Let’s embrace the enthusiast passion… even if we don’t always understand it. I was recently having a conversation about a...
It appears that the collector car hobby has gone mad. I witnessed this with my very own eyes in Monterey...
VR: So how did you first come to cars? I assume it was probably at a fairly young age? KB: It was at a fairly young age. Slot cars were the beginning of this, but I grew up in Manhattan so I envied kids in more suburban or rural environs...
So often the cars I research come with stories permanently attached. Stories of celebrity ownership or the classic “Fangio drove...
Auburn, Indiana August 30, 2014 A pair of Cords line up in front of the historic Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg museum A Cord and an Auburn rest after the 200-mile Hoosier Tour Long line of participants lined up at the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum after the Hoosier Tour Remarkable cross-section of Auburns and Duesenbergs were represented...
• Auctions America’s flagship Auburn Fall was held Labor Day weekend with over 81,500 enthusiasts descending on Indiana’s historic Auburn...
One of the highlights of the Monterey Classic Car Week, is the exclusive Quail Motorsport Gathering held this year on...
The Super 90 was Porsche’s way of giving driving enthusiasts more power, in a pushrod 356, without resorting to the complexity of the Carrera’s quad-cam engine. As its name implies, it was said to put out a sold 90 horsepower. In tests prior to its introduction, it easily put out...
“Look at this!” Tracy shouted across the house. My wife’s swim coach voice was too enthusiastic to tarry, so I...
Milwaukee, Wisconsin August 24, 2014 1970 Plymouth Superbird NASCAR of Doug Schellinger Clem and Mary C. Lange displayed this stunning...
Mecum Auctions’ 2014 Dallas collector car auction, held Sept. 7-8, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, fetched $31,428,039 in total sales with 766 of the impressive lineup of 1,155 cars hammering sold. In only its fourth year, Mecum’s Dallas auction has become one of the largest sales on the...
At Lime Rock Park’s 32nd “Sunday in the Park Concours d’ Elegance presented by Bentley,” 224 vehicles, in 29 classes,...
Lancia and De Virgilio: At the Center By Geoffrey Goldberg In Lancia and De Virgilio, author Geoffrey Goldberg examines De...
Excited cheers echoed across the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links on August 17, when a 1954 Ferrari 375 MM Scaglietti Coupe was named Best of Show at the 64th annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The car, owned by Jon Shirley of Medina, Washington, was the first post-war car...
More than 150 of the finest vintage automobiles in the U.S. converged upon LeMay – America’s Car Museum (ACM) September...
Pebble Beach, California August 17, 2014 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
What if Chevrolet offered a 2+2 Corvette? There was once a British 2+2, with a Corvette engine that might have joined Corvettes in Chevy showrooms. It caught the attention of Zora Arkus Duntov, “father” of the Corvette, and Ed Cole, President of General Motors. Cole was impressed enough that he...
Casey Annis Editor/Publisher Jaguar is apparently a cat with more than six lives to live. Last month is this space,...
If you thought last year’s sum ($306 million) of Monterey Car Week auction totals was difficult to comprehend, then you’ll...
One of the highlights of the Monterey Car Week, is the exclusive Quail Motorsport Gathering held on this year Friday, August 15, at Carmel Valley’s Quail Resort. Sold out long before the event is even held, the exclusive ticket entitles the visitor to not only view an exceptional collection of...
Mecum Auctions’ 2014 Dallas collector car auction held Sept. 7–8, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center fetched $31,428,039 in...
More than 150 of the finest vintage automobiles in the U.S. converged upon LeMay – America’s Car Museum (ACM) September 6–7 for...
If you thought last year’s sum ($306 million) of Monterey Car Week auction totals was difficult to comprehend, then you’ll need a cool cloth on your head to wrap your brain around the fact that this year’s collection of six auctions realized over $450 million in total sales. As with...
The Hudson Terraplane grille is among the most attractive of all time. In the June 2012 issue of Vintage Roadcar,...
Michael Furman spoke with our J. Michael Hemsley about his life, his career and the cars that move him. Michael...
Not too long ago, a very good friend called me about his 1967 4.2 Jaguar XKE OTS. He had two precise questions for me to research and a task. First, was his XKE a Series 1 or Series 1.5? Second, was his car originally equipped with an enclosed headlight bonnet...
Alfa Romeo’s return to the American market is great for Alfisti and enthusiasts in general. At the time of this...
Frank Lloyd Wright is widely acclaimed as the most-influential American architect of the 20th Century, but he was also a...
The Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance has announced the selection of Jaguar as its honored marque for this year’s Festival, scheduled for October 24 through November 2. The Festival also named Edsel B. Ford II, great-grandson of Henry Ford, as its Honorary Chairman and guest judge. Comprised...
