Do these bellbottoms make my car look fat? Show of hands…how many of you sported a pair of bellbottoms in...
69 Pit Stop 2CV Watch Unusual by today’s standards, the speedometer of the early 2CV [See this month’s “Driven”] was...
In convoy with a Ferrari 365 GT 2+2, no one seemed to notice the intensely red Ferrari. Instead, fingers pointed...
Car design has been a key part of automotive history since the very first series of carriages was built for royalty. Though not a car per se, these first carriages offered visual delight to onlookers. Painted and gold-leafed, often with family crests and other pageantry, the carriage evolved from buggy...
• On February 6, Artcurial Motorcars returns to Paris for the official Retromobile Salon auction sale. In 2015, there will be...
LeMay—America’s Car Museum (ACM) has announced that at least three new exhibits will be introduced in 2015: “Ford F-Series: The...
Reaching $15,238,429 in total sales, the 2014 Mecum Auction in Anaheim, California, claimed the title of top-grossing Mecum auction in that locale since the event’s inception in 2012. With 758 cars offered throughout the three-day event, November 13-15, the top sale price was achieved by a 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB...
Vincenzo Lancia was an ex-racer and an ingenious designer, who made cars to suit his taste and maybe a few customers. Before his death in 1937, his final creation was the Aprilla, a small car that put the fear of God into many more potent cars of the time. After...
The year is 1950 and life is wonderful. American businesses are growing at an unprecedented rate, the middle class is...
VR: When did you first become interested in cars? RM: My earliest memory is being in front of my house,...
No story of Tracta automobiles can be separated from the story of Jean-Albert Gregoire. Together with his partner and friend, Pierre Fenaille, they developed the first constant velocity joint under the name Tracta. This strong CV joint was easy to manufacture and made mass production of front-wheel-drive cars possible. The...
Some 9,500 miles separate Davenport, Iowa, and Victoria, Australia, but this great distance is no obstacle for a group of...
When Harold Coker opened Coker Tire Company in 1958, he was hopeful that his business would succeed. Few could have...
• The features for the 20th Annual Keels & Wheels Concours d’Elegance, May 2-3, 2015, will honor the marques of Packard and Mustang for automobiles and Garwood and Hacker for boat classics. In honor of its 20th Anniversary, Keels & Wheels also invites the Best of Show winners from years past...
The 13th Annual Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance was held November 2 under sunny but chilly skies, with winners chosen...
The 20th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will showcase the legend and legacy of the car that set BMW on...
As a collection that has achieved world-class status among the community of muscle car enthusiasts, the Wellborn Musclecar Museum Collection will be offered for sale at Mecum Auctions’ 2015 Kissimmee auction. Nearly half of this unparalleled collection will cross the block as the headliner of approximately 3,000 classic and collector...
In the automotive world, surprisingly, quite a lot. Just prior to this November’s Los Angeles Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz made the...
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Ever Since I Was a Young Boy, I’ve Been Drawing Sports Cars By Bart Lenaerts Another fabulous niche title from Lenaerts and his WAFT publishing, Ever since I was a boy… takes an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the designers and the process that led to some of today’s most intriguing...
There are many cars you would not expect to find at a British restoration shop, and certainly a Safety Orange...
In 1954, the AC company, in Thames Ditton unveiled a new car, a beautiful coupe called the AC Aceca. Many...
Sir Stirling Moss OBE will be honored as featured guest at the second annual Arizona Concours d’Elegance at the historic Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix next January 11. The Arizona Concours d’Elegance, which serves as the start of the famous Classic Car Week in the Scottsdale/Phoenix area, benefits Make-A-Wish Arizona,...
After 23 years of serving as chairman of Ferrari, as well as leading its F1 team in the 1970s, Luca...
On March 15, 2015 the 20th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will honor Chrysler’s timeless “woodie,” the famous...
At the end of October, the Petersen Museum moved a select display of some of its holdings to a temporary display venue at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, in Simi Valley, California. Dubbed “Amazing Automobiles: The Ultimate Car Exhibit,” the exhibit showcases some of the Petersen’s most stunning...
