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The Buick Riviera is a personal luxury car that was marketed by Buick from 1963 to 1999, with the exception of the 1994 model year. As General Motors’ first entry into the personal luxury car market segment, the Riviera was highly praised by automotive journalists upon its high-profile debut. It was a ground-up design on … Read more
The Suburban was GMC version of the Chevrolet Cameo pickup. It was first known as the “Town and Country”. Styling was virtually unchanged from 1955 and features sleek sides, unique tail lights and a panoramic windshield. The truck features fiberglass fenders attached to a steel cargo box with a hidden spare tire compartment. This suburban … Read more
The choice of the Buick Regal GS to endure the test of time and become an automotive classic places the new sport sedan in the company of bygone Buick classics. Hagerty Insurance, the classic car insurance firm, placed the Regal GS on its “2012 Hot List” for mass-market vehicles with a suggested retail price below $100,000. The company thinks … Read more
The Camaro returned to Indy just two years after pacing the race in 1967. With its striking white and “hugger orange” color scheme, the 1969 Camaro SS/RS has become one of the most popular Indy Pace Cars of all times. This particular car in the GM Collection is not one of the actual cars that … Read more
The smooth aerodynamic lines of the experimental 1962 Corvair Monza are the result of a wind tunnel testing program. The entire rear section of the Monza GT body hinges upward to allow access to the air-cooled, six cylinder-opposed powerplant. The wrap around canopy opens forward on hinges for full access to the passenger compartment. The … Read more
More than 110 years ago, the first Chevrolet took to the roads in Detroit, beginning a journey ultimately leading to every corner of the planet. More than 209 million cars and trucks later, Chevrolet is one of the world’s largest car brands, selling vehicles in more than 140 countries. 1890 – 1930: Chevrolet Global Sales … Read more
Performance has been part of Buick’s DNA since its earliest days, when stripped-down chassis and powerful Buick engines pushed the pioneers of motorsports to victory. Racing success helped forge the brand’s reputation for durability. Now, more than a century later, that legacy of performance complements the refinement for which Buick has always been known. Here’s … Read more
On 3 March 1998 Škoda lifted the curtain on the first Octavia Combi of the modern generation at the Geneva International Motor Show. Serial production of the future bestseller had already started a couple of weeks earlier, in February 1998, in a modern production plant in Mladá Boleslav. Over the past 25 years, the legendary … Read more
The Buick Gran Sport name was first introduced on the 1965 Skylark as a competitor to the Pontiac GTO. The first Gran Sport had a Wildcat 325 horsepower 401 cid “nailhead” V8 and was known as a “gentleman’s Hot Rod”. At the of the muscle car wars, torque was king and no competitor could dethrone … Read more
The Concours of Elegance, presented by A. Lange & Söhne, is delighted to announce that 2023’s eagerly anticipated Le Mans Centenary celebration will feature two of the race’s most significant cars: Bentley Speed Six ‘Old Number One’ – which triumphed in both 1929 and 1930, and the Mercedes-Benz 300SL W194, which took first place in … Read more