As classic car enthusiasts, we live with a foot in two completely different worlds. One foot is firmly placed in...
For years, I’ve had readers of Vintage Racecar comment, “I love your magazine…I wish you did something like this on...
Has history caught up with the electric car? I mention in my column on the other side of the magazine this month that Ford made a big impression at this year’s Detroit Auto Show, with the latest iteration of its iconic GT (nee GT40). However, Ford was not the only...
You may have read the news piece we posted a week ago about Jaguar’s announcement that their Classic division will...
Despite what have been arguably the worst economic times in over a generation, the mantra of the auction world 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...
The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (formerly known as the Monterey Historic Automobile Races) is 40 years old this year! Pheww,...
Living in Southern California, we’re admittedly pretty jaded when it comes to the classic cars we see on the road,...
Gentlemen, please put the pens down. Now, place your checkbooks on the table and slowly back away from the podium…no sudden movements please. Whew! Is it me or is it getting hot in here? As I alluded to last month, I wanted to wait until after Amelia Island to take...
Alfa Romeo’s return to the American market is great for Alfisti and enthusiasts in general. At the time of this...
I don’t know if it was coincidence or not, but at least a half dozen times—throughout the course of this...
Volkswagen recently sent out a press release announcing that production of the iconic T2 VW Bus would soon be coming to an end. Huh? Volkswagen is/was still making the ultimate Baby-Boomer, Hippie-wagen? As VW aficionados will be well aware, despite being discontinued long ago, VW Beetles and Transporters (nee buses),...
Another little piece of our motoring heritage is about to be banished to the rubbish bin of automotive history. Like...
As you’ll see throughout this month’s magazine, this issue prominently features and highlights the rich, 100-year history of BMW. For...
Today, I’m going to confess two of my most deeply held, darkest secrets: 1) For the past two decades, I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time at my local bagel shop; and 2) I’ve never been a fan of the Corvette. I know! I know! It’s not right. How could...
There’s an old adage about “the steady march of progress.” The truth, in fact, is that when it comes to...
Whether you read about it in Vintage Racecar—or almost any other automotive publication—over the past year, chances are good that...
I stumbled across a story the other day that caught me off guard. It was a report that a three-man team, driving a 2004 Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG had shattered the record for the fastest non-stop drive across the United States, what has affectionately come to be known as “The Cannonball...
Could the passing of a new law breed an entirely new segment of “classics”? The terms “Kit Car” and “Replica”...
What does the recent sale of “unobtanium” tell us abou the market as a whole? I’ve literally just walked in...
You really have to be cautious when you read the April issue of an automotive enthusiast’s magazine Did you enjoy Raffi Minasian’s “By Design” last month, on the ultra-rare Citroën-Avant? I know…I know. I blame Mark Brinker (our Hidden Treasures contributor) he finally convinced me to let him do an...
How do you restore a car without mechanical parts? Some in the historic car community gripe about FIVA (the Fédération...
There’s a reason why Miami Vice is no longer a fashion trend… One of the many great things about living...
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...
Over the course of the past month, a surge of activism has swirled through the American car collecting community. What...
As you’ll read in various sections of this month’s issue, the 2013 season got off to a surprisingly hot start...
Casey Annis Editor/Publisher Jaguar is apparently a cat with more than six lives to live. Last month is this space, I spoke about the significance of Alfa Romeo making a return to the United States and, in a broader sense, what that might mean for all automotive enthusiasts. Just after...
Does the recent passing of a cornerstone in the Lotus community mark the end of an era? Just as we...
Just how far are you prepared to go for exclusivity? In January, Bentley announced that its famed Mulliner coachbuilding team...
One of the more interesting developments in the classic car hobby, over the past few years, has been the broader expansion of classic car rentals. Early on, there were a handful of companies that popped up in major markets that would offer to rent you a classic car, in the...