A day of elegance at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering
Jay Leno discusses the new Bugatti Veyron. Photo credit: Rolex / Tom O’Neal Starting off the festivities was the official Opening Ceremony on Friday, August 19, initiated by a fly pass by four CJ6 Aircraft, military trainer planes originally designed in 1958 that are still used in ten countries around the globe today. RoamingRead Full Story
Preparations underway for RM’s highly anticipated fall European classic car auction
The focus of the collector car world returns to Central London, on October 26, 2011, as RM Auctions lifts the gavel on a magnificent selection of 80 of the world’s finest automobiles at Battersea Evolution. Celebrating its fifth anniversary in 2011, RM’s flagship UK sale is regarded as the UK’s most consistently successful, highest grossingRead Full Story
Steve McQueen’s 911S sells for more than $1.3-million at RM Monterey auction
The iconic 1970 Porsche 911s formerly owned by the ‘King of Cool’ Steve McQueen and featured in his epic Hollywood film Le Mans sold for an impressive $1,375,000 before a packed house at RM’s Monterey, California sale this month, setting a new world record for a 911 sold at auction. Built to the highest 1970Read Full Story
Hagerty’s new Classic Vehicle Valuation Tool
Website Combines a Suite of Tools Developed for Automotive Enthusiasts Hagerty has launched a complimentary new web service developed to help collectors better understand the classic car marketplace. “Collector Car Portfolio” joins two other Hagerty web tools—“Value Your Car” and “Market Trends”—and can be accessed at www.hagerty.com/valuationtools. “Our goal with Collector Car Portfolio is toRead Full Story
2012 Honda CR-V Concept shows styling of future model
2012 Honda CR-V Concept Honda has released pictures of its CR-V Concept providing a hint at the styling direction for the all-new, fourth-generation 2012 CR-V, which is scheduled to go on sale in Canada early next year. Following on record annual sales in Canada last year, Honda says its all-new 2012 CR-V will offer CanadianRead Full Story
Youth rebuild cars instead of stealing them
By Andy Gregory, VCC communications It started as a piece of metal in the auto shop at Vancouver Community College (VCC), and now car-lovers all over B.C. are jockeying to own it. This 1967 Factory Five Cobra kit car, worth an estimated $60,000, was built by several dedicated, at-risk youth from East Vancouver. They spentRead Full Story
Rocky Mountain Rally
At the podium, Patrick Richard and his new co-driver, Leanne Junnila, finishes in second place at the Rocky Mountain Rally, round two of the 2011 Canadian Rally Championship. CALGARY, May 30, 2011 /CNW/ – The second rally of the 2011 season, held May 26-27, was a battle to the finish forRead Full Story
Nissan NV200 is New York City’s ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’
New York is “hailing” a new era of urban mobility, as the city with the nation’s largest taxi fleet has selected Nissan to design and supply the next-generation “Taxi of Tomorrow.” The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) selected the Nissan NV200 as the exclusive taxi of New York City beginning in lateRead Full Story
car2go comes to Vancouver
car2go has selected Vancouver as the first Canadian city selected to launch its innovative mobility service. A newly created company, car2go Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, will also be located in Vancouver. First launched with great acclaim in Ulm, Germany, three years ago, car2go was successfully rolled out a year laterRead Full Story
U.S. Debut of Lotus Evora S and IPS
Lotus debuted its stunning new Evora S and Evora IPS (Intelligent Precision Shift) models at this month’s New York Auto Show. Both models showcase the versatility of the multi-award winning Evora. Lotus will be at the New York Auto Show until May 1st so fans of the unique British automotive manufacturer have a fewRead Full Story
Bristol lives to see a new day
Bristol Cars, which went into administration in early March this year, has a new owner. Its assets and goodwill have been purchased, and it will be part of a hi-tech, Surrey-based company bearing another name from Britain’s motoring history: Frazer-Nash. The names Bristol and Frazer Nash (no hyphen) were closely associated in the immediate post-WarRead Full Story
Nissan Leaf named World Car of the Year
The 100-percent electric, zero-emission Nissan LEAF has been named 2011 World Car of the Year at this month’s New York International Auto Show, edging out the BMW 5-Series and the Audi A8 for the top spot. The award is the latest in a string of accolades for the world’s first affordable mass-market, all-electric vehicleRead Full Story
Breakfast TV visits the Vancouver International Auto Show
Greg Harper of Breakfast Television visited the Vancouver Auto Show on Friday, April 1st. You can watch the full video Clip here. At about 3 minutes in, Greg talks to Nigel Matthews of Hagerty about the very rare 1959 Jensen 541-R (shown above), which was a big winner at last year’s All British Field Meet.Read Full Story
Specialty Vehicle Association wins one for Canadian historic vehicle owners
By Nigel Matthews– In 2000, the registration of modified historic vehicles in the Province of British Columbia, Canada, became irritatingly complex. On the surface it seemed a simple plan for the betterment of the environment. In order to help British Columbia test station employees more easily determine the appropriate emissions testing standard to use, modifiedRead Full Story
End of an era, or maybe not?
What do Peter Sellers, Tina Turner, Sir Richard Branson and Liam Gallagher, former front man of the 1990s British pop band Oasis, all have in common? They have all been customers of Bristol Cars, the English manufacturer of hand-built, high-performance cars for discriminating (and wealthy) buyers for more than 60 years. Bristol 401 prototype bodiedRead Full Story
Statement regarding status of Japanese earthquake and impact on NISSAN Americas operations
March 14, 2011 – Following the earthquake in Japan on March 11 Nissan Americas has been working around-the-clock with its teams in Japan and abroad to assess the status of its employees and the impact on its operations. Facilities/Production All Nissan Americas manufacturing facilities remain operational and will continue normal production schedules until further notice.Read Full Story
Jellybean AutoCrafters unveils restored BMW 327/328!
By Stanton Guy – Special guests were invited to attend the unveiling of a beautifully restored 1938 BMW 327/328 at Jellybean AutoCrafters in Surrey, on February 23rd. This BMW model is generally acknowledged as one of the most significant automobiles in history. It had leading-edge performance and handling for its time, with its tubular frame and 2 litre,Read Full Story
Online driving test in support of Canada’s Year of Road Safety
In support of The National Year of Road Safety 2011, Young Drivers of Canada, Canada’s largest driver training organizations, and State Farm Insurance have partnered to create the first online national driving test. The test initiative encourages safe and smart driving practices across the country and was designed to not only engage Canadians to easilyRead Full Story