Tag: automobile history
Cars & Trucks
Charlie Wiggins and the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes
February 12, 2021. Andrew Sheldon
In honor of Black History Month, learn how Charlie Wiggins became one of the country’s great racecar drivers despite being barred from racing’s biggest event.
Cars & Trucks
Wendell Scott’s Road to NASCAR Immortality
February 13, 2020. Andrew Sheldon
Taxicab driver. Bootlegger. NASCAR racer. If there’s one thing to know about Wendell Oliver Scott, it’s that he was born to drive.
Cars & Trucks
C.R. Patterson and Sons: The First and Only African-American Automobile Company
February 03, 2020. Andrew Sheldon
In honor of Black History Month, learn how former slave C.R. Patterson and his son Frederick started a business that would eventually build the first cars, rivaling the Model T.
AAA
Film Celebrates AAA Founder’s Amazing Exploits
October 11, 2019. AAA Staff
Adventurer. Daredevil. Auto and Aviation pioneer. Broadway Actor: AAA founder Augustus Post led a life tailor made for the movies.