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...
The prototype for the Lamborghini Countach, designated LP500, was first shown to the public at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show. Designed by Marcello Gandini, at Bertone, the Countach was a continuation of design themes Gandini developed in the earlier Lancia Stratos Zero concept car. Gandini would later relate how the...
If you believe that when a man puts his name on the building the products emanating from the enterprise embody...
In 1948, Jaguar launched the wild and wooly XK120 at the London Motor Show. It was a testbed and show...
There is something so unmistakably compelling about the sports cars produced in the 1960s. Beautifully formed, sculpturally exquisite, and modestly detailed, no country did it better than Italy and no car company was more adventurous with their cars than Alfa Romeo. Hundreds of books have been written on the engineering...
Jaguar is marking the 60th anniversary of the E- type sports car in 2021 with the introduction of a limited-edition...
In December, 1905, Václav Klement and Václav Laurin presented their first automobile to the public, the Laurin & Klement Voiturette...
The Bugatti 57SC has long been coveted by automotive historians and enthusiasts as one of the ultimate expressions of pre-war automotive design and engineering, with a precious few chassis originally constructed and each example appreciated as exceptional and bespoke. Some versions of the 57SC have achieved stratospheric desirability and value...
At the 1976 Geneva Motor Show, Alfa Romeo revealed the final iteration of its series of concept cars based on...
On July 18, 1955, in sunny Southern California an icon was born when Walt Disney opened the gates to his...
The Morgan Motor Company is marking the end of production of one of its most well-loved models, the 3-Wheeler, with the announcement of the P101 edition. The 3-Wheeler — which was introduced in its current form in 2011 — will cease production in 2021. P101 stands for Project 101, the...
When you hear the two words Aston and Martin, you unconsciously start playing the James Bond theme music in your...
Lotus sadly announced that designer Oliver Winterbottom passed away on November 6, 2020. Oliver was one of the most innovative...
Driven by charismatic leadership and inspired by sporting elegance, Aston Martin has long been associated with top performance cars built for racing and road use. With fierce competition from larger companies fortified by greater resources, Aston Martin delivered on their promise of performance and elegance with a unique blend of...
The all-German marque Concours d’Elegance that has become a staple on the annual Monterey Car Week schedule will host a...
I was down in New Zealand recently with my good friend, photographer Dave Gooley on a working vacation, searching out...
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....
Though only a few Dutch vehicle makers are in operation today, in the early years of the motorcar around the...
To 21st Century eyes they are curious looking contraptions. The Columbia Mk XXXV is one of the earliest examples entered...
Enzo Ferrari’s focus was on racing, not road cars, but he needed money to finance his racing addiction, so he sold road cars to feed the habit. In November 1948, the first show cars ever exhibited by Ferrari were on a stand at the Turin show—a 166MM racer and a...
It is with deep regret that the Royal Automobile Club has been forced to cancel the 2020 RM Sotheby’s London to Brighton...
Few motoring experiences can compare to the exhilaration of driving a convertible sports car. The open road before you, the...
Midlands classic motoring manufacturer RBW EV Classic Cars has revealed the pre-production model of its electric classic roadster, clothed in a brand new MGB body shell. Inspired by the MGB Roadster of the 1960s, the RBW EV Roadster takes the classic sports car design and enhances it for the modern...
A 1951 Chevrolet Styleline Deluxe eight-passenger station wagon’s doors are big, so climbing in is easy. The bench seats are...
On October 14, Savannah’s Everard Auctions will go back to the future with an online-only boutique auction of wildly imaginative...
In 1953, Chrysler’s famed design chief, Virgil Exner entered into a partnership with the Italian styling house Ghia to produce four Dodge concept cars on a 119-in wheelbase chassis with Dodge’s Red Ram Hemi V8 engine. The two-seat convertible pictured was the first of these Firearrows, but was a non-running...
Members of Hagerty Classic Insurance’s Driver’s Club were recently asked what car was the most luxurious ever. The answers ranged...
In 1896, in Suresnes a western suburb of Paris, Alexandre Darracq started his business, A Darracg & Cie. His business...
MOKE International Limited has announced the return of one of Britain’s quirkiest automotive icons. UK customers can now order one of 56 limited edition MOKEs, an allocation selected to signify the number of years since the Mini MOKE first appeared in Britain in 1964. Order books also open for MOKEs...
