The first thing one might ask about this car is what is it? The simple answer is its a Thing....
Classic and vintage car restoration specialist Thornley Kelham is undertaking its most challenging project yet; a complete nut-and-bolt concours-standard restoration...
The 25th Annual Keels & Wheels Concours d’Elegance has announced that the concours scheduled for May 2-3, 2020 has been rescheduled, as has the 11th Annual Uncorked preview event due to the health threat from the Coronavirus. The Keels & Wheels Concours d’Elegance weekend-long, nationally acclaimed classic car and vintage...
The record-breaking Volkswagen Transporter has celebrated its 70th birthday, making it the world’s longest production run for a commercial vehicle....
One of many styling experiments built for day-to-day use by GM styling Chief Bill Mitchell, the XP-700 was built on...
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...
The New York City Concours (TNYCC) has reconfirmed Saturday, September 19, 2020, as the date for its Second Annual event. Following...
There have been a number of British manufacturers who have taken their smaller, less powerful motors out of their sports...
Bespoke Rallies has announced the running of a 25-day 5,763-km adventure in Tasmania and Victoria state, Australia, this November. Named after the now extinct marsupial that roamed Tasmania as recently as the 1930s, Tiger Tasmania is for pre-1985 cars. It combines 11 days of unrivalled driving on many of the...
For enthusiasts looking for digital entertainment while practicing social distancing, the Petersen Automotive Museum will stream Vault tours during its...
Organizers of the Mille Miglia Retrospective have announced that this year’s event, which was scheduled to be held in its...
Cool Cars for Kids, Inc. announced today that due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and an abundance of caution it is cancelling its annual signature fundraising event – the upcoming Fourth Annual Philadelphia Concours d’Elegance on April 24-25, 2020. “The paramount mission of Cool Cars for Kids is to ensure...
The 25th Anniversary edition of the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance has been canceled due to coronavirus health concerns, Hagerty announced today....
In 1976, I was playing catch with my friend on the front lawn of his house. In the distance we...
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...
Aston Martin this year celebrates the creation of one of its most famous model designations, as the Vantage family of...
Charles Kettering, one time head of research at General Motors, once said: “People are very open-minded about new things –...
Fitting that a classic car show is staged at a classic venue and with its move from London’s Millennium Excel centre to the Victorian splendor of Olympia, the London Classic Car Show has achieved just that. Situated in Kensington, home to London’s “Smart Set”, Olympia with its arched spans of...
The 2020 Geneva Motor Show has been cancelled due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. Swiss officials have decreed that...
The Sacramento Autorama, one of the world’s longest running indoor car shows, hosted over 500 world-class custom vehicles and handed...
In 1959, Buick introduced the Invicta line of full-size sedans, as an evolution of the Buick Century married to a larger 401-cu.in. V8 engine. While the production 4-door model maintained much of the prototype’s design cues, one feature that was lost was the centrally-mounted “dorsal fin” on the rear deck...
This year saw the seventh running of the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge, an event that was open to cars...
The 58th National Austin 7 Rally will be held on Sunday July 5th, at Beaulieu in Hampshire, UK. For those...
Mike Glore has an interesting collection of automobiles. While it is mostly British, with an emphasis on Lotus, he also has two Alfa Romeos. Both were online purchases, and both came with unexpected challenges. The story of his Alfa Romeo JrZ was detailed in Vintage Road & Racecar in December...
The 14th annual Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance presented by Mercedes-Benz and AutoNation selected the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Coupe owned...
Photo Gallery from the Feb 9, 2020, Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance....
Erhard Schnell died last weekend in Trebur, Hesse. The father of the Opel GT was 92. He remained closely associated with Opel until the last and was present at many events. In 2018, the designer celebrated 50 years of the Opel GT with classic car fans from all over the...
A few weeks ago, a standard Series 1 Datsun 240Z sold for $315,000 on a much-publicized public internet auction. The...
Beaulieu’s flagship Simply event Simply Ford will return on Sunday May 3rd to celebrate all things Ford with a super-size...
Eight featured classes will highlight the 25th Anniversary edition of the renowned Greenwich Concours d’Elegance, including Shelby vs. GM and 100 Years of Duesenberg. This year’s featured classes will also include: 70 Years of Allard Right Coast Rods Lancia Vintage Off-road 25 Years of Greenwich Concours – a display of vehicles...
