Category: History

Porsche for Sale, or Is It?

Hannah Elliot tweeted out a link this morning to an article she wrote for Bloomberg about the Porsche Type 64, which is set to go to auction this month at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. I’ve seen photographs of either this

Restored Shelby Lone Star Unveiled at Amelia Island Concours

A restored one-of-a-kind concept car, known as the Shelby Lone Star, was recently unveiled at the 23rd annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. The Shelby Lone Star was to be a successor to the Shelby Cobra that would resemble the GT40.

Canepa: We Check Out a Car Collection in Just 1 Hour

This post continues from a series of articles in which I’ve chronicled the events of a trip to California earlier this year. Here we’ll take a look at what was a very quick trip to classic collector car seller, Canepa. From the first photograph

Mazda Brings the Millionth Miata to Daytona

A crowd of Mazda and Miata enthusiasts traveled to Daytona, Florida this past Saturday, for the unique opportunity to sign the millionth Mazda MX-5 Miata produced. This was part of what Mazda calls “a worldwide appreciation tour” which was taking place

A History of Seinfeld’s Porsches Selling at Amelia

If you are a fan of Porsche, and you’ve been anywhere near the internet in the last month, it’s unlikely that you haven’t heard about the upcoming Seinfeld collection grouping of cars coming up for auction at the Gooding &

Emory Motorsports Custom Porsche 356s – Jay Leno’s Garage

Video by Jay Leno’s Garage In this video, Jay checks out two of Emory Motorsports’ custom 356 Porsches. This is the shop which originated the term “outlaw Porsche.” Rod Emory goes through in detail what makes a Porsche an Emory

A Strangely Apt Comparison of Scion to Geo

Imagine if you will. The world’s largest and most consistently successful automaker is in deep trouble. Not because of profits, but because of products. They build a small car… and a small army of overseas competitors blow it away. They

Murilee Martin Digs Up Audible Relics from Nissan’s Past

When I hit the junkyard, one thing I always look for is any 1981-1984 Datsun/Nissan Maxima, 200SX, or Z-car. That’s because many of those cars came with Nissan’s patented Voice Warning system, a feature that gave the car a breathy

Where Mazda RX-3 and RX-7 “Savanna” Came From

Fuji, 1971. The mighty Hakosuka was slated to reach its record 50th win in Japanese touring car racing, only to have that taken away by a plucky upstart from Hiroshima known as the Mazda Savanna (aka. RX-3). Years later, its