Nostalgia Highway

(October 6, 2015) 1985 was a golden year for Volvo in motor sport.  “The flying brick” — the Volvo 240 Turbo— won the European Touring Car Championship (ETC) and the German equivalent, the Deutsche Touringwagen Meisterschaft (DTM).

(October 6, 2015) MELBOURNE, Australia — Harry C. Stutz and Hugh Guthrie never met, separated by age and geography. Yet the vision of one became the passion of the other. Now someone, somewhere will benefit from that remarkable bond when they purchase a museum-quality 1916 Stutz Model 4C Bearcat Roadster in Mossgreen's auction of Collectors' Cars, Motorcycles & Automobilia on Oct. 18.

(October 5, 2015) LONDON — Silverstone Auctions has presented the first and last of the 50 Porsche 930 Turbo SE "Flatnoses" made for the UK market in its inaugural Porsche Sale at Silverstone Circuit Oct. 25 in conjunction with Porsche Club GB.

The production of the 930 Turbo SE "Flatnose" otherwise known as ‘Flachbau’ ran from 1986 to 1989. The bespoke factory-fitted option cost over twice as much as the standard Porsche 930.

By Jim Prueter

(October 4, 2015) January in Scottsdale, Ariz., is the place to be for the vintage, classic and collector car spectacle known as Scottsdale Collector Car Auction Week. Buyers, sellers and spectators flock from around the world to attend the half-dozen events that this year broke multiple records and over $228 million in sales.

(October 1, 2015) CHICAGO — The return of the Mecum Chicago auction Oct. 8-10 to the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center will feature an estimated 1,000 collector cars headlined by American muscle cars, classics, Corvettes, hot rods, Resto Mods and more.

(September 25, 2015) STUTTGART, Germany — Historic Porsche race cars represent many victories at the 24-hour classics of Le Mans and Daytona. And they have also celebrated memorable successes at 1,000-kilometre events on storied circuits such as the Nürburgring and Spa-Francorchamps. To ensure that these vehicles can still be admired at race tracks today, Porsche now also offers customers a comprehensive service for historic motor racing in Germany and the USA.

(September 24, 2015) WALWORTH, Wis. — Mecum Auctions’ sale this past weekend in Dallas achieved an overall total of $24,809,893 sold with the auction’s highest hammer price claimed by a 2015 Mustang GT customized by Petty’s Garage and benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America.

(September 17, 2015) IRVINE, Calif. — Sometimes, the best way to look forward is to take a step back to remember from where you came. Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) will be doing just that as it heads to the 11th annual Japanese Classic Car Show this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Long Beach, Calif., with five vintage cars and its two newest vehicles on display.

By Jim Prueter
Abandoned Cars and Trucks.com

(September 16, 2015) The automobile industry has produced millions and millions of cars and hundreds of different models in its more than 100-year history. But we’ve singled out a few as having been revolutionary vehicles, those that, in our opinion, have changed what we drive and how we drive.

(September 11, 2015) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In mid-August, a pair of early Datsun sedans crashed the party at the annual Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, cruising the streets of Carmel, Calif., among the multi-million dollar Ferraris, Bugattis, Duesenbergs and the like. This month, the very same 1967 Datsun 411 and 1972 Datsun 510 will be among the honored guests at a slightly more humble, but no less exciting, auto enthusiasts' gathering — the 11th annual Japanese Classic Car Show (JCCS).