(August 1, 2011) Among the $7.6 million in sales that RM totaled in its auction over the weekend at St. John’s in Plymouth, Mich., all eyes turned to the most visible of the lots — the Plexiglas-bodied Pontiac built for the New York World’s Fair of 1939-1940, which sold for $308,000, including the 10 percent buyer’s premium, and Al Jolson's 1932 Packard Twin Six custom convertible sedan, which sold for $1.1 million.

(July 29, 2011) Search for information on the 1933-1934 Chicago Century of Progress World's Fair and you will find screen after screen of information.

But search for one of the most intriguing aspects of the fair — at least from an auto lover's standpoint — and you basically come up empty handed.

(July 20, 2011) One of the most interesting and intriguing pages from automotive history concerns the Franklin Automobile Company, which flourished in the first three decades of the 20th Century manufacturing an assortment of luxury cars.

(July 20, 2011) A record-breaking global gathering of Citroën 2CVs is set to take place from July 26-31 at the 19th International ‘Amis de la 2CV’, an event expected to attract over 6,000 examples of the legendary and iconic Citroën model.

Held every two years, the meeting attracts participants from all over the world who come together to celebrate one of Citroën’s longest-running success stories. The 2011 event, involving many of Europe’s 2CV owner’s clubs, promises to be the biggest yet.

By Al Vinikour
MotorwayAmerica.com

(July 8, 2011) As mentioned many times, I grew up during the beginning of the muscle car era. It’s really subjective as to when this so-called halcyon time began. Some attribute it to the year that Chevrolet sold its first V8 model in 1955 that was 265 cubic inches. Ford already had an overhead-valve V8 in 1954 that was 239 cubic inches. (Chrysler was on the periphery during the initial years but for simplicity’s sake I’ll mostly keep this to the 100 Year’s War between Ford and Chevy.)

(June 29, 2011) PRNewswire — A celebrity Packard,  purchased new by famed American entertainer Al Jolson, and a eye-catching Pontiac Plexiglas "Ghost Car," America's first full-size transparent car, are among star attractions set for the auction block in Plymouth, Mich., next month.

(June 27, 2011) Hemmings Blog reports that the search is on for surviving Triumph TR2s.

The TR2 Survivor List is searching for all remaining Triumph TR2s, whether they are original, restored or just parts cars. The TR2 was built for only three years, 1953-1955. The registry has only about 1,800 TR2s in its database, yet 8,636 TR2s were made for worldwide production.