These pages generally cover the world of German cars and motorcycles from the postwar period through to the 1970s with occasional forays into the 1980s. […]
Vintage German Winterfest
A curated selection of vintage German automobiles celebrating the Holidays!
Goliath GP700
Goliath was a subsidiary brand of Bremen-based Borgward (See The Many Faces of Borgward). Although Goliath had produced passenger cars before WWII, it was […]
The Bavarian Sports Sedan is Born
Originally posted back in 2011, and now updated… Depending on who you believe, the BMW 1500 was simultaneously the father of the performance sedan, the […]
W194 – Victory Over Vultures
As the story goes, driver Karl Kling failed to notice a group of vultures at the side of the road during the 1952 Carrera Pan […]
The Bargain Porsche?
Some 50 years ago, Porsche introduced a new vehicle to fill the bottom end of their range. To do so, they collaborated with parent VW […]
Bug Jam 2019
For an outdoor weekend event complete with camping in November, Florida sounds like the right place. And so it is every year that thousands make […]
The Early Early 911
The production Porsche 911 did not appear until the mid 1960s, but as early as 1959, work was beginning on the successor to the popular […]
The Unexpected
We have previously featured collections and museums that are hidden, or that perhaps have surprising content, but we at least went looking for them. We […]
Vehicluar Diplomacy Revisited
The world can always use ideas for bringing people together while celebrating differences. Back in 2009, Classic Velocity offered an idea which gained zero traction […]
Audi 100
The combination of companies that were brought together to form Audi have been well covered here before (see A Most Important Failure, Audi F103, NSU […]
2 Doors to 4 – Porsche Reluctant Persistence
Today it is pretty commonplace to see a 4 door Porsche on the road, and it is not uncommon for even ardent Porschephiles to accept, […]
Mercedes Benz SL-X
There are a lot of great-looking cars that never made it to production throughout the history of the automobile. The Mercedes Benz SL-X is one […]
Proof of Passion
It is a rare fan of vintage iron, that does not also possess a few other items which indicate that they are a fan. Who […]
Mid America 02 Fest 2019
For 19 years, the Mid America 02 Fest has taken place in Eureka Springs, Arkansas with a brief departure to Hermann Missouri some time ago. […]
No Dough 2019
It has been mentioned before on these pages, that behind many of the events that we have witnessed and enjoyed, is a person with a […]
Platform As Canvas
Somehow, the cars of mid-20th-century Germany lend themselves more than the products of any other nation, to become platforms for Art. Why? I do not […]
Sebring Vintage Classic 2019
Who can pass up a weekend of vintage racing at a historic track? Not the Classic Velocity crew. The weekend is organized by SVRA, whose […]
Bitter SC
The Bitter SC was the successor to the Bitter CD chronicled here before (see Sweet Bitter). It entered the market in 1979, even as CDs […]