For Sale: 1955 Oldsmobile Super 88 in Davenport, Iowa

Remember “Max,” the 1964 Volkswagen Beetle that interviewed various celebrities in a series of commercials that employed a talk-show format? Those celebrities included Heidi Klum (she made Max blush), David Hasselhoff, a chair-throwing Bobby Knight and Leonard Nimoy. The Video of the Day today — and tomorrow — features two of those “interviews.” It was […]

The merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and the Peugeot group of carmakers moved another step closer with the announcement by the parties that their new joint name will be Stellantis. “Stellantis is rooted in the Latin verb ‘stello’ meaning ‘to brighten with stars’,” the partners said, adding that the name “draws inspiration from this new […]

No conversation about Japanese classic cars is complete without a mention of the Toyota Celica.  The Celica nameplate, though retired since 2006, lived for seven generations and 36 years, making it one of the most widely recognized and historically significant cars from that era and part of the world.  The Pick of the Day is […]

Road America will continue the tradition of its race car and road car concours events during the WeatherTech International Challenge weekend July 23-26 – albeit not in downtown Elkhart Lake. The events themselves were in question, but after a successful and safe IndyCar weekend, the organizers are confident in the safety of the races and […]

Ever wonder what automotive luxury was like more than a century ago? H&H Classics offers an example at its upcoming July 22 auction in England in the form of a 1909 Renault Type AZ 12/16hp Laundaulette, with such French finery surrounded in coachwork by Lucas of London. The car is coming out of an estate […]

Lotus Cars has developed a plug-and-play digital dashboard designed to enhance track-day events for drivers of its vehicles. The Digital Instrument Pack fits Lotus Elise and V6 Exige cars produced since 2008, the company said. The digital dash includes track data from more than 4,000 racing circuits around the world and is integrated with GPS […]

You knew it was coming, aftermarket companies lining up to work their magic on the new Broncos unveiled earlier this week by Ford. First in line is Saleen Automotive, the company known for its modifications of the Ford Mustang. “With racing in his blood, Steve Saleen is never far from a checkered flag, and the […]

Great Bikes and Bad Business: A Brief History of Norton Motorcycles is one of the latest YouTube entries from On Yer Bike, a British motorcycle video producer.  This episode focuses on Norton, among the greatest motorcycle brands from the U.K., and as the title says, the great bikes it produced as well as the many […]

Pierce-Arrow was one of the greatest luxury brands from its start in 1901 until its demise in 1938, building a succession of advanced automobiles of all kinds, as well as trucks, buses, boats and motorcycles of the highest order. The Buffalo, New York, automaker was in its heyday when it produced the Pick of the […]

The British Concours, aka England’s Concours of Elegance, scheduled for September 6 at Hampton Court, will feature a new “Junior Concours” for half-scale petrol, pedal and electric-powered children’s cars. Led by The Little Car company’s Bugatti Baby II, the entrants, in children’s racing overall, will drive their vehicles onto a stage for judging, concours officials […]