The Hispano Suiza history is complex, undergoing name changes, bankruptcy, ownership changes, and manufacturing location changes with cars being manufactured at various times in Spain and in France. They were also known for their aircraft engines, trucks,......

Polish nobleman Count Louis Zborowski created four high-performance vehicles dubbed Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. Of the four created, only one exists in modern times. The first example was built using a Maybach aviation engine that displaced 23 liters.......

In December of 1898, the Renault Company was formed by Louis Renault. Though virtually illiterate, Louis Renault was a natural genius for all things mechanical. His first major invention was a direct drive transmission, which he fitted, along with a......

In 1919, after World War I, Rolls-Royce England was two years behind in filling chassis orders. For this and other economic reasons, the decision was made to build up to 350 chassis each year in Springfield, MA. The chassis were to be identical to......