If you had to pick one of the most misunderstood European automotive brands imported to the United States, chances are...
When Porsche first unveiled the 911, we lived in steady but gently progressive times. The 1960s was a turning point...
Photo credits courtesy of Fantasy Junction Automotive history offers a bounty of well-made sportscars. Tracing back to the earliest years of motoring, the sports car figured early in development as enthusiasts demanded more from their cars than simply efficient transport. Decades of research, refinement, and market growth fueled 20th century...
Ferrari has always been a leader in high-performance engineering and design. Although many of their most innovative ideas were often...
Though not well-known in North America for performance cars, Renault has always been a leader in clever engineering, leveraging platforms...
Very few machines are more engaging than an Italian automobile built during the post war era. Literally every Italian manufacturer from this booming period was raising the bar on exceptional design, engineering, and braving new marketing territory – unafraid to risk, leading with passion and vigor. And it wasn’t just...
Imagine running a car company with manufacturing technology limited by only 15-20 years of recovery from one of the most...
If you had to pick the most challenging era of sports cars development, it would have to be the late...
Credit – BarnFinds.com I saw my first Bricklin in 1974. Lit up under the Southern California sun, a local specialty dealership was featuring this gleaming Safety Orange plasticized wedge of sharp cheddar cheese. I was immediately drawn to it. I’d already spent months daydreaming in math class about becoming a...
If you’ve never seen a Lancia Stratos in person, you owe it to yourself to seek one out. The Stratos...
It’s tough being British. The lackluster cuisine and stoic monarchy don’t help. Though they did give us the Beatles, Fish...
If you had to pick a singular, quintessential Ferrari to represent the pinnacle of their ascendance to the best in sports car design, it would have to be the Lusso. And while Ferrari has built many exceptional road cars, the last and best of the Ferrari 250 series, the 250...
The Shelby Daytona Coupe is the best American car ever built. Maybe even the best in the world. I can...
History lauds volumes of praise to those who are first. Thinking back to 1964, many will recall a short wheelbase,...
Here’s a great party trivia starter for those of you in car circles. What vehicle won the 1999 Russian Spirit of Time Award given by the Russian Design Confederation, won the 1999 Australian Safari Rally, and won Motor Trend 1999 “Most Unique Styling” award? No, I’m not Joe Isuzu lying...
Long before books were sold online, before you could shop for anything and have it delivered to your door, or...
In the 1980s, the idea of a Japanese Luxury Sedan was a radical concept. Most North American perceptions around Japanese...
After suffering what must be called the worst five years of American car design 1974-1979, the 1980s ushered in the beginning of a new generation of performance cars. Chevrolet showed up first with the ground-breaking Corvette in 1984, followed by a series of performance cars leading up to the Buick...
The modern startup gets a lot of attention these days. Investors hoping to ensnare the illusive “unicorn” status that might...
I’ve been revisiting a series of cars recently from the period of my youth. There’s something to be said about...
We purchased a 1964 Mercedes-Benz 230 SL in the early 1980s. The car came out of Dekalb, Georgia, so it already had the prerequisite rust as typically found on these cars. Confined to trunk and under-seat sections, we were able to patch those areas, which was consistent with repairs performed...
In the mid 1990s, I had the pleasure of spending the day with Carroll Shelby. After walking through his LA...
The Steelers Wheel 1973 pop tune “Stuck in the Middle with You” could very well have been the theme song...
The end of the century was a big deal. Now that more than two decades have passed, it’s quaint to look back on that pending doom where predictions of digital Armageddon would plague the world as computer clocks poised on the millennium. Of course, nothing catastrophic happened in the digital...
It’s that time of year. When we celebrate that hallmark of Americana, Father’s Day. Get out the smoker, grill some...
I graduated from Art Center College of Design in 1987. MTV was in full swing, Compact Disc players were the...
Toyota has been around a long time. They know what they are doing, and they make more cars than any other manufacturer in the world. And while many of us in the car community still think of them as a relatively new company, their agility, market savvy, and attention to...
More than half a century ago, Porsche shocked the world with a brand-new sports car design. The now iconic 911...
Ercole Spada was one of the most prolific sports car designers of the post-war era. Though his name is not...
If you had to pick the ten most beautifully designed sports cars, chances are most of the list would contain cars from Europe. Primarily Italy. This comes as no surprise to many of us who are car enthusiasts. Italy does everything with passion, artistry, and a perfect blend of balance...
