Automotive News publisher Crain Communications Inc. and German trade show specialist Messe Frankfurt are teaming up to create a celebration of...
The first Japanese Grand Prix held in 1963, at Honda’s then very new facility at Suzuka, is generally recognized as...
Before WWII, the term “sports car” was an alien phrase in the USA. There was no such thing. Returning G.I.s changed that when they came home with MG TCs. This gave America its first taste of small, nimble, four-cylinder sports cars. Enthusiasts on this side of the pond said, “Please...
Photo Gallery from the Aug. 11, 2019, Botham Vineyards 24th Annual Vintage Celebration, in Barneveld, WI....
Mecum’s recent auction in Dallas, held Sept. 4-7, saw 743 cars change hands in just four action-packed days. Overall sales...
A very rare Shelby was profiled in the December 2013 issue of Vintage Roadcar (The Only One – 1967 Shelby GT 500 Convertible). It was the only 1967 G.T. 500 convertible ever built. At the time, it was believed to have been built as a prototype for the upcoming 1968...
A display of nearly 100 vintage and modern-day Porsche vehicles, along with their owners, will celebrate the history of the...
Every year the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance offers a spectacular showing of amazing cars. I am fortunate to get a...
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Subscriber-exclusive Photo Gallery from the Aug. 16, 2019, The Quail, A Motorsport Gathering, in Carmel, California. Ferrari 166 Inter chassis...
Beverly Rae Kimes has been called the “First Lady of Automotive History” for good reason. She has written histories of...
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Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from the Aug. 18, 2019, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. 1933 Cadillac V-16 All Weather Phaeton. Steve...
Each year the Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival, features leading automotive collectors from around the world. Among...
Mecum’s recent collector car auction, held Aug. 15-17 in Monterey, California, brought $32.2 million in overall sales by auction close, and totals have since reached $38 million with the addition of successful post-auction Bid Goes On deals and sales of vehicles within the Blackhawk Exposition offering. As negotiations continue, Monterey...
Renowned GM stylist Harley Earl wanted to incorporate design elements inspired from post-war jet aircraft into the design language at...
The Dutch name DAF—Van Doorne Automobielfabriek(Van Doorne’s Automobile Factory)—is world-famous for its beefy trucks. But some familiar with its massive...
The Inaugural Audrain’s Newport Concours & Motor Week 2019, a four-day car extravaganza hosted by Newport, Rhode Island’s Audrain Automobile Museum is set to be the East Coast’s first true motor week. The event, set for October 3 -6, 2019, will be a celebration of all-things automotive, luxury, sport and history. The...
The Silver Anniversary Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will honor the extraordinary contributions to automotive styling and design by GM’s — and...
Photo Gallery from the July 28, 2019, Concours of America at The Inn at St. John’s, in Plymouth, MI....
In the early ’50s Grand Prix regulations changed. Aurelio Lampredi was able to create for Ferrari a new, larger displacement, naturally aspirated V12 engine to do battle with the 1.5-liter supercharged powered Alfa Romeo Alfettas. This new motor was immediately successful in Ferrari’s 375 Grand Prix car. In 1952, the...
Every August, the history of the automobile rolls onto the competition field of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance where, this year,...
A 1931 Stutz DV 32 Convertible Victoria by Le Baron was awarded “Best of Show” out of more than 250...
The ‘Evening with Aston Martin’ sale in Monterey, curated by auction house RM Sotheby’s as part of their annual Monterey sale, has sold one of the most iconic movie cars from the James Bond franchise for a record $6.385 million. This event to remember witnessed an incomparable list of the...
After more than 40 years spent so well hidden that most believed it had been destroyed, the hero car from...
The inaugural Concours at Pasadera kicked off the now almost month-long festivities that comprise “Monterey Car Week.” This new concours...
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Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from the Jul. 21, 2019, Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance. 1940 BMW 335 Cabriolet. Karra L Canum 1962...
Quintessential adjective quin·tes·sen·tial | \ ˌkwin-tə-ˈsen(t)-shəl :of the pure and essential essence of something :of or relating to the most perfect embodiment of something By the time the second world war came to an end, the...
Bentley has re-created a long-lost car from its illustrious past that provides a crucial link in the history of its most important models. The ground-up rebuild of the only 1939 Corniche ever made highlights the marque’s pedigree of design and technological innovation, the breadth of skills within Mulliner’s bespoke division,...
