The result of 50 years of collecting race cars and their consumer counterparts, Fred Simeone’s Museum is a celebration of the automobile. The museum is themed on the evolution of the racing sports car, showcasing the developments that never caught on as well as the icons that shaped the automotive world.
What Ferrari left out of the F40 made clear what kind of car it was. There was barely any sound insulation, and no radio. There weren’t even interior door handles; you reached into a recess in the door to pull a cable. Early cars had sliding Lexan side widows; later versions had hand-cranked roll-up windows.
With new 911 Carreras sporting turbochargers, the Porsche Club of America takes a look at the last 911 Turbo to be the only turbo 911.
With Aston Martin confirming plans to re-establish the Lagonda marque by the end of the decade, and also confirming that one can now order the $1 million+ Lagonda Taraf sedan in the U.S., it’s worth taking a look at the Aston Martin-built sedans that have worn this badge.
Premium automotive marques love turning an anniversary into a reason to launch a special model. And so it was no surprise that Lamborghini chose its founder’s 100th birthday (April 28) as cause to offer a very short run of a very special model, the appropriately named Centenario.
In celebrating Porsche, it’s important to remember those cars that might not garner the attention of collectors like the 911 or 356. This Porsche 912 is certainly a black sheep, but that doesn’t take away from its quality design and styling that made it a classic amongst everyman Porsche enthusiasts.
The Twisted Sisters are three undulating roads that meander through the heart of Texas hill country, completely free of hair metal, makeup, or football pads. Unless you’re into that stuff. Also known as the Three Sisters, Ranch Road 335, 336, and 337a form a roughly 100 mile loop that boasts the perfect mix of unspoiled vistas and craggy canyons.
When citing mid-engine heritage, Porsche tends to skip over its 914, of which 119,000 were built from 1969-1976. That oversight might seem understandable, considering that Porschephiles had themselves long snubbed the 914. Today, though, they’ve widely accepted the 914, and collector interest is rising.
In spring 2016, BMW introduced a new two-seat track eater cleverly disguised as a midsize coupe: the M4 GTS. Why an M4 has only two seats offers your first clue about the GTS’ mission: instead of a back seat, there’s a factory-installed roll cage. There’s a fire extinguisher, too.
