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Tokyo 2009: Where's the history?

We 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 at least peppered the show with some of Japan's seminal machinery. After all, if you're not going to give us anything really new and exciting, you could at least let us have some fun with the past. But no. The only historic machine at an automaker's booth was a vintage Suzuki Alto near the new Alto Concept. ... Read more →

Quick Spin: Superformance GT40 MkI is vehicular sashimi, raw and delicious Jonathon Ramsey

As 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 ...

What a Way to Go: Oldest reported Pontiac found as brand rides off into the sunset Jonathon Ramsey

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 ...

Pebble Preview: Gooding tests the market with Phil Hill's Packard and a prince's Duesenberg Jonathon Ramsey

Pebble 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 ...

Google StreetView uncovers split-window Corvette "barn find" Jonathon Ramsey

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 ...

"Marquis DeSoto" wins NY Times' Collectible Car of the Year award 9 months ago on Autoblog

It 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 liked and built what he calls the "Marquis de ...

Weekend Entertainment: "Susie the Little Blue Coupe" 1 year ago on Autoblog

Follow the jump to watch the short Thanks 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 ...

Autoblog visits The All GM Car Show 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a ghres gallery from The All GM Car Show On 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 ...

The Amelia Island Concours readies first time auctions of one-of-a-kind Fords 1 year ago on Autoblog

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 ...

Frankfurt Preview: Alfa Romeo allows individual pimpage 2 years ago on Autoblog

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, ...

Pebble Beach Week 2007: The beasts of Brooklands shake up Pebble 2 years ago on Autoblog

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 ...

VIDEO: At the Autoblog Drive-In Part 2 2 years ago on Autoblog

Time to stretch your legs! Head to the snack bar and get something to munch on. Suggestions pop up on the screen in case you need some inspiration. The concessions are multitudinous, from sweet candy bars to crispy fish sandwiches (don't they look scrumptious?), you can push your cholesterol way ...

Automobile names 25 greatest cars of all time 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's the Ultimate List, at least until it becomes the Penultimate List the next time some publication decides to go through the exercise of picking the best of all time, and then justifying the results. Automobile Magazine has picked up the gauntlet for its September 2007 issue, and selected what ...

Bespoke roadster uses WWII German fighter power 2 years ago on Autoblog

Pur Sang, an Argentine coachbuilder, is normally in the business of making Bugatti T35 replicas. It also makes custom vehicles for those who can afford them, and for one German customer it has made the burgundy roadster you see above. Not much is known about it (or the client), except that the ...

Bernie Ecclestone to make even more money selling his car collection 2 years ago on Autoblog

On October 31st in Battersea Park, London, RM Auctions will be selling 50 cars from the private collection of Bernie Ecclestone at the Automobiles of London auction. What kind of cars does the notoriously particular F1 supremo collect: among the lot are a 1933 Marmon Sixteen Victoria Coupe, 1950 ...

Call it Chester - Cheetah making a comeback 2 years ago on Autoblog

If Cobras don't do it for you on track days, you can now make the same choice that was available in the '60s. While Caroll Shelby was stuffing FE Fords into mild-mannered AC Aces, Bill Thomas Race Cars was developing a competitor called the Cheetah that could run with the fire breathing Cobras, as ...

Volvo obsessive? Try to outdo this miniature recreation 2 years ago on Autoblog

This is the garage all us Volvophiles wish we had. Master model builder Dirk Patschowski constructed this incredible scene for Revell to display at the Techno Classica show in Essen. I built models as a kid, and quickly progressed to adding more authentic detailing than the instructions suggested, ...

VIDEO: Tiger underhood! '65 GTO commercial 2 years ago on Autoblog

Back before engine bays were tightly packed, feline friends would sometimes hop up on a warm engine in the cooler weather. Proximity to the cooling fan would occasionally lead to ah, colorful results. We're sure that no tigers were harmed in the filming of this '65 GTO commercial that the guys at ...

Bespoke Beetle: Rometsch 2 years ago on Autoblog

Through the years there have been many companies that capitalized on the construction of the air-cooled Volkswagens to create unique automobiles. Some of the more well-known examples are the Meyers Manx and the Bradley GT. You Hardcastle and McCormick fans, don't worry, we had childhood lust for ...

