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Green Miles: Through Ireland In A Red Porsche 911

The car: a red Porsche 911. Our journey on St.Patrick's Day: a trip through Ireland. The soundtrack: Johnny Cash. And the road conditions? Rough...
Timeless Purity

Timeless Purity

“People think I’m nuts for not buying something faster, but there’s nothing that feels like this. It’s alive in a way modern stuff isn’t....
Bugatti Type 35: The Ethos Of Continuous Improvement

Bugatti Type 35: The Ethos Of Continuous Improvement

Launched a century ago, the Bugatti Type 35 stunned rivals not just once with its superior design and engineering, but many times due to...
Petersen Spotlight: 2022 Ken Okuyama Cars Kode 57 Berlinetta

Petersen Spotlight: 2022 Ken Okuyama Cars Kode 57 Berlinetta

ArtCenter graduate Ken Okuyama founded Ken Okuyama Design in 2007 after designing for major brands like Ferrari, Maserati, and Porsche. Following in the tradition...

Mustang Memories By Tom Cotter

As a car-crazy fifth-grade kid, I drew pictures of hot rods in my notebook. I could identify the year, make, and model of every...
Moments In Motorsport (1) JPS Lotus 72 / Emerson Fittipaldi

Moments In Motorsport (1): JPS Lotus 72 / Emerson Fittipaldi

The winning combination of the John Player-sponsored Team Lotus 72 and Emerson Fittipaldi photographed at Hawthorns bend during the Race of Champions held at...
1927-2025: Gene Winfield And His Automotive Dreams

1927-2025: Gene Winfield And His Automotive Dreams

Many of us, especially as kids, could picture in our mind’s eye all sorts of crazy automotive creations—vehicles worthy of our favorite TV show...

Amphicars : From West Sussex To The Amalfi Coast

Seeing a photograph of a previously unknown car for the first time can be quite exciting, but it’s never as rewarding as actually seeing...

A Vanwall Story

My introduction to Vanwall was simple. I walked into a car driving school office one Monday morning and asked if I could have lessons....

60th Anniversary Porsche 911 Targa: Origin As A Foundation

From lava fields and glaciers to thundering waterfalls and silent fjords, Iceland is a land of extremes shaped by generations who have come to...

Bill Sadler (1931-2022)

Canadian Bill Sadler (here at the wheel of his own Sadler Mk. 5 winning the 1958 Glen Classic) not only built some of the...
My Humble Econoline

My Humble Econoline

In the late, great 1970s, Detroit vans were absolutely “it.” Surf wagons. Yamahaulers. Shag wagons. Call them what you will—and use them as you...