Nostalgia Highway

(March 18, 2016) WHITLEY, Coventry England — Jaguar Land Rover has announced the renaming of its Heritage business to Jaguar Land Rover Classic. The rebranded division will continue to provide cars, services, parts and experiences for Classic Jaguar and Land Rovers and their owners.

(March 16, 2016) WALWORTH, Wis. — Mecum Auctions’ momentum into 2016 continued in Kansas City last weekend following the company’s highest-grossing sale in history in January. The auction house’s annual spring auction held March 11-12 at the Kansas City Convention Center saw 572 vehicles cross the auction block with 409 classic and collector cars hammering sold for a strong 72-percent sell-through rate.

(March 11, 2016) The original Lamborghini Miura SV shown at Geneva motor show in 1971 has been the subject of more than a year’s restoration by Lamborghini PoloStorico, and is presented as a finished project at the Amelia Island concours event this weekend.

(March 10, 2016) LONDON — A  special pre-war Fiat 500 Topolino with a fascinating history will be auctioned by Classic Car Auctions (CCA) on March 19 at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre.

(March 8, 2016) STUTTGART — The Porsche "Rolling Museum" is set for an eventful year on the world's roads and at the most prestigious classic car events around the globe. The "Rolling Museum" was out and about beyond the museum walls with over 280 vehicle appearances in 2015 alone. This year the historic cars will be taking to the international stage at events including the Targa Florio Classica on the island of Sicily, the Austrian Ennstal Classic and the Top City Classic Rally in China.

(March 2, 2016) LONDON — A 1963 Jaguar E-Type found under a hedge in the village of Bisley in Surrey could sell for thousands of pounds at an international car auction in London next week. E-Types have become extremely popular with collectors over the last couple of years and this car, which shows just 44,870 miles on the clock and still has the last tax disc on the windscreen which expired in November 1969, is already attracting attention from around the world.

(February 25, 2016) TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Despite the fact that automakers progressively tout this period as the dawn of driverless technology, 2015 was a record year for new vehicle sales. By all objective measures, vehicles have never been better.

By Casey Williams - MyCarData

(February 22, 2016) As the story goes, a design researcher at the Detroit Public Library in the 1930s discovered a description of David Dunbar Buick’s family coat of arms.  Tracing familial roots to Scotland, the crest included a red shield with contrasting checkered line bisecting it from upper-left to lower-right corners.  Designers at GM triplicated the design and created Buick’s logo.

(February 22, 2016) SILVERSTONE, UK — Already, more than 100 car clubs have registered – in record time – to be part of spectacular infield displays at this summer’s Silverstone Classic July 29-31 ensuring the massive three-day festival is once again the UK’s biggest celebration of motoring history.  

(February 17, 2016) COVENTRY, England — Two Aston Martin barn finds will be auctioned by Classic Car Auctions at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre on Saturday March 19. The two sleeping classics have been kept in dry storage for the past few years waiting for new owners to restore them back to their former glory.