The Automobile and American Life

This blog will expand on themes and topics first mentioned in my book, "The Automobile and American Life." I hope to comment on recent developments in the automobile industry, reviews of my readings on the history of the automobile, drafts of my new work, contributions from friends, descriptions of the museums and car shows I attend and anything else relevant. Copyright 2009-2026, by the author.

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

1903 Gordon Bennett Race -- Camille Jenatzy Drives the Race of His Life

Mercedes-Simplex 60 hp wins the Gordon Bennett Race Camille Jenatzy in Clarence Gray Dinsmore’s Mercedes-Simplex 60 hp won the 4th Gordon ...

Victory in the Nice–La Turbie hill climb with the Mercedes Simplex 60 hp --- 120 years ago

Nice-La Turbie hill climb on 1 April 1903 as part of the “Nice Week” motorsport event, 30 March to 7 April 1903. Photo of the subsequent w...

Monday, March 27, 2023

The Emerging E-fuels Production Industry

Europe backs away from an ICE ban You have heard that Europe intends to ban the sale of new internal combustion engine passenger vehicles ...

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Mercedes-Benz Experimental Safety Vehicle 22

Mercedes-Benz Museum. Legend 5 Room: Visionaries – Safety and the Environment. The Mercedes-Benz Experimental Safety Vehicle ESF 22 from 197...

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

When are you too old to drive?

The above title above is a loaded question if there ever was one! Who wants to surrender their freedom unless forced to? How will assessm...

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Financial Collapse and the Collector Car Market -- Revised Thoughts.

As of this morning, the banking underpinnings of our capitalist economy are wobbling in an unprecedented manner. What it means for the col...

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