The Sebring 12 Hours; Sebring, Florida; April 1, 1967 On the grid before the start is one of two factory...
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In the world of classic sports and collector cars, we know that there are some brands that matter more than others. This page is about those brands. We keep you up to date on all the top vintage car brands and what is going on in the world of collector cars. Big auctions, upcoming rare cars for sale and much more. Note, this is not an exhaustive list of all the top car brands in the world of classic collector cars, but it is focused on the brands that usually have the most news and updates.
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What is it about a Stradale? Ask most Alfisti what Alfa they’d most like to have in their garage, and...
Watch Tim De Silva push his 1982 Alfa Romeo 182 to the limits at the historic Acura Grand Prix of...
Zagato 100 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 GS Zagato and 1963 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ1 Zagato. Andrea and Marella Rivolta...
Alfa Romeo has announced the introduction of the new Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio 100th Anniversary models, celebrating 100 years passed...
By late 1955, Alfa’s motorsports engineers had developed the Alfa Romeo 750 Competizione, which was specifically designed for racing. The...
The Alfa Romeo SE 048SP was originally developed as a replacement for the Lancia LC2 in the Group C racing...
The 1932 season would be fought without the German cars from Daimler Benz. It would also be one with an...
I have to confess to you that I am the worst classic car owner. Trust me, I take no pride...
Organizers of the Aston Martin Heritage Festival are calling all Aston Martin owners to join the event and make it...
Aston Martin has unveiled its new DB12 and dubbed it a Super Tourer. According to Aston Martin, the DB12 takes...
The DB5 was introduced in July of 1963 and was an evolution of the DB4 series rather than a whole...
Check out this 91 year old Aston Martin race car driven as it should be at Le Mans....
Aston Martin Works has announced the availability, for the first time in decades, of new major components, including gearboxes and...
Henry Catchpole drove the Aston Martin Valkyrie at the Formula 1 Sakhir circuit in Bahrain and noted that the hypercar...
DP215, the Aston Martin Design Project, was the last racing car to be built by the factory and represented the...
These are not happy times for Aston Martin. The British luxury carmaker is fighting ferociously for its survival in a...
The past, present and future of Aston Martin is to be honored through a year-long celebration of the iconic British...
Eddie Hall is known for being the only person the drive the entire 24 Hours of Le Mans race on...
Nine-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen hops on board a Bentley Speed 8 and pushes it to its limits around...
A century ago, a Bentley 3 Litre would become the first British car and the first Bentley to compete at...
To mark 20 years since Bentley’s sixth victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and 100 years since the...
Often confused with the Speed 6, the 6½ Litre was Bentley’s first large-displacement, six-cylinder car. The new engine was necessary...
Bentley Motors has handcrafted a unique and one-off Continental GT Azure, inspired by Bentley’s retained example of the iconic R-Type...
Nine-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winning driver, Tom Kristensen, managed to get behind the wheels of a 1930 Blower...
This bespoke 1953 Bentley 6 1/2 Liter Petersen Special was built using a modified 1953 R-Type chassis of 9′ 9″...
With only 208 examples produced, the R-Type Continental was as rare a sight in the 1950s as it is today...
This BMW 3.0 CSL is the first of BMW’s world-famous Art Cars. Created in 1975, it was one of the...
Whilst the 6 Series made its debut, engineers were secretly working on the development of a distinctive BMW sports car,...
In the 1980s, the idea of a Japanese Luxury Sedan was a radical concept. Most North American perceptions around Japanese...
The BMW 3.0 CSL was equally dominant on race tracks and a beauty to behold on public streets. This touring...
The BMW 3.0 CSL from the 1970s was a touring car superstar and the heroic piece of machinery which put...
Attorney, collector and racer, Dr. Christian Zschocke, who lives in Frankfurt, Germany, is passionate about the E3 BMW, often referred...
Part 2 of Speed Week 2022. Watch the Aston Martin DBX 707, Audi RS3, BMW M4 CSL, Ferrari 296 GTB,...
Beaulieu recently announced their events calendar for 2023, and it is shaping up to be a very exciting year. Successful...
One of the most exciting events for a petrolhead is here. Meet the contenders for the much-awaited Top Gear Magazine’s...
The Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ is an ultra-special edition of the Chiron designed to celebrate Bugatti’s 110th anniversary, based...
When the Bugatti Bolide was first revealed as a thought experiment in late 2020, it presented a vision of a...
The Bugatti Veyron, produced by Volkswagen Group in 2005, exceeded all expectations in terms of power, speed, and comfort. The...
The Design Concepts of Jean Bugatti As a freethinking engineer and designer, his automobile creations were exceptional, daring to break...
Now available: Bugatti Chassis no. 57541 Engine no. 29S Body no. 3595 THE BUGATTI TYPE 57S AND SC Bugatti’s line...
