From the 1959 James Cagney/Shirley Jones musical comedy “Never Steal Anything Small” comes the classic “I’m Sorry, I Want a Ferrari.” With music by Allie Wrubel and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson, the tune was sung by Cagney and Cara Williams as they hoofed their way through a new-car showroom. The setup, if this needs one, […]

According to our reference books, the Autocar Type XXI, rated at two tons, rode a 97-inch wheelbase and took its power from an 18.1hp opposed two-cylinder engine with a three-speed transmission and, uncommon for a solid-tired truck from this age, shaft drive. For that reason, we say that this 1912 Autocar Type XXI omnibus for […]

The Ludvigsen Library, the vast collection amassed by award-winning automotive historian, researcher and author (and longtime Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car contributor) Karl Ludvigsen, has been acquired by the Collier Collection. Managed by the not-for-profit Revs Institute for Automotive Research of Naples, Florida, the Collier Collection is one of the world’s foremost automotive museums, with […]