The only other Lemans convertible that still exists was returned to the factory in 1959 and restyled by Harley Earl...
The Standard Motor Company is one of the largest motor companies that so few have ever heard of. It grew...
The Hudson Terraplane grille is among the most attractive of all time. In the June 2012 issue of Vintage Roadcar, four American Deco automotive designs were contrasted – Chrysler Airflow with Lincoln Zephyr and Stout Scarab with Cord 810/812. There were, of course, many other American cars that included Deco...
In the heady, but risky, days of British specialist sports car manufacture in the late 1950s, the intrepid characters involved...
The Jowett brothers—Benjamin and William—built their first car in 1906, which they drove and tested for four years before going...
1939 Balilla 1100 Fiat’s Step into the Future One of the problems with owning a car like none other is figuring out its history—where it came from, who built it and why they built it. There are plenty of Fiat Balillas around, but the one Jeff Lane, founder of the...
“MAYA –Most Advanced, Yet Acceptable”– was the acronym industrial designer Raymond Loewy used to describe his design philosophy. To catch...
Like so many great automobiles of our time, the Mercedes-Benz SL series can trace its origins directly to the racetrack....
It appears that the collector car hobby has gone mad. I witnessed this with my very own eyes in Monterey this August, and the lunacy involves cars from nearly all parts of the globe. A Sunbeam Tiger Mk II sold for $231,000 and a Mercedes-Benz 190SL Roadster sold for $341,000....
In Switzerland Ernst and Fritz Beutler made a good living from special bodies on both Volkswagen and Porsche chassis. Ultimately...
2-Liter Tourisme an honest car Without any doubt, the Ballot 2LS was a brilliant design, what with its cutting-edge technology...
The Mekong is a great and mighty river that feeds into China, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia and is one of the great rivers of the world. The rally intended to show the best part of this vast region, rich in culture and Unesco World Heritage sites. The participants...
This right-hand-drive 250 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta was owned by British fashion model and socialite Nina Dyer when she married...
In the early 1950s, Americans looked forward to attending auto shows for the unveiling of the manufacture’s latest offerings. Adding...
Long, long ago (50 years) in a city far, far away (Butte, Montana), I bought a racecar from Evel Knievel’s father. Bob Knievel was an amateur racer and car dealer. He dealt mostly in used cars, but he had one line of new cars, Siata. The only car Siata was...
“Ferraris are meant to be driven.” It’s a rallying cry that has been echoing around the Ferrari community for decades,...
Photo: Gerard Brown Photo: Gerard Brown The original plan was to take my two-liter Low Chassis Lagonda. This was a...
On May 23, 1945, the British wartime government came to an end and on July 5 voting took place to elect a new government. The result of the election surprised, but did not altogether shock, Winston Churchill, who had campaigned for a re-election. There were, however, more than a few...
During the late 1920s changes in automobile design began to be seen. After the stock market crash, even Henry Ford...
5 Days, 60 Vintage Cars, 1,000 Miles and 3,000 Years of History – An Amazing Journey Through the Remarkable and...
The Dutch name DAF—Van Doorne Automobielfabriek(Van Doorne’s Automobile Factory)—is world-famous for its beefy trucks. But some familiar with its massive long-haul semis might be surprised to learn that DAF produced compact and small family cars from 1959 to 1974. Two points to remember about these DAF cars are that they...
Cisitalia 202 was a ground-breaking post-war design that placed Pininfarina at the forefront of automotive design. The late 19th century...
The 1937 Buick Roadmaster Convertible Sedan Exemplifies Buick’s Grand Legacy Ford market researchers, in the mid-1950s, sampled new car buyers...
Two Citroën Traction Avants at the Tampa Bay Automobile Museum, examples of fairly mild French styling of the Deco era. The French initiated the Art Deco movement in 1924 with the Paris exposition of the industrial and decorative arts, so it is no surprise that some of the automobiles subsequently...
If you are an old car buff, love beautiful scenery and friendly people, and want to visit a place where...
If I were to ask you to name an innovative, Italian sports car manufacturer, chances are good you would instinctively...
I was 19-years old and working nights at a Shell service station in San Jose, California, with my friend Jim Jett, when a tiny, roundish car rolled in that looked as if it had been inflated. A young woman stepped out of it and told us that a little red...
2018 Indochina Road Classic Route What are the ingredients for a good rally? Breathtaking scenic roads, unique cars and great...
The Berlinetta Aerodinamica Tecnica (BAT) Alfa Romeos, by Scaglione, put Bertone on the map in the 1950s. Pictured here is...
1953 Chevrolet Corvette Motorama Show Car. As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Corvette, it is appropriate to reflect on some of the technologies that have been introduced through the “halo” Corvette. Of course, the introduction of a new technology to the mass market can be a sensitive issue and...