PISTON FOUNDATION: GO FAST, DO GOOD!

Posted on October 8, 2022October 8, 2022 by MartynL

Helping to build a new generation of enthusiast automotive tradespeople is the mission of the PISTON FOUNDATION: GO FAST, DO GOOD! Lime Rock Park held its annual Historic Festival over the Labor Day weekend last month, featuring several days of jam-packed racing events and excitement. Frequent visitors to Lime Rock Park will have noticed a new presence at turn one starting with the Historic Festival 40. The Park generously donated billboard space to the Piston Foundation right on Big Bend. Our ...

CARS & COWBOYS’ BENEFIT FOR MEALS ON WHEELS.

Posted on October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 by MartynL

Jim Palam moseys over to the Red River Ranch in Los Olivos, CA, and rustles up some tasty images from the CARS & COWBOYS’ BENEFIT FOR MEALS ON WHEELS. There are over 31,000 residents in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, which includes the communities of Solvang, Buellton, Ballard, Santa Ynez and Los Olivos. It is also home to the Santa Ynez Chumash Indians' reservation and casino. If you're out and about in the Valley you will inevitably encounter winemakers, farmers, equestrians, gambler...

LAMBORGHINI 400 GT & THE BEATLES!

Posted on October 7, 2022 by MartynL

Supercar manufacturer pays tribute to The Beatles on the 60th Anniversary of their debut single, Love Me Do - LAMBORGHINI 400 GT & THE BEATLES! Lamborghini embarked on a very special London tour in a Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 from Abbey Road Studios to Savile Row, and many of the famous streets in between. It was a journey that helped define the world’s most successful and influential band, The Beatles, to whom Lamborghini plays tribute on the day of the 60th anniversary of their debut single ...

ICONIC CORVETTE RACECARS

Posted on October 5, 2022 by MartynL

Hagerty’s Cameron Neveu blogs about eight ICONIC CORVETTE RACECARS you should know, including Zora-Arkus Duntov’s legendary ’63 Grand Sports, above. In celebration of our first drive review of the rip-roaring new Corvette Z06, we got to cooking on a list of the coolest - and most unique - Corvettes to ever cross a finish line. After all, the package began as a low-profile effort to put competition parts in the hands of SCCA’s A-Production racers. This was back in the 1960s when GM elected to...

HENNESSEY 500-HORSEPOWER VELOCIRAPTOR BRONCO

Posted on October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 by MartynL

Kick-ass twin-turbocharged HENNESSEY 500-HORSEPOWER VELOCIRAPTOR BRONCO pumps out 550 pound-feet of terrain-conquering torque! Texas-based Hypercar manufacturer and high-performance vehicle creator announce the arrival of its all-new Hennessey VelociRaptor 500 Bronco – the eighth VelociRaptor model from its development team. Engineered to be more potent and capable than Ford’s factory Bronco Raptor, Hennessey’s engineers applied their expertise to the 4x4’s twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 eng...

’70 MERCEDES-BENZ ‘WANKEL’ C 111 SUPERCAR

Posted on October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 by MartynL

In 1972 I rode in the ’70 MERCEDES-BENZ ‘WANKEL” C 111 SUPERCAR at the Unterturkheim Proving Grounds in Germany & Hagerty’s Colin Golden just experienced the same thrill in Monterey, CA! In 1972, I was editor of Hi-Performance CARS Magazine, above, left, and was privileged to spend a few days with Mercedes-Benz driving new cars in Monte Carlo and the Maritime Alps, and a day at Unterturkheim riding with the legendary Rudolph Uhlenhaut, top, in the C 111. Colin Golden, right, blogs a...

’67 MUSTANG EV CHARGE!

Posted on October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 by MartynL

The ’67 Mustang EV Charge! sports all-new parts, classic looks, carbon-fiber body, and a whopping 536 horsepower! Charge Cars is on a roll. It started with the 2022 “Icon of the Year” award from GQ Magazine, followed by the public unveiling at Salon Privé in London, before a dynamic debut at the world-renowned Goodwood Festival of Speed. As its next big step, the London-based company is bringing its all-new electric-powered machine to the U.S. for the first time. The launch will take place a...

BENTLEY MULLINER BATUR GT

Posted on September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 by MartynL

The BENTLEY MULLINER BATUR GT celebrates the 70th anniversary of the iconic Continental, and the ‘art of living’! Bentley Motors attended the Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille event for the European premiere of the two-door grand tourer limited to just 18 examples worldwide, the BENTLEY MULLINER BATUR GT. A celebration of the exquisite held in the equally exquisite grounds of the Château de Chantilly, the perfect place to launch the most powerful Bentley in history; showcase the start...

HYPERCARS: THE ALLURE OF THE EXTREME.

Posted on September 22, 2022 by MartynL

14,000 horsepower and 14 new vehicles are on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum’s HYPERCARS: THE ALLURE OF THE EXTREME. The Petersen Automotive Museum’s Hypercar exhibit showcases one of the largest collections of the world’s most high-tech and rare vehicles from premiere manufacturers to emerging startups. Since opening in December 2021 in the Bruce Meyer Family Gallery and the museum lobby and through its closing on May 14, 2023, 30 Hypercars will have rotated throughout the exhibit’s ...

MONTEREY CAR WEEK 2022 – THE AUCTIONS

Posted on September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 by MartynL

We asked our man Jim Palam to paddle his way through MONTEREY CAR WEEK 2022 – THE AUCTIONS in a bid to hammer-down a Car Guy Chronicles' Special Report. It is estimated that over 85,000 car enthusiasts made their way to California's beautiful Monterey Peninsula from destinations near and far to enjoy the pomp, pageantry and pizazz of Monterey Car Week. While Car Week events, rallies, races, lectures and auctions put a strain on the Peninsula's infrastructure and residents’ nerves, Monterey ...