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1936 Cord Experimental Berline
Photo courtesy Bonhams A rare surviving prototype faces market realities This Cord limousine prototype was previously owned and used by E.L. Cord. The “Baby Duesenberg” prototype limousine isn’t conventional, but neither is it an evolution of Gordon Buehrig’s epic Cord 810/812. The long hood is emblematic of the long V12 and V16 engines that Packard,…
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1966 Aston Martin DB5 Shooting Brake
Photo: Tom Gidden ©2026, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s If you ever found a standard DB5 too impractical, this was your car Aston Martin Chairman Sir David Brown held a clear vision for every model bearing the “DB” designation: effortless performance, composed handling and the ability to carry four passengers in comfort over long distances, with…
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1992 Opel Lotus Omega
Photo courtesy Artcurial Strongly sold, this super-sedan is still about the cheapest way to hit 175 mph By teaming up with Lotus, Opel created a genuine sports saloon that could compete with the best coupes of its generation. Its turbocharged 3.6-liter, 6-cylinder engine put out 376 hp and, thanks to its 6-speed gearbox, the car…
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1954 Lincoln Capri Coupe
Photo courtesy Bonhams Whether the car is the actual Carrera Panamericana winner or not, the buyer got a bargain Having completely restyled the Lincoln lineup in 1952 and equipped it with a good-performing 317-cubic-inch overhead-valve V8, Ford’s senior marque sought to prove that performance went with handsome design. To do it they turned to competing…
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Alfanomics
Photos courtesy Bring a Trailer The Alfa Romeo 164 is an affordable and stylish Italian sport-sedan experience Ask car enthusiasts who built the first mass-produced sport sedan and most will give credit to BMW. Ask an Alfisti and they’ll correctly name Alfa Romeo. When Alfa launched its rear-drive, 4-door 1900 sedan for 1950, not…
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Beach Bummer
Sometimes the worst vehicles create the best memories A wiggle of the temperature gauge caught my eye as the SUV sauntered into the sand. Did I see it move, slightly, off the comfortable middle point it’s been sitting at for months? Or was that just an illusion, manifested by the paranoia that comes with putting…
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Accidents Happen
What to do if your collector car is involved in a crash Every time you drive your collector car, you are taking the risk that it might be involved in a crash. No matter how careful you are, things happen. The driver behind you is distracted (or impaired) and rear-ends you at a stop light.…
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Bookends
Stuttgart and Abingdon, happy together I have a pairing I’d like to run by you. The first choice is a 2005 Porsche 911 C4S. As you’ll recall, I bought this car last December. The second pick is a 1964 Austin-Healey 3000 BJ8 Mk III, which I more recently acquired. Each car cost me just over…
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Vochos Unidos: An Automotive Travelogue Through Mexico
By Rodrigo Gaya Villar, 308 pages, Carrara Media, April 2026, $54.99 Vochos Unidos is less a conventional automotive history than author Rodrigo Gaya Villar’s photographic journey through Mexico, using the Volkswagen Beetle as its emotional and visual centerpiece. Across more than 300 pages, he documents the streets, beaches, neighborhoods and mountain towns connected by the…
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Neat Stuff
Classic Chronograph Luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer has partnered with Gulf Oil on a new watch called the Formula 1 Automatic Chronograph x Gulf. While the Formula 1 chronograph has been a mainstay of TAG Heuer’s lineup for decades, this version features the classic Gulf colors of blue and orange. With an automatic movement, forged-carbon bezel,…