Volkswagen introduced the Karmann-Ghia coupe at the Kasino Hotel in Westfalia, Germany. As the European car market finally recovered from the war, Volkswagen felt that it needed to release an “image car” to accompany its plain but reliable “Bugs and Buses.”
Volkswagen was not the only automotive company looking for a flagship car at the […]

Looking to buy a used car or second hand car? Well you’re certainly spoilt for choice. With around 27 million cars on UK roads and numbers increasing, the market has never been more stuffed with affordable used motors. But what should you look out for when you find a car you’re interested in? Here are […]

Leon Duray drove his Miller 91 Packard Cable Special to a world close-coursed speed record, recording an astonishing top speed of 148.173mph, at the Packard Proving Ground in Utica, Michigan.
Two weeks earlier, Duray had posted a record lap of 124mph at the Indy 500, a record that stood for 10 years until the track was […]

This Day in Automotive History - June 13 1978
Ford Motor Company Chairman, Henry Ford II, fired Lee Iaccoca from the position of president of Ford Motor Company, ending a bitter personal struggle between the two men. Since his grand emergence into the spotlight with the release of the Ford Mustang in 1964, Lee […]