1965 Corvette XP-819 In 1965, famed General Motors designer Larry Shinoda designed a one-off concept car, the XP-819, that tested...
The MGA’s looks harken back to MG designer Sid Enever’s one-off, envelope body that he created for an MG TD...
In September 2022, I travelled to Townsend, Tennessee, in the Great Smokey Mountains for Okteenerfest. The annual gathering of Porsche 914s was a fun, albeit secondary, reason for going. The primary reason was to profile a rare 914 model, a Can-Am in a color combination that causes it to be...
The Ferrari Roma Spider, the latest model from the Maranello marque, was presented to clients today at an exclusive event...
The Ampol Sydney Harbour Concours d’Elegance took place on March 2nd – 4th The competition for the Class Awards and the...
Long before books were sold online, before you could shop for anything and have it delivered to your door, or before we were masters of trivia via Alexa, the other Amazon quietly went about changing the world from a then small Swedish company with a penchant for safety. Now owned...
With the recent debut of Lamborghini’s first hybrid super sports car, the Italian firm is celebrating the last of its...
This International Women’s Day, the Hagerty Drivers Foundation announced Amelia Earhart’s 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton as the 33rd vehicle to...
Automobili Lamborghini hosted its 60th Anniversary Lamborghini Day at Suzuka Circuit on February 23 to commemorate the brand’s 60th year. Over 280 Lamborghinis, including both current and classic cars and limited-edition models gathered at the Japanese circuit. The event kicked off with a parade run around the track where more...
Creating his own car company was “an old idea of my father’s,” Ferry Porsche recalled. The idea dated back at...
In 2022, the Pininfarina Battista set a series of performance world records at its test base in Nardò, Italy. Battista’s...
In the 1980s, the idea of a Japanese Luxury Sedan was a radical concept. Most North American perceptions around Japanese cars were still very much attached to frugality, economy, and base-model offerings. There were exceptions, of course, as higher trim Japanese cars began sporting comfort features, but most of those...
Bentley Motors has handcrafted a unique and one-off Continental GT Azure, inspired by Bentley’s retained example of the iconic R-Type...
The Bizzarrini brand, reintroduced to the world with the 5300 GT Corsa Revival early in 2022, has revealed its first...
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...
Ferrari is celebrating its 30th anniversary in mainland China by unveiling a one-of-a-kind Tailor Made Ferrari Roma. The new Roma...
When someone says “Sunbeam,” most car people immediately think of the “Tiger.” Sunbeam was much more than just that one...
I have been making the trip up to Vermont to watch the Mt. Equinox Hillclimb for many years… and getting there is half the fun. So, when a friend at Jaguar offered me a brand new F Type R coupe in Tourmaline Brown, I grabbed the keys before they could...
Attorney, collector and racer, Dr. Christian Zschocke, who lives in Frankfurt, Germany, is passionate about the E3 BMW, often referred...
The Ferrari 166 Inter was Ferrari’s first true grand tourer and Ferrari’s first 12-cylinder engine to reach 2-liter capacity. The 166 Inter was an evolution...
The modern startup gets a lot of attention these days. Investors hoping to ensnare the illusive “unicorn” status that might lead to astronomical growth, put their eye on the latest patented tech with hopes of a highly profitable exit, awash in vast sums of cash. And while these adventurous thinkers...
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...
In 1952, a young, 20-year-old technician in Italy watched in astonishment as Bugatti tragically ceased production in Molsheim, France. Three decades later, at the age of 59, that technician – by now a successful entrepreneur – facilitated the foundations that would form the basis of the modern day Bugatti brand....
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...
Carroll Shelby had a thing for speed. First, it was airplanes. During the war, Shelby flew everything from a Beechcraft AT-11 to a North American B-25 Mitchell. After the war, Shelby tried his hand at a variety of endeavors. He had a dump truck business, he was an oil well...
In 1945, the Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab AB, began design work on a prototype road car with the intention that...
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 came flying by, but incongruously, about mid-pack was a 1929 Model 75 Chrysler Roadster holding its own around this short airport road course. I was at a vintage and historic...
