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But online auctions, which have been the only option for a year or more, have become popular and are likely to continue into the post-pandemic world. Here’s a look at some cool classic cars – and one truck – that you can buy right now at RM Sotheby’s multinational Open Roads online auction for June (June 23-30, 2021). </p> <p>(Photo Credit: Ryan Merrill ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's)</p> 1971 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's 21 Cool Classic Cars You Can Buy Right Now Online As life slowly returns to normal in much of the world, real live car shows and auctions are returning as well. But online auctions, which have been the only option for a year or more, have become popular and are likely to continue into the foreseeable future. Here’s a look at some cool classic cars – and one truck – that you can buy right now at RM Sotheby’s multinational Open Roads June online auction (June 23-30, 2021).  (Photo Credit: Ryan Merrill ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1938 SS 100 Jaguar 2.5-Litre Roadster Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The classic cars on offer are diverse in type and origin, like this English-built 1938 SS 100 Jaguar 2.5-Litre Roadster. SS, which stood for Swallow Sidecar, was the predecessor company to Jaguar, which was just a model name at the time. Whatever it's called, it's a classic beauty, with an asking price of CHF130,000 (US$142,000). Oh yes, it's located in Switzerland! (Photo Credit: Peter Singhof ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1953 Buick Super Estate Wagon Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's A very different proposition and quintessentially American is this 1953 Buick Estate Wagon – the last of Buick's woodie models, of which only 1,380 were built and very few remain. Comprehensively restored to show-ready condition, it's expected to sell in the US$55,000-65,000 range. (Photo Credit: ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1971 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's If you'd rather have a muscle-car, check out this 1971 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 from the tail-end of that era. Its 340-hp, 445 cubic-inch ‘Super Rocket’ V-8 engine was stronger than the numbers suggested in that first year of down-rated power specs and it's a comfortable cruiser to boot – a potential bargain at an expected sale price of US $20,000-$25,000. (Photo Credit: Ryan Merrill ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1975 Isuzu 117 XE Coupé Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's For something completely different, how about this classy 1975 Isuzu 117 XE Coupé designed by Italian styling superstar Giorgetto Giugario. A Japanese model with right-hand drive, it is one of just a few such cars known to exist in North America. Expect to pay from US$30-000-to-35,000 for this historic beauty. (Photo Credit: ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1993 Porsche 911 RS America Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's For something a bit more au courant, there's this 1993 Porsche 911 RS America, one of just 701 track-focused but road-legal (in America) 911s built to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the landmark 911 Carrera RS 2.7, but based on the 964 Carrera 2. Treat yourself, for an estimated US$160,000-$180,000. (Photo Credit: ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 2000 Audi TT Coupe Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's A German coupe of a different character is this 2000 Audi TT Coupe, which is a relative bargain at €17,500-27,500 EUR (US$21,000-33,000), if you don't mind picking it up in Germany. (Photo Credit: ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 2005 Aston Martin DB9 Volante Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's It's far too new to be considered classic but it may achieve that status someday and this 2005 Aston Martin DB9 Volante is definitely collectable now. It could be yours for an estimated CFH60,000-70,000 (US$65,000-76,000) – in Switzerland! (Photo Credit: ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1932 Buick Series 50 Sport Phaeton Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Back to the days of the real Classics, this 1932 Buick Series 50 Sport Phaeton is believed to be one of just five surviving examples of the rarest Buick body style produced that year. Powered by a straight-eight overhead-valve engine, it could be yours for an estimated US$65,000-75,000. (Photo Credit: ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1939 Steyr 220 Cabriolet Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's If exclusivity is your thing, you could probably be the only one in your crowd with a 1939 Steyr 220 Cabriolet, one of the last models built by this Auto Union brand before ceasing production. It's now in the USA and available for an estimated price of $US70,000-80,000. (Photo Credit: ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1956 GMC Series 100 ½-Ton Pickup Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Just as trucks have taken over the new-car market, they're becoming a factor in the collector market too. What better entry point to that market than this 1956 GMC Series 100 ½-Ton Pickup with narrow box and side-mounted spare. It's expected to sell for US$75,000-85,000, with a 1959 Harley-Davidson Hummer motorcycle in the box! (Photo Credit: ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1957 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's From the same era but a whole different perspective, this svelte 1957 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL was originally manufactured for the US market but later reimported to Europe. It's now in Italy where it is expected to sell for €90,000-110,000 EUR (US$107,000-131,000). (Photo Credit: ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1958 Bentley S1 Saloon Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's From the same era but far more formal, there is this 1958 Bentley S1 Saloon with exotic wood trim and whitewall tires. Fully refurbished in 2012, it might be considered a bargain at an estimated sale price of US$35,000-45,000. (Photo Credit: ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1960 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk I BN7 Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Sticking with the British theme, this 1960 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk I BN7 was the premium affordable sports car of the day. Still a good buy at an expected price of US$55,000-65,000. (Photo Credit: ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1962 Lincoln Continental Convertible Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's In huge contrast, this 1962 Lincoln Continental Four-Door Convertible was a North American style and luxury trendsetter of the period, and it still exudes that Camelot-era mystique. It could be yours for an estimated price of US$60,000-$75,000. (Photo Credit: ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1968 Irwin Manx Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's If you remember the original Thomas Crown Affair movie you'll remember the VW-based Myers Manx. This is not that but it's a close facsimile, that appears to be an equally adept sand runner. It's for sale in Canada with an estimated sale price of US$30,000-40,000. (Photo Credit: Darin Schnabel ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1975 Lamborghini Urraco P250 Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The Countach was (literally) Lamborghini's poster child of the 1970s but the mid-engined V-8 Uracco was arguably the prettier car. Plus, it was a 2+2! This one, comprehensively stored in 2018, could potentially be yours for $US150,000-175,000. (Photo Credit: ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1976 Cadillac Coupe DeVille Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's If there was a poster child for what has come to be known as the Malaise Era for American cars, this 1976 Cadillac Coupe DeVille would be a strong candidate. It represents the zenith of the bigger-is-better philosophy that typified American vehicle design until then and as such is itself iconic. It's expected to sell for US$30,000-35,000. (Photo Credit: ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1985 Ferrari 400i Convertible by Straman Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Of course, there has to be a Ferrari in any collectable car auction and this one breaks the usual swoopy styling mode. It's a 1985 Ferrari 400i, derived from the 2+2 Coupe design with the same designation but fitted with onvertible bodywork by Richard Straman Coachworks of Costa Mesa, California. It's your chance to own a rare Ferrari model for something in the range of US$75,000-90,000. (Photo Credit: ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1986 Audi quattro Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Classic, maybe not (yet), but iconic? Definitely! This 1986 Audi quattro coupe was at the forefront of Audi's rise to AWD greatness. It's offered without reserve, in Switzerland, where it's expected to sell for CHF65,000-110,000 (US$78,000-110,000). (Photo Credit: ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 2015 Ferrari F12berlinetta Tour de France by Tailor Made Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's All Ferraris are special, but this one-of-a-kind Ferrari F12berlinetta "Tour de France 1964" is especially so. It was commissioned by Francorchamps Motors Brussels to commemorate the 1964 Tour de France winning Ferrari 250 GTO, #172, driven by Lucien Bianchi and Georges Berger. It was built by Ferrari’s exclusive Personalization Programme Tailor Made at the Maranello factory and finished production in December 2014. It's now in the Netherlands and it could be yours for a bid in the expected range of €275,000-325,000 EUR (US$328,000-388,000). (Photo Credit: ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 2015 Porsche 918 'Weissach' Spyder Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's OK, it's not a classic but it almost certainly will be someday and it is part of this auction, so don't overlook this 2015 Porsche 918 'Weissach' Spyder. Often cited alongside McLaren’s P1 and Ferrari’s LaFerrari as the “Holy Trinity” of hybrid hypercars, it's truly a progenitor of future auto exotica. And it could be yours, for about €620,000-630,000 EUR (US$740,000-752,000) – FOB Netherlands! 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But 2020 shattered that pattern spectacularly with five separate Bugattis topping the international auction charts – all selling for more than $5-million (US). Here is a look at those chart toppers, from lowest to highest price. (Photo courtesy of Bugatti) 1 Provided by Autofile #5 - 1931 Bugatti Type 55 Super Sport by Figoni - $5,051,054(US) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The Bugatti Type 55, which made its debut at the 1931 Paris Motor Show was a road-going version of the Type 51 car. Only 38 Type 55s were built, most with bodywork designed by Ettore Bugatti’s son, Jean – but not this one. (Photo courtesy of Bugatti) 1 Provided by Autofile #5 - 1931 Bugatti Type 55 Super Sport by Figoni - $5,051,054(US) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer This car was one of 15 bodied by outside coach-builders, in this case Figoni, which gives it a different appearance from most Type 55s, particularly with its high-waisted door design. It also was raced at Le Mans by Louis Chiron, which gives it impeccable provenance. The Car was sold by Bonhams, in Paris, in February 2020. (Photo courtesy of Bugatti) 1 Provided by Autofile #4 - 1928 Bugatti Type 35C - $5,224,483 (US) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The Type 35 was Bugatti’s archetypical race car and this 35C’s value was enhanced by a rich racing career, including as a factory entry at the 1928 Targa Florio. Its $5,224,483 (US) sale price set a world record for Bugatti Type 35s at auction. (Photo courtesy of Bugatti) 1 Provided by Autofile #4 - 1928 Bugatti Type 35C - $5,224,483 (US) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer That provenance was supported by full documentation and an 88-year-old patina, since it was repainted, although it has benefitted from a mechanical restoration. The car was sold at Gooding’s “Passion of a Lifetime” auction at Hampton Court Palace in the U.K. in September, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Bugatti) 1 Provided by Autofile #3 -  1932 Bugatti Type 55 SS Roadster - $7,100,000 (US) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer A second Type 55, this time one of 14 roadsters with Jean Bugatti-designed bodywork that included characteristic cut-down doors, achieved the third-highest sale price of the year at $7,100,000 (US). (Photo courtesy of Bugatti) 1 Provided by Autofile #3 - 1932 Bugatti Type 55 SS Roadster - $7,100,000 (US) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The car is still fitted with its original engine and chassis and its fully-documented history includes a period of ownership by one of the Rothschilds. It was sold by Bonhams at that company’s Amelia Island Concours auction in March, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Bugatti) 1 Provided by Autofile #2 -  1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante - $10,433,965 (US) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The second-highest price paid for a car at auction in 2020 was more than $10-million (US) for this spectacular Bugatti Atalante, one of only 17 Type 57S models built in-house with a coupe body. It was the highest auction price ever for any Type 57. This car was also sold at Gooding’s “Passion of a Lifetime” auction at Hampton Palace. (Photo courtesy of Bugatti) 1 Provided by Autofile #2 -  1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante - $10,433,965 (US) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The "S" in Type 57S stood for "Surbaissé," which means "Lowered," and these cars were exceptionally low for the period. Techniques employed to achieve the goal included routing the rear axle through rather than under the frame and utilizing a dry sump engine oiling system. (Photo courtesy of Bugatti) 1 Provided by Autofile #1 -  1934 Bugatti Type 59 Sports - $12,666,600 (US) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The highest price ever paid for a Bugatti at auction – more than $12-million (US) – went for this Type 59, which was the last Bugatti racing car of the prewar era. Its provenance included King Leopold III of Belgium as one of its five owners. Like the second- and fourth most expensive Bugattis of the year, it was sold at Gooding’s “Passion of a Lifetime” auction in the U.K. (Photo Courtesy of Bugatti) 1 Provided by Autofile #1 - 1934 Bugatti Type 59 Sports - $12,666,600 (US) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Beyond its royal ownership lineage, this Type 59 was a works Grand Prix car in the 1934-35 season, driven by Rene Dreyfuss to a third-place finish at Monaco and to victory in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa. It was then converted for sports car racing and was campaigned successfully by Jean-Pierre Wimille in France in 1937. With its race-worn patina, it has earned its position as the most expensive Bugatti ever sold at auction. 