Today, automakers love to brag about low drag coefficients, but that wasn’t the case when this 1934 Chrysler Airflow Imperial Eight was built. This car was one of the first designed for low aerodynamic drag, but it ultimately proved to be ahead of its time, as Jay Leno explains on this […]
What I’ll miss most about not being in Monterey
According to my calendar, I should be picking Bob Golfen up this morning at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport and then driving to Salinas, California, to check into a motel for the night. Then, on Monday morning, we’d drive past WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on our way to check in […]
Sunday Feature Film: Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)
This is not the Nick Cage and Angelina Jolie Gone in 60 Seconds remake. This is the original — complete with the 40 minute car chase. A classic that introduced the world to “Eleanor,” a highly prized 1973 Mustang. Considered a “B” movie in its day, it has gone on […]
Europe’s largest car-testing facility has focus on autonomous vehicles
When constructions is completed at Zalaegerszeg, Hungary, the ZalaZone will be the largest automotive testing facility in Europe, and is being built not only for traditional testing and development driving but for evaluating and validating autonomous vehicles and technology.
Saturday Matinee: An Unsung Hero! The Full Story of Ken Miles
Ken Miles was an interesting character, based on how he was portrayed in the blockbuster film Ford v. Ferrari. He was Shelby’s guy but a pariah to the Ford Motor Company. Talented to a fault, a lifetime of working on cars (and tanks in the British military in WWII) gave […]
Visions of an automotive future that hasn’t come to fruition
“It’s 2020. But sometimes it feels like our futuristic dreams are stuck in the 1950s and ’60s. And there’s actually a good reason for that,” reports Budget Direct Singapore, part of the Budget Direct insurance company that commissioned artwork based on bygone dreams.
America’s Automotive Trust and Its partner charities unveil “Preserve the Passion”
America’s Automotive Trust and its partner organizations, including LeMay – America’s Car Museum, RPM Foundation and TechForce Foundation, have unveiled a new movement called “Preserve the Passion,” aimed at preserving and evolving car culture throughout North America and building the automotive enthusiast community while creating new avenues to education and […]
Mike Thermos: The father of NOS Part 2
Part 2: Mainstream Success (Read Part 1 Here)
Video of the Day: Crafting Ferraris from paper
This video created quite a buzz in the ClassicCars.com Journal offices when we first found it, and I just realized that we’ve not shared it with you. Shame on us.
Silverstone reaches top auction results with $20.72 million live-online sale
A live-online auction has become the highest-grossing collector car sale in Silverstone Auctions’ history, with total results of £15.8 million ($20.72 million), including auction fees, and a sell-through rate of 76 percent.