India has never hosted an international Concours d'Elegance, however it is about to step into the limelight with what promises to be a fabulous affair. From October 31st through to November 02....
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The Fairfield County Concours d'Elegance, blessed with superb Connecticut weather, was once again a huge success. The top two prizes went to a Pininfarina-designed Chevrolet Corvette (reminding...
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There is no doubt in my mind that places of exceptional beauty make for exceptional concours. California is blessed in that regard and so the 15th annual Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance,...
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As a manufacturer "Standard Motor Company" may not stimulate your memory banks but you'd be surprised at the variety of vehicles produced by that venerable firm during its 60 years of...
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When I joined my first car club in the late 50s many of the members were British ex-pats who'd moved to Canada after the war. Not surprisingly they favored English "motors" so inevitably...
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Decisions! Decisions! Labour Day weekend forced me to choose between Vancouver's 2008 Steamworks Concours and the annual Victoria Wooden Boat Show. In past years I'd journeyed to the mainland...
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For me, as a young enthusiast, Watkins Glen was the Valhalla of road racing, the place I wanted to be when the annual weekend festival occurred. The circuit was superbly located in the hills above...
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The Kirkland, Washington Concours, coming your way on Sep 07, gives me a rare excuse to upload an image of a classic wooden speedboat. Kirkland, you see, includes a small but enchanting selection,...
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In the 1950's a managerial change at Fiat led the firm to build a V-8 engine on a special chassis with independent suspension all-round. During its brief life the Fiat "8V" was produced...
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One day in the early 90s I received a panic call from Ray Fry, art director and former creative team-mate at MacLaren Advertising in Toronto. "Philip," he said, "I've been hired as...
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Nigel Matthews is an internationally-known concours judge and collector cars appraiser who had the good fortune to be judging the Postwar Touring Class at Pebble Beach last week. He sent me photos of...
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A few blogs back I mentioned that Pebble Beach would have a class for cars with big-really big-engines, one of which was entered by Jay Leno. At the time I didn't have a photo of Jay's 20+...
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If you seek beauty, brothers and sisters, look no further than Italy. For centuries the Italians and their Roman ancestors have been acknowledged as the source of many things beautiful. In olden days...
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Pete Lyons, writing in his book Ferrari, The Man And His Machines says that the Ferrari 250 GT SWB was the last true GT. As a GT it could be used for racing or for touring in the grand manner.......
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If I were designing a concours poster I'm not sure I'd put contemporary skyscrapers in the background. But the folks at the Central Virginia British Car Club obviously know more about the...
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Only rarely is an Avions-Voisin offered for sale, thus the Bonhams & Butterfields affair on August 15 at the Quail in Carmel should be nothing less than awe-inspiring. On that day an extraordinary...
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I've never subscribed to the theory that bigger must be better (certain aspects of the female anatomy included). Nevertheless I've often been awestruck by magnificent autos that were...
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"Concours d'Elegance" is a unique affair dating back to the early 30's. It was originally a beauty contest for cars in an era when custom bodies were the rage among wealthy playboys...
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