London to Brighton, 2010

Mercedes and Daimler-Benz are among the very few automakers still extant that were around to partake in the original London to Brighton drive, of which more than 30 cars participated on November 14, 1896, as England’s Emancipation Run. This event celebrated the Locomotives on the Highway Act, which raised the road speed limit from the walking pace of […]

Scratchbuilding an old MacDonald

We got a kick out of the scratchbuilt Pierce-Arrow seven-ton dump truck model that Gene Herman sent our way last month, and now Gene’s forwarded us another scratchbuilt truck model to marvel over, this time of an even rarer truck than the Pierce. Gene writes: The MacDonald Model O low bed was built in San […]