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by Philip Powell on September 04, 2006
jay leno will covet this one. The TV host is a renowned car collector who maintains a vast stable of vintage motorcycles and is also fascinated by steam propulsion. You are looking at a 1896 example...
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by Philip Powell on September 04, 2006
Over the years I've read about the Horch automobile and viewed many photos but this was the first time seeing one in the metal. And what a shock it was, because at first glance I thought it had to...
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by Philip Powell on September 02, 2006
This is the middle of the long weekend and I've only just returned from viewing the 2006 Steamworks Concours d'Elegance in Vancouver. As usual, it was an eclectic collection of vehicles from the birth...
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So you think you've seen some fancy multi-colored paint jobs? Well, friend, you've never seen anything like this, photographed at the 2006 Pebble Beach Concours. I wish I could tell you the marque and...
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I could travel all over the world to review classic car concours but once a year I need only take a 1.5 hour ferry ride from my home on Vancouver Island to the great city of Vancouver on the...
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The 1932 Bucciali that appeared at this year's Pebble Beach Concours has certainly attracted the attention of our audience. I knew nothing about the car, mistakenly suggested it must be Italian, and...
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While taking some 250+ photos of classic cars at the 2006 Pebble Beach Concours it occured to me that many spectators with their fashionable costumes, 60's ponytails and cigars, were often more...
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Sunday being the first visit in almost 30 years to the Pebble Beach Concours I was not well organised and instead of using the Infiniti Media Center's elaborate facilities, headed mid-afternoon to my...
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Unlike the concrete bobsled runs of modern Champ Car circuits, in the years following WW2, road racing in America took place on narrow roads with little or no protection for drivers and spectators....
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If Classical Drive had a promotional budget (or any budget, for that matter) I'd happily give an award to the first person to guess the name of this car, which appeared in the 2006 Pebble Beach...
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Today, Sunday, was the last day of the Monterey classic car week, culminating in the 2006 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. 173 of the most magnificent automobiles ever built were on display, divided...
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No Italian auto show would be complete without Fiat and needless to say the firm was well represented at the Concorso Italiano. Unfortunately, for most North Americans, the name reminds them of tiny...
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Lancia was one of the honoured marque's at this year's Concorso Italiano in Monterey and deservedly so, for the company made many advanced automobiles during its long history, including sports,...
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You've seen a Ferrari. Everyone has seen a Ferrari. A lucky few have witnessed, say, three or four Ferraris in the same place at the same time. So how would you like to see and admire more than 75...
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Yesterday I gave you a brief glimpse of some of the cars at the Blackhawk Collection special show in Pebble Beach. Before adding some blogs from today's fabulous Tour d'Elegance allow me to whet your...
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The Blackhawk Collection is a museum based in Danville California but like many of its kind, is constantly selling and refreshing itself. Each year at the Pebble Beach Concours it displays a number of...
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It's now my third day in Monterey and things are beginning to get interesting. I drove over to the Lodge at Pebble Beach to collect media passes for Sunday's Concours and stayed to photograph a few of...
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It is my first full day in Monterey, here to see and report on the Concours d'Elegance, auctions, drives, art displays, collector shows, and seemingly endless parade of events that make up the world's...
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I've always liked Italian cars, so I'm really looking forward to the 2006 Concorso Italiano at Pebble Beach. And this year it will be honoring designer Giorgio Giugiaro, the Targa Florio, 100 years of...
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Monday, August 14th marks the beginning of a week-long classics celebration in Monterey, California. It is regarded as the world's finest and is certainly the busiest. The highlight will be the 56th...
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Michigan is generally given credit as the birthplace of the American auto industry and Detroit its center. But Indiana was once home to some of the largest automobile manufacturers in the U.S.,...
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The Art Center in Pasadena, perched atop twin peaks above the valley, is the world's leading school of transportation design. I was once privileged to shoot a GM commercial there and was awestruck by...
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