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Credit: Patrick Ernzen © 2020 RM Sothebys)</p> Diminished 2021 auction scene still generates big sales Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's While the traditional Arizona auction scene was scaled back in January 2021, with cancellation and postponement of some events, RM Sotheby’s combined live-and-online auction fielded some top cars that earned big prices, including eight $-million-plus sellers. (Photo Credit: Patrick Ernzen © 2020 RM Sothebys) 1 Provided by Autofile 1955 Jaguar D-Type – $6,000,000 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The top-selling price from all the auctions was $6,000,000 (US) paid for this voluptuous 1955 Jaguar D-Type, one of only about 60 such cars ever completed and one of fewer than a handful that was finished new in scarlet red. (Photo Credit: Patrick Ernzen © 2020 RM Sothebys) 1 Provided by Autofile 1955 Jaguar D-Type – $6,000,000 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's With a well-documented history that includes a racing provenance, this car’s list of prior owners includes Led Zeppelin band manager Peter Grant. But it’s the car’s gorgeous form, predictive of the later E-Type, that is its major attraction. (Photo Credit: Patrick Ernzen © 2020 RM Sothebys) 1 Provided by Autofile 1937 Bugatti Type 57 SC Tourer by Corsica – $4,735,000 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The second-highest price of auction week went for this very rare 1937 Bugatti Type 57 SC Tourer, which is a Pebble Beach Concours veteran that retains its original chassis, engine, gearbox, differential, and Corsica body. (Photo Credit: Patrick Ernzen © 2020 RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1937 Bugatti Type 57 SC Tourer by Corsica – $4,735,000 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's This car is one of only 16 Type 57S Bugattis delivered with open coachwork and just eight Type 57S models bodied by English coachbuilder Corsica. The purchase price was below its low-end estimate making it a genuine bargain buy! (Photo Credit: Patrick Ernzen © 2020 RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 McLaren Speedtail – $3,277,500 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's This 2020 McLaren Speedtail hardly fits the usual definition of a classic but it was not only a part of the auction, it scored the third-highest sale price of any car there, at $3,277,500 (US). (Photo Credit: Ted Seven aka Ted7© 2020 RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 McLaren Speedtail – $3,277,500 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's With an as-new price of about $2-million (US), this 1,000+ hp hybrid Speedtail, said to be the fastest McLaren model ever, was fitted with over $170,000 in options. It was the 36th of only 106 of the dramatically elongated models produced. (Photo Credit: Ted Seven aka Ted7© 2020 RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1954 Ferrari 375 America Coupe by Vignale – $2,557,000 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's It’s common to see a Ferrari at the very top of the price charts, but the most valuable Ferrari collector cars have been in short supply at auctions for the past year, opening the door for some lesser-known models to come to the fore. This 1954 Ferrari 375 America Coupe by Vignale was the top-selling Ferrari at $2,557,000 (US). (Photo Credit: Darin Schnabel © 2020 RM Sothebys) 1 Provided by Autofile 1954 Ferrari 375 America Coupe by Vignale – $2,557,000 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Only 11 Ferrari 375 America Coupes and one Cabriolet were built, each wearing hand-crafted coachwork, mostly by Pinin Farina. Three 375 America Coupe chassis, including this one, were bodied by Turin’s Carrozzeria Vignale, making it among the rarest of the rare.   (Photo Credit: Darin Schnabel © 2020 RM Sothebys) 1 Provided by Autofile 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Alloy Coupe by Boano – $1,352,500 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's During the 1954-56 period, Carrozzeria Boano was commissioned to build around 80 Ferrari 250 GTs that varied from the primary Pinin Farina design. Of those, 14 of the so-called “low roof” coupes, including this one, were executed by Boano in lightweight aluminum alloy. (Photo Credit: Darin Schnabel © 2020 RM Sothebys) 1 Provided by Autofile 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Alloy Coupe by Boano – $1,352,500 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's This “low roof” 250 GT coupe, which sold for $1,352,500 (US), has a credible competition history, having been owned and raced by the Le Mans winning American driver, Bob Grossman. (Photo Credit: Darin Schnabel © 2020 RM Sothebys) 1 Provided by Autofile 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster – $1,066,500 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's While the “gullwing” coupes seem to get all the attention, the roadster versions of Mercedes-Benz’s technically-advanced 300 SL line are also highly desirable, as evidenced by this car’s $1,066,500 (US) sale price. (Photo Credit: Karissa Hosek ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster – $1,066,500 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Both 300 SL variants share an obvious resemblance, but the Roadster, of which 1,858 were built, is both more practical, given its easier access and egress, and more technically advanced with a higher-performance standard engine and a revised rear suspension system. (Photo Credit: Karissa Hosek ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 2019 McLaren Senna – $1,044,000 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Yet another McLaren joined the million-dollar club in Arizona in the form of this 2019 McLaren Senna, named after the late Ayrton Senna, who won three Formula 1 World Championships with McLaren between 1988 and 1993. It sold for $1,044,000 (US). (Photo Credit: Jessica Lynn Walker ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 2019 McLaren Senna – $1,044,000 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's This McLaren Senna is the 95th of 500 produced and is and it features Visual Carbon Fiber bodywork, as well as exposed carbon fiber trim on the interior. It had fewer than 500 miles on the odometer when sold. (Photo Credit: Jessica Lynn Walker ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1932 Cadillac V-16 Convertible Coupe – $1,022,500 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's While American Grand Classics used to be consistently among the highest-priced auction sellers, this 1932 Cadillac V-16 Convertible Coupe was the only one to crack the million-dollar barrier in Arizona this January, selling for $1,022,500 (US). (Photo Credit: © 2020 RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1932 Cadillac V-16 Convertible Coupe – $1,022,500 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's This sporty Cadillac was one of just 14 Convertible Coupes built by Fisher on Cadillac’s 1932 V-16 chassis, only four of which are known to have survived. A former Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Best-in-Class winner, it was judged Most Elegant Cadillac at the 2018 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. (Photo Credit: © 2020 RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 2019 Ford GT 'Lightweight' – $967,500 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's It didn’t quite make the million-dollar threshold, but it didn’t miss it by much and it’s just too spectacular to leave it out. So here’s a bonus pic of a 2019 Ford GT 'Lightweight' that sold for $967,500 (US). (Photo Credit: Nathan Deremer ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile video-preview-review-of-vws-game-changing-new-id-4-ev https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-articles/video-preview-review-of-vws-game-changing-new-id-4-ev Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:55:00 Z Volkswagen ID.4's mission is to become the fully-electric electric successor to the Golf 2021-01-15T08:55:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T08:58:03 +00:00 Gerry Malloy New Cars Volkswagen ID.4 Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>Fully-electric Volkswagen ID.4 coming to North America in summer 2021.</p> six-classic-lamborghinis-headed-to-auction-in-paris https://autofile.ca/en-ca/car-photos/six-classic-lamborghinis-headed-to-auction-in-paris Wed, 30 Dec 2020 07:00:00 Z RM Sotheby's Paris auction in February features classic exotic cars 2020-12-30T07:00:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T08:58:02 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Auto Enthusiasts 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV by Bertone Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p></p> <p>(Photo Credit: Remi Dargegen ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's)</p> Six Lamborghinis for sale in RM Sotheby's Paris Auction 2021 Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's RM Sotheby’s begins its 2021 European calendar with its eighth annual Paris sale to be held on February 13. The two-part auction will comprise a live streamed sale followed by an Online Only, time-based sale on rmsothebys.com. Among the many exotics on sale will be six classic Lamborghinis that include three front-engined V-12s and three mid-engined variants.  (Photo Credit: Remi Dargegen ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1967 Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 by Touring (Est. $550,000 - 670,000 (US)) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The earliest of the Lambos on sale is this 1967 400 GT 2+2 by Touring, which is a derivative of the original Lamborghini 350 GT. (Photo Credit: Remi Dargegen ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1967 Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 by Touring Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The GT's bodywork is extended in the 2+2 to accommodate two very small people in the rear seat, without compromising the car's classic appearance. (Photo Credit: Remi Dargegen ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1967 Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 by Touring Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Of course, the 400 GT 2+2 is powered by Lamborghini's original Giotto Bizzarrini-designed, DOHC V-12 engine, with displacement increased to 4.0 litres. (Photo Credit: Remi Dargegen ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV by Bertone (Est. $2.5-$3.0-million (US)) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The mid-engined Miura was the prototype for all modern supercars as well as being arguably the prettiest Lamborghini ever. (Photo Credit: Remi Dargegen ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV by Bertone Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Designed by Marcello Gandini for Bertone, with chassis by Gian Paolo Dallara, the Miura is a masterpiece of design and engineering. (Photo Credit: Remi Dargegen ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV by Bertone Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Not only was the Miura's V-12 engine located amidships, it was mounted transversely to ensure maximum utilization of space. (Photo Credit: Remi Dargegen ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV by Bertone Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The Miura's profile set the template for supercars for decades to come. (Photo Credit: Remi Dargegen ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1968 Lamborghini Espada Series I by Bertone (Est. $220,000-$270,000 (US)) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The Espada was one of two front-engined Lambos intended to replace the 400 GT, along with the Islero. (Photo Credit: Remi Dargegen ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1968 Lamborghini Espada Series I by Bertone Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's A four-seater GT car, the Espada was, like the Miura, designed by Berone's Marcello Gandini, although the two have little in common visually. (Photo Credit: Remi Dargegen ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1968 Lamborghini Espada Series I by Bertone Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The interior of this particular Espada is very... red! (Photo Credit: Remi Dargegen ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1969 Lamborghini Islero GTS Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Introduced alongside the Espada as a replacement for the 400GT, the Islera is also a front-engined 2+2 Coupe. (Photo Credit: Remi Dargegen ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1969 Lamborghini Islero GTS Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Ferruccio Lamborghini himself was rumoured to have been the actual designer of the beautifully proportioned Islero, which was built not by Bertone but by Carrozzeria Marazzi. That company's principal, Carlo Marazzi, and much of its staff had been employed previously by the bankrupted Carrozzeria Touring firm, which had built bodies for the 350 GT and 400 GT. (Photo Credit: Remi Dargegen ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1969 Lamborghini Islero GTS Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The Islero was powered by the same 4.0-litre V-12 as the 400 GT, Miura and Espada, longitudinally mounted up front. (Photo Credit: Remi Dargegen ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1977 Lamborghini Countach LP400 'Periscopio' by Bertone (Est. $900,000-$1.1-million (US)) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Arguably the most famous of all Lamborghinis, to the general public, is the Countach, posters of which were as common on the 1970s bedroom walls of teenage boys as those of Farah Fawcett. This first-generation 'Periscopio' model was named such because of a periscope-style, roof-mounted rearview mirror built into the prototype, although that feature never reached production. (Photo Credit: Remi Dargegen ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1977 Lamborghini Countach LP400 'Periscopio' by Bertone Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Like the Miura, which it was intended to replace, the Countach was designed by Marcelo Gandini sat Berone. But it abandoned the Miura's smooth organic form in favour of a wedge shape and sharp angles. (Photo Credit: Remi Dargegen ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1984 Lamborghini Countach LP500 S by Bertone (Est. $35,000-$425,000 (US)) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's This slightly later version of the Countach illustrates the beginning of the add-on bodywork phase that tended to mar the car's original design, apparent here in somewhat heavy-handed wheel-opening flares. (Photo Credit: Remi Dargegen ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1984 Lamborghini Countach LP500 S by Bertone Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Apart from the wheel flares, this model remains true to Gandini's original design concept, making it one of the most desirable Countach variants, before later versions became festooned with wings that made it a caricature of itself. (Photo Credit: Remi Dargegen ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1984 Lamborghini Countach LP500 S by Bertone Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's What remained consistent throughout the Countach's lifespan was Lamborhini's V-12 engine, originally designed by Bizzarrini, enlarged to 5.0-litres in this model. Unlike in the Miura, however, the Countach's V-12 was longitudinally-mounted, with the transmission in front. (Photo Credit: Remi Dargegen ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile driving-tips-for-the-first-snowfall-of-the-season https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-articles/driving-tips-for-the-first-snowfall-of-the-season Sun, 22 Nov 2020 02:25:00 Z Here are some driving tips on how to deal with that first snowfall and all those that will follow 2020-11-22T02:25:00 +00:00 2021-11-24T20:56:15 +00:00 Richard Russell Driving Tips Driving in snow Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>Driving in snow</p> Driving in snow Provided by Autofile Shutterstock Be prepared for the first snowfall of winter. 1 Provided by Autofile Icy roads Provided by Autofile Autofile - Richard Russell Be prepared for the first snowfall of winter. 1 Provided by Autofile Winter tires Provided by Autofile Autofile - Richard Russell Be prepared for the first snowfall of winter. 1 Provided by Autofile Snowbrush Provided by Autofile Autofile - Richard Russell Be prepared for the first snowfall of winter. 1 Provided by Autofile Winter wipers Provided by Autofile Shutterstock Be prepared for the first snowfall of winter. 1 Provided by Autofile Driving in snowstorm Provided by Autofile Shutterstock Be prepared for the first snowfall of winter. 