During my lengthy advertising career I had the opportunity to work with some of the world's greatest car photographers on both sides of the Atlantic. Regrettably I have but one print left from...
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Great automobile designers, in my humble opinion, rank up there with architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, clothing stylist Yves St. Laurent, and creators of elegant everyday objects such as those...
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As an admirer of automotive photography I'm compelled to draw your attention to a new book by "Michael Furman", whose latest title "Curves of Steel" was created for a display...
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One of the most interesting online automobile art shops is Legacy Motors, where I found this image of a gicleé print taken from auto advertising in the 50's. According to the site each print is...
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Peter Mackertich is a London-based architecture photographer who obviously enjoys classic automobiles as much as he enjoys old buildings. He seems to be particularly fond of French cars, if one can...
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American cars have seldom done well in Formula One though it's not for lack of trying. UK artist Paul Dove has superbly caught one of those few magic moments with his painting of Dan Gurney winning at...
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So who is this gorgeous woman and what is she doing in a classic cars site? In case you're too young to recognise her, that's Sophia Loren and she's being groomed for a photo in the 2007 Pirelli...
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Here's an opportunity to purchase automobile art and automobilia at a price you'd like to pay. It's an online auction by l'art et l'automobile and like all auctions, lets the buyer acquire a desirable...
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I'm not a motorcycle guy and at this tender age am not about to risk my creaking chassis. That said, I do admire the machinery and through countless tales by owners (plus a few road movies) have come...
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You never know what you'll see when you're traveling. Last week I took a 4-day journey with a friend to British Columbia's beautiful Okanagan Valley, along the way visiting a few of the 110 wineries...
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My friends often comment on the neatness of my little 1-bedroom condo and wonder how I keep it clear of paper and other paraphenalia. Like many dedicated Web-ites I insist that electronic files...
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Much to my astonishment, I recently discovered that the drive-in theater still exists in a number of US and Canadian locations. For those of us old enough to remember, drive-ins were once a...
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Once again lucky Angelinos are exposed to some fabulous auto art at the Petersen Museum. On Friday, June 2, from 7 - 10 PM, renowned advertising artist Art Fitzpatrick will be on hand for an...
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I've never collected postage stamps, though I do have a couple featuring Canadian steam locomotives plus a few of the somewhat-rare Gilles Villeneuve F1 stamps. But I'm sorely tempted to lay out a...
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On Classical Drive I plan to occasionally feature the work of automotive fine artists like Frederick Yohe of Philadelphia. Yohe's works hang in the collections of such notable individuals as Mario...
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