This St. Patrick’s Day, celebrate both Irish pride and the arrival of Spring by taking a drive in your 1959 Shamrock. What, you don’t own a Shamrock, the “Irish T-Bird” built in Ireland? Well, don’t fret. Almost no one owns a Shamrock. Fewer than a dozen were...
It was over 100 years ago this month that automotive pioneer Charles W. Nash, at the time a former president of General Motors, acquired the Thomas B. Jeffery Company of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and renamed it the Nash Motors Company. Nash automobiles would then live on...
Best Barn-Find Collector Car Tales Author: Tom Cotter Publisher: Motor Books Price: $30.00 / £19.99 View If you’re any kind of “car guy” you already know who Tom Cotter is, whether from his years in the auto racing public relations business or from his more recent...
Today, Porsche, like virtually every auto manufacturer, offers a broad product line consisting of sports cars, sedans, and SUVs. Of course, it’s also known for a history of race cars, as well. The vehicles are luxurious, expensive, and heavily skewed toward...
Nearly sixty years ago, in the early morning hours of January 13, 1962, pioneering television comedian Ernie Kovacs crashed his car on rain-slick roads at the corner of Beverly Glen and Santa Monica Boulevards in Los Angeles. Driving alone, the 42-year-old Kovacs was...
