Indy history: Don Lee’s Mercedes and Alfa, 1947

We’re almost a month away from the centennial edition of the Indianapolis 500, which means we’re going to be seeing an awful lot of Indy history coming out of the woodwork over the next few weeks. Take, for instance, the above photo, recently posted over at The Old Motor, showing L.A. auto magnate Don Lee’s […]

Still not April Fools’: Lotus buys Caterham

We knew Lotus had something brewing with Caterham, but we figured it was going to mean escaping the Lotus Renault GP/Team Lotus fiasco with a Caterham-branded Team Lotus F1 car. And while that’s certainly still a possibility, instead news broke today that Team Lotus acquired Caterham Cars. For those who might be confused, and that’s […]

Microcars swarm the Big Apple

Most times when we take in the New York International Auto Show, we’re used to seeing a few token “heritage” models from the automakers on display to celebrate some sort of anniversary. No luck this year, but we were instead treated to a display of microcars put together by the LeMay Museum and the Lane […]