In October of 1964, the 275 GTB was revealed at the Grand Palais in Paris, showing styling cues influenced by...
On December 22nd, Lotus commemorated the last of the Elise, Exige and Evora sports cars to be built. The trio...
In the 1970s, Bertone was commissioned to reimagine NSU’s Wankel rotary powered Ro80. Marcello Gandini moved the small, compact engine to the rear of the car and split the two rear seats to either side of the engine. The result was the Trapeze, which made its debut at the 1973...
In the year marking its 30th anniversary, Cavallino Classic has been expanding its international approach. After Modena, the Classic moved...
Rallying in a COVID year is a challenge, especially when you have people coming over from countries with different COVID...
Maserati Classiche has officially begun, following the announcement made last year. The first road car to receive the Maserati certification of authenticity is a Mistral 3700. Maserati Classiche is the department that protects and promotes the preservation and originality of the company’s automotive heritage. An exclusive assistance service – dedicated...
If you had to pick just one icon of American sports car performance, it’s a safe bet that the Corvette...
The Morgan Motor Company has showcased the design direction of its all-new three-wheeled model with the release of a series...
How would you, as a recent college graduate, like to have a job that allowed you to drive a very limited production vehicle around the United States and Canada displaying the products your employer makes? Today, you could do that in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, but, in 1934, six young...
In 1962, Ford of Britain, created a prototype of a short wheelbase Cortina designed for the American market. The one-off...
The Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari in Northern Italy ‘s Modena is no ordinary museum. It opened to the public on...
Porsche put the word out to all its foreign concessionaires, in the summer of 1958, the now 4-year old rough and ready Speedster that had been created especially with the Western American market in mind was not fairing so well in other parts of the world. Become a Member &...
In 1965 and 1966, Carroll Shelby produced only one model based on the Ford Mustang – the G.T. 350, albeit...
This year, Lamborghini celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Jalpa, presented for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show...
If you went looking for the true father of the Sunbeam Tiger, you might surmise that American Carroll Shelby would be the one. And while Shelby did a great deal of the development on the car, the initial idea to put an American V8 engine into the British built Sunbeam...
Sometimes, knowing someone results is a surprise. I’ve known Mike Marsh for a number of years. He created the EuroFest...
Maserati is celebrating the 55th anniversary of the Ghibli. On November 3, 1966, the Maserati Ghibli made its debut on...
People were standing around this tiny roadster on display at the Hillsborough Concours, attracting a crowd, all day. It’s unusual design, high-quality restoration with attention to detail and striking peppermint-green over red color scheme made this little car one of the biggest head-turners of the day. Most people had no...
Built in 1969, by GM’s Australian division Holden, the Hurricane was an advanced research concept vehicle designed “to study design trends,...
At the Geneva Motor Show in March 1971, Automobili Lamborghini presented its “idea car”, the LP 500 Countach. Designed by...
There are many distinguishing features of Jaguar’s big cat XKE. Disc brakes, rack-and-pinion steering and independent front and rear suspension, just to name a few. It was a big jump from the XK150, but all you had to do was to look at the three times in a row Le...
A 1927 Mercedes-Benz Model K was chosen as this year’s Best in Show at the 25th annual Greenwich Concours d’Elegance....
Every year flocks of determined swallows return to mission San Juan Capistrano, California – a journey of 6,000 miles. It’s...
The internal combustion engine (ICE) was not the only, nor the default, means of propulsion for early motor cars at the beginning of the 20th century. Indeed, in the early 1900s, engineers and manufacturers initially divided their loyalties precisely between three competing technologies: the ICE, steam power and electricity. Steam...
October 6th, 1966 saw the opening of the 53rd edition of the “Mondial de l’automobile de Paris”, where the new...
Vintage Road & Racecar is proud to announce that Associate Editor J. Michael Hemsley was awarded a bronze medal by...
About 30 years ago, BMW shocked the automotive world by introducing a sexy and technically unique 2 place, drop-top sports car prototype at the Frankfurt Motor Show. This exciting show car was the first creation to come from BMW’s new skunk works – BMW Technik GmbH. This was a group...
The 1979 Lamborghini Countach LP 400 S, chassis number 1121112, is well known for being the star of the 1981...
Unveiled at the 2002 Detroit Auto Show, the Cadillac Cien Concept car was designed by Simon Cox at GM’s Advanced...
Rolls-Royce’s brilliant, first post-war design is as enjoyable to drive now as it was then. The Silver Wraith was the first large-chassis Rolls-Royce produced after the second World War. The market for expensive, hand-crafted luxury automobiles was somewhat limited in the post-war era, with most people having more urgent needs....
