Beaulieu’s popular Spring Autojumble, now in its 20th year, takes place May 18-19 on the grounds of the world-famous Beaulieu...
Pirelli is to once again sponsor the Classic Marathon rally, 25 years after it first supported the famous event in...
Long known for his car-oriented European tours, event organizer Steve Austin has introduced a special, new tour this year, “The Targa Florio Re-Visited.” Austin explains that this great Sicilian road race, once second only to Le Mans, is something of legend. “We are losing our drivers to time, and I...
The outright world record for driving non-stop from Cape Town to London was smashed on February 11th, by two very...
For five decades, the 911 has been the heart of the Porsche brand. Few other automobiles in the world can...
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Volkswagen Camper—Six Decades of Success By Richard Copping Interest in—and sale prices of—early Volkswagen busses and campers hasskyrocketed in recent years. So it is perhaps no surprise that more thorough looks at these unusual collectibles are now appearing on the market. In this extensive work, author Copley examines the evolution...
Few cars in the history of the automobile can be viewed as more revolutionary than the Mini. Designed by Sir...
As you’ll read in various sections of this month’s issue, the 2013 season got off to a surprisingly hot start...
British expat, John Amette, is responsible for all Ferrari Classiche submissions for Ferrari of Newport Beach, Ferrari of San Diego and Ferrari of Washington. VR: So how did you first get started in cars? JA: Well, the interest and involvement with cars came from my father and my brothers who...
High-powered Italian automotive exotica has always had an attraction for a select number of prominent people of means. Today it’s...
It is interesting to note that the two most iconic constructors of Italian road-going sports cars—Ferrari and Maserati—only grudgingly began...
One stop shop for road, rally or track performance In the UK, Northampton is one of those towns that is both situated in and fully part of British motor racing’s Silicon Valley. Many of the industrial areas of the town have businesses linked to motoring and motor sport. Most think...
• RM Auctions’ February 18–19, Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum sale generated more than $9.1 million with 100 percent of all...
The 63rd Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, to be held August 18, on the 18th fairway at Pebble Beach Golf Links,...
Roy Brown Jr.—designer of the much maligned, ’50s flop the Ford Edsel—passed away on Feb. 24 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from complications of pneumonia and Parkinson’s Disease. He was 96. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, after World War I, Brown first went to work at GM’s Cadillac Studio before moving...
One of the stars taking the green at this year’s Greenwich Concours, June 1-2, will be a very rare Ghia-bodied...
RM Auctions, the official auction house of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, continued its run of fantastic 2013 results, on...
Talk about a gift from the heavens…LeMay – America’s Car Museum announced the surprise arrival of a 1964 Lincoln Continental limousine custom-made to protect Pope Paul VI and later used to shuttle Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell along ticker-tape parades in Chicago. The one-off limo is...
The late Gianni Agnelli’s favorite cars went on show at the Museum of the Automobile in Turin, Italy, on March...
Over the last 27 years, the Italian Car Day at the Brooklands Museum (May 4, 2013) has grown to become...
Pagoda Watch By 69Pitstop In honor of the 50th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz’s “Pagoda” SL roadster, watchmaker 69Pitstop has released an exclusive, stainless-steel chronograph that pays tribute to the iconic convertible. The quartz Pagoda watch is manufactured in Germany and features a sturdy XL-sized stainless-steel case with a diameter of 43...
This year is the 50th anniversary of the 911. Its first public viewing was at the September 1963 Frankfurt Auto...
Gentlemen, please put the pens down. Now, place your checkbooks on the table and slowly back away from the podium…no...
Six (possibly seven) DB2 chassis were sent to Graber, in Switzerland, for custom convertible bodies that featured fixed front fenders and a separate bonnet, as opposed to the standard DB2’s forward-hinged front end. Photo: Kevin Kay Restorations After World War II, many of the world’s auto manufacturers returned to car production...
Photo: Peter Collins Cruise through Como on Saturday; line up for the Parma Poggio hillclimb on Sunday. Alfa Romeo: great...
• The 7th annual Barrington Concours d’Elegance has announced a clutch of luminaries for this year’s event. Stars like racing...
The Vauxhall 30-98, arguably one of the more significant sports cars of the 20th Century and the first to top 100 mph in production form, marked its centenary in style this May, when almost 50 surviving examples turned up for the UK’s Waddington Fell hillclimb, site of the car’s first...