Did you know early car headlights had to be filled with water?
Early passenger cars with internal combustion engines, built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, were engineering marvels of their time....
Should all cars have centerlock wheels? No
How many bolts or nuts are holding each wheel of your car? That number is probably 4 or 5, but why not...
Why Škoda is replacing its winged arrow logo with a wordmark?
Back in the day, kids used to brag about their ability to recognize the logos of all the car brands. Chances are...
Why some cars had fender-mounted side mirrors?
If you love looking through classifieds of classic cars, you've noticed that some of them have fender-mounted side mirrors. The conventional door-mounted...
Peugeot 406 Coupé was almost a Fiat
Peugeot 406, produced in 1995-2004, is a fairly simple everyday family car. Laurent Rossi's design looked sharp and modern in its day,...
Why rims are measured in inches?
Parts of Europeans cars are pretty much always in metric: 10 mm nut, 15 mm diameter hose and so on. After all,...
Goliath Pionier looks like a cartoon villain’s car, but was very important
Unique does not necessarily mean beautiful. The Goliath Pionier is not necessarily a beautiful car, but it is so unique that it...
Front-hinged and rear-hinged bonnets – why both exist?
Some cars have front-hinged bonnets, but most hoods open towards the rear. What are the advantages and disadvantages of these designs? Why...
Why Volkswagen decided not to make the BlueSport sportscar?
There are many words we could use to describe modern Volkswagen cars – serious, reliable, safe, modern, maybe a bit boring. Of...
Why side mirrors in the US have a long warning?
Side mirrors of cars in the United states have a very long warning etched on them - "Objects in the mirror are...