“When we shot it, I had to drive it all over East L.A. We probably looked crazy with two motorcycle cops following me. It looked like they were ready to pull me over,” Cartoon said, laughing. “Back in the day, you’d get hydraulic tickets for that. They’d impound your car for that. Now, the cops were making sure no one messed with me.”
Ferrari at 75
A new book looks at Italy’s most famous carmaker, at the dawn of its Diamond Jubilee.
Holiday (Car) Books
Each of these seven books will provide at least one hour of joy, which is more than can be said for the majority of our experiences these days.
Why Slow Sales Didn’t Kill the Mercedes SL
As recently as the early 2000s, Mercedes regularly sold around 13,000 SLs annually. Last year, just 1300 moved off dealer lots. So what happened, and why does Mercedes continue to bother?
The Big Book of Tiny Cars
Once a car category departs the commonplace, interest tends to pick up among enthusiasts and collectors. How else to explain the current fascination with personal luxury coupes of the ’70s and ’80s?
How to Appreciate Your Classic Range Rover
Whilst it appreciates wildly. Guest starring my beloved mechanic Jared Lamanna from Churchill Classics, and my favorite hags from Hagerty.
Porsche Books for Porsche Lovers
My latest Car and Driver automotive book column stars three new books about Porsches.
The Best Cars (for Me) at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este
Every one of the fifty cars on the Lake Como-side grounds of Villa d’Este was droolworthy. But choices must be made. Here are our picks for Best of Class—or at least Best of Class To My Contrarian Eye of Class—in each category.
Subscription Conscription
Why are automakers shifting from offering options consumers can buy, to those they can only rent? Well, it’s not to benefit the consumers.
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Lost Beauties
Nothing is less interesting than other people’s dreams.