Due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 in the UK, the Directors of Salon Privé have taken a pragmatic decision...
Built to showcase Vauxhall’s design innovation and autonomy in the mid-’60s, the XVR project was managed by the legendary Wayne...
Built from 1963–1966, the Alvis TE 21 (or Three Liter Series III) featured a 3.0-liter, inline 6-cylinder engine wrapped in either a sports saloon or drophead coupe bodywork built by Mulliner Park Ward. Weighing in at 2,900-lbs and with 130 bhp on tap—fed either through an automatic or 5-speed ZF...
In 1976, I was playing catch with my friend on the front lawn of his house. In the distance we...
To 21st Century eyes they are curious looking contraptions. The Columbia Mk XXXV is one of the earliest examples entered...
The Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA), the world’s largest organization of its kind, held its annual Grand Nationals in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, this year. The event included AACA’s annual Zenith Award competition and its Grand Nationals car show. AACA’s annual Grand Nationals is always without question the Nation’s largest and...
The all-German marque Concours d’Elegance that has become a staple on the annual Monterey Car Week schedule will host a...
Italian automotive publishing legend Giorgio Nada, passed away on May 6th, due to complications from COVID-19. Starting with a small...
Beaulieu has released a revised calendar with a record number of 14 Simply rallies taking part in a star-studded line up of marque celebrations in the parkland surrounding the British National Motor Museum. The COVID-19 pandemic halted the 2020 program when the attraction had to close its doors to visitors...
Fitting that a classic car show is staged at a classic venue and with its move from London’s Millennium Excel...
Cool Cars for Kids, Inc. announced today that due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and an abundance of caution it...
At the 1976 Geneva Motor Show, Alfa Romeo revealed the final iteration of its series of concept cars based on the race-inspired Tipo 33 Stradale chassis and drivetrain. This final concept, named “Navajo”, was penned by Nuccio Bertone and was perhaps the wildest and most “futuristic” take on the Tipo...
One of many styling experiments built for day-to-day use by GM styling Chief Bill Mitchell, the XP-700 was built on...
We had spent the previous evening at Justin Marshall and his wife Shirley’s spectacular hilltop home overlooking their winery in...
The Greenbrier Concours d’Elegance, which was moved from its traditional May spot on the calendar to September in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, will continue as planned September 4-6, 2020. Organizers have a plan in place to minimize the risk of COVID-19 exposure for all involved. “Having this annual celebration...
Few motoring experiences can compare to the exhilaration of driving a convertible sports car. The open road before you, the...
My friend had done well that year. He was quite a bit older, but we’d bonded over cars, especially as...
Jaguar Classic will create six matched pairs of E-types to celebrate the iconic sports car’s 60th anniversary in 2021—named the E-type 60 Collection. Each pair of E-type 60 Edition cars pay tribute to two of the oldest and most famous Jaguar E-types of all: ‘9600 HP’ and ‘77 RW’, which...
For the first time in its 72-year history, a selection of cars from Vauxhall Heritage’s famous collection will be on...
“A technical product is not perfect until it is aesthetically impeccable as well,” Ettore Bugatti once said. And the company...
The London Concours has announced the “Lost Marques” Display; an homage to the car manufacturers we have loved and lost over the years. Not all car manufacturers make it. In a global industry that’s so fast-moving, so heavily regulated and so financially ruinous, manufacturers that may have deserved to stay, are...
Eight featured classes will highlight the 25th Anniversary edition of the renowned Greenwich Concours d’Elegance, including Shelby vs. GM and 100...
Enzo Ferrari’s focus was on racing, not road cars, but he needed money to finance his racing addiction, so he...
The Royal Automobile Club has announced that the RM Sotheby’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run will be going ahead as planned on Sunday, November 1, 2020. Ben Cussons, Chairman of the Club explained: “It gives the Club enormous pleasure to be announcing this news and it’s wonderful that we...
Salon Privé is renowned for attracting the world’s finest motor cars to its Concours d’Elégance, and this year more than...
Developed first as a show car to celebrate the Ford Centennial, the Ford GT40 concept car came as a big...
Announced on October 20 ,1953, the Alvis TC21/100—or “Grey Lady” as it was marketed— featured a 3-liter Straight-6 engine capable of propelling the large sedan to a top speed of 100 mph. Mini designer, Alex Issigonis had input into the design of the Alvis TC 21/100....
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The Morgan Motor Company is to celebrate 70 years of its most popular model, the Plus 4, with the creation...
The 4th annual Catskill Conquest Rally commemorating the 1903 Automobile Endurance Run will take place on Saturday, September 26, 2020, with social distancing and masks. Organizers currently have 25 entries ranging from 1934 to 2012. The VSCCA has a club entry this year and will honor Briggs S. Cunningham by...