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Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Named Best of Show at Rodeo Drive Concours
A 1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost owned by Aaron and Valerie Weiss was awarded “Best of Show” at the 26th annual Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, June 16, 2019. The Rodeo Drive Concours is a Southern California Father’s Day tradition featuring stunning cars displayed among the world famous Rodeo Drive fashion boutiques and gourmet eateries. “This year was our most successful Rodeo Drive Concours event to date,” said Bruce Meyer, chairman of the Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance. “The show is put on each year to give back to the community. It is a way to honor dads, to support the…
1961 Fiat OSCA 1500S
Fiat, OSCA, Pininfarina…an interesting equation. The Fiat 1200 was not a very quick machine, in fact, you couldn’t really call it a sports car. Fiat wanted in on this part of the market, but didn’t want to take the time to create a new motor. They contacted the Fratelli Maserati (OSCA) to build, under license...
Isotta-Fraschini Takes Best of Show at “The Elegance”
The Elegance at Hershey hosted another successful year of classic car activities including a hill climb, Cars and Coffee, and concours. You could hear the roar of the engines as the racecars took their place at The Grand Ascent hill climb on Friday and Saturday. Cars and Coffee took place on Saturday as auto enthusiasts from all over the area brought their cars out to show next to the hill climb area. Sunday’s gorgeous weather brought in record crowds, as spectators packed the gardens behind The Hotel Hershey to view 75 of the world’s finest collector cars for The Elegance…
The Autonomous Future of Beauty
Tomorrow is filled with promise. We are already witnessing glimpses of a future where cars will be able to drive without human guidance or even a traditional steering wheel. The most immediate value of this exciting new development will be the new found time we will have sitting idle inside the vehicle. Most will likely use that time to surf the web. No surprise that Google, the famed search engine company, is working hard at building systems for autonomous vehicles. What they want more than anything is for the average commuter to invest another two hours a day using Google…
1931 Buick Wins AACA “Restoration of the Year”
The Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA), the world’s largest organization of its kind, held its annual Grand Nationals in Auburn, Indiana, this past weekend. Hosted by the AACA National organization and the local Crossroads Region of the AACA, the four-day event included RM Auctions’ Auburn Spring Auction along with AACA’s annual Zenith Award competition and its Grand Nationals car show. The Zenith award is presented to the finest restored vehicle shown at a National AACA event in the previous year. This year’s winner was chosen from the more than 3,500 cars, trucks and motorcycles shown across the U.S. during…
Zagatos, Arnolts & Delahaye Win at Greenwich Concours
More than 13,000 visitors passed through the gates on June 1-2 to view an array of significant collector cars at the 24th annual Greenwich Concours d’Elegance at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, Conn. Overlooking Greenwich Harbor on Long Island Sound, domestic marques were displayed on Saturday, imports on Sunday. Celebrating the centennial of the renowned Italian coachbuilder Zagato at this year’s event, 29 Zagato-bodied cars lined up along the waterfront. The Zagato Centennial Awards were chosen by Andrea Zagato, the grandson of founder Ugo Zagato, and represented each generation of the family: The 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Super Sport Testa Fissa owned by Lawrence Auriana, the…
Greenwich Concours d’Elegance Photo Gallery
Photo Gallery from the June 1–2, 2019, Greenwich Concours d’Elegance.
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Winners Crowned at 2019 London City Concours
The London Concours opened its doors June 5 to a crowd of thousands for the first day of the event. Hosted at the Honourable Artillery Company, a five-acre oasis of green close to Bank, the event played host to the most incredible collection of vehicles ever gathered in the city of London. In total, around 130 cars were on display across seven classes and three major features. The main concours event classes include ‘The Icons’, ‘The Innovators’, ‘Great Marques – Ferrari, ‘Great Marques – Jaguar’ and ‘The Outlaws’. Each of the classes was packed with rarities, from the McLaren F1 and…
The Great Emancipator—1925 Lincoln Phaeton
We open the smallish front doors, typical of open cars of the 1920s, and climb in. Chris Kidd pulls down the spark lever on the big Lincoln open tourer’s steering wheel hub and then eases out the choke, flicks the key, and steps on the starter pedal. The starter spools up, kicks the engine over,...
Simply Porsche Report & Photo Gallery
Porsche fans were in their element at Beaulieu’s Simply Porsche, as 1,981 participants and 987 Porsches gathered in the grounds of the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, in blazing sunshine. Held in association with The Independent Porsche Enthusiasts’ Club (TIPEC), the 7th Simply Porsche rally (on Sunday June 2nd) was packed with variety, as Porsches old and new took their places in the showground for a relaxed day out at one of southern England’s biggest attractions. Taking fans on a trip through the marque’s motoring history were examples of the pioneering 356 and classic 912, Targa top 911 T and hairy 1980s 911…