The E-Type Zero prototype accelerates, handles, and brakes like a standard E-Type, but it doesn’t sound like one. Continue reading
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Rust in peace: European and Australian classics in Victoria
Italian steel and Australian humidity don’t mix. Continue reading
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Events: The fourth annual Velaux Rétro car show
The highlights from the show included a Teilhol Tangara and an all-original Fiat 128. Continue reading
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Rust in peace: Jaguar XJ-S
This late-1980s XJ-S cost nearly $50,000 when it was new. What would the original owner think if he or she saw the car today? Continue reading
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Rust in peace: Ran When Parked visits Salt Lake City’s self-service junkyards
Join us as we wander around three of Salt Lake’s largest self-service junkyards. Continue reading
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Ran When Parked visits Paris (and the surrounding areas)
We recently spent a little over a week in Paris, France. We spent the first few days within the city limits to cover the press days of the Paris Motor Show, and we then took a couple of days to test cars for work in the surrounding areas – departments like Yvelines (78), Oise (60), … Continue reading
Stolen Jaguar E-Type returned to owner after 46 years
An 82-year old man has been re-united with his beloved Jaguar E-Type nearly half a century after it was stolen outside of his Manhattan apartment. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents found the Jaguar while performing a routine inspection of the cars shipped abroad from the Los Angeles harbor. Officials report the E was listed … Continue reading
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Topical advertising: Under the hood
A well-trained eye can generally tell where a car is from by simply looking under the hood. For example, a lot of French cars built in the 1960s and 1970s had the spare tire mounted under the hood, and Italian valve covers are often art-like components crafted with an impressive amount of attention to detail. … Continue reading
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Time traveling: 1980s European cars at the Chicago Motor Show
The first edition of the Chicago Motor Show was held in 1901, making it one of the oldest car shows in the world. The Chicago show was once one of the nation’s largest automotive events but it is overshadowed today by bigger, more important industry trade shows held in New York, Detroit and Los Angeles. … Continue reading
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Time traveling: 1970s European cars at the Chicago Motor Show
The first edition of the Chicago Motor Show was held in 1901, making it one of the oldest car shows in the world. The Chicago show was once one of the nation’s largest automotive events but it is overshadowed today by bigger, more important industry trade shows held in New York, Detroit and Los Angeles. … Continue reading
