Just a few years into the life of the 911, Porsche was already looking ahead. In their minds, to have...
Ralph de Palma at the wheel of his 1928 Mercedes-Benz Type S 26/120/180 . This was the car that de...
Amelia Concours tradition seems to require the inclusion of at least one special class each year that bucks conventional concours orthodoxy. Cars of the cowboys, advertising cars, hunting cars and the movie cars classes have all been popular, well represented and well received…even by concours’ purists. With that in mind,...
If I were to ask you to name an innovative, Italian sports car manufacturer, chances are good you would instinctively...
Photo Gallery from the Aug. 24, 2018, The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, in Carmel, California. Subscribers click here for additional photos from The Quail...
Ralph Lauren’s 1937 Bugatti Type 57 SC Gandoff Drophead Coupe — one of only two of it’s kind — won...
As a car designer and vintage car enthusiast, I get a lot of questions about cars, the interest behind certain brands, why some cars look better than others, and what makes a car collectible. For the most part, cars are reflections of general tastes, cultural interests, and very often convey...
Worldwide Auctioneers’ 11th annual Labor Day Weekend sale, The Auburn Auction, delivered a 99% sell through rate on Saturday September 1st...
You may have read the news piece we posted a week ago about Jaguar’s announcement that their Classic division will...
The 33rd annual Concorso Italiano, arguably the world’s largest and most prestigious exotic and luxury Italian car show, announced that a 1951 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Super Sport, the last 6C cabriolet ever built, won the coveted Best in Show award. The show, which hosted a record number of attendees, celebrated...
MOMO has announced the second MOMO Road to Rennsport, an exclusive road rally from Los Angeles to Rennsport Reunion VI....
Mecum Auctions topped its previous year’s sale, yet again, with a 38-percent increase in total sales at its 10th annual...
Photo Gallery from the August 26, 2018, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Subscribers click here for more photos from the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance...
After an intense competition that drew diverse cars from around the globe, the coveted gold Best of Show ribbon was...
Following positive reactions to the original concept for ‘the most beautiful electric car in the world’, Jaguar Classic has confirmed it will offer all-electric E-types for sale. Combining its restoration expertise with cutting-edge technology from the Jaguar I-PACE (the award-winning zero-emissions performance SUV), Jaguar Classic will offer tailor-made E-types restored...
What is art? A shape, a form, an abstract collection of ideas, an image created by man to invoke thought,...
Introduced in 1934, the pioneering Citroën Traction Avant was designed by André Lefèbvre and Flaminio Bertoni. With a welded unitary body...
Four-seater, mid-engined, sequential gearbox, what’s not to like? Short descriptions can be deceiving, but if you’re interested in an unusual and very versatile car, then the 1958 Zündapp Janus 250 may be for you. Once again, a trip to the Lane Motor Museum (www.lanemotormuseum.org) in Nashville resulted in a car...
A rear-mounted flat-six engine with power going to the back wheels only—most people would say this describes the layout of...
The iconic Aston Martin DB5 is making a comeback, thanks to a unique collaboration between Aston Martin and EON Productions,...
Richard A. Stephens, former Academy of Art University president, always had a penchant for cars, a sentiment that has been passed down to his daughter and current president of the Academy, Dr. Elisa Stephens. Desiring to offer automotive design at the Academy, Mr. Stephens wanted to give students a design...
Photo Gallery from the June 17, 2018 British Car Field Day in Sussex, Wisconsin....
Pebble Beach will host the inaugural Japanese Automotive Invitational during this year’s Monterey Automotive Week, on Aug. 25 and 26....
Franco Scaglione was a truly remarkable man, even by the standards of most Italian car designers. From drawings of the Lancia Aurelia B50/1 for the Carrozzeria Balbo in 1951 to the Intermeccanica Indra of 1972 and the immortal Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale—which has every right to arguably be described...
Quintessential designs of the 20th century are all around us. These items are so familiar we often take their shape, color...
Photo Gallery from the August 5, 2018, Milwaukee Concours d’Elegance....
The 1950s in America were a time of unapologetic optimism, excess, and seemingly unlimited prosperity. This mindset was mirrored in everything and anything—but quite literally in the chrome-covered Michigan-made dream convertibles that defined an era. This August, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will showcase these uniquely American masterpieces in a...