I graduated from Art Center College of Design in 1987. MTV was in full swing, Compact Disc players were the...
Joe Conzonire eases his 1903 Packard Model F Runabout out of his shop and pulls it into the sunlight. It...
The Arizona Concours d’Elegance is back, returning as the highlight of Arizona Car Week in January 2023. The much-admired show and competition of fine automobiles will be held on the grass at the newly renovated Scottsdale Civic Center, bordered by Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts and Scottsdale Museum of...
A Carrozzeria Touring publicity photograph of the newly built BMW328 MM Coupe that would go on to finish 5th at...
Mazda Motor Corporation’s Museum, located in its Hiroshima headquarters, has undergone a full renovation. The museum showcases historic vehicles and...
Toyota has been around a long time. They know what they are doing, and they make more cars than any other manufacturer in the world. And while many of us in the car community still think of them as a relatively new company, their agility, market savvy, and attention to...
Chatting with Barry Alan Twitchell about his Porsche 993, he remembered that during a dinner in Switzerland, the owner of...
Lincoln buyers were often wealthy enough to have special coachwork built for their cars. In 1927, Brunn did a beautiful...
Small volume motor vehicle manufacturers may begin selling replica cars that resemble vehicles produced at least 25 years ago now that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has finalized a regulation to implement the SEMA-led Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act. SEMA worked with Congress to pass this federal...
The Appia was introduced as Lancia’s new entry-level car in the 1950s. It started out as a passenger car in...
More than half a century ago, Porsche shocked the world with a brand-new sports car design. The now iconic 911...
In March 1947, the Geneva Motor Show witnessed the launch of the first Gran Turismo in history: the Tipo A6, better known as the A6 1500 Gran Turismo. But the history of the A6 1500 dates back to even earlier than 1947. It actually goes all the way back to...
A dream car, an extreme, futuristic, almost irrational, definitely beautiful model capable of remaining imprinted on the memory of every...
An amazing thing happened in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the fall of 2019. A couple of automobile enthusiasts proposed the Chattanooga...
Hagerty has announced the debut of the inaugural Detroit Concours d’Elegance and its new dates, September 16-18, 2022. Building upon the Concours d’Elegance of America’s four decades of excellence, the reimagined event finds its new home at the Detroit Institute of Arts in the heart of the Motor City. The...
The Ghia-designed Dodge Firearrow III is flamboyantly showcased on its stand during the 1954 Detroit Auto Show....
There are a number of cars that are better known by their nicknames, than their original designation, like the Alfa...
Photo Gallery from the Cavallino Classic & Sports concours, Jan. 23, 2022, at Palm Beach, Florida....
Ercole Spada was one of the most prolific sports car designers of the post-war era. Though his name is not...
Photo Gallery from the Jan. 22, 2022, Cavallino Classic Concorso d’Eleganza, Palm Beach, Florida....
At the Brits At The Beach car show in New Zealand recently, among the classic Jaguars, MGs, Triumphs and Morris Minors I saw an unusual looking little late 1960s British car I had never seen before called a Sunbeam Imp. The car looked pleasant, though unexceptional at first glance, but...
For decades Porsche has created some of the most intriguing and desirable road cars on the planet. But even with...
For the first time since its unveiling at Pebble Beach on August 13, the Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 is taking...
The Grand Prix formula changed at the end of 1937 limiting engines to 3-liters (supercharged) or 4.5-liter (unblown) so the 4.5-liter V12 supercharged engines that had been used in the 1936/37 Tipo C Alfa Romeos became redundant. At least two were converted to marine use in racing speedboats and powered...
If you had to pick the ten most beautifully designed sports cars, chances are most of the list would contain...
Photo Gallery from the Ferrari Club of America’s Nov. 8, 2021, concours in Sebring, Florida....
On January 15, 113 years ago, renowned automobile designer and son of Ettore Bugatti, Jean Bugatti, was born. Jean’s passion for engineering led to the creation of some of the most extraordinary vehicles in history. An unmistakable silhouette blended with pure elegance. The Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic was created...
Photographer Dave Gooley and I drove over to Gus’ Barbeque in Paramount, California, – a diner devoted exclusively to meat...
In October of 1964, the 275 GTB was revealed at the Grand Palais in Paris, showing styling cues influenced by...
On December 22nd, Lotus commemorated the last of the Elise, Exige and Evora sports cars to be built. The trio were photographed on site with many of the Lotus team who contributed to the design, engineering, assembly and sales of the cars. Between these three model lines and over the...
