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Luca di Montezemolo. Photos courtesy Ferrari Media. Since Enzo Ferrari’s passing in 1988, no one single man has been more influential to the company, both on the race track and in the showroom, than Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Ferrari’s chariman since 1991. But, as of October 13, after a power Read more
The Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center. Photos courtesy Cadillac & LaSalle Club. The Cadillac & LaSalle Club (CLC) has found a new permanent location for its museum and research center as part of the campus at the Gilmore Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan. CLC members and their Read more
A scene from the Woodward Dream Cruise, featured in Detroit Made. Still image from video. If there’s a rock-and-roll equivalent of the 1957 Chevy Bel Air, it’s got to be Bob Seger. Like the iconic American automobile, the Michigan native never seems to go out of style, despite the ever-changing Read more
By the time this October 17, 1965, photo of the Latham Circle Mall, which we got from Jim and Chester’s Garage, was snapped, it had already been open for several years and was another several years from being converted into an indoor mall. Then again, it appeared to be a Read more
When it comes to no-compromise sports cars, less is quite often more. Lotus founder Colin Chapman was a pioneer in the concept of “adding lightness,” and as a testament to his vision, the minimalist Lotus 7, which debuted in 1957, is still being produced in licensed replica form today. One Read more
Photo by Randy Heinitz. The appeal of the Route 66 remains strong, even decades after its official decertification as a U.S. highway in 1985. The Mother Road draws tourists from all over the globe, and a whole industry has grown around providing guided tours of the famed highway. Next month, Read more
The Buddy Holly and Waylon Jennings-owned 1958 Ariel Cyclone. Photo courtesy Guernsey Auctions. Anyone who has followed music in the last 60 years knows the story of Buddy Holly’s demise in February, 1959, along with the fact that country singer Waylon Jennings had given up his seat on that fated Read more
1930 Dodge Phaeton, owned by Richard Kocher. Photography by the author. The tradition of dads telling their kids not to wreck the car has gone on for longer than we might have imagined. “Suppose you are given [my] chariot,” asked sun-god Helios of his mortal son in A.S. Kline’s translation Read more
History, it’s said, is written by the victors, which is why Ford’s Mustang is often identified as the proto-pony car. In actuality, the Plymouth Barracuda beat the Mustang to market by several weeks, but it was the Ford that won the hearts (and wallets) of consumers. To close the gap, Read more
With just 1,200-some built, not many of us are going to get a chance to take the wheel of a Lamborghini Espada – the Bertone-designed V-12 four-seat GT so unlike many of Lambroghini’s other offerings. But that’s where the driveReport comes in, to relate what it’s like to sit in Read more