by Tilmann Schaal | Jul 19, 2018 | Car Shows, Racing
Porsche was the honored marque at the 2018 Festival of Speed, and it was not to be missed: In celebration of the 70th anniversary of its first production car, the German sports car manufacturer was honored with a massive sculpture in front of Goodwood House. It looked...
by Tilmann Schaal | Jul 10, 2018 | Car Shows, Market/Auctions
“Speed provides the one genuinely modern pleasure.” This quote from Aldous Huxley sounds like the perfect reason for the Duke of Richmond’s decision to put that pleasure at the center of a festival. The Festival of Speed was born some 25 years ago. What was especially...
by Massimo Delbò | Mar 27, 2018 | Car Shows
Techno Classica Essen (Germany) is 30 years old this year, and the event celebrated this milestone by adding a new hall to the already vast show area and introducing a new layout of the numerous halls, so as to better welcome the 1250 exhibitors coming from 30...
by Massimo Delbò | Feb 20, 2018 | Car Shows
Paris recently hosted the 43rd Retromobile show (7–11 February) and the event will go down as a memorable one that had quite a romantic feel, thanks to the thick snowfall (the heaviest the city has seen in a decade) that greeted the participants and visitors. Even...
by Tilmann Schaal | Feb 7, 2018 | Car Shows, Concours, Rallies
Peter Auto can look back on impressive years; but having successfully attracted large crowds, the classic car event organizer seems to be streamlining its portfolio. Is the newcomer a victim of its own success? It’s not so long ago that Peter Auto launched a new event...
by Massimo Delbò | Feb 5, 2018 | Car Shows, History
Carlo Abarth would have been 110 this year. In honor of the brilliant engineer and entrepreneur, Rétromobile 2018 is hosting a special exhibition of his cars. Twenty-two of them will be on show at France’s number one classic car show. Engelbert Möll, the Swiss Abarth...
