Automotive history: Famous and notorious automobiles 11 Articles

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by Susan Kleinhans

Many people seem magnetically attracted to brand new vehicles. Sadly, they are missing out on a great collective history of famous and notorious automobiles. There are so many worthy candidates for this topic. It was very ...read more

by Sj Daley

A certain Dodge Charger R/T that whistles 12 notes of Dixie comes to mind. I think without a doubt it is one of the most recognizable cars in US history. The hit TV show followed the struggles of good ole' boy cousins Bo...read more

by Tabitha Hergest

Perhaps the most famous car in the world is the Aston Martin DB5 which, converted by John Steers at the special effects department of Eon productions, became the very first proper Bond car for the 1964 film Goldfinger (not...read more

by Norma Jean Bishop

The VW Bug (Beetle) has to be the best car ever made. A scene from Woody Allen's film "Sleeper," made in Colorado in 1973, illustrates this quite nicely. He and his partner Diane Keaton discover a Bug in a mountain cave. T...read more

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by Ron Waite

After WW2 it was a time of excitement and wonder. We flexed our muscles and earned bragging rights to just about anything because we "licked the Nazis and the Japanese." Things were booming and with the war over it was now...read more

by Patrick Boniface

BMW 507 Many cars get given nicknames and garner reputations, others demand respect and admiration. Some just give back every ounce of the cherished love bestowed upon them by adoring owners. Those hours, weeks and years ...read more

by Jackie Hebert

Your at a drag racing strip, the excitement in the air as the different types of vehicles revving up there engines, the sound of them screeching down the strip, hearing people shouting for there favorite cars to out perfor...read more

by Timothy Benford

AL CAPONE'S ARMORED CADILLAC USED BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AFTER PEARL HARBOR On the morning after the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other U.S. military installations in Hawaii, the Secret Service determin...read more

by Roumyana Demireva

Citroen Traction Avant-one of the most famous and notorious European cars In 1908, Andre Citroen took over the bankrupt auto factory of Mors. There was a great demand for shells during the Second World War. Citroe...read more

by Nick Lincoln

Some consider such collectables be a form of investment. Buying a particular antique car is then done primarily in view of profit in a future sale and not of enjoying a drive or taking pleasure in restoration work. As with...read more

by Joel Stottlemire

The scientist, pilots and astronauts at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Facility at Edwards Air Force Base got one amazing special delivery on the morning of January 31, 1977. The package was technically known as OV-101 but...read more