Classifieds for North Shore Classics

Just about everybody loves the looks of the “shoebox” Fords, which debuted for 1949 and are credited with being the seminal examples of postwar streamlined design that integrated the fenders with the body.  These also make mighty attractive street rods, such as the Pick of the Day, a clean-and-simple 1951 Ford 2-door coupe that looks […]

While wandering along the rows of motorcycles offered this past week at Mecum Auctions’ 29th annual Las Vegas vintage and collector motorcycle bid-a-thon, I came across more than half a dozen Harley-Davidson machines parked side-by-side-by-side.  But what struck me wasn’t the number of Harleys — of the 1,500 or so motorcycles on the auction docket, […]

The 1980s were a time of excess, and brought with them the rise of BMW and Mercedes-Benz as the cars of choice to project success. It should come as no surprise, then, that German automakers and excess overlapped more than once. This V16-powered 1987 BMW 750iL is one of the best examples of the intersection […]

Noting it to be “possibly the most photographed car of the summer of 1994,” Briton’s Classic Car Auctions says the docket for its Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration show sale will include the Audi A4 cabriolet presented to Diana, Princess of Wales. The car “was once the personal transport of Diana, Prince of Wales, […]

The difference between a driver-level car and a true show-quality car are night and day. It is not only cosmetic, either: a fully sorted show car can drive circles around an average driver example. This is especially true with British sports cars, and one that can demonstrate these differences is the Austin Healey 3000. You […]

Auto Mania celebrated 30 years recently with Carlisle Events’ annual indoor (and outdoor) swap meet at the Allentown Fairgrounds and its Agri-Plex Building. “Thousands” of people turned out for the event, Carlisle Events reported. “Auto Mania was a great starting point for those looking to pick up automotive pieces and parts, restoration items, collectibles, merchandise, […]

FCA Heritage, the in-house car collection of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, will send several of its vehicles and a photography exhibition to the 38th Automotoretro Motor Show, taking place January 30-February 2 in the Lingotto Fiere exhibition halls in Turin, Italy. FCA Heritage will be among 1,200 exhibitors at the event, which launches the 2020 classic […]

One of only 92 such 1969 Dodge Super Bee hardtop coupes with a Hemi engine and 4-speed transmission built for the U.S. market will be among the featured vehicles at GAA’s classic car auction scheduled for February 27-29 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

You may have watched the sale on television or read recently about the 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer that sold at Barrett-Jackson for an astounding $110,000. While vintage sport utility vehicles have become popular with collectors of late, that 6-figure price paid was the exception, not the rule. It was the exception because the ’89 model […]

Gooding & Company’s first collector car auction outside the United States will present a “masterpiece collection” of 16 exceptional British, French and Italian sports, racing and luxury cars during its April 1 sale at historic Somerset House in London. All of the cars at the auction, which has been dubbed “Passion of a Lifetime,” are […]