What if you could change cars as frequently as your wardrobe? Since I’m currently single-handedly underwriting the University of Southern...
In an age of cell phones, disposable appliances, laptops thinner and smaller than LIFE magazine, it’s hard to remember that we once drove large, slow, hand-crafted automobiles built with beauty in mind, excellence in every leather stitch and pride in final assembly. And while every one of the major manufacturers...
What an amazing difference a decade makes! I hadn’t long before jumped out of a 1976 Ford Escort Mexico, before...
Birmingham, AL • May 19-27, 2012 There was little difference between early Lotus street and racecars. They drifted away from that in the 1980s and 1990s, but with the Elise and Exige, that philosophy returned Seldom are the two generations of Lotus Cortinas seen together Power to weight ratio is...
• The 27th edition of the Tour Auto Optic 2000 will be held from April 23 to 28, 2018. Every year organizer Peter Auto makes it a point of honor to highlight a manufacturer or a type of car that has been involved in the history of the Tour de...
Mecum Auctions made history May 16-20 as 1,665 classic and collector cars from 37 states crossed the auction block for...
The car that laid the foundation for Mazda’s tradition of distinctive innovation, the Cosmo Sport, was launched on May 30,...
JD Classics has taken its first major step in international expansion, joining forces with Morris and Welford to open a new premier classic and sports car dealership in Newport Beach, California, in July 2017. Miles Morris and Malcolm Welford have more than 50 years of combined service in the classic...
The Peninsula Hotels have announced the eight exceptional vehicles that will be eligible for the second annual The Peninsula Classics...
The WeatherTech International Challenge with Brian Redman presented by HAWK Performance at Road America once again brought top-class vintage racing...
Emerson Fittipaldi, double Formula One World Champion, two-time Indy 500 winner and 1989 U.S. Indycar National Champion, will be the honoree for the 23rd annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, scheduled for March 9-11, 2018, at the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, Florida. “Emerson Who?” was a question widely asked after the then...
Today, the words failure and BMW are an anathema: the Munich company is a model of success. But, it wasn’t...
For the enthusiast, it is a good thing to be able to say that your car is based on a...
There’s an infectious disease running through the concours community, and it’s not what you think? Whenever we interview people within the hobby, we always ask ‘”How did you get the bug?” The idea being that involvement with classic cars and collecting is a contagious disease that once contracted, can never...
Oklahoma-Based Collector, Brass-Era Enthusiast VR: How did you develop your interest in automobiles and brass era cars in particular? Become...
• The 2017 Lincoln Homecoming, scheduled for August 9-13 at the Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan,...
Early May’s 8th Annual Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance in Beverly Hills surpassed record attendance despite threatening weather. Possible thunderstorms did not deter thousands of automobile enthusiasts who enjoyed what turned out to be a beautiful day at the enchanted estate where a full complement of 125 vintage automobiles were on...
Both Ferrari and Pininfarina had quite a surprise in store when they debuted the 308 at the 1975 Paris Auto...
All of us drew in our notebooks at school, crafting and designing that perfect, wind-cheating, sleek, sexy, powerful sports car of our dreams. The machine that would set us apart from mere mortals. The machine that when you pulled to the curb, no one could take their eyes off of...
La Jolla, CA • April 8, 2017 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster of Jeff Wu Coastline and cars, captured by drone...
St. Petersburg, Florida • April 2, 2017 The 1969 Porsche 911S of Michael Owen (father and son-owned for 44 years! Lovely 1960 MGA 1600 shown by Mike and Karen Silvernall. Todd Werner’s 1968 Hemi Barracuda 1971 Plymouth from The Todd Werner Collection Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
