‘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...

WORLD’S FASTEST FOUR DOORS: BENTLEY FLYING SPUR

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 by MartynL

This 207 mph cocoon of luxury - WORLD’S FASTEST FOUR DOORS: BENTLEY FLYING SPUR - is also a superb driver's car and unparalleled grand tourer, blogs CGC Road Test Editor Howard Walker. To drive? Or be driven? That’s the dilemma. Do you slide behind the wheel to pilot the world’s fastest four-door sedan – 207 mph flat out? Or luxuriate in the back, watching the world whoosh by, while massaging, reclining, heated-and-cooled seats do the pampering? Either way it’s like a magic carpet ride!...

THE WAY IT WAS: DANGEROUS DRAGSTERS!

Posted on December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 by MartynL

ROD and CUSTOM’s Pat Ganahl blogs about California drag racing pioneers and THE WAY IT WAS: DANGEROUS DRAGSTERS! Yes, I will admit to having a bit of corncob embedded in a certain portion of my anatomy. Why? I won’t go too deeply into it here. But most of you know that I was an avid and active supporter of Nostalgia Drag Racing from its beginning, participating with a Hemi-powered A/Altered and then a Top Fuel dragster, neither of which I had any desire to drive myself. After a couple of ver...

PETERSEN MUSEUM: SUPERCAR TOUR

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by MartynL

One of the finest collections of high-performance vintage and modern sports and GT vehicles resides at the Petersen Museum. Let’s take a virtual PETERSEN MUSEUM: SUPERCAR TOUR! 1968 Ford GT40 Mark III, P/1105, originally built for world famous conductor, Herbert Von Karajan, Salzburg, Austria. Photo: Ted7. The term Supercar has been in existence for more than a century. While the high-performance vehicles often associated with our modern definition of a Supercar did not arrive until the 1950...

ONE-OF-ONE: JAGUAR XJ13

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 by MartynL

Obsolete since created, the surviving ONE-OF-ONE: JAGUAR XJ13 is now the most valuable Jaguar in the world, blogs Roue Watch Company’s Alex Iervolino. XJ13 at Goodwood 2009, photo: Brian Snelson After a massive domination in the 1950s with 5 victories, Jaguar decided to return to Le Mans and compete against Ferrari and the rising Fords with a new car called XJ13. Once again body exterior was designed by Malcolm Sayer, the aerodynamicist responsible for aerodynamic air flow work on the successf...

‘20 JEEP GLADIATOR MOJAVE SAHARA

Posted on November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 by MartynL

There’s nothing stealth about this head-turning, go-everywhere, do-everything Punk’n Metallic ‘20 Jeep Gladiator Mojave Sahara, blogs Dan Scanlan. We’ve had Jeep pickups for years, from a post-World War II model to an earlier (1963 to 1972) Gladiator pickup, 1980’s CJ Scrambler and 1986-1992 Comanche. But this one’s four portals opens with room for friends, and a real functional cargo box. Hitting the sand of a local Florida beachfront park, we used its 3.6-liter V-6 with 285 horsepo...

CORVETTE C8.R: UNSTOPPABLE STINGRAY

Posted on November 15, 2020 by MartynL

Corvette Racing takes GTLM Drivers and Team titles, plus wins the GT Le Mans Manufacturers Championship with the CORVETTE C8.R: UNSTOPPABLE STINGRAY. Corvette Racing photos by Richard Prince Chevrolet claimed the GT Le Mans Manufacturers title in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship yesterday after the Corvette C8.R started the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. This is Chevrolet’s 13th Manufacturers title in IMSA GT competition since 2001 and concludes the mid-engine Chevrolet Corv...