HISPANO SUIZA CARMEN BOULOGNE

Posted on September 20, 2022 by MartynL

The first HISPANO SUIZA CARMEN BOULOGNE to arrive in the U.S. wins the ‘Legacy, Spirit & Style’ award at The New York City Concours! Thirty classic cars and motorcycles participated in the New York City Concours last weekend on Madison Avenue @ 72nd Street, kicking off men's fashion style month and showcasing 31 establishments from the Madison Avenue shopping district. For Sergio Martínez Campos, CEO of Hispano Suiza, "This award recognizes the legacy, style and unique spirit of our cars an...

GT3 LE MANS MUSTANG

Posted on September 16, 2022September 16, 2022 by MartynL

Ford is headed back to the Circuit de la Sarthe with an all-new GT3 LE MANS MUSTANG. The Ford Mustang, fresh off its seventh generation unveiling, will soon return to Le Mans. “Mustang is raced at all the great tracks around the world, but there is no race or track that means more to our history than Le Mans,” said Bill Ford, executive chair, at The Stampede, the debut of the all-new seventh-generation Ford Mustang. “It's where we took on Ferrari and won in the 1960s and where we returned 50...

CHRYSLER HEMI 300C: FINAL EDITION

Posted on September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 by MartynL

Last of a legend, the 2023 CHRYSLER HEMI 300C: FINAL EDITION commemorates a nearly 70-year legacy of the iconic American high-performance sedan. Chrysler is commemorating the nearly 70-year legacy of the Chrysler 300 with the 2023 Chrysler 300C, powered by a 485 horsepower 6.4L HEMI® engine. It was revealed today near the Spirit of Detroit statue in downtown Detroit, on the eve of media day for the 2022 North American International Auto Show. The 6.4L HEMI-powered 2023 Chrysler 300C ...

CORVETTE STINGRAY, STILL COOL AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!

Posted on September 14, 2022 by MartynL

Corvette Report’s Scott Teeters blogs about a customized ’69 Corvette that is still turning heads – and winning awards at Corvettes at Carlisle - more than half-a-century later. It’s a CORVETTE STINGRAY, STILL COOL AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! While custom cars go all the way back to the early days of the automobile, it wasn’t until after WW-II when the emerging car culture took America by storm. Creative backyard mechanics started customizing their own cars and created the Custom Car Culture. The tr...

MONTEREY CAR WEEK 2022 – CONCORSO ITALIANO!

Posted on September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 by MartynL

Sizzlin' Supercars and Smokin' Sigaros ignite the show fields in Seaside! Our man Jim Palam breathed it all in to serve-up this tasty Special Report on MONTEREY CAR WEEK 2022 – CONCORSO ITALIANO! Che giornata fantastica! You know you're about to experience a fantastic day when spread-out before you on the manicured fairways of the Bayonet and Black Horse Golf Course in Seaside, CA is an armada of Italian automotive excellence, achievement and bravado. Italy was the birthplace of the...

HISPANO-SUIZA DUBONNET XENIA

Posted on September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 by MartynL

It may sound like ‘word salad’ but this one-of-one, Best-in-Show HISPANO-SUIZA DUBONNET XENIA just won the Bridge of Weir Design Award at the 2022 Hampton Court Palace Concours of Elegance. Six years after it was the recipient of Best of Show, the ‘38 Hispano-Suiza H6B Dubonnet Xenia from the Mullin Automotive Museum was awarded the 2022 Bridge of Weir Design Award at the Hampton Court Palace Concours of Elegance, one of the UK’s largest concours events. Sponsored by the world-renowned leather ...

SHELBY COBRA DAYTONA COUPE: FACTORY FIVE EDITION

Posted on September 10, 2022September 12, 2022 by MartynL

With only six original Cobra Daytona Coupes built and valuations in the millions, this 427-powered replica SHELBY COBRA DAYTONA COUPE: FACTORY FIVE EDITION is an affordable and potent show or road warrior. Considered royalty, the original Peter Brock-designed Cobra Daytona Coupe delivered the U.S. in 1965 its first and only World Manufacturers Championship for GT Cars. It would be unimaginable for the average car enthusiast to not find themselves easily enchanted by the barking, burbling so...

SHELBY AMERICAN, THE BOOK!

Posted on September 10, 2022September 10, 2022 by MartynL

Read about The Renegades Who Built the Cars, Won the Races, and Lived the Legend in Preston Lerner’s SHELBY AMERICAN, THE BOOK! Carroll Shelby is an American hero and he’s been my personal hero since first meeting him in mid-1963. When he launched Shelby American and produced Ford V8-engined variants of the original British AC Ace, I was the editor of two hot rod and custom car magazines – CUSTOM RODDER and CAR, Speed & Style - and worked on the company’s flagship magazine, CARS, in...

MONTEREY CAR WEEK 2022: PEBBLE BEACH.

Posted on September 6, 2022 by MartynL

The 71st Concours d'Elegance delivers a lavish smorgasbord of show & go at MONTEREY CAR WEEK 2022: PEBBLE BEACH. David Stivers, the Chief Executive Officer of the 71st Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance reminds us in the event catalog's introduction letter that this historied and lauded event is an 'Elite Competition'. Yes, it's a showy-show known as much for its champagne flutes and celebrities as it is for its priceless coachwork and racing pedigrees. But it's also clear to everyone...

BUICK GRAND NATIONAL & GNX.

Posted on September 2, 2022 by MartynL

Between 1982 and1987, Buick turned its cosmetic NASCAR Tribute Grand National into the GNX, the Grand National to end all Grand Nationals. They proved that you didn’t need a V-8 to beat a Corvette! Retired GM engineer Gary Witzenburg writes about the history of the BUICK GRAND NATIONAL & GNX. For 21 years before NASCAR started selling naming rights in 1971, its top stock-car racing championship was known as the Grand National, and the name lingered in public usage long after the series offi...