GE Anderson

    Editorial Director, Yahoo! Autos

  • July 28: Tazio Nuvolari defeats the Nazis in the "greatest motorsports victory of all time" on this date in 1935

    Tazio Nuvolari defeats the Nazis in the "greatest motorsports victory of all time" on this date in 1935

  • Driving the electric Mercedes-Benz B-Class, a $41,500 Tesla in disguise

    Tesla and Nissan sell more of their electric cars in Silicon Valley than in any other part of the world. The Bay Area is also the number-one metropolitan market worldwide for Mercedes-Benzes, which is one of the reasons why Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America is located in Sunnyvale, according to Johann Jugwirth, its president and CEO.

  • November 14: Dodge Brothers spied riding in their first car on this date in 1914

    Ninety-nine years ago on this date -- Nov. 14, 1914 -- the Dodge Brothers produced their first car. Or at least, that was the accepted history. But we did some fact checking, and it turns out that on Nov. 14, 1914, the Dodge Brothers (that's Horace on the left and John on the right,) were [...]

  • November 13: Willys delivers the Jeep prototype to the Army on this date in 1940

    Seventy-three years ago today -- Nov. 13, 1940 -- Willys-Overland delivered two of its so-called "Quad" prototype military vehicles to the Army at Camp Holabird, Md. If the Quad looked like the prototype vehicle American Bantam Car Company had delivered to the same camp less than two months earlier, that's because it was the same [...]

  • October 2: Chevrolet’s Corvair made a splash on this date in 1959

    On this date in 1959, Chevrolet unveiled the Corvair, a compact car that largely resembled a small boat. It was even powered by a rear air-cooled engine, the primary benefit of which was the ability to ford streams, if advertisements of the era are to be believed. In the commercial below, Corvairs inexplicably leave the [...]

  • October 1: Ford introduced the Model T on this date in 1908

    On this date in 1908, Ford Motor Co. revealed its 20th attempt at building a car for the masses. Named after the 20th letter in the alphabet, Ford's Model T altered the history of the automobile the way Apple's iPhone spawned the public's appetite for smart mobile phones. Affordable to many families at the starting [...]

  • August 16: Volkswagen Beetle linked to notorious serial killer on this date in 1975

    Thirty seven years ago on this date, serial killer Ted Bundy was done in by his underpowered car: a tan 1968 Volkswagen Beetle (referenced no less than nine times on Bundy's Wikipedia page). Bundy's car was noticed by police in a Salt Lake City neighborhood. He turned off his headlights and tried to flee in [...]

  • July 3: “Back to the Future” was released on this date in 1985, making the DeLorean part of pop culture

    Twenty-eight years ago today -- on July 3, 1985 -- "Back to the Future" debuted in theaters, belatedly popularizing the defunct DeLorean. Or as Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown put it: "The way I see it, if you're gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?"

  • July 2: “The King,” NASCAR champ Richard Petty was born on this date in 1937

    Seventy-six years ago today, Richard Lee Petty (picture above with his father Lee) was born in Level Cross, N.C. Long before LeBron James was a twinkle in his mother's eye, Petty was widely and affectionately known as "The King." Among Petty's numerous achievements, he won the Daytona 500 a record seven times among his record [...]

  • June 30: Chevrolet built the first Corvette on this date in 1953

    Sixty years ago today -- June 30, 1953 -- the first Chevrolet Corvette rolled off a General Motors assembly line in Flint, Mich. Another 299 cars would follow that year -- all white convertibles with red interiors, whitewall tires and black tops. Original Corvettes also featured a solid rear axle, two-speed automatic transmission, 150-hp inline-six-cylinder [...]

  • June 28: Benz and Daimler joined to form Mercedes-Benz on this date in 1926

    Eighty-seven years ago today, Benz & Cie. and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft AG formally merged to form Daimler-Benz AG. Four years earlier, the two companies had signed an agreement of mutual interest, but continued manufacturing separate vehicle lines until, on June 28, 1926, the factories began producing automobiles with the new brand name of Mercedes-Benz.

  • April 24: Jacob Murdock’s transcontinental journey in a Packard commenced on this date in 1908

    One hundred and five years ago today, Jacob M. Murdock packed his family into a 1908 Packard "Thirty" touring car and left Los Angeles. Keep in mind this was before Interstate highways (or paved roads, for that matter). On May 26, Murdock and Co. arrived in New York City, setting a transcontinental record for the [...]

  • Alex Lloyd goes from racecar driver to car critic for Yahoo! Autos

    They say the best detectives are former criminals. It only stands to reason, then, that the best car critics are not career journalists, but former racecar drivers (see Denise McCluggage). Therefore, I'm pleased to announce that Alex Lloyd has joined our staff as Editor-at-Large for Yahoo! Autos. For anyone who doesn't follow American open-wheel motorsports, [...]

  • March 21: Ayrton Senna was born on this date in 1960

    Fifty-three years ago today — March 21, 1960 — Ayrton Senna was born in São Paulo. He took to karting at the tender age of four, and later, as a professional race car driver, would become the pride of Brazil. In 2009, an unprecedented magazine poll of 217 Formula One drivers voted Senna the greatest [...]

  • Intentionally unsafe at any speed: Flickr photo of the day

    In honor of the Chevrolet Corvair's 53rd birthday, the Flickr photo of the day comes to us from coconv's photostream. Write your own caption or note to Ralph Nader in the comments below. And if you have a photo to share, add it to the Motoramic group on Flickr or send us a message via Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

  • Giving new meaning to ‘pole position’: Flickr photo of the day

    Today's featured photo comes to us from the Flickr photostream of Andrew Wright (a.k.a. AESDUB), who snapped this Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport in the San Diego sunshine. If you have a photo to share, add it to the Motoramic group on Flickr or send us a message via Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

  • A nine thirty for 9/30: Flickr photo of the day

    Flickr member kenjonbro spotted this turbocharged Porsche 911 (930) on London's crowded streets. If you have a photo to share, add it to the Motoramic group on Flickr or send us a message via Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

  • Michael Richards discusses breakdown in Seinfeld’s ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’

    Jerry Seinfeld concluded his web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee with his longtime sidekick, Michael Richards. Richards, who famously played Seinfeld's eccentric neighbor Kramer in their last hit show, has been virtually invisible since infamously going on a racial rant in response to a heckler at the Laugh Factory in November of 2006. Much [...]

  • The Jaguar F-Type’s predecessor: Our Flickr photo of the day

    Before there was the F-Type unveiled in Paris, there was the classic E-Type, captured here by David Traver Adolphus (Flickr handle proscriptus), a 1967 model he explains "was a restoration profile in the October 2012 issue of Sports & Exotic Car." If you have a photo to share, add it to the Motoramic group on [...]

  • The Bimmer of Autumn: Flickr photo of the day

    Fall is officially here, and with it come weekend drives to enjoy the changing foliage. Just remember that tannic acid in leaves can damage your car's paint; the danger of neglect is nicely illustrated in this photo by Ben McLeod. If you have a photo to share, add it to the Motoramic group on Flickr, or [...]