The Thinking Behind Cars
Émile Claveau was one of those innovative car designers we love most here at CarScrapbook.com. His company began making cars in Paris in 1923 and ceased production after World War Two. Claveau cars are among the world’s rarest cars because hardly any were made. But …
The Chrysler Airflow of 1934 was an honourable attempt to design an American aerodynamic car. The designer, Carl Breer observed the smooth shapes of birds and aircraft and wondered why cars could not have the same. So Chrysler built a wind tunnel with the help …
The Czechoslovakian Tatras were the world’s first truly aerodynamically designed cars, but this fact was forgotten after the Cold War divided Europe’s motor industry. We’ll be looking at the T97 that was copied by Dr. Porsche when he designed the Volkswagen Beetle. The Tatra T97 …
Why was it called the Austin Seven? The 1923 Austin Seven was the most important car in British motoring history, bringing independent travel to the masses. The car was called Austin 7 because of its horsepower. Early cars in Britain were taxed on a formula …