Best in Low: Iconic LOWRIDERS ROCK PETERSEN MUSEUM, starting on May 11th. The Petersen Automotive Museum will celebrate the artistry, culture and history of lowriders with its largest and most comprehensive lowrider exhibit, set to open on May 11. “Best in Low: Lowrider Icons of the Street and Show” will showcase some of the most […]
Only 100 limited-edition supercharged HENNESSEY 850-HORSEPOWER CADILLAC ESCALADE-V SUVs will be built. Texas-based Hypercar manufacturer and high-performance vehicle creator Hennessey, has released a new performance upgrade package for the ‘24 Cadillac Escalade-V. Hennessey’s engineers take the hand-built, supercharged GM 6.2-liter V8 from the standard 682 horsepower to 850 at 6,200 rpm – a 25 percent […]
ROMAN HOLIDAY 2: Fantastico! ROMAN HOLIDAY 2: Fantastico! Team Zora USA will bring a fuel-injected ’57 Corvette to the 1000 Miglia Warm Up USA in Virginia in October 2024 and the 1000 Miglia in Italy in 2025 to Celebrate America’s Sports Car! More about our car and team coming soon. Ciao!
SORRENTO ROADS BY 1000 MIGLIA 2024: Competition, unique landscapes and discovering the region of Campania, Italy. You say Sorrento Roads and you think of motor racing jewels among the cliffs, lemon groves and colorful houses of the Amalfi Coast in Italy. Also, Time Trials in unique views such as the port of Maiori and Marina […]
Hemmings’ Mike McNessor blogs about Caddy’s family hauler – CADILLAC CTS-V WAGON: BEAST OF BURDEN – with a 6.2-liter LSA V-8 and available manual and automatic transmissions. Most vehicles degenerate into third- or fourth-hand beaters before clawing their way to collectability — assuming they survive the years of neglect and deferred maintenance. Not so with […]
Dodge hit the midsize-muscle market running in 1966 with a luxurious fastback Charger. Hagerty’s Eddy Eckart chronicles the history of the Charger nameplate, from rare badge-engineered Dart to the 1966-1967 DODGE CHARGER: HORSEPOWER & HERITAGE! Ask enthusiasts the first thing they think of when they hear “Dodge Charger,” and they’re bound to mention Hellcats or […]
In his retirement years, 92-year-old consummate carguy and 47-year automotive industry executive has a new title: ‘MAXIMUM BOB’ LUTZ, MODEL-BUILDER! While Robert A. Lutz, best known as “Maximum Bob”, was a top executive at BMW, Chrysler, Ford and General Motors, retiring as Vice-Chairman of GM in 2010, he collected scale models of iconic military airplanes, […]
Hagerty.com’s Eddy Eckart celebrates the 2005-2006 FORD GT: AMERICA’S SUPERCAR and analyzes its marketplace appeal and strong fan base. Creating a modern GT40 road car was every bit as ambitious as Henry Ford II’s desire for international motorsports domination. Both of these goals were attained – and were historically significant. The GT40 was a key […]
SINGER CELEBRATES 300th PORSCHE 911 reimagined by Singer and completed in California. The 1990 Porsche 911 featured here was restored in collaboration with its owner who has named their car the ‘Sotto’ commission. This car is an example of Singer’s personalization services and love affair with the 911. Its specification represents requests made by its […]
A bid farewell to a colleague, a mentor and a friend: FRED MACKERODT, A LIFE WELL-LIVED. Frederick T. “Fred” Mackerodt died peacefully at home in upstate New York on Christmas Day, December 25, 2023, surrounded by loving friends. Born on September 17, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, he and his former wife of 35 years, […]
