Manhattan, NYC. The Holiday Season. Motorcycles. Not a bad combination. With dates shifted around, the New York show is now in mid December. Manhattan is […]
The Pre-Hibernation Ritual
Right before animals in the wild go into hibernation, there is a heightened period of activity for preparation. There is a flurry of gathering of […]
Zundapp K800
The early 1930s found Zundapp struggling at just 5% of the market share and with little in the way of exciting products. Their engineering prowess […]
The Icon Revisited
In a former post, I celebrated the iconic shape of the 911 that has endured for decades ( see Shaping An Icon http://classicvelocity.com/broadcast-central/2012/11/11/shaping-an-icon.html ). This video proves […]
Barely Bleeding Brakes
Few experiences are more terrifying than that of having your brake pedal suddenly go to the floor. In my experience, there have been two versions of […]
Anker
The Bielefeld region was a rich center of industry in the late 19th century, and gave birth to several industrial manufacturers that turned into motorcycle […]
Melkus – Funding Racing
We all think of Ferrari and Colin Chapman as people who were extremely passionate about racing and competition, and produced road cars mainly as a […]
TWN
Siegfried Bettman co-founded Triumph bicycles in Coventry, England in 1886. He returned to his native Germany 10 years later to start a Triumph factory in […]
Fall Hershey 2014
Hershey, Pennsylvania is well known for a few reasons. It is the chocolate capital of America. Although chocolate production has moved to Mexico, and the […]
Roadside Tales #56
Humphrey (name changed to protect the guilty) handed the last plastic storage container to the buyer, and bid him farewell. As the buyer drove away, […]
Gritzner
Gritzner can trace its beginnings to 1872, when they joined a large number of manufacturers jumping into the production of sewing machines. They followed a […]
BMW 2002 Touring
In the late 1960s, small “estate” cars were emerging as practical transportation with good carrying capacity. Most were hatchbacks like the Austin 1100, the Peugeot […]
Das Motorrad Vintage Ride
What kind of a crazy gathering has both a 1958 BMW R60 and a Ducati 1198 Panigale lining up to start? What kind of eclectic […]
Porsche 908/01
For 1968, the FIA’s Commission Sportive Internationale which determined rules for sports car racing outlawed the big 7 liter engines popularized by Ford, and introduced […]
Adjudicating Justice
Like most people, I have what I consider to be a normal driving style and speed. The speed is usually in sync with the fastest […]
Scarce Machines #7
I will offer these without any info. Enter the countries of origin in the comments. Correct answers will be in a drawing to win a […]
Limerock 2014
Lakeville, Connecticut. A bucolic piece of New England. A Norman Rockwell painting come to life. And right there in the middle of it is Limerock […]
VMD 2014
What if you had a vintage motorcycle show and swap meet and a race all in the same event on the same day. Chances are, […]
New Hope 2014
This event continues to surprise. Year after year, there are some great new cars that come out for the event. There are also some that […]
NSU Konsul
In 1950s postwar Germany, NSU was well known for its motorcycles. In fact, it was the largest producer of motorcycles in the world. The NSU […]