Browsing: Australia/New Zealand
1953 Dodge Firearrow I
In 1953, Chrysler’s famed design chief, Virgil Exner entered into a partnership with the Italian styling house Ghia to produce four Dodge concept cars on…
Intrepida Fides—A Short History of Isotta Fraschini
Members of Hagerty Classic Insurance’s Driver’s Club were recently asked what car was the most luxurious ever. The answers ranged from Studebakers to Rolls-Royces. No… Read More...
1948 Talbot-Lago T26 Record
In 1896, in Suresnes a western suburb of Paris, Alexandre Darracq started his business, A Darracg & Cie. His business was building road and racecars.…
Return of the Mini Moke
MOKE International Limited has announced the return of one of Britain’s quirkiest automotive icons. UK customers can now order one of 56 limited edition MOKEs,…
Bicester Heritage to Host “The Classic Car Drive-In Weekend”
What better way for petrol-heads to reignite their passion than with a feast of more than 500 fabulous classic cars enhanced by some of the…
The Alfa Romeo Montreal – The Unexpected Delight of Maple Leaf Pesto
I love good pesto. It has all the right ingredients for a wonderful meal. Cheese, basil, olive oil, all ground (Italian “pestare” to crush) together…
Jaguar Classic to Offer 60th Anniversary Edition E-Types
Jaguar Classic will create six matched pairs of E-types to celebrate the iconic sports car’s 60th anniversary in 2021—named the E-type 60 Collection. Each pair…
Classical Cars—1939 Packard 120 Convertible
We had spent the previous evening at Justin Marshall and his wife Shirley’s spectacular hilltop home overlooking their winery in Paso Robles, California. It was… Read More...
Delahaye 135MS Ghia-Aigle Coupé
The Swiss Aigle offshoot of Italian Carrozzeria Ghia bodied this 1949 Delahaye 135MS CoupĂ© in a sleek, all enveloping body that featured wheel spats that…
Comparing People’s Cars—VW Beetle vs. Morris Minor
I bought both a Volkswagen Type 1 and a Morris Minor more than 20 years ago when we started coming to New Zealand to…
1965 Iso Grifo
Isothermos was a manufacture of refrigeration units before WWII. The company was founded in Genoa, in 1939, but was moved in 1942 to Bresso by… Read More...