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18/03/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: Tounching Shoulders With Sir Stirling Moss
Tounching Shoulders With Sir Stirling Moss   If you're a motor racing fan you'll have no doubt noticed that Sir Stirling Moss, one of the all-time great drivers, is recuperating from a fall down an elevator shaft. When the doors opened [...]
14/03/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: Last Chance to Buy the First Flying Car
Last Chance to Buy the First Flying Car   Somehow this one escaped my notice, which is unfortunate if you'd like to own the "oldest original Flying Car." Unless, of course, you live in the Atlanta area where the Red Baron's [...]
11/03/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: Expressway Traffic Getting to You? Try This
Expressway Traffic Getting to You? Try This   Here's something you're unlikely to see in a concours or auction and more's the pity because it and other rail inspection cars played an interesting role in both automotive and railway [...]
09/03/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: Electric Corvair a Tough Sell but Converting to Low-Cost Car Insurance is Easy
Electric Corvair a Tough Sell but Converting to Low-Cost Car Insurance is Easy   Of the many fine collector cars I see when attending shows, one of my favorites is the 2nd generation Chevrolet Corvair. Its lovely, curving lines are perfection from every angle and, having raced [...]
09/03/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: Inexpensive Used Car Parts Make Collector Car Repairs Easier
Inexpensive Used Car Parts Make Collector Car Repairs Easier   No one can argue that collecting cars isn't one of the fastest-growing hobbies in the world. I think there are a number of reasons for this. For one, the computerisation of the modern automobile, [...]
07/03/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: Austin Healey Sebring Sprite for Sale. No Extra Charge for the Memories
Austin Healey Sebring Sprite for Sale. No Extra Charge for the Memories   Way back when the Austin Healey Sprite was launched, BMC Canada loaned me one for what became the very first North American media test drive. Being young and foolish and a novice racer I persuaded the [...]
03/03/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: Pay Less for Used Car Parts and Car Insurance
Pay Less for Used Car Parts and Car Insurance   The recession may have been bad for new car sales but it has certainly helped the used car industry as buyers who might have purchased a shiny new model turned to what we euphemistically call [...]
 
28/02/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: MG Dreaming? Wake Up and Win This TC for Just $100.00
MG Dreaming? Wake Up and Win This TC for Just $100.00   Imagine, if you will, acquiring a professionally restored example of the vehicle that first turned America on to sports cars. Then imagine that all you paid to own this 1949 MG TC (shown above) was [...]
25/02/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: Ford Parklane Sports Wagon, More Wagon Than Sporty but Still Fun
Ford Parklane Sports Wagon, More Wagon Than Sporty but Still Fun   Some of us think that combining a station wagon with a sports car is a great idea. Fun to drive yet practical, too. Unfortunately there aren't many true believers, for such a vehicle has never [...]
22/02/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: How to Steer With Style: Try a Woodrim Steering Wheel
How to Steer With Style: Try a Woodrim Steering Wheel   Back in my sports car days one of the most desireable accessories was a Nardi woodrim steering wheel. It could make an ordinary car seem special and told the world that its owner was a person of [...]
18/02/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: Alfa Romeo to Celebrate 100th in Sensational Display at Concorso Italiano
Alfa Romeo to Celebrate 100th in Sensational Display at Concorso Italiano   For people who plan ahead (alas, I was never that wise) it's not too early to prepare for the wonderful Monterey classic car week, better known as Pebble Beach. August is only six months away, [...]
15/02/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: Huge Classic Car Collection Split Between Two Florida Auctions
Huge Classic Car Collection Split Between Two Florida Auctions   It's not unusual for several cars from one owner to appear at a classic car auction, but the consignments from the estate of John O'Quinn are so many that they've been spread between two [...]
11/02/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: 300 Events Not to be Missed in 2010. One is a Concours d'Elegance
300 Events Not to be Missed in 2010. One is a Concours d'Elegance   According to a recent book by Frommers, the travel publisher, there are "300 Unmissable Events & Festivals Around the World" to be seen in 2010. One of them, surprisingly, is the annual [...]
