Does a random expression ever set your mind to thinking about speedsters? For me, it’s “Great Jumpin’ Jehosaphat!” And, of course, I imagine speedsters leaping through the air…
Read MoreModern Speedsters, pt. 2
The speedster movement is alive and well, both with classics or modern. This episode considers two marques in the U.K. that produce a speedster.
Read MoreReader-Owned Speedsters, pt. 1
The roads are alive with classic and home-built speedsters. This post begins a series that we’ll revisit from time to time: owners who own, build, and drive ‘em!
Read MoreReader-Designed Speedsters, pt. 4
During the last three episodes of this series we have focused on sketched ideas of reader-designed speedsters of the nineteen-teens. In this issue we’ll share some photos of reader-designed speedsters.
Read MoreReader-Designed Speedsters, pt. 3
We came across some more reader-inspired speedster designs from the nineteen-teens. Check out what we found!
Read MoreModel T Speedster Body Makers, pt.4
This episode closes out our look at Model T speedster manufacturers. Oh, sure, there are many others to cover, but we’ve given you a taste of the variety that were available. Here are two more to check out!
Read MoreModel T Speedster Body Makers, pt3
In prior posts we have looked at several manufacturers who made speed bodies for the Model T Fast Ford crowd: Ames, Bub, Mercury, and PACO, to name several. This issue will check out another pair.
Read MoreFord and the Model T Speedster: Did One Cause the Other?
Model T speedsters are venerated antique sports cars that are affordable, fun, and fast. But who made them? The next post explores a look at Henry Ford’s inadvertent groundwork - in the realm of speedsters.
Read MoreThe 1914 Metz Speedster; pt. 3 in a Series
How does a car company follow up after winning the prestigious Glidden Reliability Tour with a perfect score for all three of its team cars? Why, introduce a speedster model for the next year. Of course! And thus emerged the Metz Speedster for 1914!
Read MoreCharles Metz, The Auto Magnate: pt. 2
Part 2 of our story on Charles Metz and his Metz Speedster.
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