Motorama

Motorama

Do you love the history of the automobile? So we do! Here at Car Show Safari, we know that classic car history is as important today as it was the day it happened, and that events from decades ago continue to impact the automotive industry and motorsports events that we all love.

That’s why we developed the Motorama page of Safari News, our automotive news and event update outlet! The Motorama page of Safari News features many great blasts from the past, highlighting the development of some iconic automobiles that changed the modern face of motoring, featuring important players from the past, and exploring how the races, auto company expansions, and innovative developments that have taken past over the last century and a half impact the car culture we know today.

Dive into the weird and truly wonderful world of the early tinkerers, racers, and designers, who didn’t just make automotive history when they set land speed records and developed front windshield wipers, but impacted the whole history of the world.

Nissan Is Named

by Ruby Rae Scalera | Jun 3, 2021

On June 1, 1934, the Japanese based automobile manufacturer Jidosha-Seizo Kabushiki-Kaisha changed its name to Nissan Motor Company.

Who the Heck is Bertha Benz?

by Ruby Rae Scalera | May 12, 2021

Today, in 1944, Bertha Benz died.

And anyone who loves cars, knows cars or has ever sat in a car, you should care.

The Little Egyptian Cars That Couldn’t Quite

by Ruby Rae Scalera | Mar 30, 2021

By 1957, troops had pulled back, but Egypt hardly remained a safe or peaceful place for British ex-patriots like Raymond and Neville Flower, who had been working to develop a racing scene halfway across the world from home.

This Week in Motorhead History: The First Porsche

by Bob Marlow | Mar 8, 2021

At the 1949 Geneva Auto Show a revised Porsche 356, with a rear-mounted engine, made its public debut on March 17, 68 years ago this week. It is this car that is widely recognized as the first series-production Porsche, and it is the car that put Porsche on the map of the world automakers.

Happy Birthday, Janet Guthrie

by Ruby Rae Scalera | Mar 2, 2021

I could tell you that her driving suit and helmet are at The Smithsonian Institute, or that she became one of the first athletes in The Women’s Hall of Fame. I could list a hundred races, speeches and boundaries forever changed by her influence.

But I won’t do that. I won’t tally her accomplishments like a grocery list, honoring her checkpoint by checkpoint as a celebration of her many years. That’s not what this is about.

Strong and Fast – NASCAR is Founded

by Ruby Rae Scalera | Feb 1, 2021

Despite the need for an obvious distance between cars and cups, one of the most important, influential and long-standing elements of the car industry is deeply indebted to the prohibition era and the rum runners who provided America’s degenerates with drink for so long.

This month, on February 21, 1948, NASCAR was founded.

How the ‘Vette Was Won

by Ruby Rae Scalera | Jan 25, 2021

On January 17, in the year 1953, General Motors unveiled the Chevrolet Corvette at the Motorama Auto Show in New York City and the world had no idea the impact that one such strange little car was going to have.

This Week in Motorhead History: The Death of Ernie Kovacs

by Bob Marlow | Jan 18, 2021

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 killed as his car spun into a telephone pole.

For Christmas This Year, The Hess Truck’s Here

by Ruby Rae Scalera | Dec 22, 2020

From the very start, the Hess Truck would come with batteries included, a promise that has lasted for over fifty years, along with the brand’s dedication to families and the holiday spirit.

What the Hell is a Riker Torpedo Racer?

by Ruby Rae Scalera | Nov 16, 2020

Riker didn’t just build electric cars, he built electric racecars, which helped him and the company to hold onto their lead in the electric car producing market and won them glory in both long distance and short track racing from the end of the 19th century into the beginning of the 20th.