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Jun 19 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #24; Peter Helck with Joe Tracy and Painting “Speed Demons of 1904- A Motor Race On The Continent in The Early Days”
Did you identify the gentleman and painting in this 1926 photo? (3 comments)
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Jun 18 2023
Greg O’s Garage; Joe Tracy’s Patents
Aside from being a talented race car driver in the early Vanderbilt Cup Races, Joe Tracy was also a brilliant engineer and inventor. (2 comments)
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Jun 14 2023
Smithsonian Magazine (2009): The Cammack Collection-A rare look at Tucker Cars
In celebration of this upcoming Tucker 75th Anniversary Celebration at Hershey, PA., this Smithsonian film featured the ultimate Tucker collector David Commack at his Virginia shop in 2009. Cammack's three Tuckers will be on display this weekend. (2 comments)
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Jun 13 2023
Greg O’s Garage; What’s for Dinner? The 1901 Annual Long Island Automobile Club Dinner Menu
A menu found for the annual Long Island Automobile Club dinner in 1901. (1 comments)
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Jun 12 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #23 Solved: Ray Harroun in the Marmon ‘Yellow Jacket’
Did you identify this mystery racer? (8 comments)
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Jun 10 2023
Video: Watch the the center headlight of Tucker 1044
Rob Ida of Ida Automotive has posted this 22-second video documenting the center headlight of Tucker 1044. (1 comments)
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Jun 07 2023
Video: Tucker 1044 being prepped for the upcoming Tucker 75th Anniversary at the AACA Museum in Hershey , PA
Rob Ida has posted this Facebook video on prepping Tucking 1044. (1 comments)
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Jun 06 2023
Greg O’s Garage: From the Helck Family Collection; Strange and Unusual Cars #5- The 1922 ‘Mauve sur Elfe’
A treasure trove of unusual cars found in the Helck Family Collection. (0 comments)
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Jun 05 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #22 Solved: #1 Locomobile at the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race pits
Did you identify this racer at the pits? (2 comments)
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Jun 03 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: A 1902 Interview with Willie K.
The early 1900s saw different opinions of automobiles and road racing. Here is 24-year old Willie K's. as told from an interview he gave "Automobile Topics" in 1902. (9 comments)
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