For Sale: 1993 Cadillac Allante in Kentwood, Michigan

The Pick of the Day is the Cadillac-Pininfarina trans-Atlantic two-seater

With an Italian-designer body and full luxury trim, the sporty two-seater from GM’s luxury division competed with the Mercedes-Benz SL

This ClassicCars.com featured listing, according to the seller is a “1979 El Camino Conquista in original condition. Family owned since new, always garaged, body is straight, 350 ci with factory 4bbl, and factory air. Perfect starting point for a restoration.” Having spent its life in LaSalle, Colarado, with 164,298 miles on the clock, while original, […]

Overcast skies did little to deter lots of American muscle, including GT40 and Cobra movie cars, along with race cars and sports cars, from having a presence on the parking structure at the Petersen Automotive Museum, named for the famous publishing magnate. A panel discussion gave attendees first-hand stories of Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles […]

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, […]