“You’ve got to see this car!” said Robert Escalante, internationally known restorer of classic Packard automobiles. And he wouldn’t have...
After celebrating its centenary in 2020, 2021 sees the 50th Anniversary of one of Mazda’s most interesting, adaptable and successful...
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In 1951, the Spanish industrial manufacturer ENASA, under the leadership of former Alfa Romeo engineer Wilfredo Ricart, debuted an exotic...
The 330 GTC was unveiled at the 1966 Geneva Salon and was an amalgam of other Ferraris. It shared its 94.5-inch wheelbase and tubular steel chassis with the 275 GTB, and its 4-liter, V-12 motor was the same as the one powering the 330 GT 2+2. The Pininfarina-styled body was...
Watt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC) has debuted its new, premium electric sports cars modeled after the classic Porsche 356 Coupe....
By the 1950s it was clear that Americans were in the mood for sporty cars with the right balance of...
Exactly 50 years have passed since March 11, 1971, when the Geneva International Motor Show provided the backdrop for the debut of the Maserati Bora, which was produced until 1978 with 564 cars built, not to mention the spectacular Boomerang, a coupé prototype created by Giugiaro with futuristic engineering and...
Classic rally specialist Bespoke Rallies has responded to the pent-up demand for classic events by creating two brand new rallies,...
“The historic vehicle world is at last coming back to life in some places,” says Tiddo Bresters, president of FIVA...
The MGA should have happened several years before it did. The story of why it didn’t and how it came to be is one of the goals of this profile. Another goal is to introduce you to two very nice examples of the MGA line. It’s your choice which you...
The first A6G 2000, a car representative of the A6 series, built by Maserati from 1947 to 1956 and named...
In the 1950s, an ultimately failed attempt to revive the Bugatti name resulted in the creation of six Type 101...
I was 19-years old and working nights at a Shell service station in San Jose, California, with my friend Jim Jett, when a tiny, roundish car rolled in that looked as if it had been inflated. A young woman stepped out of it and told us that a little red...
In 1966, at the Turin Motor Show, the world got its first look at the Maserati Ghibli, as a two-seat...
A special class of rare, exotic and historic Hispano-Suizas is scheduled to be the classic centerpiece of the 26th annual...
On January 15, 2021, Jerry Wiegert passed away. If you struggle to recall that name or its significance in the world of supercars, it’s no surprise. But his car, the Vector W8 was not only an important part of the rise of supercars and eventually hypercars, the Vector is very...
In March, 2019, the Hispano Suiza brand was revived when a new luxury hypercar, the Carmen, was unveiled at the...
I was out walking the other day, and tripped on a grate in the pavement and fell hard… down hill....
Not every Alfa Romeo 1900C chassis that went to a Carrozzeria for custom coachwork (see this month’s Roadcar Feature) emerged a beauty! Such was the case for the 1953 Boneschi Astral. The first Astral was displayed at the 1953 Turin Motor Show. The second Astral was sold to Rafael Trujillo, then...
Although the Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 of the late-1930s and immediate post-war years lingered on the market until 1953, its...
The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 made its first appearance to an enthusiastic world at the Paris Auto Salon in 1968. It...
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100 Years ago, on January 17th, the first Rolls-Royce ‘Springfield’ Silver Ghost was completed at the marque’s facility in Springfield,...
On May 23, 2021 one special class will highlight The Amelia’s fondness for embracing a broader perspective of the established and traditional concours concept. To quote a well known (and maybe even famous) car designer, “Hey, Bill, what kind of weird class are you gonna have in 2021?” A perfect...
For such a clean and beautiful design, the 1963-1977 Alfa Romeo GT is confusingly burdened with many different names. Officially,...
One of the crown jewels of Carroll Shelby’s personal collection, this 1965 Shelby 427 Cobra, CSX3178, was owned by Carroll...
Dodge and Plymouth stylists hated them, Bill France hated them, but, the racers? Racers loved them, as long as they were driving one of them. Other racers really hated them too. They were considered weird looking, but they worked very well, thanks to the engineers who were tasked with making...
