Before minivans were boring, the first one ever looked like it transported the Jetsons and had a rear-mounted V8.

The automotive landscape was forever changed with the arrival of the minivan, a vehicle that redefined family transportation ...

Back in the 1930s, William Bushnell Stout had an idea to create a car the likes of which the world has never seen. Using a unitized body structure instead of the time’s usual car construction that ...

The Detroit area is no stranger to rare and collectible cars, especially around Woodward Dream Cruise time. But chances are, you've never seen anything like this. The Detroit Historical Museum is ...

DETROIT -- It's certainly one of the most original cars ever and it's named for a sacred beetle. It's the 1935 Stout Scarab, which is about to go on display again at the Detroit Historical Museum. It ...

A 1935 Stout Scarab is one of the gems of the Detroit Historical Society's massive collection of automobiles. The rare bug-like Scarab has been on display at the Detroit Historical Museum for a year, ...

LUMBERTON, NC (AP) - Dick Taylor doesn't drive his 1936 Stout Scarab around Lumberton much. But it's hard to miss when he does. The eccentric and visionary Stout Scarab — with its short, stubby nose ...

Today, the concept of lounge on wheels is no longer an oddity, especially against the backdrop of enhanced autonomous driving capabilities. If anything, automakers are predicting that, with Level 5 ...

Dick Taylor doesn't drive his 1936 Stout Scarab around Lumberton much. But it's hard to miss when he does. The eccentric and visionary Stout Scarab -- with its short, stubby nose and streamlined shape ...

The 1936 art deco-inspired Stout Scarab is considered to be the world’s first production minivan but unlike most modern family haulers, it has a presence that will stop you in your tracks. Only nine ...

If there has ever been a car that looks exactly like what its name implies, then the Stout Scarab is it. It is the result of trying to completely rethink the car in order to maximize interior space ...

William Stout was an American inventor known for his aviation and automotive designs. Roy Schneider, of Milwaukee, shows off his 1936 Stout Scarab, a model often called the first minivan. Photo ...