| Believe it or not, the first car of sorts was a wind | | | | Car magazines and articles have been around |
| driven Italian vehicle that looked like a windmill with | | | | since the Model T and other cars of that era as |
| wheels. The machine was called Guido Da | | | | well. In 1908, The American Review of Reviews, |
| Vigevano and it was constructed in the year 1335. | | | | published an article on Cars Vs Horses, and The |
| Leonardo Da Vinci designed a model similar to a | | | | Literary Digest published an article on the Social |
| tricycle. These were rudimentary crude mobile | | | | Value of the Car in 1910. Harper's Bazaar, |
| machines but they were the predecessors of our | | | | featured an article on The Town Cars of 1922. |
| modern day cars. | | | | The Literary Digest's article raised a good point |
| Other models were created after and by 1769 | | | | back then and car magazines still make the point |
| the first vehicle capable of moving on its own | | | | today; the car is wrapped around the social values |
| power was created by M. Brezin, you can find a | | | | of any generation. Pictures of men and the fast |
| replica of this vehicle in the Smithsonian Institute. | | | | fancy cars, shows a certain status in society. The |
| Let's us now fast forward to modern times. | | | | more expensive the car the more money that |
| Vehicles for road use were fashioned after the | | | | man makes. The more expense the car the more |
| steamroller in the 1800's and by 1893 the first | | | | women that man will attract. The more sporty |
| gasoline powered vehicles were ready for | | | | and fast the car is the more daring and |
| American city streets. | | | | adventurous the man is. |
| The fascination of men and cars has been a | | | | Car magazines are aware of the social status |
| century old tradition. Men have loved their cars | | | | related to owning just the right car and they |
| since the first days that they appeared on town | | | | exploit it. However besides the glamour and |
| and city roads. | | | | prestige of having just the right car, men are also |
| We remember with fondest the cars of the turn | | | | interesting in the mechanics of a car, how to fix |
| of the 20th century. The famed Model T, by the | | | | their own cars, where to buy new and used cars, |
| Ford Motor Company was the height of high | | | | and the latest technology including new solar |
| society living 1908 - 1927. It was then that the | | | | hybrids. |
| car captured the hearts and minds of American | | | | Car magazines are designed to provide the badly |
| men and it has never ceased since. Men around | | | | needed answers to all of these questions and |
| the world love their cars and the car magazines | | | | more. |
| are well aware of it. | | | | |