How the ‘Vette Was Won

This Week in Motorhead History: The Chevrolet ‘Vette is a staple of American life. It symbolizes the ultimate Route 66 driver, the two-seater sports car that has withstood the test of time, full of power, panache, and a just dash of attitude. The Chevrolet...

This Week in Motorhead History: The Death of Ernie Kovacs

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...

Those We Lost in 2020

2020 was a tragic and complicated year worldwide, a year in which the overall automotive community did not escape the additional heartbreaking losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Whether their passing was due to COVID, natural causes or other reasons, here are those...

For Christmas This Year, The Hess Truck’s Here

CarShowSafari.com is an Amazon Associate and earns from qualifying purchases. Did you know that Leon Hess, of the famous green and white Hess design, was born in New Jersey in 1914? (New Jersey gets a bad rap and we’ll take all the celebrity we can get, alright?...

Mercedes Blue Wonder of Wonders

The world is globally connected. We communicate, trade and do business internationally in the blink of an eye. Funds, goods, and people can travel the world in less time than it takes to change the oil on your car, and cultures are so interconnected that it’s...

This Week in Motorhead History: History’s Slowest Winner

This Week In Motorhead History The year is 1895. America is still skeptical of the gas-powered automobile. Henry Ford’s assembly line would not begin rolling for eighteen years. The age of speed, turn signals or even roads is far in the distant future. A future that...