Porsche's Martini Racing collection leaves us stirred, not shaken 2 years ago on Autoblog

Martini Racing is easily among the most iconic motorsport sponsors of all time. Their instantly recognizable dark-blue, light-blue and red striping have appeared on Fords, Alfas, Lancias and just about everything else on the track, in the dirt and in the water. After several years' hiatus, the ...

RIP: Baron Emmanuel Toulo de Graffenried (1914-2007) 2 years ago on Autoblog

One of the oldest surviving grand prix racing drivers has left us for the Big Pit-Stop in the Sky. Baron Emmanuel "Toulo" de Graffenried – yes, he was an actual Swiss baron – has died at the ripe old age of 92. De Graffenried raced before and after the Second World War, achieving notable ...

UPDATE: Mercury logo plans 2 years ago on Autoblog

These are the issues that define our times. Forget the volatile price and supply of oil, an economy teetering between robust growth and rampant inflation, worldwide strife. What really matters is whether Mercury will make a change from the "waterfall" stylized M logo to something more retro. Well, ...

eBay Find of the Day: "New" '73 Volvo P1800ES 2 years ago on Autoblog

If a car's been sitting at a dealership for 34 years, you'd expect it to develop a certain amount of vehicular arthritis, in the form of brittle rubber, aged braking components and rodent havens. In the case of this Volvo 1800ES, originally owned by Gordon Turner, proprietor of Turner Volvo, it's ...

Barn Find: '55 Benz Gullwing 2 years ago on Autoblog

While the rest of us dream about things like that long-since-departed puppy we had as a child or Angelina Jolie in somethin' skimpy, classic car collectors dream of the barn find: a forgotten classic automobile sitting in a barn somewhere for decades, just waiting to be discovered. For some lucky ...

VIDEO: Chaparral 2E continuation racer 2 years ago on Autoblog

Many would argue that the golden-age of racing improving the breed has passed. We still see innovation and clever engineering out there on the closed course, but it takes forever to get to the open road. Back in the 1960s, Chaparrals were arguably the most innovative racers out there. The company ...

Corvair History 101: The Ultra Van 2 years ago on Autoblog

Here's a totally different flavor of Corvair that wasn't mentioned in our recent Reader Ride feature. The Ultra Van is a true Corvair, according to the Corvair Society of America (CORSA), even though it didn't roll off a GM assembly line. The Ultra Van is more akin to a cabin cruiser on the inside ...

Che bella! 21st Annual Concorso Italiano 3 years ago on Autoblog

Still plenty of memories to share with all of you from last week's automotive orgy in Monterey and Pebble Beach. Today's coverage is from the Concorso Italiano. Originally held at Quail Lodge Resort and Golf Club as a Maserati Club International meet in 1981, the Concorso Italiano has grown to ...

More Group B sales action - a Ford RS 200 Evo pops up in classifieds ad 3 years ago on Autoblog

If a Porsche 959 is just too commonplace or not quite raw enough to satisfy your primal rally-car lust, how about a Ford RS 200 Evolution? Where as the German vehicle was much like a well-dressed triathlete with social skills, Ford's entry into the Group B madness of the 1980s had a personality ...

Pure Power Motorsports lives up to its name with 900 HP "Shadrach Edition" Mustang 3 years ago on Autoblog

When creating a vehicle to commemorate a pair of Super Stock drag racing legends - in this case, Hubert "Georgia Shaker" Platt and Randy "Mr. Big Stuff" Payne - it's important not to mess around. Thus, Pure Power Motorsports created the Shadrach, a twin-turbo Mustang that boasts 900 hp and the ...

Christie's teases with four cars worth five million total 3 years ago on Autoblog

Uber-lux auction house Christie's displayed four vehicles in New York this week for its upcoming Exceptional Motor Cars auction in August. The most expensive is an extremely rare 1928 Mercedes-Benz Typ S Torpedo Roadster (pictured). Its estimated purchase price ranges between $3 to $4 million. The ...

Andretti in vintage form as he celebrates 10 years of winemaking 3 years ago on Autoblog

It's been said that Mario Andretti and fast cars pair like fine wine and good food. Well, on Saturday, June 24, fans and oenophiles will have the chance to experience at least three out of four of those things, and by our reckoning, that ain't half bad. Andretti's prowess on the racetrack is ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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