08/02/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: Old McDonald Had a Farm. And on His Farm He Collected Classic Cars and Vintage Lifestyles
Old McDonald Had a Farm. And on His Farm He Collected Classic Cars and Vintage Lifestyles   Somewhere in the rural lands surrounding the city of Langley, BC, is a farm, and on that farm is a large blue structure that could contain anything from chickens to tractors. So anyone stepping inside [...]
04/02/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: Spectacular New Setting for the 2010 Desert Classic Concours d'Elegance
Spectacular New Setting for the 2010 Desert Classic Concours d'Elegance   The Desert Classic Concours d'Elegance has a new home for 2010 and it is nothing short of spectacular. In fact I would rate this location as equal to, or better than, any concours location in the [...]
01/02/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: 1925 Bugatti Brescia Rescued From Lake Earns 260,500 Euros for Charity
1925 Bugatti Brescia Rescued From Lake Earns 260,500 Euros for Charity   The average non-enthusiast onlooker, seeing the 1925 Brescia Bugatti that was rescued from the bottom of Italy's Lake Maggiore last summer, would probably describe it as a piece of junk. If they [...]
28/01/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: New Book Celebrates the Much-Loved Volkswagen Transporter, aka VW Van
New Book Celebrates the Much-Loved Volkswagen Transporter, aka VW Van   I doubt there is a commercial vehicle anywhere in the world that's as much loved as the Volkswagen Transporter, or "Van" as most North Americans call it. Built on the Beetle platform and [...]
 
25/01/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: Highly Desireable Tucker Convertible Remains Unsold
Highly Desireable Tucker Convertible Remains Unsold   One of the most interesting cars at last week's Scottsdale auctions, the 1948 Tucker convertible, failed to reach its reserve price. A survivor of the windstorm that blew down Russo and [...]
21/01/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: 99 Good Reasons to be in Paris and One to Bring Home
99 Good Reasons to be in Paris and One to Bring Home   With all the excitement and publicity surrounding the annual Scottsdale auctions it's been all too easy for us to ignore the 35th Rétromobile exhibition at Porte de Versailles from the [...]
18/01/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: Is This the Best Vintage Racing Photo of 2009?
Is This the Best Vintage Racing Photo of 2009?   The editors of Sports Car Digest have a wonderful online photo feature that's a "must see" for fans of vintage racing and even (or especially) for those who've never watched an [...]
14/01/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: Good Words for Barrett-Jackson as Auction Week Begins
Good Words for Barrett-Jackson as Auction Week Begins   If this Barrett-Jackson poster doesn't get you on the next plane to Arizona I can't imagine what would. That aside, it's a lovely painting and a step up from the rather tacky graphics that [...]
11/01/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: Not True Romantic Aviation Legend Behind BMW Logo Just a Myth
Not True Romantic Aviation Legend Behind BMW Logo Just a Myth   Ah heck. Another image spoiled. Or should we say myth? For years I thought the BMW roundel logo was intended to represent a spinning propellor, acknowledging the firm's historic role in aviation. [...]
07/01/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: Buy Sharon Stone's 1972 Ford LTD at Online Charity Auction
Buy Sharon Stone's 1972 Ford LTD at Online Charity Auction   If you get your kicks from sitting where gorgeous screen stars once sat and if said seat also happens to be in a classic car, here's your perfect opportunity. Until noon on January 14th you can [...]
04/01/10 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: Take the Bus and Leave the Steam to Us
Take the Bus and Leave the Steam to Us   I've just found my perfect vintage passenger ride. It's an historic British steam bus in which, for a few quid, the owner takes tourists on nostalgic trips through the English seaside town of [...]
31/12/09 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: Russo and Steele to Auction Only Tucker Convertible in Existence
Russo and Steele to Auction Only Tucker Convertible in Existence   Few American classics can match the romantic, even mysterious image of the Tucker. Brilliantly conceived, superbly engineered, it was brought to a halt by indecent accusations of stock manipulation, [...]
28/12/09 - Classical Drives
Classical Drives: Given a Choice of Great Classic Cars at Arizona Auction, I Choose Instead to be Jolly
Given a Choice of Great Classic Cars at Arizona Auction, I Choose Instead to be Jolly   Okay, so I'm a little weird. My family is aware of that and so are most of my friends, but they put up with me, regardless. For example, take the upcoming 2010 RM auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. [...]
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