1 Provided by Autofile 2021-lincoln-nautilus-upgrades-focus-on-serenity https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-articles/2021-lincoln-nautilus-upgrades-focus-on-serenity Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:30:00 Z Designers at Ford’s flagship luxury division have taken Lincoln interiors to a new level 2020-11-19T23:30:00 +00:00 2021-11-21T14:49:11 +00:00 Clare Dear New Cars 2021 Lincoln Nautilus Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>Focus on serenity!</p> 2021 Lincoln Nautilus Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Focus on serenity! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Lincoln Nautilus Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Focus on serenity! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Lincoln Nautilus Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Focus on serenity! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Lincoln Nautilus Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Focus on serenity! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Lincoln Nautilus Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Focus on serenity! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Lincoln Nautilus Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Focus on serenity! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Lincoln Nautilus Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Focus on serenity! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Lincoln Nautilus Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Focus on serenity! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Lincoln Nautilus Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Focus on serenity! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Lincoln Nautilus Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Focus on serenity! 1 Provided by Autofile ford-e-transit-full-size-van-offers-fully-electric-efficiency https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-news/ford-e-transit-full-size-van-offers-fully-electric-efficiency Wed, 11 Nov 2020 23:20:00 Z The fully-electric E-Transit offers clear business advantages to fleet customers 2020-11-11T23:20:00 +00:00 2021-11-21T14:49:15 +00:00 Clare Dear New Cars 2022 Ford E-Transit Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>Fully-electric Ford E-Transit Van</p> 2022 Ford E-Transit Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Fully-electric Ford E-Transit Van 1 Provided by Autofile 2022 Ford E-Transit Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Fully-electric Ford E-Transit Van 1 Provided by Autofile 2022 Ford E-Transit Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Fully-electric Ford E-Transit Van 1 Provided by Autofile 2022 Ford E-Transit Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Fully-electric Ford E-Transit Van 1 Provided by Autofile 2022 Ford E-Transit Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Fully-electric Ford E-Transit Van 1 Provided by Autofile 2022 Ford E-Transit Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Fully-electric Ford E-Transit Van 1 Provided by Autofile 2022 Ford E-Transit Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Fully-electric Ford E-Transit Van 1 Provided by Autofile 2022 Ford E-Transit Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Fully-electric Ford E-Transit Van 1 Provided by Autofile 8-classic-cars-top-1-million-each-in-bankruptcy-auction https://autofile.ca/en-ca/car-photos/8-classic-cars-top-1-million-each-in-bankruptcy-auction Wed, 11 Nov 2020 05:00:00 Z Private collection of 240 classic cars forced to auction by bankruptcy and fraud charges 2020-11-11T05:00:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T08:57:59 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Auto Enthusiasts The Elkhart Collection Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>(Photo by Darin Schnabel ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's)</p> The Elkhart Collection Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's RM Sotheby’s recently auctioned off the assets of the Elkhart Collection in Indiana, grossing $44,385,420 (US) in sales. The collection, which comprised 240 cars and 30 motorcycles, as well as memorabilia and equipment, was formerly owned by businessman Najeeb Khan, who was accused of fraud and filed for bankruptcy. The auction was conducted on behalf of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. (Photo by Teddy-Pieper ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1969 Lamborghini Miura P400 S by Bertone - $1,160,000 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Believe it or not, this spectacular 1969 Lamborghini Miura P400 S was the lowest-priced of the eight, million-dollar-plus Elkhart Collection cars, selling for $1,160,000 (US). Widely regarded as the progenitor of the modern supercar, the mid-engined Miura remains one of the world’s most beautiful vehicles, more than 50 years on. (Photo by Darin Schnabel ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1955 Jaguar D-Type Continuation - $1,325,000 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Jaguar’s D-Type earned its status as an icon by winning Le Mans for three years running, from 1955 through 1957. This isn’t one of those 75 originals but one of 25 continuation models produced more recently by Jaguar Classic, built in Warwickshire to the original engineering drawings and using many of the original materials and methods. It's $1,325,000 (US) selling price proves the value of that undertaking. (Photo by Darin Schnabel ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing - $1,495,500 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's It’s a measure of the depth of quality of the collection that a legendary Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing garnered only the sixth-best selling price, of $1,495,500 (US). This one was originally delivered to Ferrari Grand Prix driver, Umberto Maglioli, and its subsequent owners included Can-Am series veteran, Lothar Motschenbacher. Some provenance! (Photo by Darin Schnabel ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1955 Cooper-Jaguar T38 Mk II - $1,765,000 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Fifth on the top-sellers list was a very rare race-car, a 1955 Cooper-Jaguar T38 Mk II, which sold for $1,765,000. It was the second of just three examples of this Cooper- designed car, powered by Jaguar’s racing-specification XK engine, and it was a race-winner, with six victories at Goodwood and Silverstone in the 1956 and 1957 seasons. (Photo by Darin Schnabel ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Continuation - $1,710,000 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Another continuation-series Jaguar, a 1963 E-Type Lightweight Continuation model, ranked fourth on the sales-price list. Known as “Car 0”, it was the first of seven built by Jaguar Classic true to the 1963 specification and it was used as the North American press car to promote the continuation project. It sold for $1,710,000 (US). (Photo by Darin Schnabel ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1957 Jaguar XKSS Continuation - $1,985,000 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The third-highest price of the auction, $1,985,000 (US), was paid for another continuation model Jaguar – this one an XKSS. Only 16 of 25 planned XKSS models were built originally, effectively created by converting left-over racing D-Types to road cars. Nine continuation models were produced to complete the original plan. (Photo by Darin Schnabel ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1953 Fiat 8V Supersonic by Ghia - $2,040,000 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's A 2-Million-dollar Fiat? Believe it! $2,040,000 (US) to be precise. This jet-age Ghia-bodied 8V Supersonic is one of only nine built. Two other 8Vs in the collection, with more conventional Vignale bodies, sold for $907,000 and $775,000 each, confirming the desirability of the rare V-8 powered Fiat sports cars. Who knew! (Photo by Darin Schnabel ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1952 Ferrari 225 S Berlinetta by Vignale -  $2,810,000 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Not surprising, perhaps, the top seller was a Ferrari; specifically a 1952 Ferrari 225 S Berlinetta with body by Vignale, which hammered sold for $2,810,000 (US). The fifth of an estimated 21 examples built, this one has a legitimate racing provenance, finishing 2nd at the 1952 12 Hours of Casablanca, 4th at the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix, and 10th at the 1952 Mille Miglia. (Photo by Darin Schnabel ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1967 Toyota 2000GT - $912,500 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's While those eight million-dollar-plus sellers were the focus of most attention, there were plenty of other significant cars in the collection that also achieved significant prices. One such was this 1967 Toyota 2000GT, one of 62 original left-hand-drive, U.S.-market examples, which sold for $912,500 (US). (Photo by Darin Schnabel ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1967 Mazda Cosmo Sport - $128,800 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Even rarer is this 1967 Mazda Cosmo Sport, which was one of only 343 Series I examples built. As such, the Cosmo was the world’s first production car with a twin-rotor rotary engine and the precursor of what became a long line of rotary-powered Mazda RX models. It sold for $128,800 (US), which seems a relative bargain considering its significance. (Photo by Darin Schnabel ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz - $229,600 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Of course, there had to be a Cadillac in the collection. This high-finned 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz, which may be the most iconic car of both the brand and the era, sold for $229,600 (US). (Photo by Darin Schnabel ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1966 Shelby GT350 H - $274,400 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Equally as much an icon of the next decade was the Mustang, especially the Shelby GT 350 version. This example is one of just 85 early examples of the legendary Hertz 350 H “Rent-A-Racer” that was delivered with a four-speed manual transmission. Who could have imagined $274,400 (US) for a rental car! (Photo by Darin Schnabel ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1948 Tatra T87 – $302,000 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Among the rarest cars in the collection was this Czechoslovakian Tatra T87. Designed by Hans Ledwinka and Introduced in 1936, the T87 featured a streamlined monocoque body with swing-axle suspension and a rear-mounted, air-cooled, magnesium alloy, hemi-head, OHC V-8 engine. If you ever wondered where Tucker got his inspiration...! This example sold for $302,000 (US). (Photo by Darin Schnabel ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1936 White Model 706 'Glacier National Park' Tour Bus - $450,500 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The Elkhart Collection was nothing if not eclectic, as illustrated by this 1936 White Model 706 Bus, one of 500 built between 1936 and 1939 for use specifically in America’s national parks. They featured roll-back canvas convertible tops over their 17-passenger interiors, accessed by no fewer than eight doors, and were styled by the noted industrial designer Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky for coachbuilders Bender of Cleveland. This one, which had served at 'Glacier National Park', sold for $450,500 (US). 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(Ford photo) 1 Provided by Autofile CAUTION: Time change increases risk Provided by Autofile Newspress Fog, rain, sleet and snow all become more challenging in the dark. 1 Provided by Autofile CAUTION: Time change increases risk Provided by Autofile Newspress In Canada, time falls back one hour on the morning of November 4, 2018. 1 Provided by Autofile CAUTION: Time change increases risk Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear DRLs don't ensure tail-lights are on. 1 Provided by Autofile CAUTION: Time change increases risk Provided by Autofile Newspress Already chaotic traffic will become more difficult when dusk arrives an hour earlier. 1 Provided by Autofile CAUTION: Time change increases risk Provided by Autofile Newspress Tips for driving more safely in the dark (courtesy of insurethebox) 1 Provided by Autofile CAUTION: Time change increases risk Provided by Autofile Newspress Seeing and being seen is critical to driving safely in the dark. 1 Provided by Autofile three-alfa-romeo-b-a-t-concept-cars-sell-for-19-78-million-cdn https://autofile.ca/en-ca/car-photos/three-alfa-romeo-b-a-t-concept-cars-sell-for-19-78-million-cdn Sat, 31 Oct 2020 04:50:00 Z Scaglione/Bertone-designed 1950s concepts explored the frontiers of automotive aerodynamics 2020-10-31T04:50:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T08:58:11 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Classic Cars Alfa Romeo B.A.T. Concept Cars Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>Alfa Romeo Berlina Aerodinamica Tecnica (B.A.T.)5 -7-9 concept cars.</p> <p>Photo Credit: Ron Kimball © 2020 RM Sothebys</p> Alfa Romeo B.A.T. Concept Cars Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Three Alfa Romeo B.A.T. concept cars designed by Franco Scaglione of Carrozzeria Bertone, in Turin, Italy, in the 1950s sold recently as a single lot for $14.84-million US ($19.78-million CDN), including auction fees, at an RM Sotheby’s art auction in New York. Photo Credit: Ron Kimball © 2020 RM Sotheby's 1 Provided by Autofile Alfa Romeo B.A.T. Concept Cars Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Designated B.A.T. for Berlina Aerodinamica Tecnica (Technical Aerodynamic Sedan), the three cars were built sequentially over three years for introduction at the Turin auto salons of 1953, 1954 and 1955. Photo Credit: Ron Kimball © 2020 RM Sotheby's 1 Provided by Autofile Alfa Romeo B.A.T. Concept Cars Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's When Alfa Romeo expressed interest in exploring a technical study into automotive aerodynamics, Franco Scaglione of Carrozzeria Bertone, who had a background in aeronautics, seized the opportunity to combine his interests in science and mathematics with his acumen for aesthetics. Photo Credit: Darin Schnabel © 2020 RM Sotheby's 1 Provided by Autofile Alfa Romeo B.A.T. Concept Cars Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The result was this series of three cars that transcended the accepted limits of automotive design to simultaneously achieve the pinnacles of both aerodynamic efficiency and fine art. No wonder, then, that the cars were sold at a fine art auction rather than a traditional classic auto auction. Photo Credit: Ron Kimball © 2020 RM Sotheby's 1 Provided by Autofile Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 5 (1953) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Scaglione worked through four full-size models before at the fifth and final stage of design, which was realized in metal. Hence the name Berlina Aerodinamica Tecnica 5, or B.A.T. 5. Photo Credit: Ron Kimball © 2020 RM Sotheby's 1 Provided by Autofile Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 5 (1953) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The form of the car incorporated Scaglione’s ideas for minimizing drag by shaping laminar airflow and creating stability using the car’s exterior shape. Despite its radical looks, Scaglione designed the B.A.T. 5 and its successors with road-legal drivability in mind. Photo Credit: Ron Kimball © 2020 RM Sotheby's 1 Provided by Autofile Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 5 (1953) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The B.A.T. 5’s protruding pontoon fenders and rounded centre nose ducted airflow over the swept hood, with its impressively low profile. Frontal air was channeled into dual nose vents with horizontal slots that fed the radiator core and hidden headlights unfolded from inside the fenders when needed.  