PERFECT MATCH: DAVID PORTER & PEUGEOT HPi FAP!

Posted on February 4, 2021 by MartynL

Consummate historic competitor and Sarasota Café Racer campaigns 2009 Le Mans winning, twin-turbo V12 LMP. It’s a PERFECT MATCH: DAVID PORTER & PEUGEOT HPi FAP! Vintage is a relative term, and among HSR’s Group 6 for Historic, Post Historic and Modern Era Prototypes are a slew of racecars that have only recently “retired” from professional competition to join the ranks of vintage racing. Among them is the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, chassis number 10, now owned and driven by David Porter, ...

1970: MUSCLECARS AT AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 by MartynL

In 1970, Motown’s Maximum Muscle - 1970: MUSCLECARS AT AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS - showcased the biggest and baddest engines, head-turning wings, sound & fury, an endless list of performance options, and limited-production models. A special class of 1970 Musclecars, including a Buick Stage 1 Skylark GSX, will celebrate the pinnacle of Detroit’s fast and loud Musclecar era at the 26th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance on May 23, 2021. The first wave of Baby Boomers was graduating...

CHEVY/CORVETTE: LS ENGINE GUIDE!

Posted on January 20, 2021 by MartynL

Daniel Strohl and our friends at Hemmings sort out one of the world’s most successful engine series in this easy-to-digest CHEVY/CORVETTE: LS ENGINE GUIDE! Just as the original Ed Cole-design Chevrolet small-block V-8 launched an era of American performance upon its introduction in the mid-1950, so did the LS-series third-generation small-block Chevrolet V-8 when it launched a quarter-century ago. And just as the original SBC spawned dozens of variants over its decades-long lifespan, so did...

1963–1967 VETTE: STING RAY BUYER’S GUIDE!

Posted on January 16, 2021January 16, 2021 by MartynL

Sajeev Mehta and our friends at Hagerty condense everything you have always wanted to know about C2 Corvettes into this 1963-1967 VETTE: STING RAY BUYER’S GUIDE! A great number of Corvette enthusiasts – myself included - consider the 1963-1967 Sting Rays to represent Chevrolet’s two-seat sports car’s pinnacle of styling and performance. From the head-turning Fuelie and Z06 split-window coupe, above, in 1963 to the big-block 427/435 tri-power and L88s in 1967, mid-year Sting Rays had it all. Whe...

CELEBRATE 2021: ISO RIVOLTA GTZ

Posted on December 23, 2020 by MartynL

Andrea Zagato has patterned his life after Eleanor Roosevelt’s famous quote, “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” CELEBRATE 2021: ISO RIVOLTA GTZ. The ISO Rivolta GTZ represents Zagato’s tribute to the ISO brand, which in the 1960s and 1970s carved out a prominent place in automotive history with its GT cars: Rivolta GT, Grifo, photo below, Lele and Fidia. Energy, Heritage, Prestige and Passion are the core values that Zagato communicates through the neoclas...

McLAREN MSO: SKUNKWORKS SABRE HYPERCAR

Posted on December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 by MartynL

The first bespoke, U.S.-only McLAREN MSO: SKUNKWORKS SABRE HYPERCAR – driven by customer dreams - breaks cover today! Today the McLaren Sabre, an exclusive new McLaren Special Operations (MSO) bespoke commission Hypercar, makes its public debut. McLaren Beverly Hills will hand over the keys to the first of 15 customers to take delivery of a Sabre, with each customer having participated in the development process. The McLaren Sabre is designed and homologated exclusively for the U.S. ...

‘21 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE: IS THE BEST ‘VETTE YET

Posted on December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 by MartynL

Having a top that drops in just 16 seconds only adds to the magic of this mid-engined C8. The ‘21 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE: IS THE BEST 'VETTE YET, blogs CGC Road Test Editor Howard Walker. OK, wrap it up, stick a big red bow on the top, tie a ribbon around it maybe. Now park that beauty right under the tree. Yo, Ho, Ho. If Chevy's all-new Stingray Coupe wasn't already salivating enough, this latest retractable hardtop convertible version is the veritable icing on the mince pie! No, it's...

ENDANGERED SPECIES: VINTAGE DRAG RACING

Posted on December 19, 2020 by MartynL

Hot rodding historian and ROD and CUSTOM editor Pat Ganahl rants about the sport’s latest ENDANGERED SPECIES: VINTAGE DRAG RACING. Nostalgia drag racing - like the once - revered Antique Nationals - has fallen victim to rules and regs that turn away true vintage hot rods and drag cars. I only did a tiny rant last time. I held most of it in, so to speak. My plan was to let ‘er rip this week. But you know what? We’ve had enough negativity this past year, and I don’t really want to add to ...

BULL MARKET: 10 COLLECTIBLE CARS

Posted on December 13, 2020December 13, 2020 by MartynL

Our friends at Hagerty pick their annual BULL MARKET: 10 COLLECTIBLE CARS, showcasing vehicles chosen to beat the market next year. Hagerty ardently upholds the philosophy of “buy what you love.” When that love intersects with cars that are appreciating, so much the better—you might just be able to buy what you love and also drive it for free, which is surely proof of a well-lived life. Over the past four years, that’s what Hagerty’s Bull Market List has been all about highlighting f...

POLISHED DIAMOND: ’21 JAGUAR F-TYPE HERITAGE 60

Posted on December 9, 2020 by MartynL

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POLISHED DIAMOND: ’21 JAGUAR F-TYPE HERITAGE 60 from SV Bespoke celebrates the diamond anniversary of the legendary E-Type. Limited edition of 60 will be built, insuring its collectability status. Jaguar will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of the E-Type in 2021 with the introduction of a limited edition F-TYPE Heritage 60 Edition. Based on the supercharged, all-wheel-drive 575-horsepower F-TYPE R, only 60 will be available for sale worldwide - each hand-finished by the personalizat...