April 12, 2021
The rise, fall, and re-energizing of the electric car has created curiosity, controversy, and cutting edge technology. These are some of the highlights of its story. 1884 Elwell-Parker Company Electric The first true electric “car” was built by an engineer named Thomas Parker in 1884. Described by some as “the Edison of Europe,” Parker was responsible for the electrification of the London Underground and the trams in Liverpool and Birmingham. His prototype electric cars were […]
March 23, 2021
Thank you for enjoying our month-long series on the Automotive Hall of Fame’s “Leading Ladies.” For our final installment, we’re featuring Lyn St. James; a Distinguished Service Citation recipient and one America’s most successful female racers. Lyn St. James’s racing resume reads like a bucket list for every aspiring racer. A winner at the 24 hours of Daytona and 12 hours of Sebring, St. James also competed at the 24 hours of Nurburgring, the 24 […]
March 17, 2021
“Good driving has nothing to do with sex. It’s all above the collar.” –Alice Huyler Ramsey On October 17, 2000, Alice Huyler Ramsey became the first woman ever to be inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame. Ramsey was the first woman to drive a car across the United States, a journey she and three other female passengers completed in 59 days when they arrived in San Francisco after departing from Manhattan, New York. Ramsey […]
March 9, 2021
Welcome to “Leading Ladies;” a month-long series on the women who have helped shape automotive history. Our first installment featured Shirley Muldowney, “the first lady of drag racing.” This week’s feature is on racer-journalist Denise McCluggage. Journalist, racer, skier, photographer, equal rights activist, trailblazer, friend. Denise McCluggage was all of these. Born in Kansas in 1927, McCluggage started a neighborhood newspaper at the age of 12. After graduating college, she got her first job as […]