The ubiquitous MGA. In 1955, it marked a radical change from the aging lines of the MG TF, a style that had been carried on with minor changes since before WWII. Where did this quantum leap spring from? George Phillips was a photographer for Autosport magazine, who not only photographed cars he raced them. In 1948,...
Subscriber only Photo Gallery from the March 10, Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance....
After leaving Ferrari in 1961, Giotto Bizzarrini joined Iso Rivolta’s company and began laying down the design for a GT car that would meld American muscle (Chevrolet V8) with Italian styling. Penned by Giorgetto Giugiaro, while at Bertone, the Iso Grifo A3/L prototype debuted at the 1963 Turin Auto Show, with the GL production model going on sale in 1965.
The Sprint Speciale came to life under the hand of Bertone designer Franco Scaglione. You can trace its lineage back to the Berlinetta Aerodinamica Tecnicas, AKA B.A.T. The three concept cars were groundbreaking in their aerodynamics. So was Alfa’s premier offering with a drag coefficient of just 0.28. This was one slippery design—it would be...
Subscriber-only Photo Gallery form the Feb. 23-25, 2019, Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance....
Subscriber Photo Gallery from the February 14–17, 2019 London Classic Car Show....
Photo Gallery from the February 15-17, 2019, Sacramento Autorama, in Sacramento, California.
Considered today, to be the first “Concept Car”, Harley Earl’s 1938 Buick Y-Job was built on a 1937 Buick chassis. Earl sought to combine his vision of the automobile with new technologies and features to create a benchmark for future designs. The Y-Job included such advanced thinking as hidden headlights, flush-mounted door handles, a convertible top concealed by a metal tonneau deck and electrically operated windows.
It may come as a surprise that Ettore Bugatti’s first straight-8 engine did not power one of his rolling sculptures, it was to take to the skies in an airplane. The prototype was designed in France, during World War I. However, in the U.S. something called the Billing Commission was established to acquire European aeronautical...
Subscriber Photo Gallery from the February 15-17, 2019, Sacramento Autorama, in Sacramento, California.
Photo Gallery from the January 25, 2019, Cavallino Classic Concorso, Palm Beach, Florida.