History

Automotive, aviation and locomotive history.

Microcar Museum

If I’m ever in the Atlanta area, I’m going to check out the Microcar Museum. Microcars are tiny cars that usually seat just two people and sometimes have only three wheels. They are also called Bubble Cars because some German models were made by aircraft manufacturers like Messerschmitt after WWII and had aircraft-style canopies. You [read more]

Concorde Fun Facts

Curious about the now-defunct Concorde airplane? Read on. Two Concordes made simultaneous maiden passenger voyages on January 21, 1976. From the Concorde’s windows, other airplanes looked like they were flying in reverse. Passengers flying west from London to New York arrived before they left because the Concorde flew faster than the earth’s rotation. The flight [read more]

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