Nostalgia Highway

Pink Floyd drummer Rick Mason to take part again in famous 'run'

(August 15, 2012) LONDON — The Royal Automobile Club is hosting the world's oldest motoring event, the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, on Sunday,  Nov. 4. One of those who has taken part in many London to Brighton Veteran Car Runs is club member Nick Mason — the drummer with legendary rock band Pink Floyd — and he plans to be on hand for this year's run.

Al Capone's Cadillac sells for $341,000

From Hemmings Blog

(August 4, 2012) PLYMOUTH, Mich. — To most Cadillac enthusiasts, the four-door, five-passenger 1928 town sedan is one of the least desirable body styles of the Model 341 range, but two weeks ago one example alleged to have been modified for gangster Al Capone sold for $341,000, well above what Cadillac V-8s of that era typically fetch.

Bond cars are the attraction of the day

(August 2, 2012) SOUTHAMPTON, England — Fans of 007 had a treat when they visited the Beaulieu National Motor Museum July 29. They got BOND IN MOTION, an exhibition celebrating 50 years of James Bond films. Simply Bond was a special one-off event in which owners of vehicles of the same make and model as any of the vehicles that have appeared in the Bond films, were invited to put them on display in the Beaulieu parkland for the day.

Hagley Car Show to feature pickup trucks

(August 1, 2012) WILMINGTON, Del. — If you want to see a collection of vintage pickup trucks, then Wilmington, Del, on Sept. 16 is the place for you. The 17th annual Hagley Car Show promises to bring back all of the family favorites enjoyed every year — a fabulous field of antique and classic automobiles—and a few new surprises to delight the crowd.

Pettit collection, including three American Bantams, to be auctioned

(July 27, 2012) CANTON, Ohio — Classic Motorcar Auctions LLC announces it will offer select vehicles and the memorabilia collection from the William A.C. Pettit III Collection during their third annual Grande Salon Auction Sept. 15 during the Glenmoor Gathering of Significant Automobiles Concours d'Elegance at the historic Glenmoor Country Club in North Canton, Ohio.

Al's personal top 10 cars

By Al Vinikour
MotorwayAmerica.com      

It seems that everybody has their Top Ten list of something or another; their Top Ten Favorite Foods, Top Ten Girlfriends/Boyfriends, Top Ten Most Hated Things, etc. Since I’m an auto journalist of questionable repute I’m often asked my for my own Top Ten list of vehicles.

Willie Nelson's 1986 model tour bus leads Labor Day auction list

(July 27, 2012) AUBURN, Ind. — "Honeysuckle Rose", the famed tour bus of American country music icon Willie Nelson, is on the road again, this time crossing the auction block at Auctions America by RM's third annual Auburn Fall sale, Thursday, Aug. 30, to Sunday, Sept. 2, in Auburn.

Scarlet fever at the Silverstone Classic

(July 26, 2012) A world record 60 Ferrari F40s took to the full Silverstone Grand Prix circuit during last Sunday’s Silverstone Classic in the UK to mark the Italian supercar’s 25th birthday. The phalanx of scarlet red F40s led a glittering parade of marques, models and car clubs celebrating special milestones in the sun at the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival.

Buick performance enthusiasts to get sneak peak at GNX film

(July 19, 2012) Buick performance enthusiasts will get a sneak peak at a documentary film that shines the spotlight on the hottest car to roll out of Flint in the last 25 years when the first 20 minutes of "Black Air: The Buick Grand National Documentary" will be shown at the Buick Performance Group Nationals on Aug. 4. The film is scheduled to be released in early December.

1963 Shelby Cobra Dragonsnake fetches less each time it's sold

(July 15, 2012)  When a vintage car is sold three times in five years the price usually escalates. Not the case for the 1963 Shelby Cobra Dragonsnake. It was the top seller at Mecum’s Kissimmee sale a few months ago.

The Dragonsnake, CSX 2093, topped Mecum’s Kissimmee sale last year and in 2007. The only difference among the three sales has been the price — $1.417 million in 2007, $875,000 in 2011, and $850,000 this year.