A 1929 Duesenberg J-218 Town Limousine from the Palm Beach, FL, Lehrman Collection won Best in Show Concours d’ Elegance at the 25th Annual Amelia Island Concours on March 8. A 1973 Porsche 917/30 Can-Am Spyder from won Best in Show Sport. Rob Kauffman, of Charlotte, N.C., owns the car. […]
The third annual Sandhills Motoring Festival is set for Memorial Day weekend, with more than 120 cars staged through the historic village of Pinehurst, N.C. on May 31. Darren Frank, SCM advertising executive and hardcore Iso Grifo fan, will show his Iso Grifo at this year’s event. Stop by and […]
The 2020 Concours Season is about to kick into high gear with the March 5-8 Amelia Island Concours. Concours admission is $125 — if you purchase online through March 7. Tickets purchased at the gate on Concours Sunday are $150. Click here to buy tickets. Here are some do-not-miss highlights: […]
The iconic Highland Green 1968 Ford Mustang fastback that co-starred with Steve McQueen in the car-chase movie classic “Bullitt” sold for $3.74 million at Mecum Auctions’ Kissimmee, FL, auction in January. This sale was the culmination of an extensive, sometimes heart-rending story that is like something from the golden age […]
So, imagine being 32 years old and spending most of your time immersed in great cars, seeing the greatest cars on the planet — and driving them every now and then. Jealous? Yeah, we are too. But Gooding & Company Car Specialist Angus Dykman chose to follow his bliss, and […]
1971 Datsun 240Z #21750. S/N HLS3004684. 21,750 miles. “Original L24 inline 6, 4-speed manual gearbox, single-family-owned through 2019, Racing Green over brown vinyl, paint meter readings of 2–5 mils, new Vredestein tires, recent carb tune and oil change, original window sticker, spare parts.” Condition: 1. SOLD AT $310,000. Bring A […]
Two months ago (February 2020, p. 60), “Legal Files” focused on several traps that unwary sellers might fall into when selling collector cars. This month, we turn the tables and look at ways that a buyer can get into trouble. Get what you’re paying for Perhaps the most critical thing […]
I broke “The Draneas Rules.” Again. Our “Legal Files” columnist, John Draneas, constantly says that you should never buy a car without an inspection — and you should never send money to someone you don’t know (for a refresher, see this month’s column on p. 48). After willfully and intentionally […]
If you were a young man in the mid-1980s, you wanted a 4×4 Toyota SR5 pickup truck. By any name, these trucks embodied the virtues of the mid-1980s — they were stylish, a little bit boastful and a lot of fun. It’s no coincidence that young Marty McFly dreamed of […]
During the early 1990s, premier sports-car manufacturers began to implement Formula One technology in road-going automobiles to a previously unheard-of degree. The first major step in this direction arrived in 1992 with the McLaren F1, a car that boasted a naturally aspirated V12 engine, a central driver’s seat and exotic, […]
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