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Renault brothers Louis, Marcel, and Fernand founded Renault as Société Renault Frères in 1898. Their first Renault car was the A-Type Voiturette 1CV, fitted with a De Dion-Bouton-supplied, single-cylinder engine. The A-Type endured in various forms until 1903. By 1904, Renault was building engines of their own design, and the following year, the Type AG […]

The Austin Mini Reptune GT Gullwing is a body kit designed for the Austin Mini, and the brainchild of British-born designer Dennis Prophet. Mr. Prophet worked for British Motorcar Company’s Competition Dept. in England before immigrating to Canada in 1963. He was responsible for setting up the Canadian branch of BMC’s tuning division for them

Arguably the world’s most famous board game, Monopoly has been translated into 37 languages, exists in hundreds of licensed versions, and has sold over 250 million copies since first patented by Parker Brothers in 1935. Today, you can play as a penguin or even a T-Rex, but in 1935, the choice was between the top

In March 1957, this minimalist vehicle, first introduced as the Cyclops Two appeared in the pages of Road & Track (R&T). It was seen in the form of a mad-capped illustrated narrative, entitled “Beyond Belief…”, a satire written by former automotive designer for General Motors and Columnist for Automobile magazine, Robert Wayne Cumberford, with drawings

Trojan was founded by British engineer Leslie Hounsfield, who sought to make a simple, economical car that was easy to operate. Design began in 1910 and by 1913 a prototype was ready. The advent of World War I caused a delay in production, but in 1922, 100 of Trojan’s “Utility Cars” were ordered by Leyland

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In the early 1900s, by combining the utility of larger automobiles with the affordable mechanics of motorcycles, cyclecars fulfilled a sweet spot in between. They were inexpensive to build, easy to operate, and the European roadways were riddled with their narrow, spindly presence. Designed and manufactured by Henri Jany, the MICRON Monocar was one of