The Fitzpatrick Packard in the Joe Bortz collection
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The incredible story of the 1950 Fitzpatrick Packard, a one-off custom designed by Phil Lacy and in the incredible collection of Joe Bortz.
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Vintage vehicles, Automotive history and stories from motoring's past.
The 120mph BMW Isetta
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The story of a man and his BMW Isetta and how they got it to hit 120 miles per hour.
Read More1956-63 Lotus Elite Type 14
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Radical, gorgeous, advanced, race winning, and all but forgotten today, the 1956-63 Lotus Elite seemed to have everything going for it. But its delicacy and limited production numbers have consigned the pretty little coupes to a forgotten corner of automotive history. The Elite’s timeless design gave it few peers in the automotive beauty pageant.
Read MoreStudebaker - the history of an American company
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What happened to America’s oldest car company and how collectible are Studebakers today?
Read MoreEdsel - the car, the company, the story
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Edsel - just the name is associated with failure despite the man from whom the name came being behind credited with saving Ford and inspiring great vehicles. This week Jim Cherry and Tony Barthel recount the things that led up to the failure of Edsel and talk about the cars themselves, including their role as a modern-day collectible.
Read MoreFantasies in Fiberglass - the influential material in '50s cottage car design
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The influence of fiberglass on the car fantasies of the 1950s and beyond.
Read MoreThe Tri-Five Chevrolet - 1955, 1956, 1957 Chevies
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Possibly the most collectible and modifyable of all classic cars and certainly one of the most collectible classic cars of all time, the 1955, 1956 and 1957 Chevrolet models broke major new ground when it was introduced selling over a 1.5 million copies in just three years.
Read MoreAmerica's first fiberglass sports car
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Beating Corvette to market, the Woodill Wildfire was America’s first production fiberglass sports car coming out of Southern California.
Read MoreGM designer Bill Mitchell
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Harley Earl successor Bill Mitchell had a very different take on design, ushering GM into the 1960s where its style continued to dominate.
Read MoreStreamlining - aerodynamics in early vehicle design
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Jim Cherry looks back at early examples of aerodynamics and streamlining in vehicle design going as far back as Paul Jaray and his blimp-inspired patents.
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