Briefly Brutsch

The postwar need for cheap reliable transportation caused a number of entrepreneurs to try their hand at producing automobiles. This was one of the most […]

Recalibrating Normal

Sometimes family or friends will hear about something that you have done, and respond with amazement. You will hear statements like “Wow, that’s impressive”, or […]

Delius

Gottfried Delius was the man behind the production of small motorcycles and scooters from 1949 to 1953. The company was based in Osnabruck, and was […]

The Faith of Fath

History is littered with smart people who thought they could do it better than the large manufacturers, who would not compromise on their ideas when […]

A NYC Affair

Would you buy a used vehicle from someone in New York City? What comes to mind? A slick seller with the vehicle gussied up to […]

Maintaining Tempo

Vidal and Sohn was founded in 1883 to provide fire-fighting services to the harbor where coal was the big mover. Following the decline of the […]

Rixe

The Bielefeld region of Germany was a rich source of manufacturers. In the early 1900s it included typewriters, sewing machines, bicycles, and motorcycles (see Meister, […]

More $10 Disablers

In a previous post, I tackled $10 Disablers. Regular readers can probably guess what prompted another visit to this territory, but here are a few […]

Plight of the Condor

In the 1975 movie Three Days of the Condor by Sydney Pollack, a CIA operative must piece together parts of a puzzle in order to […]

Opel Ascona 400

One of the phenomena that continues to amaze, is how good an otherwise plain (or even ugly) car can look in race trim. Few people […]

Preserving the Air

I have often written of people who keep groups of us gathering and make all of us more knowledgeable. One such person is Dave Cushing. […]

Mt Dora Museum of Speed

The Mount Dora Museum of Speed is located in central Florida in one of the few areas of the state with hills (read minor undulations), […]

From Rust to Riches

Seldom in the course of a single weekend can you attend two vintage motorcycle events that are at opposite ends of the spectrum. Last weekend […]

Hershey 2014

There is no greater gathering of Porsches in the USA than Hershey. Chances are, at the peak of the day on Saturday, there is almost […]

Remembering Meister

Bielefeld has a rich history of two wheeled production. Both Goricke and Durkopp had roots there, and many bicycle manufacturers did as well. Meister began […]

Sampling Silverstone

Silverstone. Just the name suggests epic racing history. In 1948, Britain’s Royal Automobile Club went looking for a site to resume motor racing after the […]

Dave’s Place

For almost all of us vintage iron gearheads, nobody would confuse the place we keep our cars and bikes with a museum. You would have […]

Against All Odds

The following are excerpts from Kevin Cameron’s article King of the Boomers, which appeared in Cycle magazine in 1979. It was sent to me by […]