A stately 1931 Bentley convertible won the prestigious Best of Show award at Pebble Beach. Read my exclusive interview with the car’s owner, Peninsula Hotel chairman Sir Michael Kadoorie
Hitler’s Favorite Racecar is For Sale
In 1938, Hitler’s favorite car designer, Ferdinand Porsche, built three cars for a Nazi road rally from Berlin to Rome, celebrating the united Fascist front of Germany, Austria, and Italy. The only surviving car from that group will be auctioned this weekend. It may fetch $20 million or more.
Disposable Culture—>Expensive Bike
Nestle Transmutes Our Ruinous Disposable Culture Into An Expensive Limited-Edition Bicycle
Buy My New Book!
My new book is available on Amazon, starting today. Don’t be a chintzy bitch. Order yours now.
If you purchase it today, you’ll also receive free bonus chapters from Zach Bowman and Larry Webster.
How Formula E Will Make Your Next Electric Car Faster
MID-ENGINE CORVETTE
Chevy breaks with tradition, and makes some interesting design choices.
Bentley Celebrates Its 100th
After barely surviving its 99th.
Liz Taylor’s 1961 Rolls-Royce Convertible is For Sale
And it is painted to match the color of her favorite dress. Her wedding dress (not a joke.)
Painting the 70s
Artist Eric White has an obsession with painting cars from the 1970s. And his celebrity collectors–Leonardo DiCaprio, Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Viggo Mortensen, and Tyler the Creator–revere him for it.
My feature in the latest issue of Automobile. Click on the thumbnails above (and then click again) to view a crappy scan. Or just buy the magazine on the newsstand, you chintzy bitch.
Why Lagondas Look So Weird
“It sounds like not a brilliant story.”