Nostalgia Highway

Europe's toughest classic car rally starts at Land's end Dec. 1

(November 16, 2012) UNITED KINGDOM — Considered by many as the toughest event of its kind in Europe, LeJog’s severe wintry weather conditions that hit the UK in December will see drivers battling it out on an epic 1,400-mile course between Land’s End and John O'Groats from Dec. 1 to 4.

Remembering those good old days of inner tubes

By Al Vinikour 
MotorwayAmerica.com

(November 16, 2012) All of us of a certain age have something we relate to as the symbol of a by-gone era; the “good old days” if you will. Some look to hula hoops, Pet Rocks, their first transistor radio, etc. However, not one to be conventional, I have a different object to fondly recall my youth; the inner tube.

Classics, hot rods and muscle cars headline auction rolling into Dallas

(November 10, 2012) TULSA, Okla.— Leake Auction Company will wrap up their 40th anniversary celebration as their annual car show and auction rolls into Dallas Market Hall, Nov.16-18. Feature cars will include a 1959 Corvette Convertible, a number's matching 1970 Mustang Boss 429 and a 1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.

Stately carriage coming to auction

(November 8, 2012) LONDON — Maharaja of Mysore’s 1825 State Carriage — to be auctioned in the UK on Nov. 24 — has British royalty credentials. Horsepower takes on a very literal meaning at the forthcoming sale in Surrey, UK, by specialist classic vehicle auctioneers, Historics at Brookland when an extremely rare Indian artifact — a magnificent horse-drawn State Carriage owned by the Maharaja of Mysore, Southern India — comes to auction.

All-Muscle Car Invitational set for May in Alabama

(November 6, 2012) ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. — renowned collector Tim Wellborn will invite some of the South’s best muscle cars to the inaugural All-Muscle Car Invitational in May at the Wellborn Muscle Car Museum here.

Originally scheduled for this past October, the All-Muscle Car Invitational will take place the weekend of May 9-11. For more information, visit WellbornMuscleCarMuseum.com.

BMW's 12-cylinder engine marks 25 years in production

(October 29, 2012) MUNICH — BMW’s second-generation 7 Series, unveiled in 1986, featured two new top-of-the-range sedans whose formidable six-cylinder in-line engines generated universal enthusiasm in the motoring media. Nevertheless, it was an open secret that an even bigger star was waiting in the wings: the first German 12-cylinder luxury model in half a century.

Return of a legend: 1940 Ford coupe body shell now available

(October 29, 2012) DEARBORN, Mich. — One of the most cherished and collected classic cars of the pre-World War II and hot rod era — the iconic 1940 Ford Coupe — is the latest addition to Ford Motor Company’s growing stable of officially licensed all-steel reproduction car bodies.
 
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ailable now for ordering, and complementing the 1965-70 Mustang bodies, the 1940 Ford Coupe body is also constructed of modern, high-strength steel and is assembled using modern welding techniques.

Suggestions for Bond on a budget

(October 26, 2012) James Bond. Devastatingly handsome, well mannered and well dressed, with an exquisite taste in beautiful women, fine liquors and fast cars. Those are all characteristics that you share with the famous 007, correct? One thing Bond has that you may not, however, is deep pockets.

Pioneering Nash to be auctioned at Brooklands

(October 23, 2012) UNITED KINGDOM — An Airflyte Statesman from the lesser-known Nash Motors Company, rarely seen on these shores yet responsible for pioneering a raft of automotive designs, is set for auction at Historics’ late autumn sale, at Brooklands on Saturday, Nov. 24.

Volvo racks up another million miler

(October 19, 2012) ROCKLEIGH, N.J.  — On a recent Saturday morning, Baltimore-area resident Selden Cooper, 66, visited his dealership of 25 years, Lehman Motors Volvo, for a routine oil change in his 1987 Volvo 240 sedan — the vehicle's 200th oil change. That very day, Sept. 22, 2012, Cooper joined Volvo's growing list of million-mile drivers, a rarity for auto manufacturers.