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Morgan Celebrates 70 Years of Plus 4 Production with 70th Anniversary Edition
The Morgan Motor Company is to celebrate 70 years of its most popular model, the Plus 4, with the creation of the Plus 4 70th Anniversary Edition. First built in 1950, the Plus 4 is one of the company’s best-selling models throughout seven decades of production, and is admired by fans of Morgan worldwide. Morgan recently announced that models built on its famous steel chassis will cease production in 2020, and the Plus 4 70th Anniversary Edition commemorates this important milestone, too. For the first time ever, the chassis will be painted in gold, highlighting its significance in Morgan’s 111-year history.…
Jaguar Custom “Black Pearl” Headlines James Hetfield Collection at the Petersen
The Petersen Automotive Museum will debut a new exhibit featuring 10 custom vehicles, donated from Metallica frontman James Hetfield’s personal collection. Opening February 1, 2020 in the Bruce Meyer Family Gallery, “Reclaimed Rust: The James Hetfield Collection” will celebrate Hetfield’s creativity as a world-renowned artist through his built-from-scratch custom car collection, guitars, photos and memorabilia. Key vehicles on display will include the 1948 Jaguar “Black Pearl,” the 1934 Packard “Aquarius,” the 1953 Buick Skylark “Skyscraper,” the 1937 Lincoln Zephyr “VooDoo Priest,” the 1936 Auburn “Slow Burn.” which were designed by famed builder and television personality, Rick Dore, as well as…
Three Aston Martin Anniversaries to be Celebrated at Beaulieu’s Simply Aston
Simply Aston Martin will begin Beaulieu’s 2020 Simply season with a glamorous gathering of over 300 British sports cars on Sunday April 5th . The event in the grounds of the National Motor Museum will return in the year of three Aston anniversaries; as 2020 marks 70 years of the successful DB2, 15 years of the revitalized V8 Vantage and 10 years of the four-door Rapide. A special display area is being set aside for the high-performance V8 Vantage of 2005, which heralded a new era for the familiar model. Also welcome to join the display of enthusiasts’ cars is…
VSCC New Years Day Report & Photo Gallery
Mid-winter in England is probably not the ideal time to be out driving an 80-plus year old vehicle, but that’s what’s expected by the Vintage Sports Car Club of its members who attend the New Year’s day meet at the Queen’s Head Pub in Hawkedon, Suffolk, UK. Driving through the foggy and frosty Suffolk lanes, early on January 1st 2020, things did not look promising for a busy morning of vintage vehicles. By 10:30 the Queen’s Head car park was only graced by three vintage contenders. Perhaps more stalwarts would arrive after your correspondent had sampled the coffee served in…
VSCC New Years Day Subscriber Photo Gallery
Subscriber-exclusive Photo Gallery from the VSCC’s Jan 1, 2020, New Years Day meeting in Hawkedon, Suffolk, UK....
Petersen’s All-American Cruise-In to Include “Ford v. Ferrari” Panel
The Petersen Automotive Museum will host Bruce Meyer’s ALL- AMERICAN CRUISE-IN with special programming celebrating Carroll Shelby and “Ford v Ferrari” on Sunday, January 26, 2020, at 8 a.m. The Petersen hosts a themed cruise-in the last Sunday of every month. This month, cruise-in attendees will see a wide selection of classic and modern American performance and custom cars with a massive turnout of original Cobras, Shelby vehicles, continuation cars and more. All American cars are welcome, but special parking will be provided for Shelby vehicles. After the cruise-in, spectators are invited to attend a Panel discussion moderated by Petersen…
Famed Bullitt Mustang Sells for $3.4 Million
Today, at Mecum Auctions’ Kissimmee Florida sale, the famed 1968 Ford Mustang GT that featured in the Steve McQueen movie “Bullitt” sold for a stunning hammer price of $3.4 million. One of just two Mustangs used to fill the role in the 1968 action/thriller “Bullitt,” named after main character Lt. Frank Bullitt played by McQueen, this car was the film’s “hero” car and was driven by McQueen in countless scenes throughout the movie, including in the infinitely famous car chase scene, which went on to become the most influential car chase scene in all of film history. After the filming…
Historic Duesenberg Donated to ACD Museum
A very special moment in our hobby occurred as one decade ended and another began. The very first Duesenberg passenger car—owned by the same family for 100 years (you read that correctly)—has been donated to the ACD Museum in Auburn, IN. James and CyrAnn Castle of Monterey, CA, gifted their cherished 1921 Duesenberg Model A Coupe wishing that it be preserved and enjoyed for many generations to come. Last summer, I was contacted by Gordon McCall regarding the Castle’s desire to preserve their Duesenberg, potentially in a museum setting. I had worked previously with Museum director Brandon J. Anderson and…
1951 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport by Saoutchik
Sensational French shapes and racing pedigree are part of what make Talbot-Lago automobiles exotic, beautiful, rare and sought after. Few cars are more exotic or interesting than the Talbot-Lago Grand Sport. The roots of the Talbot-Lago company can be traced back to the 1890s, in Suresnes, France, where Alexandre Darracq began producing road and very...
Why the Mustang May be The Greatest Modern American Automobile of All Time
This month one of the most iconic Mustangs to ever hit the road is going up for auction, the 1968 Bullit Ford Mustang GT. So, it got me thinking about what the Mustang means to so many people. The original Bullitt car is likely to sell for millions of dollars. And rightly so. The Mustang is very likely the greatest modern American automobile of all time. It’s hard to imagine that the design and development of the first iteration of the Mustang dates back 60 years. Think about that for a moment. The year is 1960. Cars are physically enormous, tail…
French & Italian Car Show Photo Gallery
Photo Gallery from the Nov. 3, 2019, French & Italian Car Show at Woodley Park, CA.