Sometimes, the best event is a non-event. It can be a simple gathering of a few like-minded gearheads at any location for any reason. International […]
The price of History
The 1954 Mercedes W196 driven to the Formula 1 championship by Juan Manuel Fangio sold at auction for a record $29.6 Million (see Hemmings Story). […]
2013 Deutsche Classic
If there is an event that almost perfectly matches the theme and scope of Classic Velocity, it is Pennsylvania’s Deutsche Classic. The event has been […]
Porsche 959 Paris Dakar
Let’s suppose you had created an FIA Group B road race car in the early 1980s and then the whole focus of Group B changed […]
Britalia Weekend 2013
For the second year, the annual vintage British car show in the Lehigh Valley sponsored by the Keystone Region MG club was joined on the […]
Museum Magnetics
The beautiful thing about museums is that their collections change over time. They need to keep things fresh and interesting, and ultimately they need to […]
Globe Trotting
For many of us who are into vintage iron, there is a deep interest in brands and machines that we have no interest in owning. […]
Type 14
Volkswagen Karmann Ghia was the dream of designer and builder Wilhelm Karmann. He had built the Volkswagen beetle cabriolet, and wanted to design a unique […]
Hooked on Hershey
On the annual calendar of events, there are important events, and then there are must-do events. The Hershey Porsche Swapmeet put on by the Central […]
NYAS 2013
The New York auto show is one of the big three annual auto shows in the country along with Los Angeles and Detroit. At these […]
Design Number 22
In October 1932, the AISCR (later to become the FIA) announced specifications for a new racing class. It was incredibly simple. A weight limit of […]
The Accidental Purchase
I didn’t mean to do it. Honest. Purchasing another vehicle was not in the plans. What’s that, you don’t believe me? Well I understand. If […]
Front-Facing, Rear-Facing
The late 1940s and the early 1950s represent one of those periods where the automobile and the motorcycle world were experimenting with hybrids. In this […]
Volkswagenwagons
Throughout the history of the automobile, you would be hard-pressed to find a vehicle that has been more modified, “enhanced”, experimented with, or generally altered, […]
FrancoChamps
What is it about French people driving in the dirt? True, they invented motor racing back in 1894 when all of the roads were dirt. […]
The First Pagoda
It is lost on many people that the much celebrated Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing and the companion roadster were not great sellers. They formed great race […]
New Beginnings
In many ways, the new year is simply a figment of man-made imagination. There are multiple calendars and multiple New Year’s. And, even within a […]
On Receiving Gifts
The car sat under a tree, wedged in between a rusted out Plymouth Valiant and a tractor-trailer that was being used as storage. It was […]
Classic Velocity Laws #3
Just in case you have missed Classic Velocity Laws #1 and Classic Velocity Laws #2, you can use these links to see more universal laws […]