Celebrating the most iconic automobiles in history. Explore in-depth profiles of automotive legends.
A Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster (W 29) won the prestigious “Best of Show” title at the 2023 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2023. The sporty luxury car prevailed over a top-class field of exclusive classic cars in the jury vote at the final event of Pebble Beach Automotive Week. This victory is the tenth “Best … Read more
Bentley Motors and The Little Car Company today unveil a road-legal, 85 per cent scale recreation of the most famous Bentley in the world. ‘Blower Jnr’, a recreation of the 1929 4½-litre Supercharged Team Car No. 2 in Bentley’s Heritage Collection, is the first road-legal car from The Little Car Company and the most sophisticated … Read more
The Concours of Elegance, presented by A. Lange & Söhne, is delighted to welcome an exquisite array of the rarest and most desirable Bugattis to Hampton Court Palace in west London, UK on September 1-3, 2023. These cars from the thoroughbred French marque – considered to be ‘le pur-sang des automobiles’ – will grace the … Read more
plus! At the former quattro GmbH, these four letters represented the particularly sporty derivatives of what were already highly performaning RS 6 and RS 7 models. They adhered to the philosophy of leveraging as much car technology as possible, i.e., teasing out an additional plus in driving dynamics – while retaining the everyday usability the … Read more
The 1985 Cadillac Seville was the second generation of Cadillac Sevilles, produced from 1980 – 1985. Notable exterior styling features include the short “bustle-back” rear deck and the long front end, both originating from Cadillacs of the 1930’s. The Seville’s “statement” styling was one of the last vehicles designed by GM’s Bill Mitchell, appointed by … Read more
Buick’s styling for 1939 was “streamlined” with a new waterfall grille, a narrower hood, thinner front door pillars and an increase in glass area. The gear shift was mounted on the steering column, the radio was operated by push buttons, turn signals were standard (an industry first) and all of the instrumentation was placed in … Read more
The Concours of Elegance, presented by A. Lange & Söhne, is set to welcome an exquisite array of Great British collector cars to perhaps the greatest of historic British locations, Hampton Court Palace near London, UK on September 1-3, 2023. The 11th annual Concours of Elegance will feature machinery from such venerable home-grown marques as … Read more
Cadillac introduced a new look of luxury leadership when it unveiled the completely restyled 1971 model year lineup. These breath-taking designs were sure to continue the position of Cadillac being America’s favorite luxury car. Among them was the Coupe DeVille, a perennial favorite among fine car owners – and those who wished they owned one! … Read more
Ever since its foundation in 1963, Automobili Lamborghini has made one-off models that signal the technical and stylistic direction the company will take in the immediate future. These are design or technical prototypes or experimentation with new concepts to help develop the Lamborghinis to come. In the 1960s, these one-offs were very often show cars … Read more
At the beginning of the 1990s, Romano Artioli created the first super sports car of modern times with the EB110. EB are the initials of Ettore Bugatti, while 110 stands for his 110th birthday. At the presentation in Paris on 15 September 1991 – on Ettore Bugatti’s 110th birthday – Bugatti revealed a vehicle featuring … Read more