The first American automobile race?

While we’re on the topic of steam-powered vehicles today, let’s take a look at a recent post over at The Old Motor, in which David Greenlees dug up some information on a 200-mile race through Wisconsin – from Green Bay to Madison – between a pair of steam buggies that took place in 1878. As […]

A Word About Miracle Mileage Improvers

Whenever fuel prices rise, our inboxes get topped off with press releases breathlessly claiming gains in miles per gallon simply by strapping something to a car’s fuel line, injecting air or water into the engine, splitting hydrogen out of water to use as fuel, or pouring a bottle of additive into your fuel tank. Instant […]

“Miller’s Time” acquires big-time kudos

In the interest of full disclosure to the Hemmings Nation, I co-wrote this book, did a lot of organization of the text and so forth. But it’s the story of Don Miller, the longtime Hemmings reader and hugely influential racing partner to Roger Penske, that makes “Miller’s Time” a remarkable tale: So much so that […]