For some time, finding a 1965 Buick Riviera with functioning headlights was a marvel akin to finding a pearl in a clam. Frank and Paul Duran changed that.
The third installment in my Car and Driver series on shops that repair obscure parts for vintage vehicles. Click on the image above (and then click again, if you want) to view a crappy scan. Or just subscribe to the magazine already you Chintzy Bltch.
Given the cooling in the electric vehicle market–caused in no small part by the current administration’s scattershot tariffs and resolute antipathy toward EVs –what is the plan for Volkswagen’s relaunch of the fabled Scout brand as an rugged electrified truck brand? I get all the answers from Scout CEO Scott Keogh.
A new documentary by Ben Bertucci (streaming now!) explores Naito Auto, a meticulous multi-generational Japanese classic auto restoration garage with a decidedly analog vibe.
When asked what drew them to the car, Anderson says, “It’s just a beautiful piece of furniture.”
Rolls-Royce has been producing Phantoms for 100 years, making its pinnacle model the longest-running nameplate in automotive history. Discover what makes each era of Phantom so opulent and oppressive.
In their quest to be omnipresent in their customers’ minds and lives, and/or to trade their august respect for flashy young social media hits, automakers have collaborated with all manner of other brands–human or otherwise. The effects are often thrillingly imprudent or inscrutible.
“Do I love SUVs? Not really. As a designer, an SUV is a marketing accommodation.”
This year, consider purchasing something fresh for the person who literally gave you life and helped you down whatever meandering path that ultimately led you to the questionable decision to read this article. As book columnist for Car and Driver, might I recommend a book?
On the occasion of the publication of her harrowing and beautiful new memoir, I chat with thrice Grammy-nominated singer and composer Neko Case about, what else, her lifelong love of weird cars (and vans.)
Up next in my ongoing series about boutique shops that repair impossible-to-find parts for beloved vintage vehicles is this dispatch from Northern California. Andrew Villaseñor runs Andrew’s Mercedes Service, and rebuilds the self-leveling rear struts for the otherwise indefatigable 1970s-1980s Mercedes W123 Wagons.
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