Catalog giant J.C. Whitney celebrates its centennial

Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa Conc...

Zagato designers have said that they will present a new Alfa Romeo concept at Villa D’Este Concorso d’Eleganza, where Alfa Romeo will celebrate its centenary. While the Italians from Alfa Romeo are preparing to celebrate its centenary, fellows from Zagato announced that they will present a concept in world premiere at Villa D’Este Concorso d’Eleganza. Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa Concept The model will be called Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa...

BMW celebrates 25 years o...

Technik may not mean a lot to you because today the subsidiary company of BMW founded in 1985 with one purpose in mind: the development and the construction of BMW concept cars. The company has changed its name since then to BMW Forschung und Technik, or Research and Technology but the people that are behind this division have rarely changed and are responsible for some of the weirdest concept cars ever made. That recent...

Shock absorbers could sav...

they work is simple – they turn the kinetic energy of a car hitting a bump or pothole into heat which is then dissipated. Zack Anderson and Shakeel Avadhany A new invention spawned from the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) while some of the students there went for a joyride on a lovely summer day. You know the kind, the day when you wake up and everything is just right for a trip down a nice road with the...

Kia GT Concept ready for ...

The Kia South Korean based automaker has secretly announced its intentions of building the extraordinary GT Concept car from the scratches, with the model to head to the market in the future. The Kia GT Concept was first previewed back during the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, and now the model is highlighted again, within a leaked report from Edmunds that got in touch with some seniors at Kia. Kia GT Concept According to...

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Catalog giant J.C. Whitney celebrates its centennial

Posted on Aug 25, 2013 in Featured | 4 comments

Roy Warshawsky (R), with the catalogs that helped build his auto parts empire. In 1915, Lithuanian immigrant Israel Warshawsky opened a scrapyard on the corner of South State Street and South Archer Avenue. Sensing the significance of the automobile, particularly the Ford Model T, Warshawsky began to focus his business on used auto parts, and soon opened a...