It is said that Carl Benz was the world’s first commercial automobile manufacturer. His first effort, the Benz Patent Motor Wagon was released and offered for sale as early as 1888. At the time, this newfangled technology befuddled many of its operators, and it was soon decided that some sort of instruction manual needed to be produced to assist with their operation. Before you is an extraordinarily rare publication that was devised to suit this purpose.
Dr. Simeone shares the story behind the purchase of our 1934 MG K3 Magnette.
Product sales literature is the pride of our library. In many instances the automobile maker had no other way to explain and illustrates the benefits of his vehicles, particularly before the era of mass media. As such, sales brochures are considered the “official” description of the car, with illustrations, specifications, and the information one might need to make a purchase decision. We believe this brochure might be the first one ever created.
Our curator Kevin Kelly performs a driving demonstration featuring the the 1956 Maserati 300S from our collection for a a Demo Day audience.
We recently unearthed these incredibly rare photographs in our library, depicting a Renault, in the mid-1920's, seemingly doing the impossible, navigating the streets of Paris, without an operator at the wheel.
This video was originally shot in February of 2020 at one of our Ford v Ferrari themed Demo Day events. We are looking forward to seeing great crowds like this again soon.
The 1924 Delaunay Belleville is one of the most bizarre pieces of literature that Dr. Simeone has ever seen.
The only thing better than taking one of our BMW 328's out for a maintenance ride is taking them both out for a maintenance ride.
The motorcycle got off to a bad start and for its first decade was generally considered a fun object for daring men.
We took our 1956 Maserati 300S and 1953 Jaguar C-Type for a night drive to celebrate the 88th 24 Hours of Le Mans.
We recently played host to the Main Line Motor Rally and decided to do a quick driving demo featuring our 1958 Ferrari Testa Rossa.
Join our Director of Education Rick Adams for a special Tech Talk, featuring our 1966 Ford GT40 MKII and 1967 Ford GT40 MKIV. In this video Rick takes us “under the hood” and discusses the nuanced differences between these two Le Mans veterans.
