The Morgan Motor Company has showcased the design direction of its all-new three-wheeled model with the release of a series...
How would you, as a recent college graduate, like to have a job that allowed you to drive a very...
In 1962, Ford of Britain, created a prototype of a short wheelbase Cortina designed for the American market. The one-off Saxon Cortina was sent to the United States for corporate evaluation, but was ill received in Dearborn, and as such was eventually destroyed. But then, in 2012, Briton Colin Ginn...
The Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari in Northern Italy ‘s Modena is no ordinary museum. It opened to the public on...
Porsche put the word out to all its foreign concessionaires, in the summer of 1958, the now 4-year old rough...
In 1965 and 1966, Carroll Shelby produced only one model based on the Ford Mustang – the G.T. 350, albeit with a few options. Hot on the heels of their summer victory at Le Mans, and after two years of selling their Mustang-based G.T. 350 Fastback, Shelby American and the...
This year, Lamborghini celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Jalpa, presented for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show...
If you went looking for the true father of the Sunbeam Tiger, you might surmise that American Carroll Shelby would...
Sometimes, knowing someone results is a surprise. I’ve known Mike Marsh for a number of years. He created the EuroFest car and motorcycle shows that have been very popular with Deep South enthusiasts for a number of years. A few months ago, I received an email inviting me to a send-off...
Maserati is celebrating the 55th anniversary of the Ghibli. On November 3, 1966, the Maserati Ghibli made its debut on...
People were standing around this tiny roadster on display at the Hillsborough Concours, attracting a crowd, all day. It’s unusual...
Built in 1969, by GM’s Australian division Holden, the Hurricane was an advanced research concept vehicle designed “to study design trends, propulsion systems and other long range developments.” The Hurricane stood just 39-in tall and was powered by a mid-mounted, high-compression 5.0 liter Holden V8 engine, producing 259 hp. The Hurricane...
At the Geneva Motor Show in March 1971, Automobili Lamborghini presented its “idea car”, the LP 500 Countach. Designed by...
There are many distinguishing features of Jaguar’s big cat XKE. Disc brakes, rack-and-pinion steering and independent front and rear suspension,...
A 1927 Mercedes-Benz Model K was chosen as this year’s Best in Show at the 25th annual Greenwich Concours d’Elegance. The Concours returned to Roger Sherman Baldwin Park after a two-year hiatus. The show returns to Greenwich on June 3-5, 2022. “The car world has a belief system. And the...
Every year flocks of determined swallows return to mission San Juan Capistrano, California – a journey of 6,000 miles. It’s...
The internal combustion engine (ICE) was not the only, nor the default, means of propulsion for early motor cars at...
October 6th, 1966 saw the opening of the 53rd edition of the “Mondial de l’automobile de Paris”, where the new Maserati Mexico made its debut. The Mexico, designed by Vignale, was an exquisite car with sleek and immaculate lines: it was an elegant 2+2 coupé in pure Maserati style, but...
Vintage Road & Racecar is proud to announce that Associate Editor J. Michael Hemsley was awarded a bronze medal by...
About 30 years ago, BMW shocked the automotive world by introducing a sexy and technically unique 2 place, drop-top sports...
The 1979 Lamborghini Countach LP 400 S, chassis number 1121112, is well known for being the star of the 1981 comedy film The Cannonball Run. Exactly 40 years after the film’s release, considered one of the most iconic car movies of all time, the Countach, one of its stars, has...
Unveiled at the 2002 Detroit Auto Show, the Cadillac Cien Concept car was designed by Simon Cox at GM’s Advanced...
Rolls-Royce’s brilliant, first post-war design is as enjoyable to drive now as it was then. The Silver Wraith was the...
In 1963, the Giulia Sprint GT was first shown to the press at Alfa’s recently opened plant in Arese, followed later that month when the public got a look at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The body was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro for Bertone and the look was a progression and...
I don’t often reference values when discussing design, but a great deal of the success of a sports car resides...
Throughout Automobili Lamborghini’s history there have been numerous records and firsts that have made the House of Sant’Agata Bolognese one...
With a shiver of trepidation, I slip behind the wheel of the museum’s grand 1936 Packard phaeton Standard Eight parade car. I’m nervous because its original owner would have had me shot— if I were lucky —for getting anywhere near it. You see, Ioseb Besarionis dzе Jughashvili, more commonly known...
Pioneering classic car electrification company Electrogenic has finalized two ‘World First’ conversions of classic vehicles to electric power; a 1976...
As Europe tried to recover from World War II, manufacturers began producing small cars to satisfy the need for personal...
In 1970, at the Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda debuted the RX500 concept car. A radical departure from the Japanese firm’s previous offerings, the in-house developed RX500 was a futuristic-looking coupe that featured forward-swinging butterfly doors and a mid-mounted, 982-cc, two-rotor Wankel engine producing 247-hp and capable of pushing the lightweight,...
