Designed by the legendary Leonardo Fioravanti, the same man responsible for some of the greatest Pininfarina/Ferrari designs, the original 206...
Enzo Ferrari, in his autobiography in Automobile Quarterly Volume III No. 1, said “I have, in fact, no interests in life outside racing cars….” Yet, it was that interest in racing cars that led him to build some of the most desirable road cars in the world—sales of the road...
After several false starts, the U.S. is finally getting a major classic car exhibition of its own… A little over...
• Ferrari of North America has announced a special Ferrari Classiche Concours d’Elegance will be held December 1-4, 2016, in conjunction with the Ferrari Mondiali races at Daytona International Speedway. In addition to the concours for Classiche-certified cars, there will also be a Guiness Book record attempt for the largest parade...
1948 Delahaye 135M Cabriolet It is difficult to decide whether the Italians or the French designed the most beautiful cars...
1952 Allard J2X At a sports and exotic car show a while ago, I was feasting my eyes on sculpted...
Daughter of famed coachbuilder Henri Chapron In the midst of celebrating the coachwork of Henri Chapron, at this year’s Pebble Beach concours d’Elegance, Lexi Maciel had the opportunity to speak with Henri’s daughter, Noëlle Chapron-Paul, about growing up in her father’s shop. Alongside her mother, Noëlle also worked to keep...
The winners of the Endurance Rally Association’s first Alpine Trial have reclaimed their trophy after winning the pre-war rally for...
Mecum Auctions returned to its suburban Chicagoland roots for Mecum Chicago 2016 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center, where 435...
The second all-Porsche sale by Silverstone Auctions, took place October 15 at the UK’s Silverstone circuit, where 64 cars and 205 memorabilia items were up for grabs. The Memorabilia sale, held in the morning, showed a strong range of bidding, with many lots far exceeding their estimates, resulting in a...
A silver 1960 Aston Martin DB4GT, one of only 75 factory-built examples, generated the highest bid at RM Sotheby’s 10th...
A 1930 Duesenberg Model J Dual-Cowl Phaeton offered from 54 years of single-family ownership brought in the top price of...
A 1909 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost belonging to DeNean Stafford III was selected as the overall Best of Show winner at October’s inaugural Atlanta Concours d’Elegance. The car, which is the only short-wheelbase variant of this model in existence, has previously scored a Best in Class win at Pebble Beach. The...
Le Mans, 1960. You can imagine the scene. The coming decade was cresting the ’50s into oblivion. The vast high-speed...
Societa Italiana Auto Trasformazioni Accessori was an aftermarket company that produced parts to “hot rod” Fiats. The company was started in 1926 by Giorgio Ambrosini, an aspiring racecar driver. After the second World War, the company started building its own cars under the Siata name. Become a Member & Get...
Goodwood, Chichester, UK • September 9-11, 2016 (right to left) Morgan Aero, Austin 7 Tourer, Morgan plus 4 and a...
Middle Claydon, UK • September 3, 2016 Audi R18 e-tron quattro and A4 Super Touring Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica...
Windsor, UK • September 3-4, 2016 Audrey and Martin Gruss’ 1955 Ferrari 250 GT Europa Pinin Farina Speciale Visiting car clubs flank the driveway to Windsor Castle Visiting car clubs flank the driveway to Windsor Castle Jack and Debbie Thomas’ 1955 Ferrari 375 America Coupe Speciale sits alongside William Heinecke’s...
Woodstock, Oxfordshire, UK • September 3-4, 2016 1956 Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa, Bruce Lavachek and David Cottingham 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica LWB...
Milwaukee, WI • August 28, 2016 1954 Ferrari Monza 250 Spider of auction impressario Dana Mecum. James Schaid’s 1963 Ferrari...
Sydney, Australia • August 28, 2016 Pre-WW2 Morris 8 Sunbeams on display Austin 7 with a “slightly larger” Sunbeam behind Riley Red-Wings Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes...
The 67th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will take place Sunday, August 20, 2017, and the grounds of the Lodge at...
Argentina’s Autoclásica 2016, held October 7-10, was the venue for the presentation of the Federation Internationale des Vehicules Ancien’s final preservation award before the year’s award-winning cars are invited to assemble in Paris for a celebration of World Motoring Heritage Year. That celebration, “Paris Week,” is being organized by FIVA...
