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L'Oeuf Electrique Is an Offbeat Yet Wonderful Electric Concept Car From 1942
L'Oeuf Electrique Is an Offbeat Yet Wonderful Electric Concept Car From 1942

6 Jan 2024, 16:01 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / The compact three-wheeled car boasted an aluminum and plexiglass body and was developed to be used as as a city car and reduce dependency on fossil fuels

 
A Look Back at the Leyat Helica, the Propeller Car You Probably Never Heard Of
A Look Back at the Leyat Helica, the Propeller Car You Probably Never Heard Of

2 Jan 2024, 21:56 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / The Leyat Helica was essentially thought out as a wingless airplane for the road. It was equipped with a large propeller powered by a small 18 hp engine

 
Packard Plant Drama Continues as Iconic Auto Site for Sale Again in Detroit
Packard Plant Drama Continues as Iconic Auto Site for Sale Again in Detroit

19 Oct 2021, 15:40 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Iconic Packard Plant for sale yet again as Detroit wrestles with the ghosts and detritus of an automotive and industrial past

 
These Are the Oldest Car Dealerships in America
These Are the Oldest Car Dealerships in America

18 Oct 2021, 21:06 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The economic crisis attached to the Covid plague has led more than a few businesses, car dealerships among them, to shutter their doors for good

 
World's Largest Collection of Auto Cigarette Lighters Is A Hot Orange Blast from the Past
World's Largest Collection of Auto Cigarette Lighters Is A Hot Orange Blast from the Past

16 Oct 2021, 08:30 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The first version of the car lighter was a very shady-looking piece of electrical wizardry that looked like a home-wired lamp cord attached to a primitive reel

 
John Dillinger’s Ford Model A Auctioned at 39th Annual Barett-Jackson
John Dillinger’s Ford Model A Auctioned at 39th Annual Barett-Jackson

20 Jan 2010, 07:09 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The 1930 Ford Model A used by the infamous gangster John Dillinger to escape the police and later driven by Johnny Depp in the “Public Enemies” blockbuster movie about the outlaw’s...