The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 made its first appearance to an enthusiastic world at the Paris Auto Salon in 1968. It...
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Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from the Oct. 31–Nov. 4, 2020, running of the Copperstate 1000 in Arizona. 36 Ford 5 Window Coupe, Alfa Romeo 52 Jaguar XK 120-Paul & Bob Branstad. 59 Austin Healey 100-6-Alexander Barrett & Ben Venezla-Leaving Phoenix. Zion National Park . 59 MGA 1600-Jakob Greisen-Gordon Mandich-Lake Mary....
The prototype for the Lamborghini Countach, designated LP500, was first shown to the public at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show....
In 1948, Jaguar launched the wild and wooly XK120 at the London Motor Show. It was a testbed and show...
At the 1976 Geneva Motor Show, Alfa Romeo revealed the final iteration of its series of concept cars based on the race-inspired Tipo 33 Stradale chassis and drivetrain. This final concept, named “Navajo”, was penned by Nuccio Bertone and was perhaps the wildest and most “futuristic” take on the Tipo...
This 1949 Delahaye 175 S, with flamboyant Saoutchik roadster coachwork, was originally custom built for Sir John Gaul and featured...
Automobili Lamborghini took part in the 2020 Modena Cento Ore with two cars from its MUDETEC museum: a Jarama GTS...
Enzo Ferrari’s focus was on racing, not road cars, but he needed money to finance his racing addiction, so he sold road cars to feed the habit. In November 1948, the first show cars ever exhibited by Ferrari were on a stand at the Turin show—a 166MM racer and a...
In 1953, Chrysler’s famed design chief, Virgil Exner entered into a partnership with the Italian styling house Ghia to produce...
In 1896, in Suresnes a western suburb of Paris, Alexandre Darracq started his business, A Darracg & Cie. His business...
It’s been a long Covid gap but on the 19th of August 2020 the London Concours became the first major automotive event to be held in the UK since February. The five-acre lawns of the Honourable Artillery Company once again provided the venue, a secluded green oasis in the heart...
The Swiss Aigle offshoot of Italian Carrozzeria Ghia bodied this 1949 Delahaye 135MS Coupé in a sleek, all enveloping body...
Isothermos was a manufacture of refrigeration units before WWII. The company was founded in Genoa, in 1939, but was moved...
Independent automotive designer Bill Flajole worked on a number of important designs, including the Nash Metropolitan, before turning his attention to reimagining the Jaguar XK120. In 1955, Flajole mated his custom, fastback fiberglass body with a 1953 XK120M, high performance chassis and running gear to give birth to the the...
The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud series was produced between 1955 and 1966 with a production run of 7,372 units. The first...
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Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from the Franschhoek Motor Museum, in South Africa. 32 MG J2 36 Auburn 36 Mercedes-Benz 540K 37 Maserati 6CM 38 BMW 328 53 Peugeot Hillclimb Special 55 Aston Martin DB3S Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to...
Announced on October 20 ,1953, the Alvis TC21/100—or “Grey Lady” as it was marketed— featured a 3-liter Straight-6 engine capable...
In 2015, the Citroën DS celebrated its 60th anniversary, in style, in Paris. Over 700 DS owners traveled from all...
Built from 1963–1966, the Alvis TE 21 (or Three Liter Series III) featured a 3.0-liter, inline 6-cylinder engine wrapped in either a sports saloon or drophead coupe bodywork built by Mulliner Park Ward. Weighing in at 2,900-lbs and with 130 bhp on tap—fed either through an automatic or 5-speed ZF...
The tricyclecar, or trike, is a strange device in three wheels, at the midway between the motorbike and the car,...
Making its debut in New York, in April 1950, the Jowett Jupiter featured a tubular steel chassis mated to a...
It was September of 1964, when Porsche brought out the Ferry “Butzi” Porsche designed 6-cylinder 911 as the successor to the much loved 356. But the price of the new offering was making Porsche owners cringe. At the time, a 1600 SC 356 coupe was going for DM 16,450 and...
One of many styling experiments built for day-to-day use by GM styling Chief Bill Mitchell, the XP-700 was built on...
There have been a number of British manufacturers who have taken their smaller, less powerful motors out of their sports...
Thanks to the local newspaper, I learned about Bug-a-Palüza. It is an annual event that draws VWs of all types from far and wide. I don’t know how many VWs were in attendance, but they advertised that the first 300 entrants would receive goody bags! It is likely that many...
Fitting that a classic car show is staged at a classic venue and with its move from London’s Millennium Excel...
In 1959, Buick introduced the Invicta line of full-size sedans, as an evolution of the Buick Century married to a...
Photo Gallery from the Feb 9, 2020, Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance....
