Since its first edition in 2014, Luftgekühlt has become the de facto template against which all other “elevated” car shows are judged. Accessible, laid back, and open-minded, it can be thought of as an antithesis to the stodgy concours circuit and the lazily strung-together “Luft” imitators alike. One-make events are nothing new, but just as Singer almost singlehandedly redefined the restomod paradigm and set a new reference point for all that followed in its wake, the guys behind Luft took a very simple idea—a car show featuring only air-cooled Porsches—and showed us what’s possible when attention is paid to the very last detail. Every sight line is composed down to the inch, every theme is simultaneously easy to spot and perfectly woven together into the overall mesh. Only something so particularly prepared can feel so naturally occurring. Even those that are totally indifferent to Porsches will find their attention thoroughly yanked around at Luftgekühlt. The eighth edition retread old ground (the fourth event was held at the same Port of Los Angeles warehouse/brewery),
These elegant French GTs were anachronisms in their own time, keeping elegance alive in post-war France.
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There may not be another genre that delivers the automotive experience to the same extent. You can spend a lot on a roadster depending on type and heritage, but since they’re plentiful in affordable price ranges, they’re also a great point of entry to classic car ownership. Here are five classic British roadsters currently on sale for every budget.
Who do you call when you want to design a great-looking car? The masters from Italian carrozzerias
Views from America's best historic race weekend.
Petrolicious is a leading automotive lifestyle brand providing world class short films and tasteful editorial around the world’s finest classic vehicles.
The first world-challenging sports car from BMW is a true trip back in time.
The first world-challenging sports car from BMW is a true trip back in time.
When you design toys, you're bound to own some unique full-size cars.
There may not be another genre that delivers the automotive experience to the same extent. You can spend a lot on a roadster depending on type and heritage, but since they’re plentiful in affordable price ranges, they’re also a great point of entry to classic car ownership. Here are five classic British roadsters currently on sale for every budget.
This one is a film star, but not from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
There may not be another genre that delivers the automotive experience to the same extent. You can spend a lot on a roadster depending on type and heritage, but since they’re plentiful in affordable price ranges, they’re also a great point of entry to classic car ownership. Here are five classic British roadsters currently on sale for every budget.
This relatively small but very passionate niche market and their latent desires for more and better—more power, more style, better engineering, reliability, and packaging—was ripe for the picking. Enter Datsun, whose 1970 introduction of the now-classic 240Z simply revolutionized the American performance car marketplace. The dawn of the affordable, advanced, Japanese sports car had broken, and there was no turning back.
What is the template for a concours? Not any two are identical of course, but I think some base ingredients can be found in most of their recipes: they’re typically held in Europe, and it’d be a good bet to place them on the grounds of something built out of stone and hundreds of years ago. That being the typical setting for these posh car parties doesn’t diminish their splendor necessarily, but there does come a point where even the best meals leave you with an appetite wandering elsewhere if you’ve had enough in succession. The Bridge, in just its second year, proves that Pebble Beach and Amelia Island are not the only American offerings in this arena. Located in New York’s Hamptons, and held on the golf course of the same name, The Bridge is a young event but one that’s steeped in history already. Reason being that the evenly-clipped lawns that host these cars used to be the site of one of America’s earliest and most difficult tracks: Bridgehampton Race Circuit.
The Insta-famous red BMW coupe makes a bright and bold statement.
Michael and his wife made the decision to incoporate Michael's 1800S into their wedding photo shoot when they tied the knot in Boston last year. The Volvo 1800S has always been an integral part of their relationship and holds sentimental value to both of them; Michael drove one on their first date, and together they made a 1200-mile round-trip journey to acquire this current one.
1974 Citroën D Spécial is one man’s childhood dream, fulfilled in full
I was generously loaned a stunning 1966 Mercedes-Benz 230SL by my friend Keith for the journey, which fit right in with the rest of the cars. I really couldn't have asked for a better way to run my first Copperstate. I was immediately in the thick of it, surrounded by classics valued well into the six (and sometimes seven) figure range, many of which could be shown at Pebble Beach and some that probably had been.
This Porsche 930 is one of only 28 factory built Flachbau Cabriolets fitted with G50 transmission & the only one of its existence painted Diamond Blue.
Big, Red & Mean
Can this be the guilt-free conveyance we’ve been waiting for?