Photo Credit: Ron Kimball © 2020 RM Sotheby's 1 Provided by Autofile Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 5 (1953) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Rear wheel skirts were fitted to reduce reverse airflow from the wheel’s topside, and large side vents provided exhaust for the front brakes. The B.A.T. 5 is said to have a coefficient of drag of roughly 0.23, enabling a tested top speed of 199 km/h (123.6 mph) with a power output of under 43 horsepower. Photo Credit: Darin Schnabel © 2020 RM Sotheby's 1 Provided by Autofile Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 5 (1953) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Topside airflow was ducted over a slippery teardrop-shaped wraparound-glass cockpit, and over rear shoulders enclosed by leaning tailfins. The fins gently curved together toward the tapered rear, with airflow further stabilized by a central rear spine. Photo Credit: Darin Schnabel © 2020 RM Sotheby's 1 Provided by Autofile Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 7 (1954) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Given the first car’s success, Scaglione further emphasized key characteristics of the original in creating the B.A.T. 7. He narrowed the front air intakes, lowering the hood by about five centimetres (two inches), and lengthening the tailfins while adding increased angular pitch to the extremities. The rear wheel skirts and pronounced side vents remained. Photo Credit: Ron Kimball © 2020 RM Sotheby's 1 Provided by Autofile Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 7 (1954) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Granted license to create a more extreme design, he also created one that was more aerodynamic, with a coefficient of drag of just 0.19. That slippery form was a remarkable achievement in an era without the benefit of widespread wind tunnel testing or computer-aided design. Photo Credit: Darin Schnabel © 2020 RM Sotheby's 1 Provided by Autofile Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 7 (1954) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Following its debut at the 1954 Turin show, the B.A.T. 7 was shorn of its fins, which obstructed rear visibility in normal street use. It was returned to its original form in a recent restoration. Photo Credit: Darin Schnabel © 2020 RM Sotheby's 1 Provided by Autofile Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 9 (1955) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Following the B.A.T. 7’s 1954 show season,, Scaglione began work on a third concept for 1955 – with the brief of making it more practical for road use. The result was a roadworthy gran turismo interpretation of the B.A.T theme. Photo Credit: Ron Kimball © 2020 RM Sotheby's 1 Provided by Autofile Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 9 (1955) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Like those predecessors, the B.A.T. 9 made its debut at the Turin Salon, completing one of the most important automotive triptychs ever devised. And like those predecessors, it was subsequently sold to a private buyer. Photo Credit: Darin Schnabel © 2020 RM Sotheby's 1 Provided by Autofile Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 9 (1955) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The B.A.T. 9’s fins were reduced in size to improve rear visibility, relative to the B.A.T. 7’s, and the rear wheel skirts were eliminated. A pronounced beltline was added toward the rear, while a standard production Alfa Romeo Giulietta grille, including the famed Milano crest, was fitted up front. As with its predecessors, its mechanical components were those of an Alfa Romeo 1900. Photo Credit: Darin Schnabel © 2020 RM Sotheby's 1 Provided by Autofile Alfa Romeo B.A.T. Concept Cars Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Despite their individual popularity and collective significance, the B.A.T.s were never displayed together when new. That situation changed when all three appeared at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 1989. With the three cars displayed together for the first time, Nuccio Bertone also appeared to share nostalgic anecdotes of his experiences with Franco Scaglione. Subsequently, recognizing the unique appeal of keeping all three B.A.T.s together, a private collector made an offer to each of the three owners, and the cars became united in ownership as well. Fittingly, they remain united under new but undisclosed ownership. Photo Credit: Ron Kimball © 2020 RM Sotheby's 1 Provided by Autofile gm-canada-corvette-auction-raises-over-400k-for-kids-charity https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-articles/gm-canada-corvette-auction-raises-over-400k-for-kids-charity Thu, 29 Oct 2020 22:40:00 Z Last C7 and first C8 Corvettes built for Canada auctioned in support of “Sharon’s Kids” 2020-10-29T22:40:00 +00:00 2021-11-21T14:49:19 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Auto Enthusiasts Corvettes auctioned for "Sharon's Kids" Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>The last C7 and first C8 Corvettes built for Canada were donated by General Motors of Canada and sold at auction in support of “Sharon’s Kids” charity.</p> Last Corvette C7 for Canada auctioned for "Sharon's Kids" Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The last C7 and first C8 Corvettes built for Canada were donated by General Motors of Canada and sold at auction in support of “Sharon’s Kids” charity. Photo credit: Bavi Bas, Courtesy GM of Canada 1 Provided by Autofile Corvettes auctioned for "Sharon's Kids" Provided by Autofile Manufacturer GM Canada President and Managing Director, Scott Bell auctions off the last 7th generation Chevrolet Corvette built for the Canadian market in support of “Sharon’s Kids” charity. Photo credit: Bavi Bas, courtesy GM of Canada. 1 Provided by Autofile Sharon Clark - founder, "Sharon's Kids" Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The last C7 and first C8 Corvettes built for Canada were donated by General Motors of Canada and sold at auction in support of “Sharon’s Kids” charity. Photo courtesy Durham Children’s Aid Foundation. 1 Provided by Autofile Corvettes auctioned for "Sharon's Kids" Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The last C7 and first C8 Corvettes built for Canada were donated by General Motors of Canada and sold at auction in support of “Sharon’s Kids” charity. Pictured from L-R, Maria Soklis, president, Cox Automotive Canada, Vince MacDonald, Lead Auctioneer, Manheim Canada, and Scott Bell, GM Canada President and Managing Director prepare to kick-off the Chevrolet Corvette Auction. Photo credit: Bavi Bas, courtesy GM of Canada. 1 Provided by Autofile Last Corvettes C7 built for Canada auctioned for "Sharon's Kids" Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The last C7 and first C8 Corvettes built for Canada were donated by General Motors of Canada and sold at auction in support of “Sharon’s Kids” charity. Photo courtesy GM of Canada. 1 Provided by Autofile First Corvette C8 built for Canada auctioned for "Sharon's Kids" Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The last C7 and first C8 Corvettes built for Canada were donated by General Motors of Canada and sold at auction in support of “Sharon’s Kids” charity. Photo courtesy GM of Canada. 1 Provided by Autofile its-time-to-turn-back-the-clock-so-its-time-for-winter-tires https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-articles/its-time-to-turn-back-the-clock-so-its-time-for-winter-tires Mon, 26 Oct 2020 07:40:00 Z The drop in temperature, not just snowfall, means it's time to get ready for winter 2020-10-26T07:40:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T10:10:12 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Driving Tips Winter tires in the snow Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>Winter tires in the snow</p> 30-cars-that-have-already-come-and-gone-in-this-century https://autofile.ca/en-ca/car-photos/30-cars-that-have-already-come-and-gone-in-this-century Thu, 22 Oct 2020 01:05:00 Z All these cars that were new to the market in the 21st century are already lost to history. 2020-10-22T01:05:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T10:10:45 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Auto Enthusiasts Survival of the fittest Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>The automotive world is a constant revolving door of new products. Every year, new models are born, some are totally overhauled, others are refreshed to make them seem new and, inevitably, a few are pink-slipped and quietly disappear. It’s a system that allows for constant growth and greater consumer selection, but it adheres strictly to the mantra, survival of the fittest. Here's a collection of vehicles that have been given the axe and either won't be produced for 2017 or won’t make it far into the new year.</p> Lost to history Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Just two decades into this century, several new car models have not only appeared on the market since the turn of the millennium but disappeared from it, too. Not just reinvented under another name, but totally gone! Here’s a look at 30 examples you may remember. 1 Provided by Autofile BMW Z8 (2001-2003) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Intended from the beginning to be built in limited volume, the Z8 was a traditional front-engined sports car designed as a modern homage to the classic BMW 507 of the 1950s. It was powered by a 395-hp, 4.9 L V-8 engine and made famous as James Bond’s wheels in ‘The World is Not Enough.’ About 2,500 of the 3,160 Z8s built were sold in North America before it disappeared. (Photo Credit: Darin Schnabel ©2017 Courtesy of RM Sothebys) 1 Provided by Autofile Chrysler PT Cruiser (2001-2010) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Derived from a retro-styled concept car called the Pronto Cruizer, which made its debut at the 1999 Geneva Auto Show, Chrysler's funky PT Cruiser was the flavour of the day, until it wasn’t. Priced for the masses, as the successor to the Dodge/Plymouth Neon, it gained immediate popularity and sold more than 1-million units before being discontinued a decade later. 1 Provided by Autofile Pontiac Aztek (2001-2005) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Few vehicles have become as quickly and universally rejected by both critics and the market for which it was intended as Pontiac’s Aztec. A poster-child for design by committee and market study, its ungainly appearance made it the 21st-century Edsel. GM put it out of our misery after just four years. 1 Provided by Autofile Jaguar X-Type (2001-2009) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The X-Type was Jaguar’s first contemporary entry into the luxury compact market intended to compete with the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class. It was conceived during Ford’s tenure in control of the British marque, however, and thus had to share its platform and many mechanicals with the lowly Ford Mondeo. Jaguar devotees didn’t approve and stayed away in droves. 1 Provided by Autofile Ford Thunderbird (2002-2005) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The 11th generation of Ford’s iconic Thunderbird was intended as a modern interpretation of the original two-seater concept and it hit the mark aesthetically. But it didn’t capture the public’s imagination the way the first one did so the resurrection of the iconic marque was short-lived. 1 Provided by Autofile Honda Element (2003-2011) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer For something completely different, Honda offered the Element, often jokingly referred to as the box it came in. The rectilinear Element, with opposing side doors that opened to create one large opening on each side, was intended to combine the practical elements of an SUV and a pickup truck. It did establish something of a cult following but the cult wasn’t big enough to keep it in production. 1 Provided by Autofile Mazda RX-8 (2003-2012) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The RX-8 was the last hurrah for the rotary engine, championed by Mazda since the 1960s - or so we thought. As a successor to three generations of RX-7, its two-and-two-half-door configuration broke the conventional sports-car mold, alienating some potential buyers, and ever-tightening emissions regulations spelled the end for the high-revving rotary engine, at least for a time. Rumors suggest that another Mazda rotary is in the works as a range-extender engine for a forthcoming hybrid. 1 Provided by Autofile Pontiac Vibe (2003-2010) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The compact Vibe was both one of the most attractive and most popular Pontiac models over the latter years of that brand, perhaps because it was based on and shared most of its componentry with the Toyota Matrix, which was itself derived from the Corolla. Both were built at NUMMI, the GM-Toyota joint-venture plant in California. The Vibe died with the Pontiac brand but the Matrix continued four more years, built in Canada. 1 Provided by Autofile Saturn Ion (2003-2007) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The Ion was the first model built on GM’s corporate-wide, compact, front-wheel-drive Delta platform, abandoning both Saturn’s claim to distinctiveness within the GM family and the plastic body panels that played a major role in its initial identity. The Ion offered half-rear doors, like the RX-8, and other quirky features but its mediocre styling negated their impact and it was ultimately replaced by an Americanized Opel Astra. 1 Provided by Autofile Volkswagen Phaeton (2003-2006) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer At the other end of the price scale, Volkswagen introduced its own premium-luxury model, the Phaeton, built in a showplace factory constructed for the purpose in Dresden. The Phaeton proved to be a fine car, the equal in most respects to its established German competitors, but the S-Class price tag couldn’t overcome the stigma of the VW brand among buyers and it lasted only three years in North America. 1 Provided by Autofile Cadillac XLR (2003-2009) Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. Having apparently forgotten the fate of its earlier two-seater, the Allante, Cadillac tried again to challenge the Mercedes-Benz SL with the XLR. While it did introduce several innovative technologies, including Magnetic Ride Control, and used Cadillac’s own Northstar V-8 engine, it shared its body-on-frame platform with the Corvette. The XLR never achieved its sales targets and died, along with GM’s financial hopes, in 2009. 1 Provided by Autofile Chevrolet SSR (2003-2006) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Chevrolet climbed aboard the retro-look bandwagon with its SSR pickup truck, which featured a very complicated retractable hard-top. The SSR’s performance failed to deliver on the promise of its looks and the looks failed to endure, so it quickly succumbed to economic reality with fewer than 25,000 built. 1 Provided by Autofile Chrysler Crossfire (2004-2008) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Conceived as a halo car for the Chrysler brand, the Crossfire coupe celebrated the Daimler-Chrysler ‘merger’ by adapting the styling of a Chrysler concept car to the platform and powertrain of the then-outgoing Mercedes-Benz SLK and farming out production to Karmann. While sales were strong for the first year, they collapsed thereafter, dooming the Crossfire to a brief existence. 