Gaston Plante is a French physicist credited with inventing the first practical and commercially viable rechargeable lead/acid storage battery in 1859. MCF thanks Gateway Classic Cars for the image here. In 1895, Henry Austin, a […]
Mr. Bob Gough’s family moved to France for a few years when he was thirteen years-old and thus he grew up idolizing European sports cars and looking down on American muscle. That was until he […]
Trivia Jan, 09 to 15 France passes the first law regarding road maintenance in 1836; the work would be overseen by local governments in each municipality. Camille Jenatzy, a race driver, in 1899, is the […]
Mr. Bob Gough’s family moved to France for a few years when he was thirteen years-old and thus he grew up idolizing European sports cars and looking down on American muscle. That was until he […]
The Bugatti Veyron roadster in the Super sport Vitesse version is the fastest car in the world which is legal for the street reaching a speed of 267.856 mph (431.027 km/h) , at least up until April […]
Who doesn’t love the Mustang? It’s gone from being an American icon, heavy on the cheese, to a truly global and genuinely sophisticated sports car, available in factory built right-hand drive for the first time. […]
In 1889, two brothers named Edward and Andre Michelin, begin a family business manufacturing rubber in France, however, it is 1891 before they patent their first pneumatic tire. The first documented use of a […]
Gabriel grew up under an influential father who also happened to be a mechanic. You know this story; with the seed planted early on in his life, cars were a point of passion for a […]
