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.
This Week in Motorhead History: The First Mo-Tel
It was 90 years ago, on December 12, 1925, that the Milestone Mo-Tel opened in San Luis Obispo, California – the world’s first “motel,” quite literally.
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This Week in Motorhead History: The Turkey Night Grand Prix
On Thanksgiving night in 1934, with no football on television, Gilmore Stadium in Los Angeles played host to the then-emerging sport of midget auto racing, and the Turkey Night Grand Prix was born.
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C is For Muscle Car
Though lesser cars have come and gone, lost to their geopolitical environments, or left in the dust by the competition, the Camaro and the Challenger are still kicking it today.
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This Week in Motorhead History: Pinto Bean-Counters
On September 19, 1970, 45 years ago, the Ford Pinto made its debut.
read moreFor the Mom and Pop Racetracks, the Checkered Flag Looms Too Close for Comfort
Fifty years after the heyday of drag racing, everyone from local tracks to national circuits feels the pressure of changing times, an aging fanbase, and competition for entertainment dollars.
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Celebrating 50 Years of the Ford Mustang
The Fairlane Committee began working on a car for America’s youth. It would be sporty, aesthetically pleasing, affordable, and unique. It would challenge the two-seater racing European models that World War II vets had fallen in love with overseas. It would go on to celebrate its fiftieth birthday in April of 2014, as the longest consistently produced American car in history. It was the Ford Mustang.
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Editorial
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Review: Pebble Beach Forum: Lights, Camera, Action!, Monterey Car Week 2025
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Review: Pebble Beach RetroAuto, Monterey Car Week 2025
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In 1925, Hudson’s subsidiary Essex Motor Company decided to capitalize on aviation’s appeal to promote a new six-cylinder model in its popular Essex line by sending an example on a three-month nationwide tour via airplane. The proposed aircraft, the new Remington-Burnelli RB-2, was the first dedicated cargo airplane. It designer, Vincent Burnelli, hoped to leverage the tour’s publicity to help to sell the unconventional aircraft to conservative aviation customers.
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Review: Porsche Club of America Werks Reunion, Monterey Car Week 2025
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Review: Baja Cantina Hot Chili Nights, Monterey Car Week 2025
News
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Today we honor those who greatly influenced the automotive industry that passed in 2021.
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Hertz, the 102-year-old and iconic car rental company, filed for bankruptcy protection on May 22, the repercussions of which have affected, and continue to affect, the auto industry and the markets for new and used cars.
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Construction of the temporary indoor speedway had just been completed. The next morning, the same crew that built it began dismantling it.
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CarShowSafari.com’s Motorsports Editor Bob Marlow has been nominated for this year’s Junie Dunlavey Memorial Spirit of the Sport Award by the Eastern Motorsports Press Association (EMPA).
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In December 2018, the FBI raided the California offices of DC Solar and the home of company owners Jeff and Paulette Carpoff, and aside from the usual seizure of computers, files, and corporate books, the agents found $1.7 million in cash! The FBI suspected the Carpoffs of running DC Solar in the fashion of a Ponzi scheme.
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