Introduced in 1922, the Type 30 was the first production Bugatti to feature an Inline-8 . The engine was placed...
The original Bugatti EB110 debuted on September 15th, 1991 – the date of company founder Ettore Bugatti’s 110th birthday. But...
There is only one Bugatti Profilée Recently, the Bugatti Chiron Profilée¹, an automotive solitaire, was auctioned in Paris by RM...
Engineering wonder The 8.0-liter W16 engine has propelled Bugatti’s hyper sports cars for almost 20 years. The only 16-cylinder engine...
When it was unveiled, the 2023 C8 Corvette Z06 took the world by storm and it was quickly compared to...
The Corvette Rondine concept was built by Pinanfarina and introduced at the 1963 Paris Motor Show. The car started life...
Competing as a production-based sports car, the new C5-R Corvette was developed to compete as a GTS-class race car that...
In 1956, Chevrolet took desperate measures and saved the model’s future by presenting an armada of motorsports variants in 1956....
This past weekend I made the annual pilgrimage to the Long Beach Grand Prix. This year was the event’s 48th...
Rob Dahm, an automotive YouTuber and Mazda enthusiast, meets up with Llyod Koehler, the owner of a vibrant yellow 1961...
The COPO Camaro was created in 1969 by two Chevrolet dealers who wanted to install engines larger than 400 cubic...
1965 Corvette XP-819 In 1965, famed General Motors designer Larry Shinoda designed a one-off concept car, the XP-819, that tested...
Bill Thomas had one goal in mind when he designed and produced the Cheetah: beat the Ford Cobra. With Chevrolet...
The son of a wealthy Tennessee family, Pete Kreis had grown up during the time that European manufacturers dominated automobile...
Jay Leno’s Garage featured the “Twenty Grand”, a car unveiled at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair and considered by many...
Words by Sean Smith / Photos by Sean Smith & Michael DiPleco When you hear the word Duesenberg you have...
In January, Worldwide Auctioneers will be back in Arizona for its much-awaited annual boutique sale, The Scottsdale Auction. The auction...
Heading to auction on May 22 at the 2021 Amelia Island RM Sotheby’s Auction is a rare 1929 Duesenberg Model...
American style and simplicity defeated Europe’s complex cars and engines at Le Mans in 1921 to put the seal on...
The National Historic Vehicle Register has officially added two cars this year to their list- the 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE...
Designed and engineered to compete with the world’s most luxurious and powerful cars, the Duesenberg Model J was introduced to...
A weekend full of horsepower, friendships and history — with a little social distancing mixed in — came to a...
A 296 GTB managed to officially lap around Nürburgring in less than 7 minutes, making it the first production car...
Designed for long distance competition, the 166 MM took its name from one of the world’s most famous road races, the Mille...
The 400 Superamerica Aerodinamico, derived from a Pinin Farina show car, is highly regarded as the most exceptional model in...
Ferrari’s latest limited edition, the Daytona SP3, joins the prestigious Icona series. It also features a mighty naturally-aspirated V12 engine....
Collectors, enthusiasts and spectators from across the country participated in the Sandhills Motoring Festival presented by Broad Arrow Group held...
The 458 Italia debuted at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, and it was instantly clear that it was a big...
Enjoy the raw flat-12 sound coming from a Ferrari 512 BB LM as it roars around Spa-Francorchamps!...
At the 1966 Paris Auto Salon, Ferrari launched the GTB/4 with the new Tipo 226 engine. It benefited from a...
The first-ever Ferrari Daytona coupe prototype is headed to auction. This remarkable 1967 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona, with chassis number...
The 1968 Ford Mustang offered incredible engine options and safety features that made it a stand-out Pony car from the...
Meet the Ford F3L, the successor to the GT40 that you’ve probably never heard about. Only three were made and...
From 1975 to 1977, this remarkable vehicle dubbed as “Orange Blossom III,” competed in prestigious endurance races such as the...
This 2020 Ford GT is a special edition model, one of only 50 built in the ’69 Heritage Edition configuration....
1966 24 Hours of Le Mans The iconic finish of the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans – Ford crosses...
Watch this footage of a Jägermeister Ford Zakspeed Capri, driven by Emile Breittmayer, taking a few qualifying laps around the...
Watch as the folks from Hagerty try to make a nearly 100-year old 1925 Ford Model T car run after...
Onboard video of a Ford GT40 making some laps around the Spa Francorchamps ahead of the 6 hour endurance race....
The Holman & Moody Ford Honker II is one of the forgotten CanAm cars. Interestingly, it was overshadowed by its...
A world-famous image of music legend Jimi Hendrix by music photographer Gered Mankowitz on the bonnet of a classic E-Type,...
The Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust has announced a major innovation in the world of industrial heritage. Working with Andrew Nahum,...
This is the Group 44 Jaguar XJS that won the Trans-Am Category 1 Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ Championship in 1978, racing...
