One hundred and five years ago, on October 31, 1902, Wilbur Shaw was born in Shelbyville, Indiana . Today, few people know who he was, which is a shame, because he is one of the most important people in American racing and in the history of the Indianapolis Motor...
The term “barn find” has been all the rage in the old-car hobby in recent years, to the point that it has been badly overworked and is at risk of losing any real meaning. Coined originally to describe old cars stored away for many years in unrestored condition, often...
As noted in my colleague Ruby’s recent story about Janet Guthrie, Guthrie herself acknowledges that women have a long and significant history in auto racing, dating back well over 100 years. Yet racing was, and to a great extent remains, a man’s world. It was only...
In 2014, General Motors agreed to move Cadillac’s world headquarters from Detroit to New York City. The next year, Cadillac opened “Cadillac House” in Manhattan’s SoHo district. Cadillac House is not a dealer, and you can’t buy a car there. And it’s not even...
200 years ago, on December 16, 1816, the state of Indiana was admitted to the Union, and less than 100 years later a race track was built on the west side of the state capital of Indianapolis, a track which just this year observed the 100th running of the Indianapolis...
This Week in Motorhead History (1915): Ford Produces Its One Millionth Car X In an event that would only go on to fame far after its day in history, The Ford Motor Company produced its one millionth car on December 10, 1915, thanks to the ingenuity, forward thinking...
