History tells us that the Lamborghini Miura was the first exotic to be labeled a “supercar.” This hyperbole was fitting, considering its ground-breaking transverse mid-mounted V-12 engine and breathtaking Marcello Gandini-penned styling. Of course, the term has been applied to many exotics since the mid-1960s, even retroactively, to describe those ultra-expensive, limited-production sports cars with […]
Through a grant from the Iowa Historic Preservation, and sponsored by the Iowa Transportation Museum, restoration has begun on the only Spaulding automobile known to exist. The 1913 Roadster – one of approximately 300 Spauldings built during the model year across two model lines – was literally in pieces when the project began. The ITM […]
Based on the success of last year’s seminar by Marty Christopher on the “History of the Motorcycle,” the Saratoga Auto Museum will be featuring a second motorcycle seminar about the sport of American motorcycle racing in the year 1912. Mr. Christopher will again be giving the seminar, occurring in conjunction with the museum’s “Motorcycles of […]