Vintage Roadcar Columns
You may have read the news piece we posted a week ago about Jaguar’s announcement that their Classic division will...
With all the hustle and bustle of the holidays and the prospects of another Scottsdale auction week, it may have slipped under your radar when it was announced that the Walter P. Chrysler Museum, in Auburn Hills, Michigan, had closed. I would have missed it as well, were it not...
If you’ve never seen a Lancia Stratos in person, you owe it to yourself to seek one out. The Stratos...
With so much new digital technology arriving daily in our lives, it’s hard to imagine that something as simple as...
On January 15, 2021, Jerry Wiegert passed away. If you struggle to recall that name or its significance in the world of supercars, it’s no surprise. But his car, the Vector W8 was not only an important part of the rise of supercars and eventually hypercars, the Vector is very...
What if you could change cars as frequently as your wardrobe? Since I’m currently single-handedly underwriting the University of Southern...
It’s that time of year. When we celebrate that hallmark of Americana, Father’s Day. Get out the smoker, grill some...
What does the recent sale of “unobtanium” tell us abou the market as a whole? I’ve literally just walked in the door from the weeklong automotive bacchanalia that has become “Monterey Classic Car Week.” While our full coverage of this year’s constellation of events (races, rallies, concours, auctions, gatherings, et....
Alfa Romeo’s return to the American market is great for Alfisti and enthusiasts in general. At the time of this...
How do you restore a car without mechanical parts? Some in the historic car community gripe about FIVA (the Fédération...
Though not well-known in North America for performance cars, Renault has always been a leader in clever engineering, leveraging platforms for a wide range of uses and innovating mechanical features with cost-conscious production methodologies. This methodology continues to make Renault one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world. Largely...
It seems strange to me that I’ve become an Alfa enthusiast, as I apparently have come to the party relatively...
As you’ll read in various sections of this month’s issue, the 2013 season got off to a surprisingly hot start...
Can a fictional spy save the world…and a car company? I write this column on the eve of Halloween. While my youngest daughter is busting at the seams for what is one of her favorite holidays, I have to say it no longer holds much allure for me. The holiday...
As you’ll see, throughout both sides of the magazine, this month we recognize and celebrate the 60th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz’s...
Living in Southern California, we’re admittedly pretty jaded when it comes to the classic cars we see on the road,...
Over the past several years, I’ve waxed whimsical in this space about various historical, psychological and emotional aspects of the humble steering wheel. But a recent chain of events forced me to consider an aspect of the steering wheel I hadn’t contemplated before—the financial. A couple of months back, I...
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...
In 1976, I was playing catch with my friend on the front lawn of his house. In the distance we...
…or why America lacks an international show One of the things I really enjoy, each month, is poring over all the submitted photos to select the images for that issue’s photo galleries. With so many contributors around the world, it’s like taking a short, round the world survey of every...
Fair disclosure—I’ve wanted to write about this car for years. The Ford GT appeared, in 2005, as a production offering...
Photo credits courtesy of Fantasy Junction Automotive history offers a bounty of well-made sportscars. Tracing back to the earliest years of motoring, the sports car figured early in development as enthusiasts demanded more from their cars than simply efficient transport. Decades of research, refinement, and market growth fueled 20th century...
Every year flocks of determined swallows return to mission San Juan Capistrano, California – a journey of 6,000 miles. It’s...
Quintessential designs of the 20th century are all around us. These items are so familiar we often take their shape, color...
The Steelers Wheel 1973 pop tune “Stuck in the Middle with You” could very well have been the theme song for the Porsche 914. Though the 914 was originally released in 1969, four years before the song would top the pop charts, by 1973 the 914 found just the right...
If you had to pick a singular, quintessential Ferrari to represent the pinnacle of their ascendance to the best in...
I graduated from Art Center College of Design in 1987. MTV was in full swing, Compact Disc players were the...
I don’t know if it was coincidence or not, but at least a half dozen times—throughout the course of this August’s Monterey car week—I was asked my opinion of where tomorrow’s collector car enthusiasts are going to come from? In one case, it was a concours organizer, in another it...