The Ferrari 166 Inter was Ferrari’s first true grand tourer and Ferrari’s first 12-cylinder engine to reach 2-liter capacity. The 166 Inter was an evolution...
The modern startup gets a lot of attention these days. Investors hoping to ensnare the illusive “unicorn” status that might...
The term Metropolitan is an adjective meaning, “Of, relating to, or characteristic of a metropolis.” It was also a term used to label those who had the sophistication, fashionable tastes and manners associated with a metropolis. That is until Nash Motors, in 1953, came out with a stylish, diminutive, grocery-getter...
The search is already underway for the cars that will turn heads and capture hearts at the 72nd Pebble Beach...
In 1952, a young, 20-year-old technician in Italy watched in astonishment as Bugatti tragically ceased production in Molsheim, France. Three...
Following on from the success of last year’s edition, this year’s Cavallino Classic Middle East on November 18-20 was also held to coincide with the last Formula 1 World Championship race of the season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Link. Organized by Canossa Events at Casa Ferrari and...
Hyundai Motor Company has announced it will work with Italian design firm GFG Style, notably its father and son founders...
Carroll Shelby had a thing for speed. First, it was airplanes. During the war, Shelby flew everything from a Beechcraft...
In 1945, the Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab AB, began design work on a prototype road car with the intention that it be low cost, incorporate monocoque construction and have half the drag of its competition from Volkswagen, Opel and DKW. Initially penned by Saab’s head of design Bror Bjurströmer, project...
Known as the African Alloy, a world-famous 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing with a lightweight alloy body will take a...
I’ve been revisiting a series of cars recently from the period of my youth. There’s something to be said about...
A frenzy of uncorked Mini Coopers, followed by a gaggle of vintage MGs, Triumphs and other assorted vintage sports racers came flying by, but incongruously, about mid-pack was a 1929 Model 75 Chrysler Roadster holding its own around this short airport road course. I was at a vintage and historic...
Choosing a name for a new Rolls-Royce motor car is a crucial, highly considered and painstaking process, in which the...
It’s 1972, and Aston Martin is undergoing one of its periodic seismic changes. Sir David Brown, the talented industrialist who...
We purchased a 1964 Mercedes-Benz 230 SL in the early 1980s. The car came out of Dekalb, Georgia, so it already had the prerequisite rust as typically found on these cars. Confined to trunk and under-seat sections, we were able to patch those areas, which was consistent with repairs performed...
The 1,000th Mercedes-Benz 300 SL “Gullwing” rolls off the production line, in the Sindelfingen plant, in December 1955, a little...
The British automaker that would become Jaguar took a bold step in 1935 with the introduction of its first sports...
A profile of a very interesting special edition Porsche 914 is in the works for a future issue of Vintage Road & Racecar magazine. The owner of this car, who lives in the Charlotte, NC, area, called to let me know that he was attending Okteenerfest in Townsend, TN, and explained...
September 24, 2022, Ironstone Concours, Murphys, California. Subscribers click here for more photos and video from the Ironstone Concours...
The third annual Chattanooga Motorcar Festival Sponsored by Millennium Bank excelled in The Scenic City this past weekend as it...
Since the beginning of its history in 1963, Automobili Lamborghini has always stood out as a highly innovative and pioneering company. This is all thanks primarily to a talented series of engineers, production technicians, and innovators who utilized their expertise and visionary spirit to shape the brand of the Bull...
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars marks the centenary of the legendary 20 H.P., known to the world simply as the ‘Twenty’, launched...
“100 miles per hour speed with 100 percent comfort and docility.” This proclamation was made in an advertisement that appeared...
Auto Union’s Wanderer brand constructed three, Ferdinand Porsche designed, aluminum-bodied W25K roadsters for the 1938 Liege-Rome-Liege rally. Equipped with inline, 6-cylinder alloy engines producing just 70 bhp, the team managed to capture the team prize in the 1939 event, just before the outbreak of WWII. All three examples were lost...
In 1962, Alfa Romeo came out with a new machine, the Giulia. It was actually a series of machines. There...
In the mid 1990s, I had the pleasure of spending the day with Carroll Shelby. After walking through his LA...
On the beautiful sun-filled street of 72nd and Madison Avenue, The New York City Concours Exhibition (TNYCC), sponsored by Hispano Suiza, stunned Big Apple residents with a world-class collection of over 40 classic and exotic cars and motorcycles. Showcased along the city’s picturesque and historic grand mansions, one car –...
Photo Gallery from the August 28, 2022, San Marino Motor Classic in San Marino, CA....
The Detroit Concours d’Elegance is a celebration of both the city and the automotive culture that has defined it for...
Debuted at the 1968 New York Auto Show, the Astro II (eXperimental Project 880) was General Motors’ first, real foray into a mid-engined Corvette concept. Using a backbone frame housing a mid-mounted 427-cu.in. V8 engine, the Astro II came in nearly 300 pounds lighter than a standard Corvette and with...
