In 2022, Lamborghini is celebrating the V-12: the legendary 12-cylinder engine that has powered its most iconic cars for almost...
The Grand Prix formula changed at the end of 1937 limiting engines to 3-liters (supercharged) or 4.5-liter (unblown) so the...
Rallying in a COVID year is a challenge, especially when you have people coming over from countries with different COVID rules. This fun rally started in the beautiful region of the Douro valley in Portugal and made its way through Northern Spain, along the Atlantic coast famous for its high...
At the Geneva Motor Show in March 1971, Automobili Lamborghini presented its “idea car”, the LP 500 Countach. Designed by...
Rolls-Royce’s brilliant, first post-war design is as enjoyable to drive now as it was then. The Silver Wraith was the...
At the end of the 19th century the De Dion-Bouton Company of France was famous for its advanced internal combustion engine. Sold throughout the world as a stationary engine it also powered a single-cylinder, high revving, two-seater runabout complete with the exclusive De Dion back axle. 1200 of these Vis-a-Vis...
When the farm owned by Helena Neethling’s father in the Riviersonderend district, about 100 miles due east of Cape Town,...
Born in England, raised in Hollywood. We are not speaking of a famous movie actor, but of a very special...
The hunt for interesting automobiles to profile often leads to some very unusual vehicles. One-off vehicles do not lend themselves to the standard profile format, but they are much too interesting to ignore. The subjects of this article are three of those unusual automobiles. In each case, they are one-off...
After celebrating its centenary in 2020, 2021 sees the 50th Anniversary of one of Mazda’s most interesting, adaptable and successful...
I was 19-years old and working nights at a Shell service station in San Jose, California, with my friend Jim...
Although the Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 of the late-1930s and immediate post-war years lingered on the market until 1953, its replacement was first introduced in 1950—the Alfa Romeo 1900. The design of the 1900, and every subsequent Alfa through the Alfetta, was guided by Orazio Satta Puglia, known to colleagues...
If you believe that when a man puts his name on the building the products emanating from the enterprise embody...
On July 18, 1955, in sunny Southern California an icon was born when Walt Disney opened the gates to his...
Though only a few Dutch vehicle makers are in operation today, in the early years of the motorcar around the turn of the 20th century, quite a number of automakers were at work designing and producing cars in the Netherlands. One such firm had its start when brothers Hendrik-Jan and...
Members of Hagerty Classic Insurance’s Driver’s Club were recently asked what car was the most luxurious ever. The answers ranged...
I bought both a Volkswagen Type 1 and a Morris Minor more than 20 years ago when we started...
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hough Detroit is world-famous as the capital of American auto production, when it comes to electric cars, Des Moines, Iowa beat the Motor City to the punch. A Scottish immigrant who settled in Des Moines, in 1880, William Morrison began as a chemist, but his main interest was in electricity,...
The role the 700 placed in the history of BMW is complicated. Some say the 700 saved the company, but...
The numbers alone on the Brumos Collection are impressive, starting with a collection of cars numbering in the 60s, two-thirds...
If you are an old car buff, love beautiful scenery and friendly people, and want to visit a place where they speak English and you can drink the water, then New Zealand is the place for you. These are classics from various events in the land down under, the land...
In the early 1950s, Americans looked forward to attending auto shows for the unveiling of the manufacture’s latest offerings. Adding...
Long, long ago (50 years) in a city far, far away (Butte, Montana), I bought a racecar from Evel Knievel’s...
This year saw the seventh running of the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge, an event that was open to cars produced prior to 1976. This event could be called a re-enactment of the original event held in 1907. That first event held not long after the dawn of motoring came...
The Mekong is a great and mighty river that feeds into China, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia and is...
It is unlikely that readers of this publication would not be familiar with the Mille Miglia (aka 1000 Miglia), but...
2-Liter Tourisme an honest car Without any doubt, the Ballot 2LS was a brilliant design, what with its cutting-edge technology and amazing performance. But it had one major shortcoming: its price! Ballot was well aware that the price of this technological tour de force would keep away most of the...
The first Japanese Grand Prix held in 1963, at Honda’s then very new facility at Suzuka, is generally recognized as...
The Dutch name DAF—Van Doorne Automobielfabriek(Van Doorne’s Automobile Factory)—is world-famous for its beefy trucks. But some familiar with its massive...
In the early 20th century, the motor car was considered a killer. The culprit was the 1903 Paris to Madrid road race that never made it to Madrid. It was stopped by the French prime minister, Emile Combes, as it got to Bordeaux. The reason? The race had killed 10 people and...
