Click image for a huge gallery from Day 1 of the Greenwich Concours var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Greenwich_Concours_d_Elegance_Day_1_summary_huge_photo_gallery'; I'd never been to a Concours d'Elegance prior to Saturday. If the Greenw.
The Manolo. He reads the Autoblog. Which is pretty cool, actually. The shoe/styleblogger extraordinaire tipped us off on the fabulous Flueguar. Right about now, you may be wondering, "What the %$#! is a Flueguar?"Allow us to elaborate. The Flueguar,.
Warning: If you are not a fan of the Ford Taurus SHO, look away. I'm indulging my own affection for the crown pinnacle of Taurus evolution by sharing with you a couple of posts found on DrivingEnthusiast.com. The first features two original Taurus SH.
For all our joking about the seemingly endless parade of special edition, aftermarket, or niche-built Ford Mustangs, there is one that we're all waiting for: the Bullitt. We daydream about donning a turtleneck, popping in the jazzy Lalo Schifrin scor.
Ford is throwing a bash to celebrate the 75th birthday of the iconic Deuce. "Deuce" is a reference to the two in 1932, which was the year this legendary car was born, and it's been the most popular starting point for hot rods ever since. The party wi.
Click image for 55-pic photo gallery The Buick GNX is iconic -- one of the great modern GM performance cars. The ultimate Grand National, it was limited to 547 units and received a host of changes at the hands of ASC McLaren over the "regular" car. T.
Click image for photo gallery A little over a year ago, we posted about South Africa's Citi Golf line, which combines classic, old-school looks with a more modern interior. Now comes word that the "R" badge has found its way onto a very limited run o.
When kids nowadays roll their eyes when hearing about how tough we had it when WE were kids, they frequently think we might be exaggerating, especially when we talk about video games. Pong was inconceivably archaic, but the games that showed up in th.
Mike Levine over at PickupTruck.com has made an argument for the return of the El Camino, the car-based pickup sold back in the day that has risen to cult status in the modern era. Considering the cost of fuel these days and fuel economy standards th.
Sure, most of the folks here at the NYIAS are interested primarily in the stuff that hasn't yet appeared in showrooms, but one of our favorite cars of the show was a twenty-year-old gem tucked off in a corner on the lower floor. What you see here in.
Our pals at Winding Road just passed along a note that Toyota might be considering re-releasing the driftastic Corolla Sport. The endearingly tossable rear-wheel-drive AE86 platform was known by many names around the world: Corolla Levin, Sprinter Tr.
Proteus is a well respected manufacturer of replica sports cars based in the U.K. It currently offers convertible versions of the Jaguar C-Type (pictured at right) and D-Type that are near spot-on doppelgangers of the originals. Much has been happeni.
As we mentioned earlier, the Detroit Autorama is this weekend. The doors of Cobo Hall in downtown Detroit opened up to the public about an hour ago, and while we won't be on hand ourselves to take pictures, an industrious Autoblog reader by the name.
As we mentioned earlier, the Detroit Autorama is this weekend. The doors of Cobo Hall in downtown Detroit opened up to the public about an hour ago, and while we won't be on hand ourselves to take pictures, an industrious Autoblog reader by the name.
click above image for renderings of the 2009 Ford Taurus SHO Concept var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/Bring_back_the_Ford_Taurus_SHO_baby'; Those that know me are well aware of my infatuation with the Ford Taurus SHO. Those not among the automo.
Click on the photo to see a gallery of high-res shots from the movieThe two biggest highlights of the movie Little Miss Sunshine are the fabulous performance of Alan Arkin as the heroin-addicted, porn-reading grandfather, and the seemingly immortal V.
Ah, the Edsel. A historical signpost warning against innovation for the sake of innovating. Of course, that wasn't the only reason for the car's birth. Ford perceived a hole in their offerings and decided to take Lincoln upmarket and offer a new mode.
While the rest of us dream about things like that long-since-departed puppy we had as a child or Angelina Jolie in somethin' skimpy, classic car collectors dream of the barn find: a forgotten classic automobile sitting in a barn somewhere for decades.
Not only were the musclecars of the 70's relentlessly cool, but the TV commercials for them were super-entertaining . We showed you the killer GTO Judge spot featuring Paul Revere and the Raiders already, but this one's even more significant. It's fo.
Although several months old now, the Ferrari Classiche program had one of its big coming out parties at the LA Auto Show last week. A beautiful 275 GTB sat at the back of the Ferrari booth, glowing as brightly as the modern 599 GTB grand touring cars.
Calling the '57 Chevy Bel Air an icon is like acknowledging that the sky's blue. It's just plainly obvious. Recognizable by folks aged 8 to 80, the '57 Chevy stirs up all sorts of emotions. Those of a certain age are mentally thrown back to the time.
At some point in the future, automakers will engage in a hood ornament war to see who can build the car with the biggest badge. We've seen into the future and Volkswagen will win this war in 2054 when it unveils the New2 Beetle that features the comp.
OK, earlier today we took the time machine back to see the introduction of the Ford Taurus SHO. Now, we fast-forward to the present day, where devious youths find a forlorn, decrepit, and long-junked first-gen SHO much like the one in this morning's.
With the last Taurus rolling off the line, let's have a look at how it all began. We'll skip the original Taurus introductiory commercials because, well, we can't find any of them on YouTube right now. Instead, we'll jump to MY 1989 and have a gander.
When the Ford Fairlane Skyliner came out as a new 1957 model, FoMoCo was ready with the celeb endorsements. Witness this 2-minute promo skit in which Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz get the full dog & pony show from Mr. 1950's Announcer Voice Guy as.