“Bella figura” is Italian for “beautiful figure.” Winston Goodfellow uses the phrase in the title of the section of his...
Known as the African Alloy, a world-famous 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing with a lightweight alloy body will take a...
The Peninsula Hotels has announced its eight finalists for its preeminent honor, The Peninsula Classics 2021 Best of the Best Award. In its seventh year, the prestigious accolade identifies the world’s most exceptional classic car from a select group of vehicles that have won the highest awards at the previous...
Rally Round’s inaugural Trans-Himalayan Adventure kicked off on April 20, 2019, with a mixture of 20 crews driving classic, vintage...
Joe Ballengee was driving his ’65 Lancia Flavia Sport Zagato through the Santa Fe Arts District, during the Santa Fe...
The residents of Highlands, North Carolina, are very proud of their altitude, as is suggested by the motto of their Motoring Festival. They put the altitude, 4118 feet, on pretty much anything related to the town or the Festival. I had heard of the show and had considered attending for...
It was possibly the greatest automotive marketing slogan ever – “Ask the Man Who Owns One.” Packards were such high...
RM Auctions closed out its 2012 auction calendar with the early December sale of the John Staluppi “Cars of Dreams”...
1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Berlinetta An all-original 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Berlinetta, which recently emerged from 25 years in storage, will make its auction debut at RM’s Amelia Island, Florida sale, March 14. Offered on behalf of its first and only owner, this timewarp Daytona, chassis no. 14385,...
American collector Paul Branstad has recently taken delivery of a custom-built, Series 1 Jaguar E-Type like no other. Originally constructed...
Long, long ago (50 years) in a city far, far away (Butte, Montana), I bought a racecar from Evel Knievel’s...
The Mercedes SL (model series W 113, often also referred to as “Pagoda”) has long ago matured into a valuable legend on four wheels. 69 PIT STOP now presents this unique “SL since 1963” pocket watch from their Classic Ride Collection for the proud owners of this roadster. The timepiece...
Mecum Auctions made history May 16-20 as 1,665 classic and collector cars from 37 states crossed the auction block for...
This 1961 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster is one of only five examples originally finished in Fantasy Yellow and will be offered...
Excelsior, Minnesota June 2, 2013...
The 10,000 Lakes Concours d’Elegance moves into its fifth year by returning to The Excelsior Commons in Excelsior, Minnesota, on...
1000 Miglia opened registrations for the 2019 Warm Up USA training and USA championship race that will take place in...
The weekend of April 11-13 will mark the 10th Anniversary of the La Jolla Concours d’Elegance. This celebratory automotive weekend will begin on Friday, April 11 with the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Contemporary Classic Cocktail Party at the stunning La Valencia Hotel. Featured events will continue into Saturday, April 12, with...
The 11th annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance enjoyed huge crowds under sunny skies last Sunday as it showcased more than...
The 12th Annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance took place on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the Southern California...
The Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA), the world’s largest organization of its kind, held its annual Grand Nationals in New Ulm, Minnesota, this month. The event included AACA’s annual Zenith Award competition and its Grand Nationals car show. The Zenith award is presented to the finest restored vehicle shown...
The Leyland Eight was a luxury car produced by Leyland Motors from 1920 to 1923, designed by the chief engineer...
The tricyclecar, or trike, is a strange device in three wheels, at the midway between the motorbike and the car,...
Ralph de Palma at the wheel of his 1928 Mercedes-Benz Type S 26/120/180 . This was the car that de Palma drove to two race wins at Atlantic City, New Jersey, on May 30, 1928....
Gabriel Voisin was born in 1880, in Belleville-sur-Saone. As a young man he studied industrial design in Lyons. In 1908,...
Every August, the history of the automobile rolls onto the competition field of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance where, this year,...
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...
The Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA), the world’s largest organization of its kind, held its annual Grand Nationals in...
A striking midnight blue 1931 Cadillac 452A owned by 90-year-old Charles Gillet of Lutherville, Maryland, was awarded the Best in...
In January 1933, Pierce-Arrow revealed a new design at the New York Auto Auto Show. The official announcement, of January 6, 1933, stated, “In addition to introducing a complete line of Twelves and Eights at the National Auto Show in New York this week, Pierce-Arrow surprised the industry by exhibiting...
