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Why Classic Car Fans Feel Right at Home in a Classic Boat Auction   If you ever get tired of buying classic cars, either in reality or in your imagination, you might try bidding on a wooden boat. Collector cars and boats have more in common than you might think. [...]

Another Era, Another Morgan   Every classic car enthusiast (or at least every classic sports car enthusiast) knows the Morgan as a car that deviated little from its 1930s design aesthetic: a sports car in the traditional sense. [...]

Maintenance for a Classical Car: A Used Toyota Corolla   © emrankRolls Royces and Model T Fords may be on the minds of many automotive enthusiasts when they think of classical cars. However, the category of classical cars may arguably include older [...]

Tour d'Elegance 2010: Concours Takes to the Road   Much as I appreciate seeing classic cars in museum or show settings, I much prefer watching them on public roads, just as they were when new. With the appropriate background it can take us back in [...]

Making the First Indy 500 into a Modern Movie   Every racing movie I've ever seen featured cars and drivers that were contemporary at the time. None that I can recall ever featured the early days of racing. To do so now entails a great deal of [...]

Sensational New Italians to Highlight Classic Show in Monterey   All those lucky people who attend the Concorso Italiano are in for a double surprise this year. In addition to the hundreds of magnificent Italian cars, mostly from years past but some representative [...]

RM to Auction Her Majesty's Daimler   I once owned the Queen of England's car. Well, okay, one just like it. Okay, okay... almost like it, except hers was a 1984 Daimler long-wheelbase V-12 and mine was a standard-wheelbase 1984 [...]

Consider Aviva Car Insurance for Your Classic Car   © Martin PettittThough classic cars are some of the most expensive to maintain cars on the market, some owners neglect to get insurance for their vehicles. This is because many times classic cars [...]

Gooding + Company to Offer Classic Fiat Berlinetta at 2010 Pebble Beach Auction   Enzo Ferrari, according to none other than Sergio Pininfarina, invented the word "Berlinetta." He derived it from "Berlina," which means sedan, but it was meant to designate his coupes [...]

10 Best Jaguar Movies and How We Missed Every One   I'm forced to reveal my ignorance whenever I see lists of great car movies, like the 10 Best Jaguar Movies that the online magazine Winding Road has created for our amusement. It's not that I [...]

London's Iconic Taxicabs Spotted in Classic Car Shows   There's something about London taxicabs that touches everyone's emotions, even including folks who've never visited that great city. It's because the vehicles are so distinctive in [...]

Used cars for sale classified ads: the place to find your classic car   © Hugo90If you are passionate about classic cars but think owning one is outside of your reach, think again. While there are some truly magnificent limited production classic cars, most started [...]