FROM CNN:  Today’s automakers prize function over form, and there are few if any cars being made that will be “classics” in 50 years, comedian and car buff Tim Allen said.

“I’m passionate about automotive art, and there isn’t any,” he said.

Many enthusiasts argue classics are in the eyes of the keyholders, but Allen’s not the [...]

 Vintage Shelby mustangs are “not fat and round”.  Bold statement?  Nope, it’s a solid fact according to Carroll Shelby, who narrated this excellent 1967 Ford commercial.    

This vintage BMC narrated clip of the first generation MK1 Mini assembly is as entertaining as it gets.  It shows the build from the scattered beginnings to a competed car being driven out of the factory. The great detail and insight shown solidifies the fact that Sir Alec Issigonis is a mecanical genius.

 FROM THE NY TIMES:  The Ford logo designed by the heavyweight champion of logo designers, Paul Rand, who did those of IBM, ABC, Westinghouse, UPS, Next Computer — and Enron. In 1966, Rand was hired by Henry Ford II to rethink and modernize the familiar scripted oval Ford logo.

But Henry Ford II decided not to [...]

A 1973 Porsche 911 2.7 RS Touring is one of the ultimate Porsche classics.  It was a simple lightweight track scorcher in its day. The larger flat-6 displacement and brakes, reworked and stiffened suspension with wide rear wheels and fenders set it apart from a standard 911.  Oh, and let’s not forget that [...]

In 1957 Fiat launched what would become their most iconic car, the “Nuova 500″. It was Fiat’s economy city car rendition of the prosperous VW Beetle.  Successful, they were. The 500 proved to be a practical and popular vehicle throughout Europe and