When it comes to car design, one common thread you’ll find throughout the car industry among a wide variety of car manufacturers is a throwback to older, iconic styles. It has been seen prominently in auto makers such as Ford, Chevrolet, and Dodge, and even in European brands such as Volkswagen and Mercedes. Read [...]
Open country, fast moving road, rushing wind to the face—no machine embodies unrestricted freedom like the motorcycle. These are cliches that enthusiasts have enshrined to create a sort of religion out of the motorcycle culture. For the majority of the motorcycle’s existence, it has primarily remained an icon of this fanatical religion, but in [...]
Utah has a rich history with the automobile and modern racing. The natural salt flat formations have attracted drivers to the state for almost a century. Originally, it was a destination for those wanting to test their vehicles or to set land speed records, but it wasn’t long before these runs would evolve into [...]
Racecars were first built to aid liquor bootlegging during prohibition. Bootleggers had the ingenious idea of building cars specifically designed for speed and handling so they could evade the police more easily. These specially-made cars were also equipped with more cargo capacity so they could carry more stock of illegal liquor, which is where [...]
Few things grant a person more freedom than the ability to hop in a car and drive wherever the roads may take you. It’s a rite of passage for the American teenager, and something often taken for granted. But freedom comes with a price, and in some cases a much MUCH higher price [...]
For almost as long as there has been cars, there have been car races. The first officially recorded race was in 1895, 9 years after the first gasoline powered car was built, but common lore states that the first race was held the first time two automobiles were in the same place, and knowing [...]
The pickup truck has been an American icon for decades, a symbol of hard work and high style. Since the first one was manufactured by Dodge in 1918, pickup trucks have changed and developed to suit the needs of the Americans who love them. The history of the pickup [...]
