(February 28, 2014) MELBOURNE, Australia — Ford is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its Australian invention of the iconic ute, which led to the development of vehicles such as the F-Series and Ranger and propelled the company to years of truck leadership.

Not only was it an Australian invention, but the concept has been exported to the world, reinterpreted by other manufacturers and gained a legion of fans everywhere.

(February 24, 2014) CERNOBBIO, Italy — The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2014 will be staged on the weekend of May 23-25 over the grounds of the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este and neighboring Villa Erba on Lake Como in Cernobbio, Italy. The 2014 edition will again see an intimate selection of 50 historic automobiles displayed against the incomparable backdrop of Lake Como.

(February 23, 2014) LONDON — Following its first two award-winning Concours of Elegance events – held at Windsor Castle in 2012 to honor Her Majesty the Queen’s diamond jubilee, and at St James’s Palace in 2013 – event organizer Thorough Events has announced Hampton Court Palace, near London, as the majestic venue for its 2014 Concours of Elegance.

(February 22, 2014) LONDON — The legendary Ford Mustang turns 50 this year, a milestone that’s being celebrated in style at this summer’s award-winning Silverstone Classic July 25-27. Historic racing’s biggest and busiest event has been chosen by the Mustang Owners Club for its official golden anniversary homage to the most celebrated of all American muscle cars and a host of displays,  parades and demonstrations are planned.

(February 20, 2014) DETROIT — The National Automotive History Collection (NAHC) has selected the Chrysler Group's SRT Viper as its "Collectible Car of the Future."

NAHC members vote annually to name the "Collectible Car of the Future" from North American-built vehicles launched during the previous calendar year. The SRT Viper was selected from 19 all-new vehicles introduced in 2013.

(February 19, 2014) MODENA, Italy — The new Enzo Ferrari Museum (EFM) was opened Feb. 18 in Modena by Luca di Montezemolo and Piero Ferrari, the son of the man who started off the amazing story of a marque recognized today as the strongest in the world.

The choice of Feb. 18 for the reopening of the MEF was in recognition of the anniversary of Enzo Ferrari’s birth on Feb. 18, 1898.

(January 31, 2014) HERNDON, Va. — This month, the Volkswagen Beetle celebrates 65 years since it first arrived in the United States. In January of 1949, a Volkswagen “Type 1,” or Beetle, was shipped to New York City by Ben Pon, Sr., a Dutch businessman and the world’s first official Volkswagen importer.

(January 24, 2014) Small car, huge win: it is now 50 years since one of the most spectacular victories in the history of international motor sport. On Jan. 21, 1964, the Mini Cooper S won the Monte Carlo Rally for the first time. It was the pairing of Northern Ireland’s Patrick (“Paddy”) Hopkirk and his co-driver Henry Liddon that pulled off the big surprise, resisting the supposed superiority of significantly more powerful rivals in their small British car.