If I were to ask you to name an innovative, Italian sports car manufacturer, chances are good you would instinctively...
The Studebaker Corporation built some significant and beautiful vehicles during its more than a century in business. Their horse drawn...
What is art? A shape, a form, an abstract collection of ideas, an image created by man to invoke thought, reflection, passion, pleasure or even shock? In automotive terms, art is defined by a car’s styling. Some have referred to a car’s advanced or elaborate engineering aspects as a mechanical...
In May 1968, my former wife and I traveled by train, ferry and again by train from Pirmasens, Germany, to...
Throughout history, French manufacturers have created some of the most unusual automotive designs ever made. Most will agree that many...
Joe Ballengee was driving his ’65 Lancia Flavia Sport Zagato through the Santa Fe Arts District, during the Santa Fe Concorso’s Mountain Tour, when a woman at the curb, shouted, “WHAT ON EARTH?” A more knowledgeable car person, upon seeing a photo of the Lancia, commented that it was “rare...
We open the smallish front doors, typical of open cars of the 1920s, and climb in. Chris Kidd pulls down...
“Bella figura” is Italian for “beautiful figure.” Winston Goodfellow uses the phrase in the title of the section of his...
Sensational French shapes and racing pedigree are part of what make Talbot-Lago automobiles exotic, beautiful, rare and sought after. Few cars are more exotic or interesting than the Talbot-Lago Grand Sport.The roots of the Talbot-Lago company can be traced back to the 1890s, in Suresnes, France, where Alexandre Darracq began...
The Ford Bronco is the product of legendary talent, from the teams who won the Baja 1000 to the collectors...
Photo: Steve Oom With just over 600 produced between 1954 and 1962 it can t be said that the Jensen...
Photo: Steve Oom The next time you see an Audi on the road look closely at its badge. Four intertwined rings that probably remind the average person of the Olympic rings, but like most car badging there is a story behind the rings, which in the case of this German...
The 2019 Porsche 935 pays homage to the iconic 935/78 LM race car from the 1970s, known as ‘Moby Dick’...
The Bugatti Veyron is a mid-engined sports car that was first introduced to the world in 2005 by French automobile manufacturer...
Ollie Kew from Top Gear magazine is here to give us an in-depth look on what is arguably the best version of the Aston Martin DBS....
The Ferrari 599 GTO holds the prestigious title of being only the third model from the Maranello marque to bear...
The Shelby Daytona Coupe is the best American car ever built. Maybe even the best in the world. I can...
The Lexus LFA is an enigma, a supercar with one of the best-sounding engines ever fitted in a production car. Packed within its frame is a naturally aspirated 4.8-litre V10 that screams to a heady 9,000 rpm, churning out 553 hp and 354 lb-ft of torque in the process. However, the car’s...
When Jim Gehkre returned from his tour in Vietnam, in January of 1970, the first thing he needed was a...
In the 1960s, the prospect of a high-performance Japanese automobile seemed distant, at least until Toyota made a pioneering move...
The Peninsula has announced eight finalists for its prestigious honor, The Peninsula Classics 2022 Best of the Best Award. The prestigious accolade identifies the world’s most exceptional classic car from a select group of vehicles that have won the highest awards at the previous year’s major concours events. Returning for...
Trevor Wilkinson started his engineering business, in 1946, in Beverly Grove, Blackpool. It was named Trevcar Motors and the business...
Aston Martin has unveiled its new DB12 and dubbed it a Super Tourer. According to Aston Martin, the DB12 takes...
History lauds volumes of praise to those who are first. Thinking back to 1964, many will recall a short wheelbase, two-seater with British origins delivered to the U.S. where a 289 high output engine was installed and it sold worldwide – the Shelby Cobra. But there was another car that...
The Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust has announced a major innovation in the world of industrial heritage. Working with Andrew Nahum,...
Designed for aircraft Rooted in aeronautics but more commonly known for its automotive applications, the NACA (not NASA) duct is...
Sixty years ago on May 7, 1963, “Automobili Ferruccio Lamborghini S.a.s.” was founded. It was the initial name of an industrial venture that, starting from scratch, has created style icons, evolving to become today’s world-famous company “Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.” with over 2000 employees and delivering 9,233 cars in 2022. Automobili Lamborghini...
Aston Martin Works has announced the availability, for the first time in decades, of new major components, including gearboxes and...
Concours on Savile Row, London’s most stylish motoring event, is back on the famous tailoring street on May 24-25 and...
What is it about a Stradale? Ask most Alfisti what Alfa they’d most like to have in their garage, and a significant percentage will say a Tipo 33 Stradale. I’ll admit, I’m odd, since my choice would be a Giulia TI Super, but the Stradale is a close second even...
