Honoring Machines Designed By Hand And Cut From Metal
Press Release From Goodwood Road and Racing: MotoGP legend Dani Pedrosa to return to racing at Revival (Picture: Motogp.com) Laura Thomson Former MotoGP maestro Dani Pedrosa is set to make an unlikely comeback to racing, climbing aboard a Paton at Goodwood Revival’s Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy. The Spaniard left the World Championship…
The name Bud Ekins holds quite a lot of significance over here in the US. His association with Steve McQueen is that of legend, and his the building where his old Triumph shop off of Ventura Blvd, in Sherman Oaks, California ,should really be under watch by the Los Angeles Historical Society. He was a…
From: Bonhams Motoring The Aston Martin Sale 19 May 2019 Wormsley, The Wormsley Estate 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon A 1965 DB5 Sports saloon achieved an impressive £860,600 ($1,095,168) , leading this weekend’s Bonhams Aston Martin sale, staged within the idyllic grounds of the Wormsley Estate in Buckinghamshire, in conjunction with the…
I may not be a flat tracker, but after seeing this bike listed for sale last week, I think I might want to be one. Every once in a while you see a race bike build that is so jaw-droppingly perfect that it stops you in your internet tracks. The kind of bike that makes…
Last night I was somehow able to shove a broken allen key through one side of my pointer finger and out the other, so typing is going to have to be at a minimum today. However, please peruse a few photos from this years West Coast classic, known simply as, Moto Classica, at the legendary…
Press Release: Bonhams’ annual Spring Stafford Sale, (27/28 April 2019 at the 39th Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show), the UK’s leading pioneer, vintage and collectors’ motorcycle auction, is extending its 2019 edition over two days to feature no fewer than 400 important motorcycles. The two-day sale will represent the A-Z of motorcycling, offering more…
Press Release: Barrett-Jackson’s Palm Beach Automobilia Auction Will Feature Over 300 Authentic, Rare Pieces From Across the Country Palm Beach, Fla. – April 10, 2019 – Barrett-Jackson will light up the auction block with eclectic, rare automobilia pieces, including the final segment of the William K. Haines Collection, during the 17th Annual Palm Beach Auction from April…
Begin Press Release: Malcolm Smith Announced as 2019 Honouree The premier motorcycling culture celebration will honor off-road racing icon Malcolm Smith as the 2019 Legend of the Sport, alongside a showcase of 300 priceless historic classics and incredible food. Carmel, Calif. (March 25, 2019) – The Quail Motorcycle Gathering, a Peninsula Hotels’ Signature Motoring Event,…
So you sat there in your dorm room, wearing your white, pleated slacks and penny loafers, sipping your Nescafe while drooling over that Honda CBX road test in Cycle Magazine. Those header pipes kept you up at night, and you dreamt of pulling up to class on that CBX. But, you never did get to…
SONOMA SPEED FESTIVAL The inaugural Sonoma Speed Festival takes place May 30th to June 2nd, 2019 at the illustrious Sonoma Raceway, in Sonoma, California. The 2.52 mile, 12-turn course will play host to a weekend of historic automobile racing and displays, the likes of which many are calling the Sonoma Speed Festival an…
Okay, this isn’t at all what I expected. As I rolled up to a stop sign my urge to blip the throttle at a standstill was unfounded since the little “Bull” fell into a gently loping idle without any help from my right wrist. A surprisingly small amount of gas and an easy clutch release…
RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island 2019 – Top Ten Auction Results 1. 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB – $2,205,000 2. 1967 Shelby Cobra 427 – $1,792,500 3. 1930 Duesenberg Model J LeBaron Dual Cowl Phaeton – $1,650,000 4. 2010 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Sang Noir – $1,500,000 5. 2015 McLaren P1 – $1,490,000 6. 1926 Hispano-Suiza H6B Cabriolet…
Well, as Bob Dylan quite poetically penned, “Times, they are a changin.” Ironically, the group of people our current conversation is focused on probably don’t even know who Bob Dylan is. That’s not an insult, just a potent piece of evidence shining light on a world-wide shift in the economy-especially our precious vintage motorsports market. …
Ever wonder if it’s worth making the effort to get to Amelia Island? Wonder no more. The answer is an emphatic YES. Need to fill out your itinerary? We’ve got you covered. Scroll away my friend….try not to get too overwhelmed, your not even there yet. T H U R S D A…
There’s a well known saying: “A jack of all trades, master of none.” Typically these words are tossed out in an insulting manner, but if you think about it, being a jack of all trades is pretty impressive. And honestly, how could one person or thing properly master several different “trades” anyway? I’d be quite…
Press Release From Sonoma Raceway: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 If you owned one of the only 36 Ferrari 250 GTO’s ever made, what would you do with it? Would you clean by hand weekly, only taking it out on sunny 78-degree days with no traffic or rain in the forecast…IF you let it leave…
It seems the owner of one of our favorite South West motorcycle museums is thinning his collection a bit. Legendary motorcyclist, Buddy Stubbs, owner of three Harley Davidson dealerships in Arizona (One including an incredible vintage motorcycle collection we visited) is auctioning off 30 motorcycles from his personal collection at an upcoming Mecum auction. As…
Vintage motorcycles are-if we are going to be honest-just simply outdated. Though technology marches on, many of us live in a self-inflicted bubble of archaic design. We love it, but at the same time grimace at the oil stains in the garage, the fickle carburetors, and iffy electronics. However, thanks to Continental Tires, there…
If you clicked here because you are a fan of From the Basement, the UK based, web series where legendary producer, Nigel Godrich, hosts some of the most talented musicians in the world in an unassuming basement/studio, I apologize, the title may have been misleading. This basement story involves an eager mechanic, a broken car…
It looks like the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association has been quietly updating themselves into the modern age. The website, ahrma.org, has been recently re-designed, and now the 10 times a year publication, AHRMA MAG, is available for viewing online. Previously, AHRMA MAG was only available in print, and only available to paid AHRMA members. We thank…