Who do you call when you want to design a great-looking car? The masters from Italian carrozzerias
The rare Volvo 142 Coupé is a perfect car for a young enthusiast
Just look at this thing.
Wouldn't you want to be flat out at the Nurburgring in a Stratos HF?
Who do you call when you want to design a great-looking car? The masters from Italian carrozzerias
Space age design
The stopgap car that led to the convertible 3-series.
With an extremely slippery body, it’s a work of art—that’s before it hits its wild top speed
When the Citroën DS becomes to civilian for you, why not try a Matra instead?
Since its first edition in 2014, Luftgekühlt has become the de facto template against which all other “elevated” car shows are judged. Accessible, laid back, and open-minded, it can be thought of as an antithesis to the stodgy concours circuit and the lazily strung-together “Luft” imitators alike. One-make events are nothing new, but just as Singer almost singlehandedly redefined the restomod paradigm and set a new reference point for all that followed in its wake, the guys behind Luft took a very simple idea—a car show featuring only air-cooled Porsches—and showed us what’s possible when attention is paid to the very last detail. Every sight line is composed down to the inch, every theme is simultaneously easy to spot and perfectly woven together into the overall mesh. Only something so particularly prepared can feel so naturally occurring. Even those that are totally indifferent to Porsches will find their attention thoroughly yanked around at Luftgekühlt. The eighth edition retread old ground (the fourth event was held at the same Port of Los Angeles warehouse/brewery),
This guy literally designs 917K Porsches out of LEGO for a living. Where did we go wrong in life?
Driven to America honors Max Hoffman with a massive Porsche gathering.
Father, son, the family Volvo, and a road trip to Road America—what’s not to commend?
When the Citroën DS becomes to civilian for you, why not try a Matra instead?
We Get Up Close and Personal with the New British Motor Museum
We asked, you argued: here's the result.
This low-mileage and original example has a storied past. The original UK owner shipped the car to Canada, New Zealand, and Australia, and drove it across each country. Later, the Gilbern encountered problems and sat in a garage in Perth for 30 years. A mechanic noticed the car, bought it, and fixed it up. Fellow Australian Neil Rote was the lucky guy who acquired it—without having seen or test-driven it.
For one man, restoration isn’t the answer to the ideal classic car experience
I could have named this article, “The power of jumpsuits,” but that would have sold this selection of outfits short. I’ve always been intrigued with the stark differences between how concept cars are treated around the world, with Italian supercars often partially covered by an attractive model, and early ’50s American concepts showing a glimpse of life that never quite happened. The first photo here, of the Alfa Romeo Carabo, is the most traditional, in a sense, of what to expect when a model is matched with a striking concept car. She gets to wear a futuristic jumpsuit, big hair, and visor tinted to match the car. Beside the Carabo is another Bertone concept, the Volvo Tundra, which also gets a glamorous model to match its lines. Further down, however, it’s clear that while different manufacturers, locations, and eras conspire to alter the modesty of the models in question, all strangely match their concept car quite well. Early General Motors promotional shots are some of my favorites,
Electric cars aren’t always boring, and they’re not all new, either.
Built for MoMA in 1972, it’s an Italian architect’s vision for the future of cars
The 70th anniversary of Bristol Cars will be marked with its first all-new model since 2011
For BMW, the 507 Roadster was well worth the ris
Since its first edition in 2014, Luftgekühlt has become the de facto template against which all other “elevated” car shows are judged. Accessible, laid back, and open-minded, it can be thought of as an antithesis to the stodgy concours circuit and the lazily strung-together “Luft” imitators alike. One-make events are nothing new, but just as Singer almost singlehandedly redefined the restomod paradigm and set a new reference point for all that followed in its wake, the guys behind Luft took a very simple idea—a car show featuring only air-cooled Porsches—and showed us what’s possible when attention is paid to the very last detail. Every sight line is composed down to the inch, every theme is simultaneously easy to spot and perfectly woven together into the overall mesh. Only something so particularly prepared can feel so naturally occurring. Even those that are totally indifferent to Porsches will find their attention thoroughly yanked around at Luftgekühlt. The eighth edition retread old ground (the fourth event was held at the same Port of Los Angeles warehouse/brewery),
Waking up people and pigeons on a cold and clear evening in January.
Formerly owned by a Sauber engineer, this supercar icon of the '80s is powered by a forced induction V12.
