| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  |  | A 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680S Saoutchik Torpedo rolls across the stage at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.... | | A 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680S Saoutchik Torpedo finished in German Chassis gray has taken top honors at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The car is owned by Paul Andrews of Fort Worth, Texas, and was restored by Paul Russell and company. Andrews acquired the car in 2010 with the assistance of Gooding and Company owner David Gooding. It is a well-known car, having been auctioned and shown... |
|  | | Bugatti unveiled a special version of its Grand Sport Vitesse at the The Quail on Friday. The drop-top is meant to pay homage to the Type 37A, built in 1928. The original Type 37A won multiple Grands Prix and is now owned by Jay Leno. The ...
|  | | If you haven't checked out our massive Woodward Dream Cruise photo gallery yet, you may not realize this was one of the best cruises yet. Crowds were fantastic, the weather was just about perfect, and the...
|  | | General Motors is recalling a family of SUVs, including the Chevrolet TrailBlazer, GMC Envoy,
|  | | A scintillating run for pole-sitter Mark Martin ended abruptly and violently against the pit road wall. Martin had dominated Sunday's Pure Michigan 400 early, leading 54 of the first 64 laps, but that was before a wreck ahead of him in turn four sent his No. 55 Toyota spinning off the track...
|  | | As with most artists, Louis Carvell simply sees the world differently than others, and his passion for cars and car collecting led him to create a thought-provoking (and clever) body of work he entitled: “Reincarnations: Car Parts ReBorn.” The photographic collages are of spare...
|  | | Monterey 2012 entered the record books not only besting all previous sales totals, but also producing some astonishing individual sales results. Although final numbers are not in, the folks at Hagerty Insurance had observers at each auction who kept a running total while every car crossed the...
|  | | Tony Ave finally got it right at Road America. After a lengthy absence from the podium due to an unprecedented spree of mechanical issues, the two-time defending champion retired his prior car and marched into the Trans-Am field on Saturday with a brand-new No. 4 Lamers/PME Engines/RPX Chevrolet...
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|  | | Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing driver Graham Rahal announced Monday that the Graham Rahal Foundation will be auctioning his race-worn helmet and gloves from the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.Rahal and his foundation partnered with the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to promote...
|  | | Buyers of classic vehicles have dug deep into their pockets at auctions on the Monterey Peninsula, easily topping the sales totals from last year with one auction still remaining. More than $203 million has been spent on 704 vehicles, for an average sale price of $288,360. In 2011, the auction...
|  | | Greg Biffle does not care that people say he's flying under the radar this season. All he cares about is the fact that he's leading the points and racking up the kinds of finishes he needs to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. Biffle had another one of those good finishes on Sunday when ...
|  | | Ron Capps raced to the Funny Car victory Sunday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals as drivers jockeyed for points position with just one race remaining before the Countdown to the Championshp. Capps moved into the Full Throttle Series points lead for the first time this season with just one race...
|  | | Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s return to Michigan isn't off to a great start.Earnhardt, who won at Michigan International Speedway in June to snap a four-year losing streak, will have to start from the back Sunday in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race. He rubbed against the wall in practice Saturday and will need to ...
|  | | The stretch drive for the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series kicked off Aug. 14 at Nebraska's Junction Motor Speedway, and Knoxville Nationals winner Donny Schatz showed he was intent on making a run at the series championship, taking his sixth triumph of the season.Next up was River Cities...
|  | | Dani Pedrosa became the first MotoGP rider to win two races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, pulling away from series leader Jorge Lorenzo over the final nine laps to win Sunday's Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix.Pedrosa won his second race of the season and pulled within 18 points of Lorenzo. Seven ...
|  | | Police say a car taking part in a local rally plunged into a crowd in central Serbia on Sunday, killing three spectators and injuring one.They said the accident happened during the Hill Climb Tara 2012 race on Mt. Tara, about 60 miles southwest of Belgrade, when a driver from Bosnia lost control of ...
|  | | Bentley will expand the Mulsanne lineup with a glitzy convertible version, previewed by a concept that debuted at Pebble Beach.The British droptop would likely share mechanical pieces with the coupe, meaning a twin-turbo 6.75-liter V8 making 505 hp and 752 lb-ft of torque paired with an eight-speed ...
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