In celebration of Alfa Romeo’s 110th anniversary on June 24, 2020, fans of the brand, otherwise known as “Alfisti,” paraded...
If you follow professional sports car and endurance racing, you know the name Brumos, and its now iconic red, white,...
Announced on October 20 ,1953, the Alvis TC21/100—or “Grey Lady” as it was marketed— featured a 3-liter Straight-6 engine capable of propelling the large sedan to a top speed of 100 mph. Mini designer, Alex Issigonis had input into the design of the Alvis TC 21/100....
In 2015, the Citroën DS celebrated its 60th anniversary, in style, in Paris. Over 700 DS owners traveled from all...
The Concours of Elegance will go ahead in the spectacular gardens of Hampton Court Palace this September, it has been...
Car design has always been a passion of mine. The idea that you can begin with just a drawing, blend a series of mechanical components, and derive an object not only suitable for functional transport, but also something exciting to look at and experience, is an enormously compelling endeavor for...
The Alfa Romeo museum will reopen to the public on June 24 , the day on which the brand will...
Thousands of classic and supercars, which this year would have been appearing at concours events around the globe but are...
Back in 1982, I bought a 1940 Packard coupe and spent the next couple of years restoring it. Once I had the engine extracted, I decided, upon sober reflection, to have a pro do the rebuild. The guys at the parts house referred me to classic car expert Paul Schinnerer...
Noted car and airplane collector General William Lyon passed away on May 22, at the age of 97. General Lyon,...
For the first tmie in its 65-year history, the AACA has announced that it has had to cancel its annual...
Built from 1963–1966, the Alvis TE 21 (or Three Liter Series III) featured a 3.0-liter, inline 6-cylinder engine wrapped in either a sports saloon or drophead coupe bodywork built by Mulliner Park Ward. Weighing in at 2,900-lbs and with 130 bhp on tap—fed either through an automatic or 5-speed ZF...
If you are an old car buff, love beautiful scenery and friendly people, and want to visit a place where...
The London Concours has announced the “Lost Marques” Display; an homage to the car manufacturers we have loved and lost over...
Italian automotive publishing legend Giorgio Nada, passed away on May 6th, due to complications from COVID-19. Starting with a small automotive bookshop, in Milan, in the 1960s, Nada eventually expanded into automotive publishing, in the 1970s, creating one of the most respected automotive publishing houses of the past 4 decades,...
The tricyclecar, or trike, is a strange device in three wheels, at the midway between the motorbike and the car,...
“A technical product is not perfect until it is aesthetically impeccable as well,” Ettore Bugatti once said. And the company...
While closed during the Coronavirus pandemic, the Newport Car Museum has launched its first in a series of videos reviewing its collection of over 75 cars. Episode 1 covers the 1959 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible… perhaps the perfect vehicle for social distancing. The Newport Car Museum features six galleries (Ford/Shelby,...
Developed first as a show car to celebrate the Ford Centennial, the Ford GT40 concept car came as a big...
It’s been 70 years since SEAT was founded on May 9, 1950, the company that helped democratize mobility in Spain...
More Cylinders: Jessie Vincent and the Packard Twin Six engine “The greatest piece of machinery that ever went upon the highways,” proclaimed Henry B. Joy, Packard president in 1915, extoling the virtues of the recent release of his company’s new engineering marvel, the Twin Six. Jessie Vincent, the brainchild of...
The UK’s Concours of Elegance has revealed two very special members of its 2020 Main Concours display: a pair of...
From Hiroshima cork producer to global car manufacturer, 2020 sees Mazda celebrate a century of engineering success. One hundred years...
Making its debut in New York, in April 1950, the Jowett Jupiter featured a tubular steel chassis mated to a 1486-cc, Flat-4 engine that was mounted low and ahead of the front axle line. Utilizing torsion bar suspension at the front, in conjunction with independent suspension at the rear, the...
In the early 1950s, Americans looked forward to attending auto shows for the unveiling of the manufacture’s latest offerings. Adding...
Knowing that entrants, judges, volunteers and guests face ongoing health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials of the Pebble...
It was September of 1964, when Porsche brought out the Ferry “Butzi” Porsche designed 6-cylinder 911 as the successor to the much loved 356. But the price of the new offering was making Porsche owners cringe. At the time, a 1600 SC 356 coupe was going for DM 16,450 and...
Due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 in the UK, the Directors of Salon Privé have taken a pragmatic decision...
He simply adored Bugatti: Fritz Schlumpf had to own as many of the 30 vehicles as possible because he wanted...
Although the Petersen Automotive Museum remains closed to the public due to COVID-19, the museum will continue its eight-year tradition of Breakfast Club Cruise-Ins in a new digital format. The museum has opened submissions for the world’s first global, virtual Cars and Coffee event, which will consist of a 90-minute...
