When you have the only one ever built, you might have trouble convincing people that it is real. It’s a...
By 1952, barely five years into manufacturing world class performance automobiles, and with well over a dozen important international Grand...
VR: How did you first come to cars? I know you both go way back with your involvement in the hobby, but what got you started originally? FP: I was born and grew up in Santa Monica, while Charles grew up in South Gate, which was the car capital of...
Volkswagen recently sent out a press release announcing that production of the iconic T2 VW Bus would soon be coming...
No one could envisage the ultimate success of the Mustang. Carroll Shelby brought the car greater fame when he created...
At the Goodwood Festival of Speed just a few months ago a Mercedes Benz W196, once driven by the legendary Argentinean racer Juan Manuel Fangio, sold at auction for a world record price of £17.6 million. Cars driven by Fangio are rare, and, as a result, demand a high premium....
First Center for the Visual Arts Nashville, Tennessee June 14-September 15...
Milwaukee, WI August 23-24, 2013...
London, UK September 5-7, 2013...
Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA September 15, 2013...
Barneveld, WI August 10-11, 2013...
Syon Park, London, UK September 4-6, 2013...
Thanks to the Karmann Ghia, Volkswagen had a car in its lineup in the mid-1950s that was positioned above the...
During RM Auctions’ two-day sale in London’s Battersea Park 120 exclusive collector cars sold for a spectacular $34,085,045.00, an impressive...
The 9th annual Milwaukee Masterpiece took place Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25 at Milwaukee’s Veterans Park. It was a beautiful weekend with more than 4,000 people attending the two-day event. A record-setting 350 vehicles were displayed on Club Saturday at The M. The parade of select Club Saturday...
At MidAmerica’s inaugural motorcycle auction at the Del Mar Concours “The Celebration of the Motorcycle,” on September 13-14, 2013, five...
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, one of the nation’s most iconic residences arising from the American Country Estate movement of...
Kiwi Bob Wallace was the chief test driver for Lamborghini for 12 years, from 1964 to 1975, and his competence and passion strongly supported the rapid growth of the company founded by Ferruccio Lamborghini. Born in Auckland, New Zealand, in the 1930s, he moved to Italy at the tender age...
Chassis 5111GT sells for $52 million A Series I Ferrari 250 GTO (Chassis #5111), once owned by American collector Paul...
• The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance has announced that David Schultz of Massillon, Ohio, has been named the new Chief...
The seventh annual Desert Classic Concours d’Elegance returns to the Palm Springs Valley on February 23, 2014. This year’s event will be held at the Desert Princess Country Club and Golf Resort in Palm Springs, California. The Desert Classic Concours 2014 will, once again, feature more than 250 classic cars....
The next time you see an Audi on the road look closely at its badge. Four intertwined rings that probably...
The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance displays a variety of themes each year. The themes this past year included GT40s, the...
VR: How did The Grand Ascent and The Elegance come about? MR: About four years ago, I approached my father (Jack Rich, a long time collector who passed away in December 2011) about putting on an event to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). I have diabetes, and I...
You may recall that back in April I wrote on these pages about the unprecedented pace that the collector car...
The supercharged, 2-liter Wanderer W25K was admired for its excellent quality and sporting character. The German car, having a two-seater,...
The initial design for the Amphicar—a contraction of Amphibious and Car—came from German racer and engineer Hans Trippel, who in 1932 began work on an amphibious vehicle for Volkswagen, the Schwimmerwagen. After the war, Trippel adapted his Schwimmerwagen design into a production, leisure vehicle that would be built under the...
Oakley Fuse Box Watch A Swiss-made timepiece with impact-forged stainless steel case, gold-plated, nine-jewel movement, Fuse Box™ sports a racy...
Monterey, CA August 16, 2013...
Chantilly, Virginia June 16, 2013...
