The TriVan re-revisited

Since the last time we’ve discussed the TriVan – way back in January 2007 – we’ve been in touch with Bill Fidler of Reading, Pennsylvania, who may be the world’s biggest fan of the diminutive three-wheeler from Frackville, Pennsylvania. Bill now has three of them in his possession, including the one that initiated our interest […]

Mercedes-Benz Is Ready To Party

So what is the traditional gift for a 125-year anniversary, anyway? Mercedes-Benz will be celebrating the 125th anniversary of the January 29, 1886, filing of Karl Benz’s patent on his three-wheel “gas engine-powered vehicle,” which has been historically considered as the very first practical automobile. The two companies that would combine in 1926 to become […]