1 Provided by Autofile Dodge Magnum (2005-2008) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Introduced along with its Chrysler 300 sibling for 2005, the Dodge Magnum was a big, bold rear-wheel-drive station wagon that, in SRT8 guise, was a modern muscle car. But the public was already abandoning wagons for SUVs and when its Charger sedan counterpart arrived it more than doubled the Magnum’s sales. So the big wagon had a short life. 1 Provided by Autofile Jeep Commander (2005-2010) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The Commander was, in essence, a Jeep Grand Cherokee stretched to accommodate third-row seating, with a stepped roof to provide head-room for the back-row passengers. When Fiat-Chrysler ceased production in 2010, in favour of the Dodge Dakota, the company CEO reportedly said: "That vehicle was unfit for human consumption. We sold some. But I don't know why people bought them.” 1 Provided by Autofile Saab 9-2x (2005-2006) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Colloquially called a Saabaru, the 9-2x was a badge-engineered Subaru Impreza Hatchback, with some Saab design elements on the front and rear and in the interior. Saab was a fully-owned subsidiary of General Motors at the time and GM also held a 20% stake in Subaru’s parent company. Being a Subaru, it wasn’t a bad car. It just wasn’t a Saab and nobody believed otherwise. 1 Provided by Autofile Chevrolet HHR (2006-2011) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Another attempt by Chevrolet to cash in on the retro craze, the HHR – said to stand for Heritage High Roof – was designed by Brian Nesbitt, who was also responsible for the Chrysler PT Cruiser before being lured away by GM. More than half-a-million HHRs, including panel-van versions and turbocharged SS models, were built and sold before production ceased. 1 Provided by Autofile Hummer H3 (2006-2010) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Symbolic of excess, to many, the Hummer H3 was solely a GM project, unlike the military-based H1 and the GM HD-truck-derived H2, which were both built by AM General. The H3 was based on the Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon platform, albeit significantly strengthened. More than 150,000 were built before the H3 died along with the Hummer brand in 2010. 1 Provided by Autofile Pontiac Solstice (2006-2010) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Based on a concept car first shown in 2004, the Solstice was a huge success for Pontiac in terms of image, if not total sales, which were only about 60,000 over five years. A turbocharged GXP model provided performance commensurate with the car’s looks and a coupe variant was introduced in 2009. The Saturn Sky was also based on the Solstice, which was terminated along with the brand in 2010. 1 Provided by Autofile Subaru Tribeca (2006-2013) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Subaru’s first attempt at an upmarket SUV, the seven-passenger Tribeca (originally called B9 Tribeca) was one of that company’s few failures. It arrived just as Subaru introduced an unfortunate new front-end design that few of the faithful found pleasing and the vehicle, although based on the popular Legacy platform, just didn't register with buyers, with sales never reaching 20,000 a year. It was discontinued in 2013. 1 Provided by Autofile Dodge Nitro (2007-2012) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The Nitro was Dodge’s first domestically-built compact SUV, sharing its assembly line and its rear-wheel-drive/part-time-4WD platform with the Jeep Liberty. Aggressively styled and V-6 powered, it sold well initially but was undercut in price with the arrival of its own Journey sibling, a larger, car-based crossover that proved to have broader appeal. In its final year of production, the Nitro was sold only to fleets. 1 Provided by Autofile Saturn Aura (2007-2010) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Tasked with rejuvenating the image of the brand, the Aura mid-size sedan was probably the best Saturn ever. Based on GM’s Epsilon platform, developed by Opel, it was named North American Car of the Year for 2007 and won several other awards as well. Initial sales were good, if not great, but it died along with the lesser lights of the brand in 2010. 1 Provided by Autofile Volkswagen Eos (2007-2016) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The Eos was Volkswagen's first coupe model since the demise of the Corrado in 1995 and it featured a retractable hardtop making it a convertible as well. While it shared a platform and components with the Golf Mk5, the Eos was a standalone model with all-new body panels. Offered with both four-cylinder and V-6 and gasoline and diesel engines it was phased out of production rather than retooled for a successor. 1 Provided by Autofile Volvo C70 (2007-2013) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The Volvo C70 retractable hardtop coupe/convertible, which went on sale as a 2007 model, was the second generation replacement for the coupe of the same name that was discontinued in 2003. Based on Volvo’s S40 platform, it was built in Sweden by Pininfarina but production ceased, along with that joint venture in 2013 as Volvo refocused its attention on sedans, wagons and especially crossovers. 1 Provided by Autofile Toyota Venza (2009-2015) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Toyota doesn’t make many mistakes in terms of product and the Venza probably wasn’t a mistake. But neither was its identity, which fell somewhere between a station wagon, minivan and SUV, perfectly clear. Based on a Camry platform it probably fell too close to a station wagon in buyers’ eyes, when sport utes were their real vehicles of choice. Too bad, for it was a capable and attractive car. Toyota must have thought so, too, for the name has now been revised on a new model very similar in concept. 1 Provided by Autofile Honda Crosstour (2010-2015) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Not to be outdone by the Toyota Venza, Honda had its own take on an Accord-based crossover it called the Crosstour. More an elevated hatchback sedan than a wagon or sport ute, much like BMW X6, it was neither an aesthetic nor a sales success and it lasted no longer than the Venza. 1 Provided by Autofile Acura ZDX (2010-2013) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Labeled as a "4-door luxury sports coupe (that) blurs the distinction between coupe, sedan and sport utility vehicle," the Acura ZDX was the first vehicle to be completely designed at Acura's California design studio. Although it is similar in profile to the Honda Crosstour the two were unrelated as the ZDX is based on the Honda Pilot/Acura MDX platform. Unfortunately, the slope-roofed ZDX came up short on practicality, as well as sales. 1 Provided by Autofile Honda CR-Z (2011-2016) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The CR-Z combined aesthetics that evoked memories of Honda’s highly-popular CR-X coupe with a hybrid powertrain derived from the original Insight. As such, it should have been a smash hit but it never really caught on, in North America at least, with either the tuner set or the greenies. 1 Provided by Autofile Mini Coupe and Roadster (2012-2015) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Sometimes a successful concept can be stretched too far and cute just isn't enough to compensate. Such was the case with the two-seat Mini Coupe and Roadster, which were neither critical nor commercial successes. The fact that they were priced BMW-high probably didn’t help. 1 Provided by Autofile Cadillac ELR (2014-2016) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Cadillac’s svelte ELR coupe was an undeniable beauty and its serial-hybrid Voltec powertrain, derived from that of the Chevrolet Volt, seemed a logical step towards electrification without compromise. But the market just didn’t recognize the merits of the combination and the ELR became a brief footnote to history. Pity! 1 Provided by Autofile driving-tips-for-the-fall-season https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-articles/driving-tips-for-the-fall-season Mon, 19 Oct 2020 20:20:00 Z Fall may be Canada's most beautiful season but it brings its own driving challenges 2020-10-19T20:20:00 +00:00 2021-11-24T20:56:49 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Driving Tips Fall Driving Tips Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>Fall Driving Tips</p> Fall Driving Tips Provided by Autofile Shutterstock Fall Driving Tips 1 Provided by Autofile Fall Driving Tips Provided by Autofile Shutterstock Fall Driving Tips 1 Provided by Autofile Fall Driving Tips Provided by Autofile Shutterstock Fall Driving Tips 1 Provided by Autofile Fall Driving Tips Provided by Autofile Shutterstock Fall Driving Tips 1 Provided by Autofile Fall Driving Tips Provided by Autofile Shutterstock Fall Driving Tips 1 Provided by Autofile Fall Driving Tips Provided by Autofile Shutterstock Fall Driving Tips 1 Provided by Autofile Fall Driving Tips Provided by Autofile Shutterstock Fall Driving Tips 1 Provided by Autofile Fall Driving Tips Provided by Autofile Autofile - Richard Russell Fall Driving Tips 1 Provided by Autofile Fall Driving Tips Provided by Autofile Shutterstock Fall Driving Tips 1 Provided by Autofile classic-cars-of-the-2019-cobble-beach-concours-revisited https://autofile.ca/en-ca/car-photos/classic-cars-of-the-2019-cobble-beach-concours-revisited Fri, 18 Sep 2020 05:55:00 Z There was something for every automotive taste at the 2019 Cobble Beach Concours 2020-09-18T05:55:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T08:58:18 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Auto Enthusiasts Best of Show Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>The 2019 Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance featured more than 100 lust-worthy classic cars ranging from this Best-of-Show-winning, Swedish coach-built 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet to Detroit dream cars and American customs — and much more! There was something for every automotive taste.</p> Best of Show - 2019 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy If it weren't for the Covid 19 pandemic, the 2020 Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance would have been held this weekend. But it's not. So, to help satisfy your need for a Classic Car fix, here's a look back at some of the spectacular entries in last year's event. 1 Provided by Autofile 1910 Ford Model T & 1947 Mercury 79M Station Wagon Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy That range of interest included this 1910 Ford Model T (foreground) and 1947 Mercury 79M Station Wagon, which took part in the Participants Tour the day before the main Concours. 1 Provided by Autofile Participants Tour Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Not just "trailer queens," many of the entries in the Concours took part in the participants Tour through the surrounding countryside the day before the event. 1 Provided by Autofile 1992 Ferrari F40 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy For those who tastes tend to the exotic, this 1992 Ferrari F40 was one of a host of modern sports cars. 1 Provided by Autofile 1965 Shelby GT350 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Exotic in its own right, from a different era, was this class-winning 1965 Shelby GT350 from the American Muscle Car class. 1 Provided by Autofile 1929 Packard 645 Sport Deluxe Phaeton Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy While Concours day began with rain, forcing some delicately restored Classics like this 1929 Packard under cover, it soon stopped, creating ideal conditions for all who attended. 1 Provided by Autofile General Motors Corvair Concept Cars Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy There was a special display-only class for GM's Corvair concept cars from the 1960s - the 1963 Super Spyder (foreground), 1963 Monza SS (middle) and 1962 Monza GT (rear). 1 Provided by Autofile 1917 Locomobile 48 Type M Series 7 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Among the rarest of vehicles in the competition was this 1917 Locomobile 48 Type M Series 7, one of three known to still exist, which claimed top honours in the American Full-Classic class. Yes, that is said to have been its original colour. 1 Provided by Autofile 1930 Cadillac Series 452 V-16 Rumble-Seat Roadster Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Competing for honours in the same class was this spectacular 1930 Cadillac Series 452 V-16 Rumble-Seat Roadster. 1 Provided by Autofile 1930 Packard 745 Roadster Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Second-place in the American Full-Classic class went to this elegant 1930 Packard 745 Roadster, seen here at the Grey Roots Museum and Archive stop on the Participants Tour. 1 Provided by Autofile 1934 Packard 1107/41 Dual-Cowl Phaeton Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy This 1934 Packard 1107/41 Dual-Cowl Phaeton, also on the Tour, placed third in judging for the American Full-Classic class. 1 Provided by Autofile 1948 Packard Super 8 Convertible Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Another elegant Packard from a different era was this 1948 Packard Super 8 Convertible, winner of the special Margaret Dunning Spirit of Driving Award. 1 Provided by Autofile 1942 Packard Clipper Custom Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy A completely different take on Packard beauty was this customized 1942 Clipper, which was the winner in the Custom car class. 1 Provided by Autofile 1957 Cadillac Series 62 Custom Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Second-place in the Custom car class went to this 1957 Cadillac Series 62 low-rider, with hydraulic suspension.  1 Provided by Autofile 1947 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy This gorgeous woodie 1947 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon took home the prestigious McLaughlin Legacy Award. 1 Provided by Autofile 1957 Hudson Metropolitan Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy One of the most popular classes on the field was that for Microcars. While that may look like a Nash Metropolitan in the foreground, it's actually a much rarer, badge-engineered 1957 Hudson Metropolitan. 1 Provided by Autofile 1962 Goggomobil Ts-300 Coupe Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy This colourful microcar is a 1962 Goggomobil Ts-300 Coupe. 1 Provided by Autofile 1959 Vespa 400 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Did you know that Vespa made cars as well as scooters? This is a 1959 Vespa 400, which seats four if you're very good friends. 1 Provided by Autofile 1957 Messerschmitt KR 201 Roadster Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy This 1957 Messerschmitt KR 201 Roadster was the winner of the Microcar class. 1 Provided by Autofile 1933 Hupmobile B-316 Boattail Roadster Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Among the very rare cars on the show field was this stylish 1933 Hupmobile B-316 Boattail Roadster, which won the Early American Production class. 1 Provided by Autofile 2006 Ford GT Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy This Exotic class-winning 2006 Ford GT, in Gulf Le Mans racing trim, was one of a host of modern sports cars. 1 Provided by Autofile 1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport Zagato Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy A sports car from a different era, this1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport Zagato placed third among European sports cars. 1 Provided by Autofile 1910 Ford Model T Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Horseless Carriage Class was dominated by Model Ts, like this Canadian-built 1010 Ford. 1 Provided by Autofile 1904 Oldsmobile Model T Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Horseles Carriage Class winner wasn't a Ford Model T, however; it was this rare 1904 Oldsmobile Model T. 1 Provided by Autofile 1950 Jaguar Mark V Drop Head Coupe Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Of course, there were Jaguars. This 1950 Jaguar Mark V Drop Head Coupe won the European Touring Class. 1 Provided by Autofile 1954 Jaguar XK120 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Even bundled up for the morning rain, this 1954 Jaguar XK120 is a beauty. It took third-place in the British Sports Car class. 1 Provided by Autofile 1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy This 1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 not only won the British Sports Car class, it was named Most Elegant Post-war car. 1 Provided by Autofile 1954 MG TF Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy A more traditional entry in the British Sports Car class was this 1954 MG TF. 1 Provided by Autofile 1954 Siata 200CS Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy This elegant and very rare 1954 Siata 200CS - one of only 12 bodied by Balbo - won the European Sports Car class. 