Vintage
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0Quick 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 ... -
Google StreetView uncovers split-window Corvette "barn find" 1235601060
This is no way to treat a 1963 Corvette split-window coupe. Found in Washington by one of Google StreetView's drones, there's actually no barn to this barn find, just a car left sitting in the gray mist that folks in the Pacific Northwest call "weather." This Corvette had a 12-year shelf life, and ...
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"Marquis DeSoto" wins NY Times' Collectible Car of the Year award 1235483880
Click above for a gallery of the Marquis DeSotoIt is neither a Mercury Grand Marquis nor a DeSoto, but perhaps it could be considered a kind of royalty. Furniture maker Steve Heller wanted to build a car of his own design, and possessed of a love of Fifties car details, he swiped the things he ... -
Weekend Entertainment: "Susie the Little Blue Coupe" 1220125020
Follow the jump to watch the shortThanks to frequent commenter and tipster "catgirlshyla" for sending in a link to Walt Disney's Susie the Little Blue Coupe, an animated short that originally debuted theatrically in 1952. As you can plainly see, the Disney/Pixar gang used Susie as the inspiration ...
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Autoblog visits The All GM Car Show 1213029240
Click above for a ghres gallery from The All GM Car ShowOn sunny 90-degree day that felt like a lot more than 90 degrees, Autoblog made the trek to a park in Van Nuys, California for The All GM Car Show. Old mingled with new, with a 1911 Buick sitting across the aisle from a Cadillac Allante, and a ...
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The Amelia Island Concours readies first time auctions of one-of-a-kind Fords 1202775720
The 13th Amelia Island Concours -- called by some the Pebble Beach of the East Coast -- will begin on March 7th at the Ritz-Carlton on Amelia Island in Florida. Held on the last two holes of the Ritz's golf course, this year's event will host 250 rare cars from private collections and museums, the ...
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Frankfurt Preview: Alfa Romeo allows individual pimpage 1188946560
Click the image above for a gallery of high-res pics.While mass customization has slowly become a mainstay strategy for automakers courting buyers from all walks of life, Alfa Romeo's particular program has some added cachet. Originally instituted with the introduction of the 8C Competizione, where ...
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Pebble Beach Week 2007: The beasts of Brooklands shake up Pebble 1187724900
Exactly five score years ago, 200,000 tons of gravel and cement were arranged in a 2.75 mile, high-banked, egg-shaped loop in the English countryside. The land was was called Brooklands, and the track laid on it -- the first purpose-built race track in the world -- would share the same name. The ...

