Nostalgia Highway

New exhibit will feature six 'Dream
Cars' from the Joe Bortz Collection


(February 29, 2024) LOS ANGELES — The Petersen Automotive Museum will celebrate “Dream Cars” from the 1950s with its newest exhibit, “GM's Marvelous Motorama: Dream Cars From the Joe Bortz Collection,” which will open on March 16. The exhibit will feature six concept cars, together for the first time under one roof, originally displayed at GM Motorama shows in 1953, ‘54 and ‘55.

(February 28, 2024) CARMEL, Calif.  — The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering returns to the greens of the Quail Lodge & Golf Club on Aug. 16 to celebrate the past and future of automotive design. The renowned event will include exclusive unveilings from the biggest automotive brands, over 200 vintage and modern vehicles on display and lavish cuisine and events in a garden-party like setting.

(February 20, 2024) LOS ANGELES — The Petersen Automotive Museum hosted its largest-ever cruise-in on Sunday, Feb. 18. The inaugural Donut Media Cruise-In marked a historic milestone for the museum as it celebrates its 30th anniversary throughout the year, drawing over 2,000 attendees and more than maxing out the 600-space parking lot.

(February 16, 2024) Without equal at its launch in 1924, the epoch-defining Bugatti Type 35 secured more than 2,500 race victories during its active time, and its beauty, technical ingenuity and driving brilliance remain just as appealing a century later. To understand the Bugatti Type 35, one must first understand its creator, Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti. Without the one, there could have never been the other.

1953 Corvette Roadstaer number 129 of 300

Estimated 2,000 classic, collector
cars, road art to be auctioned

(February 13, 2024) WALWORTH, Wis. — Mecum Auctions will return to State Farm Stadium March 5-9 for its sixth annual auction in Glendale with an estimated 2,000 classic and collector vehicles and approximately 200 pieces of Road Art and memorabilia items to be offered.

Photo by Carol Highsmith

(February 10, 2024) The Petroliana Museum at the AAA Lakeside Storage, 4095 West Center St., in Provo, Utah, has offered visitors a walk through automotive history since 1983. Items like antique porcelain signs, an antique gas station, and close to 100 antique gas pumps from 1917 to the the late 50s are available for viewing.

By David Boldt
MyCarData

(February 7, 2024) My dad was born on 80 acres outside of Bennet, Neb, in 1922, while my mom joined four older siblings near Ohiowa, Neb., in 1930. Both were as far removed from Paris, the Bugatti headquarters at Molsheim or Le Mans as was possible in that part of the 20th century. In the early ‘20s my dad’s family had a Model T and tractor, while in the ‘30s my mom’s folks had enough car to get their family to Idaho — and then back to Lincoln in that same Depression-riddled decade.

1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Berlina

By David Boldt
MyCarData

(February 5, 2024) If you’re an automotive enthusiast not yet familiar with Bring-a-Trailer, an automotive hot spot offering virtually anything with an engine, you should get familiar. And despite BaT’s premise as an auction site, you don’t need to bring money; in fact, it’s better if you don’t.

$1 million raised for charity with
the sale of four charity vehicles
    
(February 1, 2024) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. —  Barrett-Jackson supercharged its kickoff to the 2024 auction calendar with their flagship Scottsdale Auction, Jan. 20-28 at WestWorld of Scottsdale in dynamic fashion. The event featured its largest auction docket in company history with 2,016 collectible vehicles, all selling with No Reserve, for $200.9 million in auction sales. Additionally, Barrett-Jackson sold 1,180 pieces of authentic automobilia for $6.7 million, bringing total auction sales to $207.6 million, the most for a single auction in Barrett-Jackson history.

A 1936 scene near Atlanta

(January 22, 2024) While our little band of abandoned car hunters present a new find every week for Abandoned Cars and Trucks, there are many enthusiasts with camera in hand publishing pictures all over the world wide web, most on various Facebook pages. Included here for your abandoned enjoyment are a small collections of excellent discoveries from places around the country and Canada.