The Tampa Bay Automobile Museum’ s 1942 Tatra 87  was recognized at the Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance with multiple honors, including the Chairman’s Award. Surrounded by some of the most remarkable automobiles in the world, the Tatra drew steady attention for its unusual beauty, its engineering innovation, and its distinct presence on the show field. For the museum, the recognition felt like a celebration of both art and science. The Tatra 87 is not just an elegant

Cutaway illustration of GM’s experimental two-rotor Wankel engine, featured on the cover of  Popular Science in May 1972. In the early 1970s, Detroit dreamed of reinvention. Factories were roaring, car design was daring, and engineers believed technology could solve anything. At the center of that optimism stood General Motors, preparing to replace the heart of the automobile itself. For a brief moment, GM believed the rotary engine would dethrone the piston. Compact, smooth,

Lancia stand at the Paris Motor Show at the beginning of October 1922 A century ago, one car rewrote the rules. When the Lancia Lambda  debuted at the 1922 Paris Motor Show, it looked elegant, but what lay beneath made it revolutionary. Built in Turin, Italy, the Lambda was the world’s first production unibody car, the first with independent front suspension, and among the earliest touring cars with four-wheel brakes. It handled better, stopped faster, and rode more smoothly