The history of Automobili Lamborghini is one that almost parallels the success of post-World War II Italy itself, and is...
Vintage Roadcar Features
Two Citroën Traction Avants at the Tampa Bay Automobile Museum, examples of fairly mild French styling of the Deco era....
Noted Duesenberg expert Randy Ema runs a successful restoration business in Orange, California. VR: I would imagine, like every consummate car guy, cars must have been a very early influence for you? RE: As a little kid, I played with Matchbox and AMT models. I only liked those because they...
The story of the production model 300 SL really picks up where our story about the W194 Le Mans racecar...
Like so many great automobiles of our time, the Mercedes-Benz SL series can trace its origins directly to the racetrack....
Like so many early automobile manufacturers, the Auburn Automobile Company started out as an evolution of carriage making. Charles Eckhart...
After World War II, Enzo Ferrari began the work of retooling his small company from manufacturing parts for Italy’s war...
VR: It was recently announced that you have been chosen to be the chief judge for the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance starting with next year’s event. I would imagine that—in classic car world terms—this has to be somewhat similar to being selected from the dean of cardinals to be made...
Billed as “The Aristocrat of the Automobiles,” the vehicles produced by the Fabbrica Automobili Isotta Fraschini were owned by some...
The 1920s and 1930s were not only a pivotal time in world history, they proved to be the crucible from...
VR: Like so many of us, I’m sure that you were influenced by the automobile very early on in your life. How did you get started in cars? What sent you on this path? LK: Gosh, I was the only student in kindergarten who knew what a Bugatti was! My...
Delahaye, for those who recognize the name, conjures up a mixed vision of large and long French Grand Prix, sports...
“MAYA –Most Advanced, Yet Acceptable”– was the acronym industrial designer Raymond Loewy used to describe his design philosophy. To catch...
Martin Swig is a former multi-franchise new-car dealer based in the San Francisco Bay area who is an avid vintage racer, car collector and founder of the California Mille which has evolved into one of the world’s premier road rallies attracting participants from around the globe.Photo: Dennis Gray VR: How...
The aristocracy of automobile marques in the days before the Great Depression was comprised almost exclusively of products from European...
Ercole Spada started his design career with Carozzeria Zagato in 1960.Photo: David Gooley Artists and artisans have called Italy home...
Swiss-born Bernard Juchli is the Higgins to Jay Leno’s Robin Masters and serves as the Major Domo for the Big Dog Garage where he is, at various times, mechanic, engineer, fabricator, manager and auto historian. Despite his full plate, he still looks forward to going to work. VR: So how...
In order to understand the Pegaso story, it’s first necessary to understand the man behind the car and the tumultuous...
During the late 1920s changes in automobile design began to be seen. After the stock market crash, even Henry Ford...
VR: How did you start writing? CC: My wife had a job with the local police department working nights doing dispatch and secretarial work. So it worked out really well, I would get home from my job as a copywriter in advertising, feed the kids and put them to bed...
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