“Ferraris are meant to be driven.” It’s a rallying cry that has been echoing around the Ferrari community for decades,...
Conundrums of nomenclature in the automotive world Each month, I end up reading every word—on both sides of the magazine—at...
My Top Ten list changes every year. I know what I like, but once in a while new cars creep in. I love a great new design, but old designs often make a “comeback” on my list after a hiatus from the visual mainstream. A great car design hits me...
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What took nearly 50 years to accumulate, was dispersed in mere hours as Mecum Auctions offered the 225 motorcycles of...
The 14th annual Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance, scheduled for October 23 through November 1, has announced that for 2015 it will feature Chrysler. The historic Chrysler brand, now owned by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), will be represented by a wide range of vehicles celebrating the various...
Nissan legend Yutaka Katayama, the man known as “Mr. K,” has died. He was 105. Katayama ran Nissan’s U.S. operations...
The Mercedes SL (model series W 113, often also referred to as “Pagoda”) has long ago matured into a valuable...
On June 14, as part of the celebrations for the re-launch of Coventry Transport Museum following an impressive £9 million transformation project, the museum is planning to break the Guinness World Records for both the Largest Parade of Classic Cars and the Largest Parade of Jaguar Cars. The museum aims...
In recognition of the large number of American automobiles regularly taking part in the annual Veteran Car Run, the 2015...
The third annual Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance will be staged this Saturday, May 2, at North Carolina’s world famous Pinehurst Resort....
As the date for the 20th Greenwich Concours d’Elegance, scheduled for May 30-31 in Roger Sherman Baldwin Park, in Greenwich, Connecticut, approaches, entrants are busily preparing their cars. Among those on display will be this lovely 1938 Bugatti Type 57C. For complete information, please visit www.greenwichconcours.com...
The inaugural Ramapo Concours d’Elegance will be held Saturday, June 6, in Mahwah, New Jersey. The 10 featured classes will...
The 25th annual California celebration of Italy’s classic open-road race, the Mille Miglia, kicks off this Sunday, April 26, with...
Mecum’s Houston auction took place last weekend, enjoying a 70-percent sell-through rate and more than $25 million in total sales. The top 10 sales featured a mix of pre-war classics and muscle cars from the Golden Era, as well as several other prominent categories. Top seller was a half-million-dollar modified...
The 11th annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance enjoyed huge crowds under sunny skies last Sunday as it showcased more than...
What Hollywood would call “star names” are being associated with a new movie said to be in the works that...
The inaugural Thomas Edison Concours d’Elegance at Llewellyn Park will take place October 16-18, 2015 in metropolitan New York City, partnered with the National Park Service and the Edison Foundation Innovation Institute. The event, on the grounds of Glenmont, the home of Thomas Alva Edison that is now a National...
A pair of rare cars from the Estate of lifelong Jaguar enthusiast Geoffrey Howard — an extremely rare SS90 Roadster...
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Shelby Mustang GT350 the third annual Carroll Shelby Tribute and Car Show intends...
A 1970 AMC Javelin SST nicknamed “Big Bad Orange” (above) will be a highlight of Russo and Steele’s Newport Beach, California, auction set for the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort on June 5-7. One of just 2,501 examples produced, the Javelin is powered by a 390 cid V8 with a four-barrel...
Mecum Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction company, will return to the Kansas City Convention Center April 23-25 where...
Is the world really hankering for a return of the Borgward? I see a lot of automotive press releases, every...
1949 Kurtis Sports Car [dropcap]F[/dropcap]rank Kurtis built racecars. He built many of the cars entered in the Indy 500 from the 1940s into the 1960s. Kurtis either built or influenced the design of every Indy 500 winner from 1950 to 1964. He was an incredible racecar builder, but he also...
Casey Annis Editor/Publisher At the beginning of February, Nissan made a pretty bold announcement when it revealed it would return...
Every car guy, collector and car designer knows the two major categories that separate car designs—Pre-war and Post-war. Pre-war cars...
Archibald Frazer-Nash started his company in 1922, but found himself in receivership by 1927. From the ashes was born AFN limited, the majority of which was purchased by H.J. Aldington. In the aftermath, Archibald went on to create a new company with E. Grattan Thompson ( Nash&Thompson), which developed hydraulic...
Arizona Concours d’Elegance, Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix January 10-12, 2015 (Click to enlarge images) Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
Cavallino Classic Concorso at the Breakers, Palm Beach, Florida January 22-24, 2015 (Click to enlarge images) Become a Member & Get...
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