The straight-eight engines were ahead of their time, and some are still recognized today. Here are the most famous ones and ...

Rescued from a Michigan barn and restored for Pebble Beach, this Twin Six Runabout is the Jazz Age thunder that impressed a young Enzo Ferrari ...

Packards were the glamour cars of the early 20th century, but the brand’s memory suffered in recent years as the Packard plant ruins on East Grand Boulevard became a forlorn symbol of Detroit’s ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Power rating: 596.6 kW (800 hp) at 2,000 rpm Displacement: 41.6 L (2,539.55 cu in.) Bore and Stroke: 162 mm (6.375 in.

This media is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's ...

Throughout the nearly 150 years of automotive development, manufacturers have used power plants ranging from the 1-cylinder engine in the Patent Motorwagen to 16-cylinder monsters like the magnificent ...

The Packard Plant on East Grand Boulevard has been a staple of Detroit's east side for more than a century, first as a hub for luxury car production and more recently as industrial ruins. Yet, after ...

History in books is important, but history in the form of relics makes those recitations of fact come alive. That’s ...

The AMC 304, 360, and 401 cubic-inch V8 engines may be overlooked by some, but they remain a key piece of American automotive ...