Peter Bourassa is the Publisher of the weekly MMR Community Newsletter and the online Motorsports Marketing Resources Directory (www.MMRsite.com) a...
Vintage Roadcar Features
David Owen, in a 1975 article for Automobile Quarterly, Volume XIII Number 2, commented that, “If God had meant us...
The Jowett brothers—Benjamin and William—built their first car in 1906, which they drove and tested for four years before going into production in 1910. By 1916, 48 cars had been built, but after this the factory then switched to munitions work during the First World War. In 1920, the Jowett...
Ant Anstead: Host–Wheeler Dealer, Restorer Ant Anstead has had a passion for cars for most of his life. However, his...
It was irresistible and I just had to have it. Back in 1976, my friend Keith had learnt the whereabouts...
There is but a short list of automotive names, from the post-World War II period, that shine brightly. Names that when they come to mind, cause us to think about significant marques or types of vehicles that are renowned amongst enthusiasts today. Someone like Enzo Ferrari, who started his career...
Founder and Managing Director of KW Motorsports LTD Kieron Salter is the founder and Managing Director of KW Motorsport Ltd...
Prelude to Excellence There is a story that the Coventry car company name Alvis originated by taking “Al” from the...
The Korean War went on from 1950 through 1953 and is often referred to as the “forgotten war.” It is little talked about, though for those who lived it, the memories are still vivid. Also during that same period, another conflict was threatening our shores in the form of an invasion...
London Fashion Designer, Car Enthusiast London fashion designer Simon Carter spends his work days designing all types of sophisticated, high...
I spotted Phil Jelinek’s beautiful ’53 Kaiser Traveler Deluxe from across the Huntington Beach Concours show field. That is because...
Cadillac’s Fabulous 1930 V16 Dual Cowl Sports Phaeton In the wild and wooly 1920s, custom-bodied cars were all the rage among movie stars, captains of industry and yes, even among gangsters. Having a flashy, expensive car was a way for owners to flaunt their status to the rest of society....
Today, the words failure and BMW are an anathema: the Munich company is a model of success. But, it wasn’t...
For the enthusiast, it is a good thing to be able to say that your car is based on a racing car (or that it has been successfully raced), so right from the beginning the ’63 Sting Ray was off to a good start. It was also far and away...
Oklahoma-Based Collector, Brass-Era Enthusiast VR: How did you develop your interest in automobiles and brass era cars in particular? Become...
Refrigerators, Motorcycles, Microcars, Sports Coupes – All Connected in a Forgotten Italian Marque Italian marques such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Alfa...
Henry Ford was truly one of a kind: egotistical yet compassionate; rich yet thrifty; genius yet ignorant. No man— industrialist, philanthropist or entertainer—before or since, has garnered as much fame and notoriety as Henry. Yet, he was a man like every other. A close Ford acquaintance wrote, “So much has...
Collector, Enthusiast, Racer & Founder of Radnor Hunt Concours VR: Why don’t we start from the beginning? I understand you got involved...
1955 Citroën Traction Avant Light 15 The UK’s sales brochure from the Slough manufacturers of then Citroën Traction Avant cars...
1935 MG Airline Coupé Every once in a while an incredible opportunity falls in your lap. A few months ago, I got an email from Vintage Roadcar publisher Casey Annis: “Are you planning on going to Hilton Head?” I was considering attending my first Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival and...
Enthusiast, Collector and Driving Force Behind the Glenmoor Gathering VR: Let’s just start off at the very beginning. When did...
1958 DKW Monza There are many unusual and interesting cars in the Lane Motor Museum. Seldom is there a visitor...
1913 Cadillac Roadster By 1913, automotive advancements solidified the automobile’s place in the future. Gone were the barbershop debates about the automobile being a flash-in-the-pan and how the horse would eventually win the day. It would be hard to imagine that only a year earlier, electric lights and electric self-starters...
Racer, Rallymaster and Former Car and Driver Managing Editor VR: Let’s start right at the beginning. When were you infected by...
Mathis VL 333 Alain Cerf, whose collection makes up the Tampa Bay Automobile Museum, is an inquisitive man with an...
Cambodia-Thailand-Myanmar Destination Rally just finished a fantastic run throughout Southeast Asia on December 1 and spices were the theme for this year’s event. As we drove along some of the most scenic areas of the three countries, participants could see, smell and, above all, taste the different spices. Some of...
Collector, Head of Brightwells’ Classic Car Department The well-established auction house Brightwells has expanded its Classic Car Department, opening an...
1956 Ford Fairlane Victoria I had seen, and worked on, a lot of mid-1950s Fords over the years, so I...
Rodney Loredo’s recent book ‘A Darracq Called Genevieve – the story of veteran motoring’s most famous car’ traces his life long fascination for the 1953 Oscar nominated film Genevieve, the Darracq itself (including the various owners in Australia, New Zealand and Europe), an insight into the annual London to Brighton Vintage...
