The 10th annual Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance presented by AutoNation and Mercedes-Benz, will take place February 19-21, 2016, at the...
“You’ve got to see this car!” said Robert Escalante, internationally known restorer of classic Packard automobiles. And he wouldn’t have...
This multiple award-winning 1956 Lincoln Premiere (above, photo courtesy of Auctions America) is one of more than 200 no-reserve lots guaranteed to find new homes this Labor Day weekend, August 31 to September 3, at Auctions America’s Auburn Fall sale in Indiana. One of 2,447 Premiere Convertibles built, this exceptional...
Briggs Cunningham was one of the most important figures in U.S. road racing during the era of the 1950s. He...
The sixth annual Santa Fe Concorso, a gathering of more than 120 rare and exotic cars, motorcycles, and bicycles, will...
Niki Lauda M. von Brauchitsch 1 Richard Petty drives a Ford Torino to victory in the NASCAR Grand National race at Riverside. California (1969). 2 The Corvette GTP (a Chevy-powered Lola T711) makes its race debut in the 24 Hours of Daytona (1985). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
Joseph Pendergast, historic racer, race organizer, and collector for nearly 40 years, succumbed to complications from pneumonia on September 14,...
Photo: Craig R. Edwards A 1933 Packard 1005 Convertible Coupe owned by Aaron and Valerie Weiss of San Marino, California,...
The second Atlanta Concours d’Elegance took place in Georgia last weekend, September 30-October 1, with nearly 180 quality vehicles crowding the lawns of Chateau Elan under the watchful eye of the judges. Top honors were split among European and American cars, with Best of Show American going to the 1930...
Auctions America enjoyed one of its best Auburn Spring sale results yet last weekend, generating nearly $10.2 million in total...
Leake Auction Company will kick off its 2018 auction season at Oklahoma City’s Bennett Event Center February 23–24 with a...
Phil Hill, who became America’s first F1 World Champion 50 years ago, is the subject of a special exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Scheduled to run from early September through Thanksgiving weekend, the exhibit, Phil Hill: The Life of a Legend, includes photos, trophies and memorabilia...
With a shiver of trepidation, I slip behind the wheel of the museum’s grand 1936 Packard phaeton Standard Eight parade...
Leake Auction Company will host its annual three-day spring auction at Dallas Market Hall in Dallas, Texas, next weekend, April...
When The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering sets up shop on the lush greens of Quail Lodge & Golf Club in Carmel, California, on Friday, August 18, it will mark its 15th anniversary as part of Monterey Car Week. This year’s event will feature Originals and Mid-Engine Marvels, along with traditional...
VR: It was recently announced that you have been chosen to be the chief judge for the Pebble Beach Concours...
Richard A. Stephens, former Academy of Art University president, always had a penchant for cars, a sentiment that has been...
De Palma, his riding mechanic alongside, guides his factory Vauxhall over the 37.631-km Circuit de Lyon during the 1914 French Grand Prix, a race run barely a month before the onset of WWI. One of the greatest, and nice with it—that was Ralph De Palma. He won well over 2,500...
Mecum Auctions has announced that more than 50 cars from the Academy of Art University museum will cross the Las...
Bidders at the recent Mecum Dallas 2017 classic- and collector-car auction held at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center honed...
The 13th annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance took place Sunday April 9 under sunny skies on the Concours lawn at Ellen Scripps Browning Park on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the Southern California enclave of the same name. Trophies were awarded in 17 judged classes and 11 specialty...
A crowd of more than 14,000 turned out for the 22nd Annual Keels & Wheels Concours d’Elegance in Seabrooke, Texas,...
RM Auctions returned to Florida last weekend, April 6-7, for the company’s 16th annual Fort Lauderdale sale, where a total...
Here’s yet another source for rare, hand-held video of the old days as shot by those who were there. Courtesy of the Lost Tracks series at thechicaneblog.com, you can enjoy more clips of road racing action from the sport’s earlier days on the historic circuits of Torrey Pines, Pomona, Riverside,...
We had spent the previous evening at Justin Marshall and his wife Shirley’s spectacular hilltop home overlooking their winery in...
In the early 1950s, Americans looked forward to attending auto shows for the unveiling of the manufacture’s latest offerings. Adding...
Founded originally in Massachusetts in the 1980s, SLR Automotive Restorations started out specializing in Mercedes-Benz. In particular, their work with Mercedes-Benz 190 SLs garnered the now North Carolina-based shop numerous Best of Show and class victories in Mercedes-Benz national meets. Current owner Bjorn Nordemo says he purchased SLR in 1996...
The 2017 Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance
will feature cars from the marques Packard and Porsche to exemplify this year’s theme...
In 1954, Southern California designer Bill Miller, designed a low slung, custom sports car for himself using Packard V12 running...
Kirk F. White took a circuitous route to his successful classic car business in Philadelphia, entering the workforce earlier than most young men after his father passed away when he was a pre-teen. Because he had to help keep the family afloat financially, he went to work as a gofer...