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Vintage Roadcar Archives
The term Metropolitan is an adjective meaning, “Of, relating to, or characteristic of a metropolis.” It was also a term...
The search is already underway for the cars that will turn heads and capture hearts at the 72nd Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The streamlined creations of designer Joseph Figoni, the power and grandeur of the Mercedes-Benz S Series, and the magnificently monstrous racing greats that competed in the era of...
In 1952, a young, 20-year-old technician in Italy watched in astonishment as Bugatti tragically ceased production in Molsheim, France. Three...
Following on from the success of last year’s edition, this year’s Cavallino Classic Middle East on November 18-20 was also...
Hyundai Motor Company has announced it will work with Italian design firm GFG Style, notably its father and son founders Giorgetto and Fabrizio Giugiaro, to rebuild the influential 1974 Pony Coupe Concept that young Giorgetto created for Hyundai’s debut at the 1974 Turin Motor Show. Hyundai Motor announced the plan...
Carroll Shelby had a thing for speed. First, it was airplanes. During the war, Shelby flew everything from a Beechcraft...
In 1945, the Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab AB, began design work on a prototype road car with the intention that...
Known as the African Alloy, a world-famous 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing with a lightweight alloy body will take a starring role at the Arizona Concours d’Elegance on January 22, 2023, at the Scottsdale Civic Center. Just 24 aluminum-bodied Gullwing coupes were produced for 1955, and they are the ultimate production...
I’ve been revisiting a series of cars recently from the period of my youth. There’s something to be said about...
A frenzy of uncorked Mini Coopers, followed by a gaggle of vintage MGs, Triumphs and other assorted vintage sports racers...
Choosing a name for a new Rolls-Royce motor car is a crucial, highly considered and painstaking process, in which the marque’s unique heritage plays a central part. Of the current product family, all but Cullinan (named after the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever discovered) bear storied names from the past:...
It’s 1972, and Aston Martin is undergoing one of its periodic seismic changes. Sir David Brown, the talented industrialist who...
We purchased a 1964 Mercedes-Benz 230 SL in the early 1980s. The car came out of Dekalb, Georgia, so it...
The 1,000th Mercedes-Benz 300 SL “Gullwing” rolls off the production line, in the Sindelfingen plant, in December 1955, a little less than a year after its introduction....
The British automaker that would become Jaguar took a bold step in 1935 with the introduction of its first sports...
A profile of a very interesting special edition Porsche 914 is in the works for a future issue of Vintage...
The one-of-a-kind 1968 Lamborghini Miura Roadster is on display at Lamborghini’s MUDETEC museum, in Sant’Agata, Italy, throughout the months of October and November. This is a unique and rare opportunity for museum visitors to get an up-close look at a rare piece of Lamborghini history. Unveiled at the Carrozzeria Bertone...
September 24, 2022, Ironstone Concours, Murphys, California. Subscribers click here for more photos and video from the Ironstone Concours...
Molsheim in the Alsace region of France is forever associated with Bugatti. It was this small town where Ettore Bugatti...
The third annual Chattanooga Motorcar Festival Sponsored by Millennium Bank excelled in The Scenic City this past weekend as it celebrated Oktoberfest with dynamic and exciting events for families and racing and car aficionados alike. With a backdrop of pumpkins and hay bales on the drive-up podium in front of...
Since the beginning of its history in 1963, Automobili Lamborghini has always stood out as a highly innovative and pioneering...
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars marks the centenary of the legendary 20 H.P., known to the world simply as the ‘Twenty’, launched...
Part of the original Crewe factory site has been repurposed as a home for some of the most historically significant Bentley models from the last 103 years of company history. The Heritage Garage complements the existing Bentley Lineage exhibition in CW1 House, providing a showcase for the 42-car-strong Bentley Heritage...
“100 miles per hour speed with 100 percent comfort and docility.” This proclamation was made in an advertisement that appeared...
The Heritage Hub, a 15,000 m2 museum space housing the historic collections of Stellantis Group brands Abarth, Fiat and Lancia, is about...
Auto Union’s Wanderer brand constructed three, Ferdinand Porsche designed, aluminum-bodied W25K roadsters for the 1938 Liege-Rome-Liege rally. Equipped with inline, 6-cylinder alloy engines producing just 70 bhp, the team managed to capture the team prize in the 1939 event, just before the outbreak of WWII. All three examples were lost...
In 1962, Alfa Romeo came out with a new machine, the Giulia. It was actually a series of machines. There...
In the mid 1990s, I had the pleasure of spending the day with Carroll Shelby. After walking through his LA...
On the beautiful sun-filled street of 72nd and Madison Avenue, The New York City Concours Exhibition (TNYCC), sponsored by Hispano Suiza, stunned Big Apple residents with a world-class collection of over 40 classic and exotic cars and motorcycles. Showcased along the city’s picturesque and historic grand mansions, one car –...
