one of those circumstances where the path from simpler machines to more complex was More of a circle than a path […]
Type 14
Volkswagen Karmann Ghia was the dream of designer and builder Wilhelm Karmann. He had built the Volkswagen beetle cabriolet, and wanted to design a unique […]
Konig from Watercraft to Motocraft
In the 1960s Dieter Konig established a good reputation and a successful business in west Berlin based on building two-stroke engines for racing boats. The […]