In 1988, Jaguar won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with an entry of five XJR-9 cars. The winning car,...
As Jagaur’s first production supercar, the XJ220 was a bold step for the British company. Looking at the company’s history,...
Head-to-head battle between a Jaguar XJR-5 and Porsche 962 at Daytona during HSR’s 24-hour vintage event....
This XJR-5 epitomizes everything that is best about American racing design, construction and preparation combined with the best of British...
Built for a new series called the Intercontinental Challenge, the XJR-15 was a limited-production supercar built by Jaguar Sport, a...
The Jaguar XK120 was the fastest production car in the world when it was first released in 1948, with a...
Back in 2016, Automobili Lamborghini unveiled the Aventador Miura Homage, a special edition of the current Aventador coupe celebrating the...
Sixty years ago on May 7, 1963, “Automobili Ferruccio Lamborghini S.a.s.” was founded. It was the initial name of an...
More than 380 Lamborghinis arrived at Silverstone Circuit for ‘Lamborghini Day’, the UK’s official celebration of the Italian super sports...
The Miura vehicle was created by Lamborghini engineers Gian Paolo Dallara, Paolo Stanzini, and Bob Wallace. It was first unveiled...
The Lamborghini Reventon, revealed at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, was the priciest Lamborghini road car ever created and only...
The LP770-4 SVJ is definitely one of the most spectacular editions of the Aventador and one particular example is now...
A new dawn is upon us in the land of super sports cars (supercars), as we are bearing witness to...
Automobili Lamborghini is a world-renowned company, with over 2,000 employees and delivering 9,233 cars in 2022. However, when Ferruccio Lamborghini...
In 1974, Lamborghini unleashed an incredibly audacious car, which ignited a craze among car enthusiasts of all ages, particularly the...
Before the Ferraris, the Maseratis, the Abarths, and the Lamborghinis, Alfa Romeo was the quintessential Italian sports car maker—and there’s...
Designed for the 2.5 litre Formula 1 regulations that were introduced for the 1954 season, the 250F followed the lines of...
One of the world’s leading publications for car enthusiasts, evo just gave the Maserati MC20 the much coveted Car of...
Part 2 of Speed Week 2022. Watch the Aston Martin DBX 707, Audi RS3, BMW M4 CSL, Ferrari 296 GTB,...
After the return of the GranTurismo legend, Maserati continues to deliver with the new Maserati GranCabrio prototypes which are now...
Potent, elegant and spaceship-like, the innovative Maserati MC20 is among the most exciting exotic sports cars on the market and...
During the prestigious “Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance”, Maserati definitely showed up and delivered. They started the weekend with the North...
Maserati recently revealed Project24, a new limited series of super sports car. Only 62 units of the new Project24 will...
After a four-year hiatus, it is not surprising that a lot of enthusiasts and collectors from all over the world...
Porsche
The Toad Hall Racing Porsche 911 S/T as driven by Jürgen Barth and Michael Keyser at the 1972 1000km Nürburgring...
In 1983 Porsche produced a stunning one-off road car for TAG owner Mansour Ojjeh. Based on a 934 chassis, it...
Watch this thrilling onboard video featuring a Porsche 962 in action during a Group C race at Spa Francorchamps. This...
The 908/03 used the know-how from the super lightweight 909 Bergspyder. The 3-litre 908/03 was just 4″/10 cm longer than...
Of all the 917 variants, the ‘Interserie Spyder’ was one of the most successful. It won the Interserie championship outright...
Ben Collins, a British racing driver, get’s the chance to drive one of the most iconic cars to ever race...
Background The weekend’s highlight of the 2023 “Motul Course de Monterey” was round four of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship....
Patrick Long For the best part of 20 years, Patrick Long was a Porsche factory driver. Having hung up his...
Witness the sheer power and precision of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS (992) as it conquers the challenging twists and...
Collectors, enthusiasts and spectators from across the country participated in the Sandhills Motoring Festival presented by Broad Arrow Group held...
The newest Bespoke series Phantom ‘The Six Elements’ was recently unveiled by Rolls-Royce during a private gala ceremony in Dubai,...
Recently, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Dubai and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Abu Dhabi announced their collaboration with world-renowned, Dubai-based contemporary artist Sacha...
“The electric car is perfectly noiseless and clean. There is no smell or vibration. They should become very useful when...
The naming process for a new Rolls-Royce motor car is a crucial, painstaking, but highly important process wherein the unique...
Festival of Speed visitors this year are in for a real treat as they will have the chance to witness...
In just a few short weeks, the London Concours, presented by Montres Breguet will commence. Recently, they announced the newest...
To celebrate UK’s glorious motoring past, a new dedicated class ‘Great British History’ was announced by the London Concours, presented...
On June 19, 2022, the Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance will return to Beverly Hills to celebrate their 27th year as...
