Bespoke Ferrari’s, wine and gourmet food in gorgeous upstate New York? Just throw in some caviar and I’m there! Saratoga Springs Wine & Food Fall Ferrari Festival, a celebration of Italy’s wine, food and automobiles, takes place September 10-12. The three day event will feature a design symposium hosted by Andrea Zagato, who heads up [...]

Reggie Jackson, Hall of Fame legend and five-time World Series title winner has also been a car collector for forty years. 15 vehicles from Jackson’s original series will be offered at the Mecum Monterey Auction, Aug. 13-14, 2010. Reggie’s infatuation began with the Olds-powered Ford he bought in high school before he had a drivers [...]

According to “A History of the New York International Auto Show (1900-2000)” by Gregg D. Merksamer, the first step toward an annual New York exhibition devoted exclusively to automobiles of various makes and models, took place in June 1899, when 27 motor-minded gentlemen gathered at the old Waldorf- Astoria to launch the Automobile Club of [...]

The New York International Auto Show isn’t the only thing car-wise that’s happening in the Big Apple this week. The first-ever Cars, Culture and the City exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York explores how New York City has played a crucial role in creating American car culture, and how the car [...]

Jag and JAY-Z?  Well sure. A sexy, smart sedan and a successful multi-platinum artist. Jaguar announced at the LA Auto Show that the 2011 XJ luxury sedan will be featured in JAY-Z’s next video, “On to the Next One,” from his The Blueprint 3 album. Jaguar showed a 60-second trailer chronicling the XJ’s role in [...]

By the time the Bentley 8-Litre was introduced in 1930, the company already had a reputation for racing success, fabulous wealth and carefree fun. The notorious Bentley boys were described as young multimillionaires who travelled in groups, raced fast cars, had wild parties with wild women and flew fast planes. But fast wasn’t enough. Customers [...]

Ahhhhh… yet another fabulous Bentley is coming to market. Yesterday, at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Bentley Motors took the wraps off the all-new Mulsanne. Inspired by the company’s founder W.O Bentley’s 8-litre that previewed in 1930, the original, capable of exceeding 100 mph, was first shown at the 1930 London Motor Show. A total of [...]

Just revealed at the 2009 NY Auto Show, the Scion iQ concept is a micro-subcompact car designed to meet the transportation needs of young urban trendsetters. And how does that translate? Scion says that it is appealing to young people moving in from the suburbs to the “newly revitalized urban centers”. Just over 10 feet [...]

This just in from Nissan Motor Company, Ltd. Yesterday the company announced that they have decided to streamline their participation in auto shows during fiscal year 2009, which runs from April 1, 2009, through March 31, 2010. The company has selected New York 2009, Shanghai 2009, Tokyo 2009 and Geneva 2010 as the four major [...]