Classifieds for 4-Wheel Classics

“She puts the class into the word classic,” says the private seller of the Pick of the Day, a white 1993 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham.  According to the Encyclopedia of American Cars, just 31,773 Fleetwoods rolled off the assembly line for the 1993 model year, but how many of them are left?  More specifically, how many […]

Mecum Auctions returns to Glendale, Arizona, for the second time March 11-14, with an expected 1,500 collector cars, trucks and motorcycles crossing the block at State Farm Stadium, the huge arena where the Arizona Cardinals play in the National Football League. New for this year is the addition of the Sunset Sessions Food and Music Festival […]

Jeff Boone was 11 years old when his grandfather gifted him a 1936 Ford. That was in 1973. This past weekend, the car won Custom d’Elegance honors at the Sacramento Autorama at the Cal Expo Fairgrounds. The show, which has been running for 70 years, gives its top honors, the Custom d’Elegance award, to the […]

The popularity of vintage GM pickup trucks with restorers and restro-modders has led Classic Industries to produce reproduction seat belts for those 1967-1972 Chevrolet and GMC pickups. “Each seat belt features a quality ABS housing, original style webbed design belt, and factory correct patterned stitching,” the Huntington Beach, California, company says in its new parts […]

When it comes to vintage American motorcycles, there’s not much cooler than a full-fendered 1947 Indian Chief attached to a full-fendered Indian sidecar.  The Pick of the Day is a “Sidecar Chief” in apparently immaculate condition, with matching numbers and coming out of long-term ownership by a committed rider who “sourced and loved and restored […]

I used to love going to Cars and Coffee in Irvine, California. The operative words are “USED TO.” Before his death a few years ago, my friend, Formula 5000, IMSA and Trans-Am champion Tony ‘a2z’ Adamowicz and I would go together and hang out – running into guys like Dan Gurney, Jay Leno and so […]

Renowned race driver, team owner and business leader Roger Penske, the official honoree of the 25th anniversary Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance on March 8, will be recognized with a number of special features during the premier Florida event. Chief among them will be a class of Penske Indy Winners made up of five Indianapolis 500-winning […]

We recently reported on the collector car community being called to action. Well, the calls continue: There has been some fine print in the Kansas regulations regarding vintage vehicles that states that any modifications made to a vehicle more than 35 years old can violate the owner’s right to an antique license plate. “The vast […]

There is something magical about a V12 engine.  They are under the hoods of some of the most-exclusive high-performance cars in the world. Think Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Aston Martin. The sound of a V12 engine is unlike any other engine type, with a turbine-like whirr that is absolutely addicting. There is a downside with a […]

Historic Benz motorcars dating back to the 19th Century will be presented during Bonhams’ collector car sale on Amelia Island, Florida, on March 5.   These are among 20 vintage German vehicles from the estate of California collector Gerhard Schnuerer that will be offered at the auction.  The earliest automobile in the sale is a true […]