Meet The World’s First Minivan 1932 Stout Scarab Prototype Meet The World’s First Minivan: 1932 Stout Scarab Prototype When people think about the first minivan, they usually picture the Plymouth Voyager or the Renault Espace from the 1980s. But the basic formula for the modern minivan already existed more than fifty years earlier. It was called the Stout Scarab. Designed by William Bushnell Stout and completed in 1932, the Scarab prototype completely rethought how cars were

Boat tail designs have long captivated car enthusiasts, with their sleek, tapered rear ends inspired by the shapes of boats. First seen...

The 1932 Oldsmobile Advertising Campaign , titled “A Larger, Finer Six... and a Brilliant New Straight Eight,” positioned the brand as a...

In 1932, Oldsmobile released advertising art by commercial artist George E. Rapp (1898-1941), which captured the brand’s shift to larger,...

René Stapp was a French racing driver. In 1932 he attempted to break the land speed record with one of the most outlandish and ugliest...

This 1932 Rolls-Royce 20/25 Shooting Brake was photographed at the 2003 Lime Rock Vintage Race. This particular car (chassis no GRW34)...

This 129-inch wheelbase 20/25 from 1932 has its origins as a 4-door saloon body. The shooting brake body style was designed to handle...

The auto industry hasn't a single universal definition for a "shooting brake." Long story short, there's confusion between what...

The Austin 7 is an economy car that was produced from 1923 until 1939 in the United Kingdom by Austin. Approximately 250,000 units were...