After celebrating its centenary in 2020, 2021 sees the 50th Anniversary of one of Mazda’s most interesting, adaptable and successful...
Arguably the most important figure in British motoring history, and certainly the one with the most prolonged impact as the...
In 1951, the Spanish industrial manufacturer ENASA, under the leadership of former Alfa Romeo engineer Wilfredo Ricart, debuted an exotic 8-cylinder sports car, the Pegaso Z-102, as way of broadening its brand and international prestige. Two, one-off, custom-bodied show cars were produced in 1952, one designed by Carrozzeria Touring called...
The 330 GTC was unveiled at the 1966 Geneva Salon and was an amalgam of other Ferraris. It shared its...
Watt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC) has debuted its new, premium electric sports cars modeled after the classic Porsche 356 Coupe....
The Concours of Elegance, presented by A. Lange & Söhne, has announced the first of its many spectacular features for 2021; a line-up of 95 of the finest British cars celebrating Her Majesty The Queen’s 95th birthday. The event was first established in 2012 to mark Her Majesty The Queen’s...
By the 1950s it was clear that Americans were in the mood for sporty cars with the right balance of...
Britain’s newest classic car event, Auto Royale, has now declared the first of its headline classes in its inaugural British...
Exactly 50 years have passed since March 11, 1971, when the Geneva International Motor Show provided the backdrop for the debut of the Maserati Bora, which was produced until 1978 with 564 cars built, not to mention the spectacular Boomerang, a coupé prototype created by Giugiaro with futuristic engineering and...
Classic rally specialist Bespoke Rallies has responded to the pent-up demand for classic events by creating two brand new rallies,...
The London Concours has revealed Porsche as the first of the “Great Marques” classes to appear at the Honourable Artillery...
“The historic vehicle world is at last coming back to life in some places,” says Tiddo Bresters, president of FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or international federation of historic vehicles). “Where Covid is under control, enthusiasts are getting out on the road, expressing the wish that life will...
The MGA should have happened several years before it did. The story of why it didn’t and how it came...
The first A6G 2000, a car representative of the A6 series, built by Maserati from 1947 to 1956 and named...
In the 1950s, an ultimately failed attempt to revive the Bugatti name resulted in the creation of six Type 101 chassis, which were an evolution of the Type 57. Five of these were custom bodied by various coach builders, with the last chassis going to Ghia. Famed American designer Virgil...
I was 19-years old and working nights at a Shell service station in San Jose, California, with my friend Jim...
In 1966, at the Turin Motor Show, the world got its first look at the Maserati Ghibli, as a two-seat...
A special class of rare, exotic and historic Hispano-Suizas is scheduled to be the classic centerpiece of the 26th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance on May 23, 2021. The Spanish-Swiss marque was incorporated in Barcelona in 1904 as La Fabrica de Automoviles La Hispano-Suiza formed from the remnants of two...
On January 15, 2021, Jerry Wiegert passed away. If you struggle to recall that name or its significance in the...
In March, 2019, the Hispano Suiza brand was revived when a new luxury hypercar, the Carmen, was unveiled at the...
The 2021 edition of the Coppa d’Oro delle Dolomiti will take place from July 15 to 18, 2021, in the extraordinary scenery of the Dolomites, a UNESCO heritage site, with events based in Cortina, Italy. The categories of historic cars admitted will be: Coppa d’Oro delle Dolomiti: cars produced until...
The London Concours presented by Montres Breguet, has revealed the first category of the extraordinary cars set to appear at...
I was out walking the other day, and tripped on a grate in the pavement and fell hard… down hill....
Not every Alfa Romeo 1900C chassis that went to a Carrozzeria for custom coachwork (see this month’s Roadcar Feature) emerged a beauty! Such was the case for the 1953 Boneschi Astral. The first Astral was displayed at the 1953 Turin Motor Show. The second Astral was sold to Rafael Trujillo, then...
Although the Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 of the late-1930s and immediate post-war years lingered on the market until 1953, its...
The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 made its first appearance to an enthusiastic world at the Paris Auto Salon in 1968. It...
Beaulieu is excited to announce its calendar of events for 2021*, with three brand new shows joining familiar favorites for a line-up of exciting, enjoyable shows to look forward to in the grounds of the National Motor Museum. Following a difficult start to the New Year for everyone, the return...
100 Years ago, on January 17th, the first Rolls-Royce ‘Springfield’ Silver Ghost was completed at the marque’s facility in Springfield,...
On May 23, 2021 one special class will highlight The Amelia’s fondness for embracing a broader perspective of the established...
For such a clean and beautiful design, the 1963-1977 Alfa Romeo GT is confusingly burdened with many different names. Officially, the Alfa Romeo 105/115 series coupe, they are often referred to as Giulia Sprint GT, GT Veloce, GTV, GT Junior, GTV 2000 and sometimes generically as GTs. I’ve generally referred...
