Welcome to the Palm Beach Cavallino Classic, where everything Ferrari is celebrated voraciously. A few days a year in the usually sleepy enclave, the brand and its loyal followers gather to extoll their icon. This year’s event was spectacular. The smiling faces are all you needed as an indicator of the event’s success. The Palm Beach weather was a relief for those escaping from the winter.
Scheduled to debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show in March, the Lamborghini Huracan succeeds the Gallardo and marks a new era for the manufacturer’s luxury super sports car. The name Huracan comes from the world of bullfighting. Huracan was a fighting bull known for “outstanding courage,” a “strong sense of attack,” and “remaining defiant and invincible” according to Lamborghini.
There is a reason why the early Shelby Mustang based cars are so desirable, from the nuts and bolts modifications Carroll masterfully engineered to the more esoteric and visceral such as noise,smells and sensations the GT350 had it all.
The Lancia Flaminia GT 3C Coupe can be a tough car to find. Todd Wertman found one at the AACA Eastern Region Fall Meet in Hershey, PA. Read how he was able to research and purchase it in one day, and then make a profit on that sale.
The 2014 Corvette Stingray coupe, expected to go on sale in the third quarter of 2013,is GM’s most powerful standard model ever, with an estimated 450 horsepower and 450 lb.-ft. of torque, able to accelerate from 0-60 in less than four seconds.
Named the World Car Design of the Year, Jaguar bills the 2014 F-TYPE is “a return to the company’s heart: a two-seat, convertible sports car focused on performance, agility and driver involvement.
The reviews are in and the redesigned 2014 Maserati Quattroporte appears to be a winner. Motor Trend calls the sixth-generation Quattroporte “a stunning piece of auto architecture.” The Quattroporte, considered Maserati’s flagship, has an exotic-sounding name translated into English, quattro porte means four doors. It is a combination of glamor and practicality.
The Jaguar XK was initially revealed at the Earl’s Court Motor Show in 1948, hysteria ensued. It was a smash hit. Just six years later, Jaguar had built over 12,000, when initially they had planned to only make 250.
Rumor had it that there was an F12 Berlinetta available to be driven at the Ferrari World Finals event in Spain, so upon my arrival at the track I made sure I was on the list. To my delight, a beautiful Grigio Silverstone car was indeed ready and waiting, and I happily headed off for a 20-minute taste.
