Classic Cars


eBay Find of the Day: Brass Era American LaFrance firetruck speedster is a prehistoric Blastolene

One of our favorite cars from 2009 is the Blastolene Peterbilt hot rod. You know the one with two (count 'em, two) superchargers bolted to its Detroit Diesel V12. Hubba hubba,. And if we had access to a time machine, our very favorite car from say 1933 might just be this firetruck speedster, that's quite possibly a direct ancestor of Blastolene. For certain the two are related in the chutzpah department. As the owner states, "You don't know what 'awesome' is until you drive this car." Where to even start? First of all, brass era cars rule. ... Read more →

VIDEO: Audi tracks down the last Horch... in Texas? Jonathon Ramsey

You have August Horch to thank for Audi. A former engineer for Karl Benz, Horch started the second oldest company of the original four companies that merged to form Auto Union (the first was ...

AB stops at the 27th Concours d'Elegance at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort Frank Filipponio

For its 27th iteration, Orange County's most prestigious classic car show returned to the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, and finally dropped the "Newport Beach" from its name. No ...

17th Annual Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance Frank Filipponio

The Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance returned to its picturesque setting at Trump National Golf Club this past Sunday and we were fortunate enough to make it out. Thankfully, the recent Southern ...

Autoblog spends a day at the 22nd Annual Seal Beach Classic Car Show Frank Filipponio

We love spring for a multitude of reasons, but mainly for the car shows that start popping up around the country. The sun comes out and so do the classic cars, hot rods and muscle cars. This ...

Steve McQueen's stolen Cadillac recovered 12 months ago on Autoblog

A busted car theft ring has turned up a vintage Cadillac once owned by one of the Magnificent Seven. The five-finger-discount drivers out of Colorado, headed by Jeffrey Earle Piper, would steal expensive rental cars, change their VIN numbers and "sell" them. The new "owner", who was in on the whole ...

Autoblog visits the San Diego Auto Museum, Part I - The Cars 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the 1948 Tucker above for more from the San Diego Auto Museum While on a recent trip to San Diego to ride some dirtbikes, we decided to check out some the sights that the city had to offer. Of course, being the car-obsessed nerds individuals that we are, it didn't take too long for us to end ...

2008 Woodward Dream Cruise launches new logo, website 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Woodward Dream Cruise has been a very professionally run event for most of the past 13 years, but when it came time to check for updates on the Dream Cruise website, it was amateur hour. That has changed, as the rip-roaring event has been given a more modern website with easy to traverse ...

23rd Annual Huntington Beach Concours d'Elegance 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image above for high-res gallery of classics and exotics from HB Although most people don't realize it, Southern California does indeed have seasons. Sure the weather may be sunny and 70 all year-long, but there are most definitely seasons. We happen to be in the middle of concours season ...

Thunderbird Ranch out to pasture? 1 year ago on Autoblog

John Draxler has loved Ford's personal-luxury coupe for decades, and he's been a tremendous resource for the Thunderbird community for nearly as long with his Thunderbird Ranch operation. Located in Wisconsin, the Ranch could be over-simplified as a yard full of Thunderbirds, and the Badger State ...

Long Beach K9 Officers Association Car Show 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more photos of classic cars and dogs City of Long Beach police cruisers were movie stars in the original Gone in 60 Seconds film. The 1970's cult classic featured the black and white playing chase with a 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1. These days, though, the officers use more efficient ...

Woodward Dream Cruise expands to nine-day autothon 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Woodward Dream Cruise is one of the biggest events in Michigan all year, with 1.2 million people attending and over 40,000 hot rods, exotics, antiques and oddities coming from near and far to one of the world's most storied roads. Yet each year businesses on the cruise route complain that the ...

Cali may cancel smog exemption from pre-1976 cars 1 year ago on Autoblog

In California, home of the strictest car emissions regulations in the U.S., cars produced before 1976 do not need to undergo smog testing. California State Senator Dean Florez has proposed legislation that would remove that exemption for cars registered in the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air ...

Classic Detroit iron outpaces Dow Jones and the S&P 500 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high resolution gallery Shelby's personal '69 GT500 Those who follow the classic car market are probably not surprised to hear that prices of vintage Detroit iron, especially those cars from the muscle-car era of the mid-'60s to early '70s, have shot up in the last several years, ...

Mercedes-Benz Classic Center to open in February 3 years ago on Autoblog

German automaker Mercedez-Benz is set to open an Irvine, California facility that will offer resources, sales, restoration, and search services for buyers interested in “classic” Mercedes-Benz vehicles (defined as models twenty years or older). Peter Spieth, the center's general ...






Autoblog Podcast #158: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...

Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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