Athletic Bear – 1915 Stutz Bearcat
Climbing aboard Craig Ekberg’s 1915 Stutz Bearcat reminds me of driving a tractor as a kid, because you have to climb up onto it, rather… Read More...
Monthly Archives: May, 2014
Monaco Specialist—1982 Martini MK37
Automobiles Martini tasted success in the French Formula Three Championship on a regular basis. Race wins and championship success were commonplace for cars designed and… Read More...
TOWN CARS Arriving in Style
Today the name Town Car is almost exclusively associated with Lincoln, but that was by no means the case for most of the 20th Century.… Read More...
Black Motor Racing History: The Golden Era of Motorsports, 1910–1978
Black participation in American motorsports dates back to 1909, when then heavyweight champion Jack Johnson won several races in a Southern California race carnival. In… Read More...
Ken Gross – Automotive Journalist, Concours Judge, Museum Curator, Author
VR: When did you first become interested in cars? KG: I was 12 years old, my neighbor had an MGTC, and I was fascinated with… Read More...
Mario Andretti
He is, after all, Mario Andretti, one of the most accomplished racing drivers of all time, the only man to have won the Formula One… Read More...
Market Duality – Two classic car marketplaces exist—do you know which one is yours?
Can you hear that sound? It’s me, beginning to climb way out on a limb. Like most enthusiasts, I was anxious to digest the results… Read More...
A Dangerous Sport to Retire From
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard the disturbing news of Michael Schumacher’s December accident. While snow skiing, off piste, on a backcountry trail, Schumacher fell… Read More...
Flashback: May 2014
Earls Court, London, England. October 1960. Battista Farina (opposite page, second from right) pictured with the Farina-Bodied Chevrolet Corvair. Photo courtesy of: LAT Photographic Teddington… Read More...
Meo Costantini
One day in 1923, Ettore Bugatti met Bartolomeo “Meo” Costantini, an encounter that would change both their lives. The suave Costantini, who was one of… Read More...