First Driving License in 1899

First Driving License in 1899

Nowadays, every motorist needs a license to operate a vehicle on public highways. The local governments of the cities where these vehicles were first utilized introduced documentation granting authorisation for their usage when the first cars started to emerge on the roads. The first mandatory driving licenses were not implemented until 1903. First driving license … Read more

Restoration of Austin Healey Holey

Restoration of Austin Healey Holey

Austin Healey 100 chassis BN1-223926 left Longbridge in 1955. (two weeks after BN1-222490, which later became the Ward Special). The blue Healey was sent to UK Motors in Brisbane. In the mid-1980s, Bob Whittred found the car’s remnants in a paddock near Ballina, NSW, where it had languished for many years after an apparently deadly … Read more

Most Famous Kiss Story of All Time

Most Famous Kiss Story of All Time

They didn’t know each other, and the photo wasn’t manufactured. The Kissing Sailor describes how it happened and was recorded. This summary combines chapters 9-12. As a nurse Greta Zimmer’s August 14, 1945 began like other weekdays that year. She quickly showered, dressed, and tied up her hair to protect her ears and neck. She … Read more

Once Abandoned Lynnewood Hall in Elkins Park Philadelphia

Lynnewood Hall in Elkins Park Philadelphia

Lynnewood Hall is the Greatest Surviving Gilded Age mansions Falls Into Disrepair after 25 Years in Elkins Park philadelphia This magnificent example of the Neo-Classical Revival style is regarded as one of the finest Gilded Age houses still standing. The majestic house fell into disrepair due to a complicated and tragic history, but it still … Read more

Last Decade Muscle Car Barn Finds

Last Decade Muscle Car Barn Finds Even You Can't Imagine

However, the term “barn find” is misleading because anything ancient and neglected impacts condition and value; the more undisturbed and original, the better. This fortunate discovery is not limited to US gearheads; there have been other high-profile cases of long-abandoned vehicles, including the excavation of a stolen Ferrari Dino GT, demonstrating that “lost” vehicles can … Read more

History of 18th-Century Harewood House Yorkshire

History of 18th-Century Harewood House Yorkshire

The success of 18th-century trader Henry Lascelles, who conducted business with the West Indies, is evidenced by Harewood House. Lascelles’ business endeavors were so prosperous that he decided to purchase the estate of Gawthorpe, which is located between the lake and the current location of Harewood House. The destroyed Harewood House, a stone hall and … Read more