T-Birds go up to 11: in defense of the Ford Thunderbird 11th generation?
2002-2005 Ford Thunderbird. Photo by IFCARE (Wikimedia Commons). By Bill Hayward Although I do remember running across a short news story or two when the...
Is Ford actually going to miss the Mustang Mach 1 50th anniversary?
Fall is just a few weeks away. We’re already deep into end-of-model-year season and the new model-year launch season. The launch of the 2019 Mustang...
44 sports cars, convertibles, coupes, and more from the Dammerman collection up for no-reserve auction in Saratoga Springs next month
Photo: Saratoga Auto Auction The Saratoga Automobile Museum in Saratoga Springs, New York, announced yesterday that 44 vehicles from the personal collection of the late...
Let’s all pause for a moment and give the 10 millionth Mustang the moment of honor it deserves
What can you say about a single American automotive model that forever changed the everyday car owner’s sense of what the driving experience can be,...
The Classic Car Show podcast with Steve Rinaldo and Jim Weber is back. And now I want to buy a Model A Ford and get DNA tests for my cars.
Henry Ford drives the 20 millionth Model A Ford. Photo: Ford Media Center. Earlier this week, I was thrilled to find that The Classic Car...
10,000 Lakes Concours, set for Sunday, to feature ’35 Duesenberg, ’71 Hemi ’Cuda, a Batmobile, and more
1935 Duesenberg Model SJ, photographed at the Louwman museum. Another example will be on display Sunday at the 10,000 Lakes Concours d’Elegance. Photo by AlfvanBeem (WikiMedia...
2017 Ferrari motorsports documentary set for wide video on-demand release July 24
In case you missed the documentary Ferrari: Race to Immortality when it launched with mixed reviews to DVD last fall, you will soon have another...
Are 9th- and 10th-generation V8 Ford Thunderbirds underrated?
10th-Generation Ford Thunderbird. Photo by Charles01 (posted to WikiMedia Commons). So yesterday I was making a quick stop at McDonald’s, to grab my daughter a...
Show cars, hot rods, hoopties and more roll in for the car show in Columbia PA today.
No, the annual car show in Columbia PA ain’t exactly the concours d’elegance at Pebble Beach. But maybe that’s what’s good about it—because being an...
Pre-sale tickets available now for 6th annual 10,000 Lakes Concours d’Elegance in Minnesota
Photo: 10,000 Lakes Concours d’Elegance. Pristinely preserved vintage automobiles along the bucolic shores of a placid lake on a lazy Minnesota summer day… it can’t...
13 vintage and modern GM race cars now on display at GM Renaissance Center in Detroit
1967 Camaro Indy 500 pace car. Photo: GM Corporate Newsroom. An exhibition honoring GM’s motorsports heritage opened to the public last week at GM World,...
Spotting cool older cars: First-generation Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Photo: Auto Enthusiasts Newsblaster What it Is: First-generation Chevrolet Monte Carlo (1970-1972). When Spotted: May 9, 2018. Where Spotted: Somewhere in Pennsylvania. Why It’s Awesome: From...
Opel to Celebrate 50th Birthday of the Opel GT at the Bodensee Klassik Rally in May
Photo: Opel Pressroom—Poland. Remember the Opel GT?—the German-import sports coupe with hot looks and unremarkable power that was brought to the U.S. through a partnership...
Note to Jaguar: If You Can Produce 25 New D-Types, Why Not A Modern E-Type?
Jaguar’s production of a limited run of the legendary D-Type competition race car—an obvious precursor, last built in 1956, to the legendary E-Types built for...
Historic Vehicle Association Announces Highlights of Lineup for ‘Cars at the Capital’ Exhibition, Coming to Washington DC in April
1985 Modena Spyder California The Fourth Annual Cars at the Capital Exhibition, organized by the Historic Vehicle Association (HVA) and scheduled for April 2018 in...
Is Buying That Dream Car Looking a Little Pricey? How About a Lease?
A Bristol Bullet and a Bristol 405 Drophead coupé on display at Salon Prive’. Photo by Nauyop Taiwan. If you’re finding that the prospect of...
The Ones that Got Away: 5 Cars From My Past That I Wish I Had Back
Yes, I know. Nostalgia is a tricky thing. We tend to view the past through rose-colored glasses. Thinking back to cars from your past is...