PROTOYPE: PONTIAC XP-833 BANSHEE

Posted on April 21, 2020 by MartynL

It could’ve been a contender and given the Corvette a run for the money. But, PROTOYPE: PONTIAC XP-833 BANSHEE remained John DeLorean’s dream. Hagerty magazine’s Jonathan A. Stein takes us along to ride shotgun! Cruising along Chicago streets in this stunning Pontiac sports car and looking over a front-end landscape so curvaceous it could wear a Prancing Horse badge, I find it impossible to imagine that any automotive executive would think this prototype was a bad idea. But that’s just what hap...

METALLICA’S JAMES HATFIELD: RECLAIMED RUST

Posted on April 19, 2020 by MartynL

Artisan designed and built hot rods & customs showcase METALLICA’S JAMES HATFIELD: RECLAIMED RUST eclectic collection of bespoke, head-turning wheels. Best known as a co-founder, songwriter, singer, and guitarist for heavy metal band Metallica, James Hetfield has also gained recognition in the automotive world for his unique collection of entirely bespoke vehicles. While the vast majority of collectors acquire vehicles by purchasing pre-existing examples, Hetfield elected instead to build h...

HOT RODS: SPEED OF SAND

Posted on April 17, 2020 by MartynL

More than 100 automotive icons, including HOT RODS: SPEED OF SAND, will be showcased in classes from The Pursuit of Speed to The Era of the Hypercar, at the London Concours 2020. The London Concours, presented by Montres Breguet, will be hosting a unique celebration of Hot Rod culture during its 2020 event. The Speed of Sand class, presented by the Ace Café (famous for its Hot Rod evenings) and the VHRA (Vintage Hot Rod Association), celebrates pre-1949 American Hot Rods and their annual pilgri...

1967 LIGHTWEIGHT: PORSCHE 911 R

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 by MartynL

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Dan Scanlan blogs about Porsche’s first real 911 sports-racer - 1967 LIGHTWEIGHT: PORSCHE 911 R - and Gérard Gilles Marie Armand Larrousse, racing legend who drove it into the record books. It rumbled up in front of the judges stand the day before this year’s 25th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, shiny in the bright March sunlight, a Porsche racecar unlike any other. Racing champion Gérard Larrousse (left) stands with legendary racer Brian Redman and the French driver's famous ‘67 Porsc...

HISTORY: HOT RODDING 101

Posted on April 15, 2020 by MartynL

Hot rodding historian and author Pat Ganahl takes us on a guided tour of the golden years of hot rodding (and customizing) via vintage images dating back to the 1930s, many never seen before. This is a unique look at the HISTORY: HOT RODDING 101, documenting how and where the hobby started. 1967: L.A. Roadsters/Bay Area Roadsters annual meet. Fred Enke photo. Silly me. This didn’t turn out the way I expected, or wanted. Pretty soon I was calling it a Herculean task. Now I realize it’s a Sisyph...

JAGUAR LAND ROVER: COVID-19 SUPPORT

Posted on April 15, 2020 by MartynL

‘Jaguar Land Rover Steers Through The Time Of COVID-19 With A Little Luxury’, blogs John Scott Lewinski at Forbes.com JAGUAR LAND ROVER: COVID-19 SUPPORT: The minds that promote everything Jaguar Land Rover are putting the company’s social media feeds to work telling you two things: Whether you own a vehicle under their banner or not, you are not forgotten during this COVID-19 lockdown; and it’s all right to enjoy yourself a bit while we wait for it all to lift. Between Jaguar, Land Rover an...

ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE CADILLAC: BLACKWING

Posted on April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 by MartynL

Cadillac raises the bar for road & track performance again, launching ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE CADILLAC: BLACKWING variants of the CT4-V and CT5-V. Cadillac’s fourth generation of its V-Series sub-brand, currently spearheaded by the ’20 CT4-V and CT5-V will eventually include ultra-performance variants that carry the Blackwing name. The future, track-capable vehicles will be called CT4-V Blackwing, above, and CT5-V Blackwing, representing the apex of Cadillac performance and driver engagement....

NY to LA: CORONAVIRUS CANNONBALL!

Posted on April 12, 2020 by MartynL

Pandemic aside, the need for speed reigns supreme - NY to LA: CORONAVIRUS CANNONBALL! – and sets a new, somewhat controversial cross-country record. Turtle Garage’s Philip Richter blogs about the legendary 2020 Cannonball Run, starting at the Red Ball Garage in New York City and, after less than 27 hours, ended at the Portofino Hotel and Marina in Redondo Beach, California. In his latest Turtle Garage newsletter, Richter showcases responses to, and media coverage of, running the event while the...

TYPE 41: BUGATTI ROYALE

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 by MartynL

In the 1920s, Ettore Bugatti created the most luxurious car in the world – TYPE 41: BUGATTI ROYALE – truly fit for a King! With the Type 41 Royale, in 1926, Bugatti presented the strongest, largest and most luxurious automobile in the world, characterized by unimaginable power and opulent equipment. For Ettore Bugatti, the Royale was the culmination of his creation. It was a vehicle that knew no competitors in terms of performance, quality and image. TYPE41: BUGATTI ROYALE was a vehicle for empe...

SPEED THRILLS: BRUMOS COLLECTION

Posted on April 4, 2020 by MartynL

Much more than a ‘Porsche Museum’, the Matunes take us on an historical trip through generations of racing orchestrated by a legendary name in Porsche sales and racing. It’s all about SPEED THRILLS: BRUMOS COLLECTION. Open less than three months; the Brumos Collection in Jacksonville, FL is already making noise on the automotive front as a destination worthy of any enthusiast’s bucket list. Before you even enter the museum, you are overwhelmed by the sight of a Porsche 918 and replica Bentley “...