Given enough time working on classic vehicles, you will encounter all kinds of experiences. There are long journeys through some aspect of a rebuild. There […]
Teutonic 2 Strokes
Motorraderwerke Zschopau (MZ) came into being following the war based on the remnants of the old DKW factory (see Muzings) in East Germany . The […]
Celebrating Innovation
It is always surprising to me how often the efforts of one man are responsible for showcasing an entire museum worth of special vehicles. Fine […]
BMW R27
For a company that is most famous for producing a boxer twin since 1923, BMW has produced a surprising number of other engine formats. Most […]
The Heckflosse Champion
Many fans of vintage German cars will be aware of the success of the 300SLR in the immediate postwar era. They will probably also be […]
Munching at Maucher’s
Snow, salt, and freezing temperatures are usually not the friends of vintage iron. They relegate the machines we love to the sidelines in places that […]
The Theory of Petrosclerosis
Readers may remember that this blog has contributed significantly to vehicular progress with ground-breaking theories and public policy (see Classic Velocity Laws, the Theory of […]
The Unwanted Podium
So there I was, standing in the engine bay and staring at the empty bell housing. The bad torque converter was on the garage floor […]
On the Trail of the Panther
Panther is one of those brands that seem to have been used by a motorcycle manufacturer on almost every continent. England, France, Indonesia, Argentina, etc. […]
Rallying Type 902
There is perhaps no more celebrated racing sports car than the Porsche 911. Books have been written on its success, and more will probably be […]
Hoffmann
Readers of the blog will know that the number of manufacturers and individual motorcycle models that looked like, were influenced by, copied, or that influenced […]
The Death of Driving
A new year is a natural time to ponder. And to catch up on your reading. I was struck by the letters to the editor […]
Holiday Recycling
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the garage Old vehicles were resting some small, and some large And nearby were fuses and wrenches […]
Hecker – From Kits to Competition
Hans Hecker was an engineer who worked on livestock equipment, and bicycles before venturing out on his own to produce motorcycle components in 1922. The […]
The Many Faces of Borgward
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Borgward began building automobiles in the early 1920s in Bremen, Germany. He started with a 3 wheeled utility vehicle called the Goliath […]
Maico On-Road
Maisch & Co was a family-owned business founded in 1926 in Poltringen Germany. They adopted the contraction Maico as their brand. The first two-wheeled product […]
On Getting Grounded
The theme in the garage this week has definitely been grounding. Thematic story number one took place when I found myself locked out of my […]
Wartburg 313
The city of Eisenach in East Germany is probably most well-known for its copies of BMW. It was the home of the EMW (see blue […]
The Wizards of Weissach
Source :Jalopnik This is the Weissach package of the Porsche 918 887 horsepower 0-62 time of 2.6 seconds (motorcycle territory) 78.4 mpg 6:57 around the […]
Diamant
Diamant began as a manufacturer of bicycles and knitting macines in Siegmar-Schonau in 1885. Like many others, they progressed to motorcycles after the turn of […]