The 2019 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este was, as ever, packed with extraordinary and impressive collector cars. But one of those cars was something of a secret star: the BMW Garmisch. Continue reading BMW GARMISCH – THE RESURRECTION OF THE BAVARIAN BERTONE
What you see here is no regular lorry. It’s a race transporter going by the name of Fiat Bartoletti 306/2, and it has probably the most dazzling and exciting history of any transporter ever used in motorsport. Continue reading Fiat Bartoletti: greatest ever race transporter?
“Movement keeps you young”. This motto has rarely been more suitable for a car than for this 1957 Porsche 356 A Speedster. Continue reading This surviving Porsche 356 A Speedster is true automotive treasure.
In 1976 the short film C’était un rendez-vous was simply about a romantic date in Paris; today the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic is about so much more. With C’était une urgence, Simon Kidston has come up with a modern interpretation Continue reading C’était une urgence – Simon Kidston steps on the gas for the red cross
The organizers had hoped and believed for quite a long time everything would turn out fine in the end. Unfortunately they had to realize that the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este and the Mille Miglia 2020 cannot take place in May. They have decided to postpone both events till the end of October 2020 in the hope the situation will have improved significantly by then. Continue reading VILLA D’ESTE AND MILLE MIGLIA 2020 POSTPONED
A long-lost GM Futurliner was discovered in the USA and exported to Germany by ChromeCars. This news was quite a sensation and not only in the local classic car scene. The find is a special one in many ways: only 12 of these giants, which are also called “Red Elephants” due to their size and color, were ever built. Continue reading GM Futurliner No. 7 – Back from the Future.
If manufacturers are wrong this usually spells financial disaster, with the Honda CB 750 Four the opposite is the case. When the Japanese manufacturer launched the model on the market in 1969, it was meant to be a niche product for a small group of enthusiasts. Continue reading Honda CB 750 Four – An immediate success with 750cc and neverending power
The combination of frequently opposing elements often has a special charm. Think sweet chocolate with hot chili, Campari and healthy orange juice or a sporty engine in an elegant limousine: The Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3. Continue reading The Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3 (W109) profile
For an entire breed of car to be named after one model, its arrival must have been groundbreaking. That car was the Ford Mustang, the first generation of which came on the market in 1964, becoming the eponymous genesis of “the Pony Car”. Continue reading The Ford Mustang first generation profile
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité – Citroën has been fulfilling the motto of the French Republic on the streets for almost 100 years. Continue reading CITROËN – FRENCH FREEDOM SINCE 1919
