“Bella figura” is Italian for “beautiful figure.” Winston Goodfellow uses the phrase in the title of the section of his...
The Peninsula has announced eight finalists for its prestigious honor, The Peninsula Classics 2022 Best of the Best Award. The...
The Peninsula Hotels has announced its eight finalists for its preeminent honor, The Peninsula Classics 2021 Best of the Best Award. In its seventh year, 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...
Rally Round’s inaugural Trans-Himalayan Adventure kicked off on April 20, 2019, with a mixture of 20 crews driving classic, vintage...
Joe Ballengee was driving his ’65 Lancia Flavia Sport Zagato through the Santa Fe Arts District, during the Santa Fe...
Long before books were sold online, before you could shop for anything and have it delivered to your door, or before we were masters of trivia via Alexa, the other Amazon quietly went about changing the world from a then small Swedish company with a penchant for safety. Now owned...
Long, long ago (50 years) in a city far, far away (Butte, Montana), I bought a racecar from Evel Knievel’s...
The Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust has announced a major innovation in the world of industrial heritage. Working with Andrew Nahum,...
The Mercedes SL (model series W 113, often also referred to as “Pagoda”) has long ago matured into a valuable legend on four wheels. 69 PIT STOP now presents this unique “SL since 1963” pocket watch from their Classic Ride Collection for the proud owners of this roadster. The timepiece...
This 1961 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster is one of only five examples originally finished in Fantasy Yellow and will be offered...
The Leyland Eight was a luxury car produced by Leyland Motors from 1920 to 1923, designed by the chief engineer...
The tricyclecar, or trike, is a strange device in three wheels, at the midway between the motorbike and the car, its history goes back to the beginning of the 20th century. The dawn of the trike can be traced back to London in 1909, when Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan a...
It’s interesting how things evolve. While I have had no personal experience with the Invicta marque there has always been...
Ralph de Palma at the wheel of his 1928 Mercedes-Benz Type S 26/120/180 . This was the car that de...
Every August, the history of the automobile rolls onto the competition field of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance where, this year, 216 classic cars from 17 countries and 31 states represented the evolution of the automotive dream. Among the cars chosen to participate in this premier automotive pageant of elegance and...
It may come as a surprise that Ettore Bugatti’s first straight-8 engine did not power one of his rolling sculptures,...
In January 1933, Pierce-Arrow revealed a new design at the New York Auto Auto Show. The official announcement, of January...
1934 advertisement for the Pierce-Arrow “Silver Arrow”, available as either a 175-hp, 12-cylinder or a 140-hp, 8-cylinder model....
Lincoln buyers were often wealthy enough to have special coachwork built for their cars. In 1927, Brunn did a beautiful...
Auto Union’s Wanderer brand constructed three, Ferdinand Porsche designed, aluminum-bodied W25K roadsters for the 1938 Liege-Rome-Liege rally. Equipped with inline,...
One of three experimental aerodynamic prototypes built for the 1940 war-affected Mille Miglia, this unique 328 was designed by Wunibald Kamm. After World War II, this car would be crashed and destroyed in 1953....
In 1945, the Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab AB, began design work on a prototype road car with the intention that...
It was irresistible and I just had to have it. Back in 1976, my friend Keith had learnt the whereabouts...
In 1896, in Suresnes a western suburb of Paris, Alexandre Darracq started his business, A Darracg & Cie. His business was building road and racecars. Darracq would go on to become famous for the success of his racecars. But by 1912, Darracq had sold off what remained of his business....
Worldwide is gearing up for its 12th annual Auburn Auction this Labor Day Weekend, with a stunning 1948 Tucker Model 48...
Some of Buick’s most iconic design features, including waterfall grilles and portholes on the hood, originated with the 1949 Roadmaster...
This 1949 Delahaye 175 S, with flamboyant Saoutchik roadster coachwork, was originally custom built for Sir John Gaul and featured Saoutchik’s “Narval” nose, inspired by the protruding tusk of the Narwahl whale. From Gaul the Delahaye was next owned by the British bombshell actress Diana Dors....
Renowned GM stylist Harley Earl wanted to incorporate design elements inspired from post-war jet aircraft into the design language at...
Sensational French shapes and racing pedigree are part of what make Talbot-Lago automobiles exotic, beautiful, rare and sought after. Few...
Built in 1952, by Lou Fageol’s son Ray, the Pataray was essentially Lou Fageol’s original Fageol Supersonic reimagined with a roadster body. Powered by a modified Fageol inline-6 bus engine, the Pataray was reported to be capable of 125 mph. [button link=”https://sportscardigest.com//going-supersonic/” size=”large” target=”new” color=”blue”]Click here to read the full...