1 Provided by Autofile 1956 Continental Mk II Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Elegance of a different form was apparent in this 1956 Continental Mk II. 1 Provided by Autofile 1955 Ford Thunderbird Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy From the same era was this 1955 Ford Thunderbird, owned by Canadian Astronaut, Chris Hadfield, seen here at the Participants Tour stop at the Grey Roots Museum and Archive. 1 Provided by Autofile 1955 Ford Thunderbird (Chris Hadfield) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Chris Hadfield was on hand with his 1955 Ford Thunderbird and kept busy meeting show attendees and signing autographs. 1 Provided by Autofile 1957 Ford Thunderbird Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The winner of the 'Baby Bird' class, for two-seater Thunderbirds, was this 1957 Ford Thunderbird 'E-Code', with a high-performance engine featuring two four-barrel carburetors. 1 Provided by Autofile 1960 Chevrolet Corvette Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy There was a class specifically for Chevrolet Corvettes, as well, won by this 1960 Corvette. 1 Provided by Autofile 1953 Oldsmobile Fiesta Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy This very special 1953 Oldsmobile Fiesta won the National Association of Automobile Clubs of Canada Rolling Sculpture Award. 1 Provided by Autofile General Motors Motorama Cars Class Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy That Oldsmobile Fiesta was part of a special non-judged class of cars introduced at the 1953 GM Motorama, which also included a Buick Skylark and a Cadillac Eldorado - all owned by the same person and all originally painted black. 1 Provided by Autofile 1953 Cadillac Eldorado Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The 1953 Cadillac Eldorado was based on the Motorama show car of the year before, which introduced such novel styling features as the wraparound windshield. 1 Provided by Autofile 1953 Oldsmobile Fiesta Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Oldsmobile Fiesta was the lowest-production model of the three and the only one to be discontinued after just one year, with only 458 built. This is the only one to leave the factory painted black. 1 Provided by Autofile 1953 Buick Skylark Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Buick Skylark was the lowest priced of the three - though far from cheap - as well as the most popular. It introduced styling cues that would identify the brand for years to come. 1 Provided by Autofile 1956 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy A direct descendant of the original Eldorado, this 1956 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz was the winner in the American Production Post-war Class. 1 Provided by Autofile 1967 Porsche 911 S Targa Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Porsche was the presenting sponsor of the Concours and there were plenty of Porsches in the show. This 1967 Porsche 911 S Targa was the winner in the Classic Porsche class. 1 Provided by Autofile Mystery AC / Cobra? Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy A sports car of a different bent was this mysterious AC / Cobra(?) in the European Sports Car class. 1 Provided by Autofile 2006 Ford GT Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy There was no mystery about this 2006 Ford GT, which not only won the Exotic class but also the Hagerty Youth award, chosen by a jury of school-age children, sponsored by Hagerty Insurance.  1 Provided by Autofile 1969 Ford Boss 429 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Ford muscle in a different form was found in this 1969 Ford Boss 429, which placed third in the American Muscle Car class. 1 Provided by Autofile 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza SS Concept Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy A crowd favourite in the special Corvair Concept Car display class was this rear-engined 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza SS Concept. 1 Provided by Autofile 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Super Spyder Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Closer in design to the production Corvair, this two-seater, 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Super Spyder concept car raised hopes at the time that something similar would be produced. 1 Provided by Autofile 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT Concept Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT Concept was the recipient of the Concours' Ingenuity Award. 1 Provided by Autofile 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT Concept Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The first of the three Corvair concepts to be built, this mid-engined 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Monza SS Concept established styling themes that would appear in GM production cars for the next decade. 1 Provided by Autofile Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Class Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy There is typically a class for motorcycles at the Cobble Beach Concours and this year it was specifically for Vintage Japanese Motorcycles. The class-winning 1970 Honda CB750 K0 is in the foreground. 1 Provided by Autofile 1912 Roll-Royce Silver Ghost Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy This 1912 Roll-Royce Silver Ghost from the Canadian Automotive Museum was the recipient of the special HVA National Automotive Heritage Award. 1 Provided by Autofile Winners Circle Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Once the class award winners were revealed, while other special awards were being presented, the chief judges convened in the Winners Circle to select the winners of the three overall awards. 1 Provided by Autofile 1951 Mercury Coupe Custom Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Among the special awards, this classic 1951 Mercury Coupe Custom was the Chief Judge's Choice. 1 Provided by Autofile 1934 Packard Eleventh Series 24 Passenger Coupe Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy This 1934 Packard Eleventh Series 2/4 Passenger Coupe was judged the Most Elegant Pre-War car. 1 Provided by Autofile 1917 Locomobile 48 Type M Series 7 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The 1917 Locomobile 48 Type M Series 7 was judged the Outstanding Pre-War car in the Concours. 1 Provided by Autofile 1954 Siata 200CS Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The 1954 Siata 200CS took honours as the Outstanding Post-war car. 1 Provided by Autofile 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy That left this spectacular 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet, with coach-built body by Normalm of Sweden, as Best of Show! 1 Provided by Autofile first-cobble-beach-concours-made-an-impressive-debut https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-news/first-cobble-beach-concours-made-an-impressive-debut Fri, 04 Sep 2020 00:25:00 Z Canada's first major Concours d' Elegance in 2013 featured a full field of quality collector cars 2020-09-04T00:25:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T10:10:42 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Classic Cars Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance - 2013 Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance - 2013 the-evolution-of-automotive-aerodynamics-in-seven-cars https://autofile.ca/en-ca/car-photos/the-evolution-of-automotive-aerodynamics-in-seven-cars Mon, 17 Aug 2020 08:25:00 Z Display of streamlined cars over the decades reveals the evolution of automotive aerodynamics 2020-08-17T08:25:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T08:58:22 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Classic Cars A century of aero progress on display Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>While aerodynamics are routinely considered in the design of modern cars, it wasn’t always so. An exhibit at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California traces aero progress over the past century with a display of real cars that pays tribute to their designers.</p> A century of aero progress on display Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy While aerodynamics are routinely considered in the design of modern cars, it wasn’t always so. An exhibit at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California in 2018 traced aero progress over the past century with a display of real cars that paid tribute to their designers. 1 Provided by Autofile Art Center College of Design Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Art Center school is a primary training ground for many of the world’s top automotive designers. In the fall of 2018, students needed to look no further than the Center’s lobby/showroom exhibit for a lesson in aero design, featuring the works of six important designers. 1 Provided by Autofile Details of Design Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy While aerodynamic considerations played little part in early vehicle design, they began to have an influence as early as the 1920s. The Art Center exhibit, titled “Details of Design,” invited visitors to examine the work and methods of six designers who created streamlined vehicles from the 1920s through today. 1 Provided by Autofile Paul Jaray - Tatra 77 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Chances are, unless you’re an automotive historian or designer, you’ve never heard of Paul Jaray. But you’ve probably seen plenty of cars that benefit from his work. Born in Vienna in 1889, he was an engineer, designer, and a pioneer of automotive streamlining. 1 Provided by Autofile Paul Jaray - Tatra 77 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Tatra was the first truly aerodynamically-designed production automobile, although the contemporary Chrysler Airflow was very similar in shape. Jaray, who had patented his design, sued Chrysler for patent infringement and won – although he was awarded only $5,000 in damages.  1 Provided by Autofile Paul Jaray - Tatra 77 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Some believe that Ferdinand Porsche’s later Volkswagen design was based on that of the Tatra, and the similarities are obvious. 1 Provided by Autofile Gabriel Voisin – Voisin C25 Aérodyne Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy From the same era as Jaray, French aviaton pioneer, Gabriel Voisin switched his focus to automobiles following WWI. Naturally, the cars built by his firm, called Avions Voisin, incorporated aircraft influences, culminating in the ultra-luxurious C25 Aérodyne, which made it preview appearance at the 1934 Paris Auto Salon. 1 Provided by Autofile Gabriel Voisin – Voisin C25 Aérodyne Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Voisin himself designed the C25 Aérodyne, of which only seven were completed. It incorporated an airfoil shape with a rounded profile that extended from top of the windshield to the rear bumper. A rail system at the edges of the roof-line allow it to slide rearward, opening the passenger compartment to the sky. Design details include portholes in the roof that align wit the rear window to provide rear vision when the roof is open. 1 Provided by Autofile Giuseppe Figoni – Delahaye 135 M Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Some of the most beautiful cars ever created were products of the French coach-builders of the immediate pre-WWII period. Prominent among them was Figoni et Falaschi of Paris and Italian-born Giuseppe Figoni was the designer half of the partnership. Delahayes of the period were among his favoured canvases. 1 Provided by Autofile Giuseppe Figoni – Delahaye 135 M Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Figoni’s streamlined forms, while inspired by aircraft designs, were defined not by the strict science of aerodynamics but by the flowing beauty of the French curve, as exemplified by this coach-built Delahaye 135 M short-wheelbase coupe, which was the star attraction on the Delahaye stand at the 1936 Paris Auto Salon. 1 Provided by Autofile Georges Paulin – Peugeot 302 DS Darl'mat Cabriolet Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Georges Paulin was a Parisian dentist who also happened to be a gifted automobile designer for the coach-building firm Carrosserie Portout. Considered by some to be the leading French Stylist of his time, he sought “aerodynamic efficiencies in his designs, which included a line of Darl'mat Peugeot roadsters designed to compete at Le Mans in 1937. 1 Provided by Autofile Georges Paulin – Peugeot 302 DS Darl'mat Cabriolet Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The 302 DS was a collaboration by Paulin, Marcel Pourtout and Emile Darl’mat, a Peugeot dealer with a small specialty-car construction business. This car is one of 32 DS Cabriolets built by Portout. Its narrow body-work was derived in part from wind-tunnel testing, in line with Streamline Moderne aesthetic principles. The porthole air intakes are a Darl’mat signature. 1 Provided by Autofile Peter Brock – Brock Coupe Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Peter Brock is an Art Center alumnus and instructor whose initial sketches led to the design of the original Corvette Sting Ray. Subsequently, he was the sole designer of the  Shelby Daytona Coupe, which won its class at Le Mans in 1964 and propelled Shelby to the FIA GT World Championship in 1965. The streamlined coupe body was said to increase the Cobra’s top speed by at least 20 mph. 1 Provided by Autofile Peter Brock – Brock Coupe Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy This car, called the Brock Coupe (also known as the Superformance Shelby Daytona Coupe) is the only licensed recreation of the original Shelby Daytona Coupe. Like the original, it was designed by Peter Brock. Built by Superformance in South, Africa, it is the only Shelby Daytona coupe, other than the original half-dozen cars, eligible for the official Shelby Registry as a “continuation” car. 1 Provided by Autofile Frank Stephenson – McLaren P1 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Frank Stephenson is an Art Center alumnus whose career has included stints at Ford, BMW, Mini, Maserati, Fiat and Ferrari, before becoming Design Director at McLaren Automotive, from 2008 to 2017. During that period he oversaw the design of the McLaren P1 hypercar, which is one of the sleekest cars of the modern era in appearance. 1 Provided by Autofile Frank Stephenson – McLaren P1 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The P1 was a collaboration between designers and engineers to create a functional body form in sync with the car’s aerodynamic needs. The team’s focus was on using surface drag to keep the car planted on the ground. It is said to take design cues from nature, such as the delicate musculature of cheetahs. 1 Provided by Autofile Hanbin Youn – Faraday Future FFZERO1 Concept Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Hanbin Youn is an Art Center Alumnus who gained experience at Hyundai, Volkswagen and Honda before becoming Lead Exterior Designer at the startup electric car company Faraday Future. While that company’s plans are currently on hold, Youn and his team did produce a futuristic electric concept car called FFZERO1. 1 Provided by Autofile Hanbin Youn – Faraday Future FFZERO1 Concept Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The FFZERO1 Concept is a single-seat, futuristic race-car design that incorporates a unique aero-tunnel system for cooling the electric vehicle’s batteries, as well as reducing drag. It is intended to be an exploration of ideas and there are no plans to produce it. 1 Provided by Autofile classic-cars-of-the-2017-concours-d-elegance-of-america-revisited https://autofile.ca/en-ca/car-photos/classic-cars-of-the-2017-concours-d-elegance-of-america-revisited Fri, 07 Aug 2020 07:15:00 Z Here are some highlights from the 2017 Concours at St. John’s for you to drool over 2020-08-07T07:15:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T08:58:23 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Auto Shows Enzo! Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>Another mid-engined exotic on display only was this Ferrari Enzo. What more needs be said?!</p> 2017 Concours d'Elegance of America Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Concours d’ Elegance of America at St. John’s is one of the three most prestigious classic car Concours held annually  - except for this year - in the United States, along with Amelia Island and Pebble Beach. While Amelia Island did take place earlier this year, St. John's and Pebble Beach have been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. So, for those with a hunger for classic cars, here's a look back at the Concours d’ Elegance of America from 2017.  1 Provided by Autofile A tribute to tradition Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The tradition of the Concours dates back to the 17th century when French aristocracy paraded their horse-drawn carriages in the parks of Paris on summer weekends and holidays. Literally, concours d'elegance translates to "competition of elegance." The tradition continued when carriages were replaced by cars, often accompanied by fashion shows to showcase the latest in Parisian couture – another part of the tradition continued at St. John’s. 1 Provided by Autofile Meadow Brook successor Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Held at the Inn at St. John's, in Plymouth, Michigan, 2017 was the sixth year for the Concours d’ Elegance of America. It is the successor to the Meadow Brook Concours which ran for more than 30 years on the grounds of the Tudor revival mansion formerly owned by Matilda Dodge Wilson, widow of automotive pioneer John Dodge, in Rochester, on the other side of Detroit. 1 Provided by Autofile Something for everyone Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy While the Grand Classics of the ‘20s and ‘30s are the major attractions of such extravaganzas, there was something to appeal to every automotive taste and age group at St. John’s – like the Bugatti Veyron that infatuated this young guest. 1 Provided by Autofile 1910 Auburn Model X Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Cars on display ranged from brass-era beauties like this 1910 Auburn Model X, and others even older… 1 Provided by Autofile 2017 Ford GT Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy ... to this up-to-the-minute-modern Ford GT, with almost everything imaginable in between. 1 Provided by Autofile 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C2300 Viotti Coupe Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Exotics from an earlier era included this one-of-a-kind 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C2300 with aerodynamic bodywork by Viotti – part of the private California collection of Arturo and Deborah Keller, who were honored as collectors of the year and brought several of their cars for display only. 1 Provided by Autofile Cobra class Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy There was a whole class just for Cobras... 1 Provided by Autofile Boat-tail speedsters Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy … and another just for boat-tail speedsters. 1 Provided by Autofile Duesenberg Model SJ Airflow “Mudd Coupe” Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy While many such shows are fortunate to have even one Duesenberg Model J on the field, there were at least nine at St. John’s, including this one-off 1937 SJ Airflow “Mudd Coupe,” with fabric-covered body by Bohman and Schwartz – part of the Kellers’ collection. 1 Provided by Autofile Fit for a King Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy There was even a car built for royalty – a 1941 Cadillac limousine, nicknamed the ‘Duchess’, custom-built by General Motors for England’s King Edward after he’d abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry American socialite Wallis Simpson. It’s currently part of a collection of rare Cadillacs owned by Steve Plunkett of London, Ontario. 1 Provided by Autofile Can-Am race cars Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy At the opposite extreme, there was a class for race cars from the original Can-Am Challenge Series of the 1960s and early ‘70s. In the foreground is a coupe version of the Lola T70 – a staple of the series – and behind it a McLaren 8A, driven by Denny Hulme back in the day. 1 Provided by Autofile Pre-flip-top Funny Cars Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Another class specifically for race cars paid tribute to drag-racing ‘Funny Cars’ from the era before they evolved into today’s ‘flip-tops’. This Ramchargers car, fielded by a team of off-duty Chrysler engineers, was a crowd favourite at the time. Note the altered wheelbase that typified the genre. 1 Provided by Autofile Muscle cars! Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy This being the Detroit area, of course there were muscle cars, including these four ribbon winners. 1 Provided by Autofile Little GTO Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy This 1974 Pontiac GTO – the original ‘60s muscle car – was named the Most Significant General Motors car in the show. 1 Provided by Autofile Jet-Age Juniors Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy While muscle cars tend to get most of the 60s-era attention, they were far from the only significant cars of the decade. St. John’s included a class called Jet-Age Juniors for compact cars, which were then new to the American scene. This 1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire, which won the award for Best-in-Class, was the first American production car to feature a turbocharged engine. 1 Provided by Autofile The Studebaker that never was Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy A decade earlier, Studebaker never produced a convertible version of its spectacular 1953 Starliner coupe. But it did build one prototype – this 1953 Commander convertible, which was saved from oblivion when the company went out of business and has since been restored to its original glory. 1 Provided by Autofile 1936 Cord 810 Phaeton Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Every bit as spectacular in its own time – and still today – was this Gordon Buehrig-designed 1936 Cord 810 Phaeton, the second generation of America’s first front-wheel-drive production car and an award winner in the Auburn-Cord- Duesenberg class. 1 Provided by Autofile 1932 Auburn 8-100 A Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy From within the same class, this 1932 Auburn 8-100 A sedan represents a different, more formal approach to mid-luxe design from the junior member of the family. 1 Provided by Autofile It's a Duesy! Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy And this ribbon-winner - a 1930 Duesenberg Model J Boat Tail must be one of the prettiest body styles ever created for the mightiest American motor car. 1 Provided by Autofile 1933 Pierce-Arrow 833 Club Sedan Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy From the same era, this 1933 Pierce-Arrow Club Sedan, identifiable by the brand’s trademark, fender-integral headlamps and archer radiator ornament, was one of Duesenberg’s key competitors. This car was built specifically for display at the Chicago World's Fair. 1 Provided by Autofile 1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Tourer Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy There was a separate class for Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts, another of the super-luxury cars of the early automotive period. Silver Ghosts were built from 1907 through 1926, all custom-bodied to customers’ specifications by specialty coachbuilders. This 1914 Silver Ghost Tourer has been rebodied by Littin and Son. 1 Provided by Autofile To each his own Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Having the money to buy such an extravagant car was no guarantee of good taste, even then! 1 Provided by Autofile 1970 BMW 3.0 CS Coupe Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy On the subject of taste, this 1970 BMW 3.0 CS Coupe is arguably one of the prettiest BMW models ever. 1 Provided by Autofile 1948 Buick Super Convertible Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy In a different era, this 1948 Buick Super Convertible was the epitome of early post-war American style. 1 Provided by Autofile For Sale Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Another Buick convertible of similar vintage was for sale in the vendor area. 1 Provided by Autofile 1957 Cadilac Biarritz convertibles Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy A decade later, these 1957 Cadillac Biarritz convertibles were at the forefront of modern American style. 1 Provided by Autofile Unique fins Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Biarritz models featured unique fins, different from other Cadillacs of the time. 1 Provided by Autofile 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy An even rarer Cadillac of the same vintage is this 1957 Series 70 Eldorado Brougham model, seen here ahead of a Tucker, awaiting their turns in front of the review stand. A four-door hardtop with suicide rear doors and a stainless-steel roof, the Brougham was a limited-production model that was essentially hand-built and its styling previewed more mundane production models to come - if any Cadillac can be considered mundane. 1 Provided by Autofile The 'Forward Look' Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Chrysler’s vehicles of the same period, under the ‘Forward Look’ design direction of Virgil Exner, had distinctive fins of their own, as illustrated by this 1957 Dodge Custom Royal convertible. 1 Provided by Autofile Chrysler ME Four-Twelve Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Fiat Chrysler Auto’s current design director, Ralph Gilles was honored as Enthusiast of the Year and several cars designed under his watch were on display, including this Chrysler ME Four-Twelve concept car, seen leaving the show. Introduced at the Detroit Auto Show in 20014, it was a mid-engined coupe, powered by a Mercedes-Benz Benz V-12 engine with four turbochargers – hence the name. 1 Provided by Autofile Mclaren-Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Perhaps even more exotic was this 2009 Mclaren-Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss limited-edition speedster – one of just 75 built. When new, it was made available only to existing SLR owners! 1 Provided by Autofile 1981 Lancia Beta Montecarlo Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Back among the race cars, this 1981 Lancia Beta Montecarlo Coupe “silhouette” racer won the 1981 World Championship for Makes (under 2.0-litre class). 1 Provided by Autofile 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy This 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 race car was named best in Class in among a strong field of Cobras that included both race and street models. 1 Provided by Autofile 1967 Chinook MK.5 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Canadian race fans of a certain vintage will recognize this 1967 Chinook MK.5 Can-Am car. Built by the Fejer brothers, Rudy and George, of Toronto, the Chinook competed in multiple Can-Am races, including the series’ first race at Mont Tremblant, Quebec, in 1967. 1 Provided by Autofile 1973 Porsche 917/30 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The ‘King Kong’ of all Can-Am racers was this Porsche 917/30 prepared by Porsche and Penske Racing and driven by Mark Donohue. The most powerful sports racer ever built, it was so dominant that it effectively killed the series as no other cars could compete at the same level with it. 1 Provided by Autofile A work of art Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The same car was the subject of one of the works of art in the fine art display and sales tent. 1 Provided by Autofile Automotive sculptures Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Other artworks on display for viewing and for sale included automotive-themed sculptures, such as this one. 1 Provided by Autofile 1974 Shadow DN4-1a Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy One car that tried to compete with the all-conquering Porsche 917/30 was this 1974 DNA Shadow DN4-1a, driven at the time by Formula 1 driver Jackie Oliver. Made of titanium, and one of two Shadows at St. John’s, it was so low to the ground that it scooped up a huge chunk of turf en route to the awards area. 1 Provided by Autofile Gas Ronda Mustang Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Challenging the Can-Am cars for sheer ground-shaking, crowd-pleasing noise was this Mustang funny car, made famous by its driver, Gas Ronda, in its day. 1 Provided by Autofile 1948 Tucker Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The technical prowess of the race cars notwithstanding, this 1948 Tucker took the event’s Josh Madden Memorial Award for Engineering Excellence. 1 Provided by Autofile 1962 Corvair Monza Spyder Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy An engineering marvel in its own right was this turbocharged 1962 Corvair Monza Spyder convertible – second only to the Oldsmobile Jetfire in adopting a turbocharger, and the first to use one downstream of a carburetor (or fuel-injection throttle-body), as has since become the norm. 1 Provided by Autofile Corvettes Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Naturally, there were Corvettes in the show, including this multi-generational display by Chevrolet itself. 1 Provided by Autofile Carbon 65 Corvette Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Included in the Chevrolet display was this 2018 Corvette Carbon 65 Edition, designed to commemorate the 65th anniversary of America’s sports car. Limited to production of just 650 numbered vehicles globally and fitted with visible carbon-fiber exterior elements, including a new carbon-fiber rear spoiler and quarter ducts, it promises to become a collector car itself. 1 Provided by Autofile 1964 Ferrari Lusso Berlinetta Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Back at the review stand, this svelte 1964 Ferrari Lusso Berlinetta earned Best in Class laurels among later model sports cars. 1 Provided by Autofile 1953 Ferrari 250 Europa Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Lusso’s smooth lines were in stark contrast to those of this 1953 Ferrari 250 Europa, which was named Best in Class among early sports cars. 1 Provided by Autofile 1937 Talbot Lago T150C Aero Coupe Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Or, the voluptuous shape of this 1937 Talbot Lago T150C Aero Coupe with body by Portout – another study in French curves from the Kellers’ collection. 1 Provided by Autofile 1934 Chrysler Imperial Airflow Coupe Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy While the 1934 Chrysler Imperial Airflow Coupe, seen here in the background, introduced true aerodynamic styling to the American market, it was ahead of its time and failed to gain either public favour or market success. But this one was named best in Class among American Classics – Closed. 1 Provided by Autofile Best in Show – American Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Overall Best in Show – American, was this 1931 Stutz DV32 Convertible Victoria. 1 Provided by Autofile Best in Show Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Joining the Stutz as Best in Show – European, was a 1924 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A, both cars shown here. 1 Provided by Autofile car-nameplates-that-are-as-distinctive-as-the-cars-they-define https://autofile.ca/en-ca/car-photos/car-nameplates-that-are-as-distinctive-as-the-cars-they-define Tue, 28 Jul 2020 08:15:00 Z A car's name may be important but the right script adds distinction to its character 2020-07-28T08:15:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T08:58:25 +00:00 Joe Duarte Auto Enthusiasts 2021 Ford Bronco Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>Bronco is Back!