Three-owner Kellison was extracted from a barn, in 1986, and restored by author, racer and rally organizer Rich Taylor. I...
Vintage Roadcar Columns
If you’ve spent any kind of time in the collector car world, then you’ve certainly heard the word “provenance” bantered...
Alfa Romeo’s return to the American market is great for Alfisti and enthusiasts in general. At the time of this writing, the American automotive media was in the throws of rapture over the long awaited return to these shores of fabled Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo and its exciting new 4C...
Not too long ago, a very good friend called me about his 1967 4.2 Jaguar XKE OTS. He had two...
Casey Annis Editor/Publisher Jaguar is apparently a cat with more than six lives to live. Last month is this space,...
So often the cars I research come with stories permanently attached. Stories of celebrity ownership or the classic “Fangio drove this car (insert any make) all over Europe.” It is great fun to research these stories but more often than not they are simply not true. Our subject car this...
Let’s embrace the enthusiast passion… even if we don’t always understand it. I was recently having a conversation about a...
In 1954, the AC company, in Thames Ditton unveiled a new car, a beautiful coupe called the AC Aceca. Many...
In the automotive world, surprisingly, quite a lot. Just prior to this November’s Los Angeles Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz made the announcement that they were bringing back—for the second time—the Maybach name. Some will remember that back in 1997, Mercedes debuted a new, ultra luxury concept at that year’s Tokyo Motorshow....
Some 9,500 miles separate Davenport, Iowa, and Victoria, Australia, but this great distance is no obstacle for a group of...
Car design has been a key part of automotive history since the very first series of carriages was built for...
Do these bellbottoms make my car look fat? Show of hands…how many of you sported a pair of bellbottoms in the 1970s? That was the fashion, so it seemed like a good idea at the time, right? Would you dig those out of the bottom of your closet and squeeze...
When people hear I am a car designer, questions come up: “What is your favorite car?” “What car do you...
Has history caught up with the electric car? I mention in my column on the other side of the magazine...
Every car guy, collector and car designer knows the two major categories that separate car designs—Pre-war and Post-war. Pre-war cars are generally regarded as cars that span from the very first “horseless carriages” all the way up to the start of the U.S. engagement in World War II. Post-war cars...
Is the world really hankering for a return of the Borgward? I see a lot of automotive press releases, every...
My Top Ten list changes every year. I know what I like, but once in a while new cars creep...
Conundrums of nomenclature in the automotive world Each month, I end up reading every word—on both sides of the magazine—at least four times or more. It’s enough to make even the most died-in-the-wool enthusiast feel a bit punchy. During one of these seemingly endless read-throughs this month, I found myself...
The Earth is round. These days we say this with reasonable certainty (thanks in part to space travel) and considerably...
…or why America lacks an international show One of the things I really enjoy, each month, is poring over all...
We’re all creatures of water. Millions of years ago we emerged from a boiling primordial stew as multi-cell organisms, evolved in the oceans, and then ambitiously emerged from the water to become oxygen breathing land inhabitants. Our living bodies are 60-percent water. Our brain is a whopping 75-percent water. Yet,...
Fighting a virus can be a lifetime affair… Viruses can be insidious things. They initially infect you, you’re sick with...
The Ghia 450 SS challenge arrived at Ghia studios as one of the first assignments offered to their newest employee,...
Apparently, you can only dodge so many bullets… I’m cruising down the road, nestled in a big, comfortable leather seat. The car is extremely well appointed—it has all the modern gadgets and tech one would want—the ride is smooth…and I absolutely hate it. See, I’ve spent the better part of...
In 1962 the worlds of fashion, design and cultural norms were changing faster than we were sending a man to...
Being ejected from the car…that’s half the appeal! As I’ve mentioned off and on, I’ve found that my automotive tastes...
Among car collectors, enthusiasts, even kids who’ve yet to master driving, the Chevrolet Corvette needs no introduction. Introduced in 1953, the fiberglass convertible (at that time, the only body style) was a surprising, but welcomed departure for the conservative Chevrolet division. GMs VP of Styling, Harley Earl, eagerly promoted the...
…I was jumping up and down on the hood, like a chimpanzee in heat I think, like a number of...
It’s hard to imagine any scene from “Americana” that does not include a wood-bodied station wagon. Not only were wood...
For some in the automotive world, apparently cheating is a core value From the first day we start kindergarten, we have drilled into our little brains the aphorism, “Cheaters never prosper.” Sadly, it would appear that in the automotive world, cheaters almost always prosper. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...