January 2018 • The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has announced the achievement of a major milestone: the event’s total charitable...
The highly anticipated December 9 auction of The Rolland Collection at the private Rolland Racing Museum in Newbury Park, California,...
1954 Chrysler Ghia GS1 When Bob Frumpkin drove up in his 1954 Chrysler Ghia GS1 Special, at the Marina in Santa Monica, California, where we had agreed to meet, office workers and the boatyard crew came out to have a look. Several of them took out their cell phones and...
During the first half of the Twentieth Century Fageol Motors and the later Fageol Twin Coach Company were innovators in...
Peter Bourassa is the Publisher of the weekly MMR Community Newsletter and the online Motorsports Marketing Resources Directory (www.MMRsite.com) a...
During the early days of the automobile (1890–1940), coachbuilding—the construction of bodywork for a vehicle—was as vital a part of the automobile industry as the manufacturers of the chassis and running gear themselves. Stand alone coachbuilding companies, not only fulfilled a vital need in the early manufacture supply chain, but...
It is always interesting to learn why people enjoy certain types of cars. I’m half English and half Italian, and...
2017 Holiday Gift Guide Leather Tool Bag The GARNY leather tool bag was influenced by the traditional 1930s design. Handmade from U.S.-sourced vegetable-dyed leather. The dark brown is harness leather, will turn to a slightly lighter, reddish brown color. Leather thickness is 8-10 oz., 3.2mm-4mm. The side panels are saddle...
Mantova, Italy September 15-17, 2017 C-Type Jaguar of Horst and Bechem.Photo: Peter Collins Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
Malvern, PA September 10, 2017 The 1931 Cord L-29 Cord Cabriolet of David Markel and the 1937 Cord 812 SC Phaeton of Sue and Mark Lankford.Photo: Mike Matune Jr. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited...
Claydon Estate, Buckinghamshire, UK September 2-3, 2017 Bentley T Type.Photo: Pete Austin Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To...
Hampton Court Palace, Surrey, UK September 1-3, 2017 A 1953 Ferrari 375 America Pinin Farina Coup. heads just one of...
December 2017 • RM Sotheby’s has announced that its Auctions America subsidiary and all of the company’s auction events have been fully integrated into the RM Sotheby’s Group of Companies. Going forward, Auctions America will no longer operate as an independent subsidiary, and all existing Auctions America sales—including Fort Lauderdale,...
Goodwood’s 76th Members’ Meeting, set for March 17-18, 2018, will offer a pair of new races, named for American racing...
1970 Nomad-BRM Mk3 After the war years in the UK, a certain Churchillian spirit prevailed, which left many with an...
David Owen, in a 1975 article for Automobile Quarterly, Volume XIII Number 2, commented that, “If God had meant us to drive in identical tin boxes, he wouldn’t have created André Citroën.” Citroën was a fascinating man. He was brilliant, observant and inventive, which made him the perfect advocate for...
The Jowett brothers—Benjamin and William—built their first car in 1906, which they drove and tested for four years before going...
“One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all and in the...
Ant Anstead: Host–Wheeler Dealer, Restorer Ant Anstead has had a passion for cars for most of his life. However, his first job was “on the beat” as a police officer. During his mid-20s he changed direction and made his hobby his job—a man in a sweet shop you may say....
Stunning looks, capable performance and, today, an undisputed fixture in the automotive lexicon of excellence, the Jaguar D-Type has become...
Today, the ethnic cleansing of the petrol-fueled engine continues at a rapid pace and recently took another step toward ultimate eradication with Jaguar-Land Rover’s announcement of the electric E-Type Jaguar—the E-Type Zero. Officially, it is a move by the car giant to “future-proof” a classic car. Don’t be fooled,. To...
Carmel, CA • August 14, 2017 1953 Nash Healey Herb and Rose Marie Wysard’s 1954 Alfa Romeo 1900C Super Sprint...
Pebble Beach, CA • August 20, 2017 Charles Wagner’s 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB The 1907 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbuilt...
It was irresistible and I just had to have it. Back in 1976, my friend Keith had learnt the whereabouts of a Riley powered 1947 Healey Duncan saloon that had been in Australia since the early 1950s. It wasn’t in the best of condition, but knowing Keith’s skills he was...