Nostalgia Highway

(September 13, 2024) DUXFORD, England — Madonna fans and classic car enthusiasts will have the chance to own a Jaguar once purchased by the international music sensation. Bought by Madonna in 2021 for use by her son Rocco Ritchie, this rare 1967 Jaguar Mark X 4.2 is up for auction with H&H Classics.

1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona

Alan Smith collection featured
at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale  

(September 11, 2024) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Barrett-Jackson is offering four stunning performance vehicles from the Alan Smith Collection that will each be offered with No Reserve during the 2024 Scottsdale Fall Auction, presented by Gila River Resorts & Casinos, Oct. 10-13 at WestWorld of Scottsdale. Headlining the collection is a 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 known popularly as the Daytona Coupe, which represents the epitome of front-engine, rear-wheel-drive Grand Tourers of its era.

(September 10, 2024) LOS ANGELES  — The Petersen Automotive Museum’s newest exhibit, “Driven to Win: The Automobile in Competition,” is now open in the Charles Nearburg Family Gallery. The display showcases more than 100 years of motorsport history across a variety of competitive disciplines and highlights the technologies that propelled winning race cars across the finish line.
 


Recommissioned over 18 months
of painstaking work by P&A Wood
    
(September 9, 2024) CREWE, England — The world’s oldest Bentley T-Series, a standard saloon in Shell Grey, has returned to Crewe after 59 years. Sensitively recommissioned and retaining much of its original componentry and running gear, it takes its place in the Bentley Heritage Collection of road- and race-cars that together describe all 105 years of Bentley’s history.

1914 Stutz 4E Bearcat

Collection includes 50 prewar
rarities offered at no reserve

(August 31, 2024) WALWORTH, Wis. — Headlining an estimated 1,500 vehicles to be auctioned at Mecum’s upcoming Dallas 2024 classic and collector car auction is a group of highly elusive prewar rarities and more from moguls of the classic tire industry dubbed The Paul L. Kelsey, Kelsey Antique Auto Museum collection.

(August 30, 2024) TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The Hagerty Drivers Foundation is hosting its annual “Cars at the Capital” exhibition on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., from Sept. 19-24. Displayed in an eye-catching brilliantly lit glass enclosure will be the 35th and 36th vehicles to be added to the National Historic Vehicle Register.

1957 Cheveolet Bel Air convertible

24 restored GM vehicles selling
with no reserve in Scottsdale
 
(August 26, 2024) SCOTTSDALE, Az. — Barrett-Jackson is featuring the Laymon Family Collection of 24 custom and beautifully restored vehicles with No Reserve during the 2024 Scottsdale Fall Auction, presented by Gila River Resorts & Casinos, Oct. 10-13 at WestWorld of Scottsdale. Largely comprised of General Motors vehicles from the 1960s and 1970s, the collection represents the Laymon family’s unique passion for history, restoration and custom innovation.

Kate Martin, wife of Aston Martin founder Lionel Martin, in Coal Scuttle, with mechanic Jack Addis.

‘Coal Scuttle’ was sold by the firm
 in 1924 and later disappeared
    
(August 23, 2024) GAYDON, England — The search is on for a priceless piece of British luxury car brand Aston Martin’s earliest history. A1 was the very first car to be built by Bamford & Martin Ltd, the company that would quickly become Aston Martin. Nicknamed "Coal Scuttle" because of its simple styling that was, to many, redolent of the ubiquitous fuel container that almost every home in the nation would have had a century ago, the car was created in the summer of 1914 and, over the course of the next 10 years, helped the company’s founders publicize their business.

Porsche Speedster collector
Luca Trazzi realizes his dream

(August 17, 2024) MONTEREY, Calif. — Since 1954, Speedster variants have been part of the Porsche company history. They combine open driving pleasure with particularly expressive driving dynamics. The car is characterized by a two-seat layout, a unique cowl and shortened windshield. But there is a gap in the model history of the 911.

Fully electric vintage Bronco features
402 HP dual-motor and all-wheel drive
    
(August 13, 2024) MONTEREY, Calif. — Bay Area producer of modernized vintage vehicles, Kindred Motorworks, kicked off Monterey Car Week by unveiling its long-awaited EV Bronco at Hagerty’s prestigious Motorlux event. The Kindred EV Bronco joins the conventionally powered Kindred Bronco Heritage and Trail editions, and is the first fully electric Kindred vehicle that will be delivered to customers.