The Hill Family and L.A.’s Petersen Automotive Museum marked the 50th Anniversary of Phil Hill’s 1961 World Championship for Ferrari...
• Coys rounded off a successful year with their final auction of 2012, “True Greats”, on December 4th, at Westminster,...
Continuing the tradition of bringing together the former employees of Shelby American from the 1960s, this 17th edition of the reunion was held November 6 and 7, 2015, at the Cobra Experience Museum (www.cobraexperience.org) in Northern California. With more than 65 former mechanics, drivers, shop workers, craftsmen, managers and staff...
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Supercar, Hypercar, and now Megacar; is a nuclear-powered Gigacar next? Back in the early 1980s, Road & Track magazine published...
Continuing the tradition of bringing together the former employees of Shelby American from the 1960s, this 17th edition of the reunion was held November 6 and 7, 2015, at the Cobra Experience Museum (www.cobraexperience.org) in Northern California. With more than 65 former mechanics, drivers, shop workers, craftsmen, managers and staff...
Next Wednesday, October 21, 2015, The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia is presenting “90 Years of Italian Design Excellence,”...
The inaugural Slartibartfast road trip, scheduled to take place between August 23 and September 7 this year, is being organized...
The Newport Car Museum, which has wowed tens of thousands of visitors since it opened a year ago June in Portsmouth, R.I., is adding new cars, new displays, a new gallery and a new gift shop. The new gallery, named AMERICAN MUSCLE “THEN AND NOW”, will showcase new cars added to...
Art Chrisman, a drag racer who could do it all — design, build, prepare and drive record-breaking racecars — has...
Recently, well known collector and conservation stalwart Fred Simeone commented, “Certain cars nowadays have become so historically important that their...
The Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari in Northern Italy ‘s Modena is no ordinary museum. It opened to the public on March 10th 2012, at a cost of 18 million euros and has been built in dedication to Enzo Ferrari, founder of perhaps the most famous motoring marque of all time....
The Petersen Automotive Museum honored motorsports legend Dan Gurney with its 2016 Robert E. Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award — in...
The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum has announced that Roger Penske will be the 11th recipient of the Spirit of Competition...
On Saturday June 24 at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization will bring together families of children with birth defects and classic car enthusiasts who share a common passion and appreciation for the one-of-a-kind. The inaugural Philadelphia Concours d’Elegance presented by Cool Cars for Kids,...
Last Sunday, October 10, 2021, Montecito Motor Classic gave the People’s Choice Award to the 1937 Delage D8-120 from the...
Lyon Air Museum, Santa Ana, CA July 1-August 1, 2016 1937 Mercedes Benz 540K alongside a Douglas DC3. 1941 Mercedes-Benz...
Since its earliest days, Ferrari has been renowned for its passionate soul and focus on both the future and innovation. Driven, of course, by the pioneering spirit of its founder Enzo Ferrari. The Prancing Horse’s path was clear even from its very first car, the 125 S, which debuted in...
Five-time Le Mans winner Derek Bell MBE has been named the winner of the Simeone Foundation Auto Museum’s 10th Spirit...
As part of the celebrations of the National Motor Museum’s 50th anniversary, they have planned three special treats for classic...
Rhode Island’s Newport Car Museum has been named one of America’s 10 Best New Attractions by USA Today. The museum, which opened last June, was the only nominee from New England on an original list of 20 attractions selected by a panel of travel experts. It also was the only...
All images by: Virtual Motorpix/Glen Smale Some Le Mans 24 Hour Background Do you remember when your favourite band or...
The story of a small British car manufacturer that first enjoyed success with a three-wheeled delivery vehicle in 1907 that...
1932 Fords are celebrating their 90th year anniversary this year and to honor this impressive feat, the Petersen Automotive will honor them with a new national “holiday”. June 11 has been declared as Hot Rod Day and they will celebrate the special day with a new exhibit, “Ford Fever: The...
All photos by Matt Stone Most people might believe that Japan’s automotive history dates to sometime in the 1960s, because...
More than 450 of the world’s most prestigious supercars rumbled onto the grounds of Britain’s National Motor Museum on August 20-21,...
VR: It was recently announced that you have been chosen to be the chief judge for the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance starting with next year’s event. I would imagine that—in classic car world terms—this has to be somewhat similar to being selected from the dean of cardinals to be made...
The Petersen Automotive Museum will celebrate “Dream Cars” from the 1950s with its newest exhibit, “GM’s Marvelous Motorama: Dream Cars...
Executive Director, Petersen Automotive Museum VR: Can you tell me a little bit about how you first came to cars...
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