I graduated from Art Center College of Design in 1987. MTV was in full swing, Compact Disc players were the...
Developed first as a show car to celebrate the Ford Centennial, the Ford GT40 concept car came as a big...
For such a clean and beautiful design, the 1963-1977 Alfa Romeo GT is confusingly burdened with many different names. Officially, the Alfa Romeo 105/115 series coupe, they are often referred to as Giulia Sprint GT, GT Veloce, GTV, GT Junior, GTV 2000 and sometimes generically as GTs. I’ve generally referred...
With so much new digital technology arriving daily in our lives, it’s hard to imagine that something as simple as...
Car design has always been a passion of mine. The idea that you can begin with just a drawing, blend...
Car Design is a wicked beast. The purpose of design is to create both alluring and engaging combinations of mechanical and sculptural elements as a means to attracts buyers willing to pay money to possess such an object. But once the car is released, a whole new series of considerations...
In the 1980s, the idea of a Japanese Luxury Sedan was a radical concept. Most North American perceptions around Japanese...
By the 1950s it was clear that Americans were in the mood for sporty cars with the right balance of...
From March 8 to Sept 30, the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, Italy, will host a special exhibit, the Ferrari Supercar. Technology. Design. Myth. featuring the new LaFerrari, unveiled just recently at the Geneva Motor Show, as well as all of the other limited edition special series cars that helped establish...
In the mid 1990s, I had the pleasure of spending the day with Carroll Shelby. After walking through his LA...
On January 15, 2021, Jerry Wiegert passed away. If you struggle to recall that name or its significance in the...
There is something so unmistakably compelling about the sports cars produced in the 1960s. Beautifully formed, sculpturally exquisite, and modestly detailed, no country did it better than Italy and no car company was more adventurous with their cars than Alfa Romeo. Hundreds of books have been written on the engineering...
In 1976, I was playing catch with my friend on the front lawn of his house. In the distance we...
Red Line Oil Most classic car enthusiasts would sooner pour water into their crankcase before using synthetic oil in vintage...
If you went looking for the true father of the Sunbeam Tiger, you might surmise that American Carroll Shelby would be the one. And while Shelby did a great deal of the development on the car, the initial idea to put an American V8 engine into the British built Sunbeam...
Italy and France each have beautiful and robust cultures with diverse offerings and unique perspectives. And while each is unique...
The Steelers Wheel 1973 pop tune “Stuck in the Middle with You” could very well have been the theme song...
The Shelby Daytona Coupe is the best American car ever built. Maybe even the best in the world. I can say this with a fair measure of confidence as this is my 100th car design article for this publication! That’s just over eight years of articles evaluating the automotive design...
Automotive history is riddled with innovators and entrepreneurs seeking the very best, most powerful, and dynamic sports cars bearing their...
Ercole Spada was one of the most prolific sports car designers of the post-war era. Though his name is not...
The BMW 507 is frequently cited as one of the most beautifully designed cars regardless of era, origin or classification. Designer Albrecht Goertz penned a lithe sports car with near perfect proportions, taut surfacing and brilliant branding signature, resulting in a timeless expression of BMW’s heritage. At age 24, Goertz arrived in...
Every year the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance offers a spectacular showing of amazing cars. I am fortunate to get a...
We’re all creatures of water. Millions of years ago we emerged from a boiling primordial stew as multi-cell organisms, evolved...
July 2017 Porsche 914 – The Racing History By Roy Smith Writing about a subject is relatively easy when there isare plenty of period pieces from which to glean information, but with little research material available and certainly no books on the subject, celebrated author Roy Smith has had the...
This month one of the most iconic Mustangs to ever hit the road is going up for auction, the 1968 Bullit...
GT350 Dear Editor, As a 30-plus year owner of a GT350H, the Hertz car on the cover of your Roadcar...
This is technically the first issue of Vintage Roadcar as an online-only periodical. While many of us will miss the paper magazine, I felt it was important to take a moment to recognize the significance of this transition both in how cars are talked about, perceived by the public, and...
History lauds volumes of praise to those who are first. Thinking back to 1964, many will recall a short wheelbase,...
More than half a century ago, Porsche shocked the world with a brand-new sports car design. The now iconic 911...
Quintessential adjective quin·tes·sen·tial | \ ˌkwin-tə-ˈsen(t)-shəl :of the pure and essential essence of something :of or relating to the most perfect embodiment of something By the time the second world war came to an end, the quintessential sports car featured a long rectangular hood, suspended headlights, flowing separate fenders, a flat wooden dashboard and wire wheels. For motoring enthusiasts, the SS Jaguar, Morgan, or vintage MG...
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