Remembering the Dobbertin Surface Orbiter, the Amphibious Custom Build That Wrote History
11 Dec 2022, 07:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When car designer and famous hot-rodder Rick Dobbertin wanted to challenge himself, he built the DSO, the first car to ever drive through the Panama Canal
Ray Charles Driving a Peugeot 306 Cabriolet Is Pure, Awesome Driving Pleasure
25 Oct 2022, 10:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Remembering one of the most iconic car commercials of all times, which put a blind man in the driver’s seat and captured the essence of the driving experience
Hershey’s Kissmobile: The Sweetest Ride That Ever Was
24 Oct 2022, 10:39 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Introduced in 1997, the Kissmobile traveled the U.S. sharing joy and candy, raising funds and becoming an iconic product vehicle
World’s Fastest Motorhome Is a Fancy 2007 Fiat Doblo Conversion That Sleeps Two in Comfort
21 Oct 2022, 09:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Motorhomes aren’t necessarily meant to be very fast, but this one is, breaking the record in 2014 by doing 141.3 mph on the Elvington airfield in Yorkshire
The Saga of the $43 Million Treasure Onboard the Sunken SS Tilawa Nears Its Final Chapter
13 Oct 2022, 10:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / 2,364 bars of silver are in under lock and key in the UK after a 2-year recovery operation completed in 2017, but the South African government wants them back
Remembering the 1968 Jayco Pop-Up Camper, the First to Use a Unique Ease-Up Lifter System
5 Oct 2022, 06:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tapping into the rising RV trend, Lloyd J. Bontrager started Jayco out of two chicken houses and a barn in Indiana, with his own take on the pop-up mechanism
The 1934 McQuay Norris Streamliner Is a Piece of Automotive Art, Awesome Marketing
4 Oct 2022, 05:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Seeing is believing, and this maker of automobile engine parts wanted to showcase the excellence of its products in a real-life situation, with the aluminum egg
Blast From the Past: The 1933 Ford Kamp Kar Was One of the First V8-Powered RVs
19 Sep 2022, 10:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Home builder Walter Runkle was also into building custom RVs for the local clientele, and his Kamp Kar survives at the prestigious RV/MH Museum in Indiana
The 1931 Tennessee Traveler Ford Housecar Is Peak Vintage, Luxurious RV-ing
15 Sep 2022, 03:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Based on a heavy-duty Ford Model AA truck, this early homemade mobile home previewed a promising though not yet affordable future
Remembering the 1937 Hunt Housecar, the First Private RV With a Functional Shower
9 Sep 2022, 10:31 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Created by early Hollywood cinematographer J. Roy Hunt, the Housecar was meant to offer all the comforts of home while on isolated production sets
RIP Queen Elizabeth II, the Princess Auto Mechanic, Certified Truck Driver and Pioneer
9 Sep 2022, 02:16 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Her Majesty passed away at 96 years old, remains the only female Royal to have served in the Army, a lifelong auto enthusiast and competent mechanic
Gorgeous 1914 Ford Model T Caravan Emerges as World’s Oldest Known Motorhome
29 Aug 2022, 05:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The motorhome uses a 1915 Model T chassis extended by Baico, with all-wood custom bodywork by Dunton, and is an impeccable and luxurious time capsule
Meet the ShamRockAway Motorhome, an 8-Wheel Buick Unicorn Born Out of Passion
7 Aug 2022, 07:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Also known as Noah’s Ark, this unique creation was designed and put together by an RV enthusiast who believed Buicks don’t die, they stack up
Remembering the ‘30s Covered Wagon Trailer, the First Production Travel-Trailer
4 Aug 2022, 05:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Ford Motor Company of camping trailers, the highly successful Covered Wagon Company offered affordable trailers for the masses and spectacular custom units
Sailing Yacht Shenandoah Is an Icon That Perfectly Combines Poetry and Performance
3 Aug 2022, 09:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Built to impress both in looks and performance, and delivered in 1902, Shenandoah of Sark is a vessel like no other, one that still wows on both accounts
A Rare, Possibly Unique Victorian Mobile Photography Studio Is Up for Sale
28 Jul 2022, 13:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Originally set up by famed photographer John Pouncy and his son, the mobile studio, once drawn by horses, was used to that same purpose afterwards
The First-Ever RV: The Gypsy Van, a 1915 Landyacht With Rooftop Garden and Hot Water
28 Jul 2022, 09:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Roland Conklin ran a bus coach business in New York and was wealthy, so he decided to go on a very noteworthy transcontinental journey
Remembering the 1910 Pierce-Arrow Touring Landau, the First-Ever Production RV
22 Jul 2022, 13:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / All the luxury RVs of today have the Special Touring Landau to thank for introducing the idea of home-like comforts on the road
The 1928 Pierce-Arrow Fleet Housecar Is What Fancy RV-ing Was All About
21 Jul 2022, 12:54 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Only three such Pierce-Arrow Housecars were built on commission, and this is the only unit still in existence – and a window into times long gone
Meet the 1971 Harmon Shadow Gooseneck Trailer, “The Most Beautiful Trailer in the World”
19 Jul 2022, 03:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Produced between 1971 and 1975, less than 1,500 units of the Harmon Shadow were ever built. They’re still around, though they don’t get much love