On December 22nd, Lotus commemorated the last of the Elise, Exige and Evora sports cars to be built. The trio...
A 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Cabriolet A has been named Best of Show at the 2021 Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance...
The Delahaye Type 135 coachwork by Figoni et Falaschi launched a series of automotive design masterpieces from the revitalized carrossier, the most prized of which remains the 1936 “Compétition Court” Teardrop Coupe, Chassis No. 47242 and Body No. 609. This is the definitive expression of Giuseppe Figoni’s singular vision, a...
For such a clean and beautiful design, the 1963-1977 Alfa Romeo GT is confusingly burdened with many different names. Officially,...
An extremely rare and pristinely conditioned 1937 Horch 853 Sport Cabriolet earned “Best of Show” honors at the 65th annual...
About 30 years ago, BMW shocked the automotive world by introducing a sexy and technically unique 2 place, drop-top sports car prototype at the Frankfurt Motor Show. This exciting show car was the first creation to come from BMW’s new skunk works – BMW Technik GmbH. This was a group...
Ferruccio Lamborghini was never content to rest on success. With the 1966 debut of the P400 concept for his Miura,...
It’s the swinging ’60s in London, you’re the daughter of an industrialist, your husband disappeared over the Amazonian rain forrest,...
With a shiver of trepidation, I slip behind the wheel of the museum’s grand 1936 Packard phaeton Standard Eight parade car. I’m nervous because its original owner would have had me shot— if I were lucky —for getting anywhere near it. You see, Ioseb Besarionis dzе Jughashvili, more commonly known...
Not every Alfa Romeo 1900C chassis that went to a Carrozzeria for custom coachwork (see this month’s Roadcar Feature) emerged...
This year, Lamborghini celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Jalpa, presented for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show...
At the Geneva Motor Show in March 1971, Automobili Lamborghini presented its “idea car”, the LP 500 Countach. Designed by Bertone’s Marcello Gandini, the car immediately became the star of the show, and the photographs of it, which went viral, were published in major magazines around the world. This new...
There are many distinguishing features of Jaguar’s big cat XKE. Disc brakes, rack-and-pinion steering and independent front and rear suspension,...
The Porsche 356A Convertible D (“D” standing for Drauz, the coachbuilder) is arguably the rarest “production” Porsche 356 model ever...
The Morgan Motor Company is completing the redevelopment of its visitor attraction, the Morgan Experience Centre, with the opening of its all-new interactive museum experience, The Archive Room. As of May 17, 2021, in line with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, The Archive Room is open to all visitors to...
The 2021 Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week will be held September 30th thru Oct.3rd. The beautiful and bucolic avenues of...
Automotive history is riddled with innovators and entrepreneurs seeking the very best, most powerful, and dynamic sports cars bearing their...
Three rare classic cars have been exhibited in London to announce next year’s new Concours on Savile Row, and to mark the opening of an exhibition that details the time-honoured partnership between car manufacturer and tailors from the Row. The cars, the one-off 1981 Aston Martin Bulldog supercar, a Bizzarrini...
Rallying in a COVID year is a challenge, especially when you have people coming over from countries with different COVID...
The Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari in Northern Italy ‘s Modena is no ordinary museum. It opened to the public on...
The Volkswagen Beetle is an icon. Over the years, it has symbolized many different things to many different people, from a classic example of German ingenuity to the calling card for a counterculture movement to a reminder that the simplest of things can sometimes be the best. Above all, it...
When car companies build futuristic concepts for tomorrow, they are usually exotic cars with sporty, low-profile bodies, and technologically advanced...
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With a full line-up of the world’s rarest cars and a collection of luxury partners more impressive than ever at Concours of Elegance 2021, planning for a special 10th anniversary event in 2022 is now underway. The UK’s finest concours d’elegance will take place from September 2-4th 2022, with a...
Fans of Jaguar celebrated the marque at Bicester Heritage on Sunday, July 4 at a COVID compliant event that included...
In 1962, Ford of Britain, created a prototype of a short wheelbase Cortina designed for the American market. The one-off...
History literally repeated itself recently, as Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 1701 re-enacted its astonishing run in the 1911 London-Edinburgh Trial. The car, designed as an ‘Experimental Speed Car’, won the original event locked in top gear for the entire 799-mile return trip between the two capitals. Given the primitive state of...
In the 1970s, Bertone was commissioned to reimagine NSU’s Wankel rotary powered Ro80. Marcello Gandini moved the small, compact engine...
Vintage Road & Racecar is proud to announce that Associate Editor J. Michael Hemsley was awarded a bronze medal by...
Beaulieu is excited to announce its calendar of events for 2021*, with three brand new shows joining familiar favorites for a line-up of exciting, enjoyable shows to look forward to in the grounds of the National Motor Museum. Following a difficult start to the New Year for everyone, the return...
