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0HRE introduces the Vintage Series, modern versions of retro supercar wheels 1328642940
Classic cars have been getting all kinds of love and money lately. Classic wheels, not so much. HRE has introduced a new line called the Vintage Series that puts old rims in a new light. There are three in the range for now. The 454 "five-window" you'll recognize from old Lamborghini Countach ...
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Fairfield County Concours d'Elegance star car is the 1939/47 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Vutotal Cabriolet 1280145600
1939 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Vutotal Cabriolet by Labourdette – Click above for high-res image galleryThe star car at this year's Fairfield Concours d'Elegance will wear the Spirit of Ecstasy on her hood and no less ecstatic a design all along her body. The 1939/47 Rolls-Royce Phantom III ... -
Autoblog attends 2010 Le Mans Classic, celebrates 80 years of legendary racing 1279324860
2010 Le Mans Classic – Click above for high-res image gallery, and help us caption some of the cars!Every two years in July, hundreds of vintage race cars gather at the famed Le Mans race circuit in France to fire up their engines and relive the glory days in the historic corners and long ... -
Rodeo Drives: Announcing the Greystone Mansion Concours d'Elegance 1270819020
Gooding & Company selections for the Greystone Mansion Concours d'Elegance – Click above for high-res image galleryBeverly Hills' Greystone Mansion wants to show itself off, and it'll be doing so this year with the help of classic cars and Gooding & Co. The inaugural Greystone ... -
The Curious Case of the 1912 Blackiston 1264600800
There was only one 1912 Blackiston, and no one knows what became of it. That is perhaps a good thing, since the car is most famous for being a one-of-a-kind, having an engine cover so large you couldn't see what was in front of it, and manslaughter. The product of George P. Blackiston, more ...
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Find of the Day: Barris-built 1972 Lincoln Bugazzi has interior like a dictator's bathroom 1261357320
George Barris-designed Bugazzi -- Click above for image galleryWe're beginning to think that George Barris' movie cars were more restrained than his customer cars -- and that Dolemite had the man on speed dial. Barris built the car you see above: a Bugazzi (boo-GOT-zee), which started out as a ... -
Tokyo 2009: Where's the history? 1256309940
Historic cars of Tokyo -- Click above for high-res image galleryWe were frankly astounded that the prospect of a gutted Tokyo Motor Show didn't get any maker, save one, to trot out some of their historical home runs. Even if they didn't want to go in for a nostalgia-fest, a few brands could have ... -
Quick Spin: Superformance GT40 MkI is vehicular sashimi, raw and delicious 1255449480
Superformance GT40 MkI – Click above for high-res image galleryAs much as we enjoy piloting modern machinery, there's something special about vintage vehicles, and that something is the pure, unvarnished connection between man and machine. But it's not always good. Things get dicey when ... -
What a Way to Go: Oldest reported Pontiac found as brand rides off into the sunset 1252863180
As it turns out, "old GM" still matters to someone -- and in this case, we mean really old. The Fairfield County Concours d'Elegance in Westport, Connecticut wanted to include Pontiac in this year's showing, so it went looking for the most ancient example it could find. Of the 12 Pontiacs they ...
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Pebble Preview: Gooding tests the market with Phil Hill's Packard and a prince's Duesenberg 1248908280
Gooding & Company star cars for Pebble Beach 2009 -- Click above for high-res image galleryPebble Beach regular Gooding & Company will be bringing three special cars to this year's auction and the vintage rides are said to carry not only the requisite pedigree, but are expected to be ...

