The Global Rally organization appointed Destination Rally for the organization of their Friendship Rally 2018 through Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. A non-competitive adventure rally through all kinds of terrain from rolling dirt roads and broken bridges in the Cardamom Mountains of Cambodia to the 20 lane highway of Naypidaw, Myanmar, the steep mountain...
If you visited a car show in 1963 or 1964, you would have seen concept cars on display from many different manufactures, just as you do today. Concept cars are built to showcase new and futuristic designs and to capture the imagination of the public. The public’s response to these concept cars often influences a...
The tattered old file folder is where it started. In the folder I found mysterious handwritten lists… scrawled chassis and engine numbers… a tally of some sort. Intriguing. Too intriguing to let rest. An obsession took root. It was late 2015. I had just bought a beautiful and purportedly rare XK140MC. My goal: The 2016...
1990 Ferrari F40 It has been 30 years since the last car ordered by Enzo Ferrari reached its first owners. That car, the F40, was in honor of the firm’s 40th anniversary, and it was kept very quiet until it was shown, first to a few Ferrari dealers and then at the Frankfurt Auto Show....
Who invented the motor car, or automobile? There have been several claimants to this title over the years; some justifiable, others hoping for a bit of glory. What is not in doubt is that Gottlieb Daimler and his associate, Wilhelm Maybach, were joint creators of the first lightweight, powerful, internal combustion-powered engine that used a...
As a young boy James Mitchell shared his father’s hobby and passion for classic and historic cars. Always fascinated by history, his education took him on a very different journey as he studied and gained a degree in Theology at Edinburgh University. However, on a train journey home, reading a copy of Motor Sport, Mitchell...
More than 200 of the collector car world’s finest and rarest motorcars will populate the rolling grasses of California’s Quail Lodge & Golf Club, as The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering returns to Monterey Car Week on Friday, August 24. Now in its 16th year, the luxury-lifestyle event will feature six international culinary pavilions, fine wines, and a family-friendly atmosphere, along with the aforementioned array of classic automobiles (above, photo courtesy of Rolex) and motorcycles. This year’s event will be highlighted by two new classes praising German innovation: “70 Years of the Iconic Porsche 356” and “The Alois Ruf Reunion.” The 356 display will…
1930 Bentley Speed Six A bloke couldn’t think of anything more dissimilar if he tried. From a Boeing 737, to a modern Korean buzzbox, to a 1930 Bentley Speed Six. While both the jet and the Hyundai with its automatic transmission and power this-and-that were purely means of transport, the Bentley was so completely different....
1958 Fiat-Abarth 750 GT Zagato There is much to love about the Italian “Etceterini.” The term broadly refers to low-production, small engine, tiny hand-made cars created by small and many times obscure, Italian manufacturers. The styling of these cars is often exotic and unusual, crafted by artisans and racers with the freedom to produce cars...
As a teenager I sat in the Woodcote stand at Goodwood and watched Karl Foitek in a Giulietta TI come around at the end of the first lap in among the 3.8 Jaguars. I know I wasn’t dreaming as I have it on my cine film. On the next lap he was nerfed into a...
RM Sotheby’s, in collaboration with the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta, is delighted to announce The Porsche 70th Anniversary Sale, an exclusive, single-marque auction to be held at the home of Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) in Atlanta. Set for the weekend of October 27, the sale will take place one month after the official U.S. 70th anniversary celebrations taking place as part of Porsche Rennsport Reunion VI at Laguna Seca Raceway on September 27-30, and will feature approximately 70 of the world’s most important and most sought-after collectible Porsche models, spanning the marque’s illustrious history as a sports car manufacturer.…