Mecum Auctions made history May 16-20 as 1,665 classic and collector cars from 37 states crossed the auction block for...
Minnesota’s 5th annual 10,000 Lakes Concours d’Elegance, scheduled for Sunday July 30 on the shores of Lake Minnetonka on the...
The 10,000 Lakes Concours d’Elegance moves into its fifth year by returning to The Excelsior Commons in Excelsior, Minnesota, on Sunday, July 30, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the show’s mission continuing to expand by including specialty car classes and a children’s area. The opportunity to take...
Prelude to Excellence There is a story that the Coventry car company name Alvis originated by taking “Al” from the...
It was irresistible and I just had to have it. Back in 1976, my friend Keith had learnt the whereabouts...
I spotted Phil Jelinek’s beautiful ’53 Kaiser Traveler Deluxe from across the Huntington Beach Concours show field. That is because this elegant, sporty looking automobile is even more distinctive today than it was when it was first introduced nearly 70 years ago. Its elegant design stands out when positioned next...
You know how the saying goes? “Wish I had a dollar for every time I heard that.” The scene was...
In 1950, Gerry Coker got a job at the Donald Healey Motor Company as Healey’s body engineer. A short time...
The first thought after looking around the garage has to be “why would a woman with four Ferraris have an Isetta?” In the profile of her 512 BBi (Vintage Roadcar, January 2017), Julie Ibrahim gave the answer to that question, “I was always a car girl.” And that she is....
Today, the ethnic cleansing of the petrol-fueled engine continues at a rapid pace and recently took another step toward ultimate...
Enzo Ferrari, in his autobiography in Automobile Quarterly Volume III No. 1, said “I have, in fact, no interests in...
It is always interesting to learn why people enjoy certain types of cars. I’m half English and half Italian, and I have always gravitated toward makes from those countries, although I do wander occasionally into American muscle. If your family has been in the car business and has owned dealerships...
Refrigerators, Motorcycles, Microcars, Sports Coupes – All Connected in a Forgotten Italian Marque Italian marques such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Alfa...
Porsche, throughout its racing career, has created some of the most iconic machines of all time: the RSK, 904, 906,...
What an amazing difference a decade makes! I hadn’t long before jumped out of a 1976 Ford Escort Mexico, before I sat behind the wheel of a 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo. Smooth! Cultured! Modern! Three words that came to mind as both cars were poles apart and while the Escort...
Late November’s Celebration of the Motorcar, in Perth, Australia found just four votes separating the top three Best of Show...
All of us drew in our notebooks at school, crafting and designing that perfect, wind-cheating, sleek, sexy, powerful sports car...
The Concours of Elegance will be returning to Hampton Court Palace in London this September 1-3, with more features and more world-class cars than ever before. Celebrating the very first motoring pioneers, the event will host a parade of pre-1905 cars in association with the Royal Automobile Club Among the...
The Peninsula Signature Events has announced the date of its 15th Annual The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering (The Quail) as...
When The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering sets up shop on the lush greens of Quail Lodge & Golf Club in...
A crowd of more than 14,000 turned out for the 22nd Annual Keels & Wheels Concours d’Elegance in Seabrooke, Texas, last weekend to view more than 300 select classic cars and vintage wooden boats. Featured vehicles for the event included the automobile marques of the Stutz Motor Company, American ’50s...
More than $325 million worth of collector cars were hammered sold over the Monterey Car Week Auction Season, with 70...
The Jowett brothers—Benjamin and William—built their first car in 1906, which they drove and tested for four years before going...
Moved up a day to avoid impending storms on Sunday, the 22nd Annual Amelia Island Concours took place March 9-11...
The unique Salon Privé Double Concours Weekend presented some of the world’s most desirable automobiles on the prestigious grounds of...
Alfa Romeo showcased its racing heritage at the 101st edition of the Targa Florio, held in Sicily, Italy. A title sponsor of this year’s event, Alfa Romeo provided cars from its extensive collection at the Museo Storico Alfa Romeo in Arese for the classic open-road race. Starting at the Piazza...
Alfa Romeo is celebrating half a century since the debut of the legendary 33 Stradale, a historic model renowned for...
Accompanying last weekend’s Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance in Florida were collector car auctions held by RM Sotheby’s, Bonhams and Gooding...
Amelia Island, Florida March 11, 2017 Rick D’Louhy and Geoffrey Hacker’s 1956 Bangert Manta Ray. The Cantore Family’s 1938 Talbot-Lago T-23 “Teardrop” Coupe. Event honoree Al Unser with Indy’s Borg-Warner trophy. Barbara and Bill Parfet in their 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Roadster. The Jepson Collection’s 1919 Pierce Arrow Model 66...