Gabriel Voisin was born in 1880, in Belleville-sur-Saone. As a young man he studied industrial design in Lyons. In 1908,...
I pedaled my bike past the edge of our main street and down the Santa Monica canyon road toward the...
January 2018 Porsche 70 Years—There is No Substitute By Randy Leffingwell Porsche is one of the most important and iconic automotive manufacturers in history. From its first 356 to today’s technical tour de force, the 918, Porsche has advanced from strength to strength for now seven decades. Become a Member...
Torrance, California October 1, 2017 1963 Facel-Vega Facel III of Dana Schatts.Photo: David Gooley Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
St. Michaels, Maryland September 22-24, 2017 Carolynne & Mark Corigliano’s 1921 Rolls-Royce “Springfield” Silver Ghost Five-Passenger Phaeton won Best in...
Bronte, Canada September 3, 2017 1934 Austin Racecar 750-cc side-valve.Photo: Bob Harrington 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 most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers...
January 2018 • The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has announced the achievement of a major milestone: the event’s total charitable...
The highly anticipated December 9 auction of The Rolland Collection at the private Rolland Racing Museum in Newbury Park, California,...
1954 Chrysler Ghia GS1 When Bob Frumpkin drove up in his 1954 Chrysler Ghia GS1 Special, at the Marina in Santa Monica, California, where we had agreed to meet, office workers and the boatyard crew came out to have a look. Several of them took out their cell phones and...
During the first half of the Twentieth Century Fageol Motors and the later Fageol Twin Coach Company were innovators in...
Peter Bourassa is the Publisher of the weekly MMR Community Newsletter and the online Motorsports Marketing Resources Directory (www.MMRsite.com) a...
During the early days of the automobile (1890–1940), coachbuilding—the construction of bodywork for a vehicle—was as vital a part of the automobile industry as the manufacturers of the chassis and running gear themselves. Stand alone coachbuilding companies, not only fulfilled a vital need in the early manufacture supply chain, but...
It is always interesting to learn why people enjoy certain types of cars. I’m half English and half Italian, and...
2017 Holiday Gift Guide Leather Tool Bag The GARNY leather tool bag was influenced by the traditional 1930s design. Handmade from U.S.-sourced vegetable-dyed leather. The dark brown is harness leather, will turn to a slightly lighter, reddish brown color. Leather thickness is 8-10 oz., 3.2mm-4mm. The side panels are saddle...
Malvern, PA September 10, 2017 The 1931 Cord L-29 Cord Cabriolet of David Markel and the 1937 Cord 812 SC...
December 2017 • RM Sotheby’s has announced that its Auctions America subsidiary and all of the company’s auction events have been fully integrated into the RM Sotheby’s Group of Companies. Going forward, Auctions America will no longer operate as an independent subsidiary, and all existing Auctions America sales—including Fort Lauderdale,...
David Owen, in a 1975 article for Automobile Quarterly, Volume XIII Number 2, commented that, “If God had meant us...
“One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all and in the...
Stunning looks, capable performance and, today, an undisputed fixture in the automotive lexicon of excellence, the Jaguar D-Type has become one of the most desirable sports cars of the modern era. Even if you separated the stunning good looks, amazing engineering and racing prowess from the fateful fire that would...
Carmel, CA • August 14, 2017 1953 Nash Healey Herb and Rose Marie Wysard’s 1954 Alfa Romeo 1900C Super Sprint...
Pebble Beach, CA • August 20, 2017 Charles Wagner’s 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB The 1907 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbuilt...
Does the recent passing of a cornerstone in the Lotus community mark the end of an era? Just as we were going to press with this issue, at the end of August, I was heart broken to learn of the passing of Lotus enthusiast Dave Bean. Over the course of...
Milwaukee, WI August 5-6, 2017 ...
The Korean War went on from 1950 through 1953 and is often referred to as the “forgotten war.” It is little talked about, though for those who lived it, the memories are still vivid. Also during that same period, another conflict was threatening our shores in the form of an invasion...
