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Vintage Roadcar Archives
In 1947, a Duesenberg was often the car of dreams. For then-10-year-old Roger P. Willbanks that was certainly true. “It...
The Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival will recognize significant anniversaries for both BMW and Porsche at the Hilton Head Island Concours, Oct. 26 – Nov. 4, 2018. BMW is celebrating both 50 years of the BMW 2002, the “little BMW that changed everything,” according to Scott Dishman,...
The former home of Henry VIII, Hampton Court Palace, will play host to a selection of some of the rarest...
A 1958 BMW 507 Series II Roadster was named Best of Show at the 15th annual Keeneland Concours d’Elegance at...
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Automobili Lamborghini’s Espada and Islero models. To mark this occasion, Lamborghini Polo Storico,...
As if anyone needs any more reasons to visit Mallorca, now you can add Mallorca Classic Week, an event that...
Photo Gallery from the July 15, 2018, Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance at the Crystal Springs Golf Course, in Burlingame, California....
The tree-shaded campus of Pacific University proved a popular spot on a scorching July Sunday as thousands of auto enthusiasts...
In 1954, Southern California designer Bill Miller, designed a low slung, custom sports car for himself using Packard V12 running...
It was possibly the greatest automotive marketing slogan ever – “Ask the Man Who Owns One.” Packards were such high quality, reliable cars that asking someone who owned a Packard was sure to produce a very complimentary reply. Throughout much of the company’s history, its cars were considered among the...
Long ago when racecars used tires with tread, I owned a couple Lotus cars. While stationed in Germany, I bought...
July 19th through the 22nd will be a weekend of horsepower in the Horse Capital of the World. Since it...
Worldwide Auctioneers is gearing up for its annual The Pacific Grove Auction on the Monterey Peninsula, scheduled for Thursday, August 23rd, which once again will be the first catalogue auction of Monterey Car Week. Among the early consignments is an exceptionally pure 1931 Duesenberg Model J Derham Sport Convertible Sedan that retains...
In just three short years the Heveningham Concours has gained the reputation of a world-class event staged in its 5000...
The Global Rally organization appointed Destination Rally for the organization of their Friendship Rally 2018 through Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. A non-competitive adventure rally through all kinds of terrain from rolling dirt roads and broken bridges in the Cardamom Mountains of Cambodia to the 20 lane highway of...
Motor Trend named it one of the five greatest Ferraris of all time, Sports Car International called it one of the top 10...
Fair disclosure—I’ve wanted to write about this car for years. The Ford GT appeared, in 2005, as a production offering...
More than 150 Dinos and over 300 customers from all over the world flocked to Maranello and Ferrari on Saturday 30 June for an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the road debut of the first Dino production car. The Dino, one of the world’s best-loved and biggest selling Ferraris, had...
Photo Gallery from the June 30, Dino 50th Anniversary Celebrations in Maranello, Italy. Click here to read the news story....
In its 33rd year, Concorso Italiano will return to the lush greens of the Black Horse Golf Course on Saturday, August,...
Over the course of the past month, a surge of activism has swirled through the American car collecting community. What has triggered this rallying cry to action, you might ask? Preservation? Youth involvement? Nope…taxes. On May 23, the U.S. Department of Commerce posted a request for public comment on “Section...
The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering has officially announced four featured classes for its 16th-anniversary celebration on Friday, August 24, 2018....
From June 21–24, over 100 drivers took part in the 2018 edition of La Leggenda di Bassano – Trofeo Giannino...
Photo Gallery from the June 21–24 running of the “La Leggenda di Bassano—Trofeo Giannino Marzotto” run in the Italian Dolomites....
Following the news of the sole surviving 8-Liter Bentley Saloon by Vanden Plas being scheduled for auction, a pair of...
The winners of the third Concours d’Elégance Suisse were revealed at the award ceremony held on Sunday June 24th 2018, at the...
In 1947, OSCA–Fratelli Maserati was new to the racing scene, but the Maserati brothers that founded the marque were not, and their unassuming OSCAs would go on to dominate the small capacity racing world for more than a decade. The coming Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will celebrate OSCA as a...