Throughout history, French manufacturers have created some of the most unusual automotive designs ever made. Most will agree that many...
Salon Privé is renowned for attracting the world’s finest motor cars to its Concours d’Elégance, and this year more than...
AC Cars (England) Ltd is launching a limited edition run of zero emission cars, the first ever electric cars to bear the AC name. One model is called the “AC Cobra Series1 electric” and just 58 cars will be made. The 58 number is a celebration of the 58 years...
The role the 700 placed in the history of BMW is complicated. Some say the 700 saved the company, but...
This year’s 38th Historic Festival weekend, the Sunday in the Park Concours (Sept. 6, 2020) is being redesigned around a...
In celebration of Alfa Romeo’s 110th anniversary on June 24, 2020, fans of the brand, otherwise known as “Alfisti,” paraded modern and classic vehicles on the track at the Alfa Romeo Museum, taking the opportunity to capture a memorable photo of cars in an “AR 110” formation. The museum reopened...
Jim Petty and his wife Wendy had been watching the news for two weeks straight and seeing what the pandemic...
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...
Organizers of the St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance, held each year on Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, have announced that this year’s event has been canceled due to COVID-19. In a brief statement the organizers said: After careful consultation and with a heavy heart, we announce the 14th St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance...
Back in 1982, I bought a 1940 Packard coupe and spent the next couple of years restoring it. Once I...
As part of its mission to “Preserve, Celebrate and Share Automotive History”, the Audrain Automobile Museum has announced that the...
Noted car and airplane collector General William Lyon passed away on May 22, at the age of 97. General Lyon, without question, led an achievement-filled life. Even more impressive is the fact General Lyon’s many accomplishments were wide ranging, as he made his mark as a successful businessman, a decorated...
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...
If you are an old car buff, love beautiful scenery and friendly people, and want to visit a place where they speak English and you can drink the water, then New Zealand is the place for you. These are classics from various events in the land down under, the land...
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...
The tricyclecar, or trike, is a strange device in three wheels, at the midway between the motorbike and the car, its history goes back to the beginning of the 20th century. The dawn of the trike can be traced back to London in 1909, when Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan a...
After careful consideration and following the Governor of Michigan’s guidelines, the Board of Directors of the Concours d’Elegance of America...
“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...
