RM Auctions closed out its 2012 auction calendar with the early December sale of the John Staluppi “Cars of Dreams”...
On October 23, H&H Auctions sold the 1922 Brough Superior SS80 known as “Old Bill” for £291,200 Grossing nearly £4...
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It’s interesting how things evolve. While I have had no personal experience with the Invicta marque there has always been...
A very deserving 1937 Delage was named Best In Show at the annual Keeneland Concours d’Elegance on July 20. The...
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By the early 1950s, several British automotive manufacturers had completely devoted themselves to satisfying the seemingly insatiable postwar appetite for...
Few cars in the history of the automobile can be viewed as more revolutionary than the Mini. Designed by Sir...
This year is the 50th anniversary of the 911. Its first public viewing was at the September 1963 Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany, though at that time it was know as the 901. However, in 1929 Peugeot had introduced the model 201. The company registered with the French government’s office...
The initial design for the Amphicar—a contraction of Amphibious and Car—came from German racer and engineer Hans Trippel, who in...
When you think of hot rods, you think of ’32 Fords and ’40 Mercs, but what about a Mk 10...
Colin Chapman began building and racing his own cars in the late 1940s. Over the next 10 years, his Lotus racing cars enjoyed tremendous on-track success, which precipitated increased orders and significant scaling up of his then small cottage business. By the late 1950s, Chapman’s business had grown to the...
The story of Construzione Automobili Intermeccanica, in many ways parallels that of fellow Italian small constructor Abarth. Intermeccanica was founded...
During the 1960s, Mercedes-Benz offered a series of convertible and coupe sedans based on its W111 chassis platform. Early variants...
Photo: Pete Austin At the Goodwood Festival of Speed just a few months ago a Mercedes Benz W196, once driven by the legendary Argentinean racer Juan Manuel Fangio, sold at auction for a world record price of £17.6 million. Cars driven by Fangio are rare, and, as a result, demand...
When Chevrolet introduced the 1972 Corvette for the fifth year of C3 production, the basic car remained essentially unchanged from...
On August 15–28, 2013, historic rallying will return to the Caribbean island of Barbados for the 12th annual Barbados Historic...
The 63rd Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, to be held August 18, on the 18th fairway at Pebble Beach Golf Links, will feature a variety of special marques including: Lincoln — After Ford purchased Lincoln in 1922, Edsel Ford took a marque well known for mechanical excellence and defined it with...
The 2013 Santa Fe Concorso, a gathering of more than 100 rare and exotic cars and motor-cycles, will take place...
The 22nd Annual Palm Beach Cavallino Classic will be presented in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 22 to 27, 2013....
A 1965 Porsche 911 finished first after battling fiercely for the top position against three Sunbeam Tigers through mountains and challenging roads in the epic Classic Marathon, which finished at the Piazza San Francesco in Cortina d’Ampezzo in northern Italy on June 21. Photo: Francesco e Roberta Rastrelli Fifty of...
Over the last 27 years, the Italian Car Day at the Brooklands Museum (May 4, 2013) has grown to become...
The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) and its Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO) and Hot Rod Industry Alliance (HRIA) Councils...
I don’t think there has ever been a car that has captured the public’s imagination more than the Jaguar E-Type. When it first appeared, over 50 years ago, it combined everything that any motorist could possibly dream of in a car. Fabulous looks, magnificent performance and a price tag that...
Living in Southern California, we’re admittedly pretty jaded when it comes to the classic cars we see on the road,...
Photo: Mike Jiggle Allon White Sports Cars was founded nearly a century ago in the village of Cranfield, Bedfordshire, just off of the M1 motorway, which is the spine of England’s trunk road system. Initially working on some of the first horseless carriages, the company has developed in parallel with...
Renault and Caterham Group have announced their agreement to join forces in pursuit of jointly developing sports vehicles under the...
Amanda Gutierrez is Vice President of the Automotive Restoration department at Kansas’ McPherson College. VR: Can you give us a...
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