The internal combustion engine (ICE) was not the only, nor the default, means of propulsion for early motor cars at...
Rolls-Royce’s brilliant, first post-war design is as enjoyable to drive now as it was then. The Silver Wraith was the...
History literally repeated itself recently, as Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 1701 re-enacted its astonishing run in the 1911 London-Edinburgh Trial. The car, designed as an ‘Experimental Speed Car’, won the original event locked in top gear for the entire 799-mile return trip between the two capitals. Given the primitive state of...
Britain’s newest classic car event, Auto Royale, has now declared the first of its headline classes in its inaugural British...
100 Years ago, on January 17th, the first Rolls-Royce ‘Springfield’ Silver Ghost was completed at the marque’s facility in Springfield,...
The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud series was produced between 1955 and 1966 with a production run of 7,372 units. The first generation of Silver Cloud was constructed as a body-on-frame arrangement, which still allowed for custom-bodied versions. The majority of examples were produced using a steel body shell with lightweight aluminum...
The Peninsula today announced the eight nominees for its prestigious The Peninsula Classics 2019 Best of the Best Award, an...
The Concours of Elegance, presented by A. Lange & Söhne, celebrated a weekend of motoring royalty on September 7–8, welcoming...
A distinguished pair of coachbuilt Rolls-Royce and a stunning Ferrari, all with documented Royal provenance, will grace the manicured lawns of Blenheim Palace for this year’s spectacular Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance by Chubb Insurance which takes place on September 5th & 6th. The first and earliest of the two Rolls-Roycesis an...
There is a saying, “an apple never falls far from its tree” and similarly a carrossier needs strong antecedents. The...
A 1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost owned by Aaron and Valerie Weiss was awarded “Best of Show” at the 26th annual...
Photo Gallery form the August 9-11, 2018, Annual Meeting of the Rolls-Royce Owners Club, in Squaw Valley, California. [button link=”https://vintageracecar.com/rolls-royce-annual-meet-subscriber-photo-gallery/” color=”blue”]Subscribers click here for more Rolls-Royce Annual Meet photos.[/button]...
Subscriber only Photo Gallery form the August 9-11, 2018, Annual Meeting of the Rolls-Royce Owners Club, in Squaw Valley, California....
The Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance will return to Beverly Hills on Father’s Day, Sunday June 17, to celebrate 25 years...
The 2018 La Jolla Concours d’Elegance concluded its 14th year on a high note last Sunday, April 8, with more than 10,000 attendees taking in a selection of classic automobiles set along the picturesque cliffs of the Pacific Ocean in the California seaside city (above, Stacey Keck photo courtesy of...
1930 Bentley Speed Six A bloke couldn’t think of anything more dissimilar if he tried. From a Boeing 737, to...
From an early age Robert Blakemore had a passion for pre-war racing cars, particularly Aston Martins. His father owned a MkII, and the young Blakemore would wile away hours just sitting in the driver’s seat imagining he was racing at some of the world’s famous circuits…being careful not to touch...
1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Most will agree the sight of a Rolls-Royce Phantom III majestically gliding across a show field...
Bonhams’ classic motorcar auction in Philadelphia on October 2 exceeded expectations with very strong results. Hosted at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, the annual event blew past numerous low estimates for multiple lots, produced strong automobilia sales and posted an impressive 86-percent sell-through rate for automobiles. A rare, exquisitely restored...
Reg Hillary, 96-years of age as of this writing, is as sharp and lively as someone half his age. He’s...
The unique Salon Privé Double Concours Weekend presented some of the world’s most desirable automobiles on the prestigious grounds of...
The San Marino Motor Classic, featuring some 320 rare collector cars, will take place at Lacy Park in San Marino, California, this Sunday, June 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Benefiting local charities, the show will feature an array of Brass- and Nickel-Era vehicles, American Muscle, Hot Rods, and...
A Rolls-Royce Springfield Silver Ghost, purchased new by famed billionaire Howard Hughes during The Roaring Twenties, captured Best of Show...
Not wishing to be fooled on the first day of April, VR ‘s European Editor, Mike Jiggle, visited to the...
The 13th annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance will take place Sunday April 9 on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean (above, photo courtesy of La Jolla Concours) in the Southern California enclave of the same name. Trophies will be presented in a dozen judged classes and a similar number of...
A Future Classic, Bespoke Romance The 2016 Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé is a spectacular automobile that continues the grand British tradition of...
Last weekend’s third edition of The London Classic Car Show featured an expanded format that also included the Historic Motorsport...
Mecum Auctions’ inaugural Los Angeles classic and collector-car auction realized more than $9.3 million in total sales last weekend. Despite record-setting rainfall across Southern California, a total of 283 vehicles were sold during the two-day auction, and more than 100 pieces of Road Art® left Pomona with new owners as...
