(November 23, 2013) LONDON — As luxury British sports car maker Aston Martin’s centenary year draws towards its close the company is unveiling a collection of unique artworks created to celebrate and document its 100 years in business.

More than 150 of the sport car maker’s owners, enthusiasts and advocates on Nov. 21 joined key figures from the London art world at the brand’s unique central London showcase — W-One — for the unveiling of the paintings created by  Aston Martin’s centenary artist-in-residence, James Hart Dyke.

(November 23, 2013) LONDON — One of the oldest Mercedes-Benz in the world, a 1905 Simplex 28/32 HPs Phaeton, is to be auctioned by Coys at their True Greats sale on Dec. 3. It's the first time this car has been sold by auction in its almost 110 year history.

(November 14, 2013) Vintage Adventurer Rod Wade is making a second attempt on setting a new world record for driving a pre-war car from New York to California against the clock. Australian Rod and his co-driver Michael Flanders will make a second attempt on the 2,947mile journey in their 1930 Ford Model A, departing Staten Island at1 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 22 with the aim of reaching Venice Fishing Pier in under 60 hours, giving an estimated arrival time of the morning of Sunday, Nov. 24.

(November 12, 2013) LONDON — The world’s first stretched E-Type has been unveiled and will go on show in London later this week at a major automotive awards ceremony. Built in 1968, the left hand drive Jaguar E-Type series 1 4.2 roadster has been stretched by four and a half inches during a major restoration carried out by Classic Motor Cars Limited of Bridgnorth (CMC).

(November 8, 2013) LONDON — For many decades, the ubiquitous black cab has been two a penny on the capital’s streets. But an example of a 1935 12/4 Austin Taxi, coming to auction in November, took up duties far removed from the commonplace cab trade, becoming the exclusive guest transport of the world’s first luxury boutique hotel, Blakes, in London’s South Kensington.

(October 30, 2013) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An extremely rare Lexus LFA Nurburgring, a NASCAR Edition Toyota Camry fitted with a 600 horsepower engine and a quartet of rare Corvettes lead a list of 17 investment-grade vehicles that will be offered at No Reserve at the  RK Motors Collector Car Auction (RKMCCA) in Charlotte this week.

(October 21, 2013) DEARBORN, Mich. — In February 1970, Ford kicked off a new decade at the Chicago Auto Show with a wild-looking Mustang concept car that previewed some of the design direction for the upcoming 1971 models. The exceptionally low-slung, two-seat Mustang Milano took inspiration from the grand touring cars that regularly prowled the roads around the northern Italian city that gave the car its name.

(October 16, 2013) SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Mecum Auctions held an exceptional sale with large crowds at the Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, Ill., this past weekend. With 965 cars crossing the block throughout the three-day event, 615 hammered sold for a 64 percent sell-through rate and $18,634,223 in sales.