The Rise & Fall of Automobile Racing at Dorney Park

by Paul Weisel In 1860, Solomon Dorney developed a fish hatchery on his land southwest of Allentown, Pennsylvania, and began to hold weekend fishing contests.  He later added picnic groves, a swimming pool, and a few playground rides for families who spent the day...

European History in Nashville, Tennessee

Sometimes, it takes an outsider to make you explore your own backyard. At least, that’s the excuse I’m giving myself for only having just visited the Lane Motor Museum, less than five miles away from my home here in Nashville, where I have now lived for more than a...

An Ode to the American Truck, Camper, and Wild West

I do not come from the land of big skies. Home was the most crowded exit off the Garden State Parkway, college was in a city where no one I knew bothered with cars, and even though my current address is more urban sprawl than skyscraper land, it still suffers from...

The History of the Corvette: In Media Res

There are few production vehicles created by American automakers that hold the same value as the Chevrolet Corvette when discussing performance, legacy, and beauty. While limited-run models and racing vehicles have and continue to hold council in the great Parthenon...

Blinded By the Light?

Maybe you are old enough to remember Broderick Crawford and his 1955 Buick from the television series Highway Patrol.  Or perhaps, if you’re not quite that old, Martin Milner and Kent McCord and their AMC Matador from Adam-12.  Either way, you are remembering police...