</p> Artistic nameplates enhance appeal Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Much has been written about car names but finding the right font for their nameplates is also an important detail that can enhance their appearance and appeal. Here are 17 examples of automobile nameplates that are artistic and distinctive in their own right. 1 Provided by Autofile Dodge/Plymouth Neon Provided by Autofile Manufacturer When Chrysler introduced the Neon concept to auto show audiences in 1991, it was like nothing on the market at the time. It was cool and funky, with a nameplate script that perfectly depicted the Neon light-tubes from which it derived its name. 1 Provided by Autofile Honda Insight Provided by Autofile Manufacturer When it was introduced in 2000, you could tell right away there was something different about the electric-assisted Insight, and even the badge (located on the rear window, rather than on the bodywork) was quirkily modern, with the wedge tittle on the first I indicating it probably didn’t fit many moulds. 1 Provided by Autofile Hyundai Veloster Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The name Veloster tries to convey images of speed, as in velocity and/or speedster, although honestly the compact Hyundai coupe is neither. The nameplate, likewise, tries to convey the image of speed, and does a decent job of it in a font that harkens to golden-age car nameplate scripts. 1 Provided by Autofile Corvette StingRay Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The original Stingray script was in keeping with the Chevrolet nameplate font of the time — flowing and flowery — and probably didn’t do the performance car justice. When Chevrolet brought back the name for the C7 Corvette, it chose a script that effectively conveyed the lethal barbed stinger of the graceful steely marine animal. 1 Provided by Autofile Ford Raptor Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Similarly, when you name a truck after a prehistoric predator, a normal chrome nameplate just won’t cut it, but how do you best convey gnashing teeth and razor-sharp claws? Ford’s Raptor script paints that picture fairly well. 1 Provided by Autofile Porsche Provided by Autofile Wikimedia Commons Porsche made its name on minimalist high-performance and, likewise, its nameplate has always been the model of simplicity. It started off in elegant serif type, as evidenced to this day on the crest, but since the 1960s has been presented in plain block sans serif letters that are elegant and instantly recognizable, no matter what words they’re spelling out. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons/JotaCartas) 1 Provided by Autofile Ford Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear The Ford script has become one of the most instantly recognizable fonts in history, and it should come as no surprise that it has evolved from Henry Ford’s signature. 1 Provided by Autofile Buick Provided by Autofile Wikimedia Commons Contemporaries of Ford, such as Buick, similarly attempted to duplicate their founders’ “signature” for their badges but many didn’t have the flowing, easily-read look of Ford’s signature and ended up going with something a little more legible. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Alf van Beem) 1 Provided by Autofile Ford F-150 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Outside of its slightly modified signature script, Ford has always done a good job of keeping its nameplates modern and though the F-150 has adapted its nameplate script over the years to keep in tune with its buyer demographics, the latest iteration may just have the right combination of modernity and ruggedness. 1 Provided by Autofile Toyota FJ Cruiser Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Now, you could probably make the case (quite effectively, perhaps) that the F in the F-150 was lifted directly from Toyota’s FJ Cruiser nameplate, but the intent is the same — rugged, solid and modern — although the Toyota model was maybe a bit too radical. 1 Provided by Autofile Karmann Ghia Provided by Autofile Autofile - Joe Duarte When you have two renowned partners collaborating, your badge of honour has to reflect the strengths of each, so it’s understandable to have the solidity of the Karmann builder matched up with the flowing creativity of the Ghia designer. 1 Provided by Autofile Studebaker Avanti Provided by Autofile Autofile - Joe Duarte Avanti means ahead or forward, in Italian, making it an appropriate moniker for the car that was supposed to drive Studebaker success. The Avanti was ahead of anything else on the market at the time — a 4-seat high-performance coupe — and it broke several speed records, so that arrow that bisects the name, and yet fits so nicely into it, holds a lot of meaning. 1 Provided by Autofile Imperial Provided by Autofile Wikimedia Commons As you might expect from a model that had been around for some seven decades, the Imperial emblem had gone through several iterations. By the time Chrysler made it its own marque, Imperial landed on a script that was regal in itself but added a crown to make sure the “royal” imagery wasn’t lost. The crown moved around the logo, but was probably most effective as the tittle on the I. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Dave_7) 1 Provided by Autofile Polestar Provided by Autofile Manufacturer We don’t know if there’s a way to properly depict a celestial object in type without making it look cheesy, but Polestar did it quite effectively with almost-out-of-this-world simplicity. It helps that the curve of the R fits nicely into the space between star flashes. 1 Provided by Autofile Dodge Dart Swinger Provided by Autofile Autofile - Joe Duarte In order to appeal to a younger generation of drivers for the 1970s, Dodge added the Swinger name to its 2-door Dart “compact,” keeping the traditional serif font for dad’s family sedan and adding the curvaceous script and alignment for the younger generation, with the asterisk tittle matching each model’s exterior paint. 1 Provided by Autofile Subaru Baja Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Carefree was also the message behind the surfer/Tiki script for the Subaru Baja, a pickup version of the Outback, which itself had a unique script nameplate as Subaru worked to create identities for its products to convey to consumers how there was a unique vehicle to fit their needs. 1 Provided by Autofile NSU Prinz Provided by Autofile Wikimedia Commons German post-war carmaker NSU is best known as one of the Auto Union rings that became the Audi brand, and also for making the first Wankel rotary production car, but it’s best known for the long-lived Prinz (1957-1973, which was replaced by the Audi 50 that became the VW Polo), with its elegant, regal-looking nameplate. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Stahlkocker) 1 Provided by Autofile Artistic nameplates enhance appeal Provided by Autofile Autofile - Joe Duarte Next time you notice the nameplate on a car or truck,give a thought to the design effort that went into creating it and the message it was intended to convey. 1 Provided by Autofile should-you-be-worried-about-lead-in-automotive-paint https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-articles/should-you-be-worried-about-lead-in-automotive-paint Sat, 18 Jul 2020 20:25:00 Z The older the vehicle, the higher the chance of lead concentration in the paint. 2020-07-18T20:25:00 +00:00 2021-11-25T10:04:27 +00:00 Autofile Staff Safety Lead is Hazardous Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>It's particularly dangerous for children, whose brains are still developing.</p> bronco-is-back-to-challenge-for-off-road-supremacy https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-articles/bronco-is-back-to-challenge-for-off-road-supremacy Mon, 13 Jul 2020 06:00:00 Z First Look at the 2021 Ford Bronco and its junior-sibling Bronco Sport 2020-07-13T06:00:00 +00:00 2021-11-21T14:49:24 +00:00 Clare Dear New Cars 2021 Ford Bronco Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>Bronco is Back!</p> 2021 Ford Bronco Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Bronco is Back! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford Bronco Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Bronco is Back! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford Bronco Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Bronco is Back! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford Bronco Lineup Provided by Autofile Manufacturer 2021 Bronco and Bronco Sport 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford Bronco Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Bronco is Back! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford Bronco Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Bronco is Back! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford Bronco Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Bronco is Back! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford Bronco Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Bronco is Back! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford Bronco Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Bronco is Back! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford Bronco Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Bronco is Back! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford Bronco Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Bronco is Back! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford Bronco Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Bronco is Back! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford Bronco Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Bronco is Back! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford Bronco Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Bronco is Back! 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Provided by Autofile Manufacturer 2021 Bronco Sport 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Provided by Autofile Manufacturer 2021 Bronco Sport 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Provided by Autofile Manufacturer 2021 Bronco Sport 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Provided by Autofile Manufacturer 2021 Bronco Sport 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Provided by Autofile Manufacturer 2021 Bronco Sport 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Provided by Autofile Manufacturer 2021 Bronco Sport 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Provided by Autofile Manufacturer 2021 Bronco Sport 1 Provided by Autofile 10-futuristic-concept-cars-that-focused-on-the-past https://autofile.ca/en-ca/car-photos/10-futuristic-concept-cars-that-focused-on-the-past Thu, 09 Jul 2020 23:00:00 Z Concept vehicles typically offer glimpses of the future but some are rooted in the past 2020-07-09T23:00:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T08:58:33 +00:00 Joe Duarte Concept Cars A longing for the past Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>Concepts are often meant to give show-goers a sense of a company’s upcoming vehicles or in which direction their design is heading, but some are simply artistic flights of fancy based on nostalgia. What follows are 10 examples of fanciful concepts and the classics that inspired them.</p> A longing for the past Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. Concept cars are often meant to give the public a sense of an automaker's upcoming vehicles and their design direction, but some are simply artistic flights of fancy based on nostalgia. What follows are 10 examples of fanciful concepts and the classics that inspired them. 1 Provided by Autofile Vision Mercedes Simplex Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Referred to as a “sculpture embodying the heritage and future of … Mercedes-Benz,” the show-car celebrates the birth of the Mercedes brand back in 1901, presenting a state-of-technology user interface and alternative drivetrain in the look of a century-old open-wheel platform. 1 Provided by Autofile Mercedes 35 PS Provided by Autofile Wikimedia Commons Back in 1901, Emil Jellinek convinced Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft to develop a high-performance car that would go on to dominate competition at the Nice (France) Race Week. It was powered by a 35-hp lightweight engine located low in the platform, and was named after Jellinek’s daughter, Mercedes. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Arnaud 25) 1 Provided by Autofile Volkswagen Concept 1 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Following the shift of production to the incoming Volkswagen Golf hatchback in 1974, Beetle sales began to decline rapidly, except in low-operating-cost markets such as Brazil and Mexico. However, the nostalgia wave hit in the mid-’90s and Volkswagen showed a California-designed sub-compact concept in Detroit in 1994, depicting what a modern Beetle might look like. 1 Provided by Autofile Volkswagen Type 1 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Although originally conceived in 1925 by Mercedes-Benz, the Porsche-designed Volkswagen went through various prototype models for testing before production of the 5-seat 2-door coupe Type 1 (which was the inspiration for the resurrected Concept 1 moniker) began in 1937. Various bodystyles were created over its 45+ year history, but it was forever affectionately the Beetle. 1 Provided by Autofile Honda Urban EV concept Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Older drivers may have noticed that there was something familiar about the concept for Honda’s new Honda e electric city car (now in production for Europe). The balanced, boxy-ish, 2-door 2-box model bore a striking resemblance to the car that launched Honda sales in North America in 1973.  1 Provided by Autofile Honda Civic Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Honda was reportedly so disillusioned with its passenger car sales that it was ready to give up, but then decided to rework its boxy 2-door sub-compact 2-box model into the new Honda Civic, relying on a new engine combustion system that reduced emissions without the need for a catalytic converter. The CVCC technology was a hit and so was the Civic. 1 Provided by Autofile Aston Martin CC100 Speedster Concept N/A Manufacturer It only took Aston Martin six months to build this tribute (thanks to key Toronto-area supplier Multimatic Inc, which crafted the body and the 2-seat interior) to the car that brought the marque its only Le Mans overall victory, from six decades earlier. 1 N/A Aston Martin DBR1 N/A Manufacturer The DBR1 not only won the 24-hour le Mans race in 1959, with Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori at the wheel, it also won that year’s World Sports Car Championship title, becoming only one of three cars to complete that double in the 1950s. 1 N/A Buick Blackhawk Provided by Autofile Manufacturer With a body reminiscent of late-’40s Buicks and design cues from 1939 cars, including that of the industry’s first concept car. The 2+2 retro convertible features thoroughly modern features, such as a retractable hardtop, shaved door handles, and pop-up headlights. 1 Provided by Autofile Buick Y-Job Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Designed by Harley Earl, the Y-Job 2-seat roadster was the first car ever built by a mass manufacturer strictly to gauge public opinion on design direction, and became Earl’s daily driver. It features several technological advancements, including hidden headlights and electric windows. 1 Provided by Autofile BMW Concept R 18 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer As homage to one of BMW Motorad’s most loved cruisers, this concept brought the retro-cruiser look to modern production, with its prototype flat-twin engine making it the highest capacity boxer engine ever slipped into a motorcycle frame. The rest is stripped down, raked-out elegance. 1 Provided by Autofile BMW R 5 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer BMW’s classic trend-setting motorcycle was introduced in 1935, with its double-cradle frame, state-of-the-art hydraulically-damped telescopic fork and foot-operated gearbox. Its 24-hp boxer engine gave the bike an unrivalled top speed (matched only by sports cars of the time). 1 Provided by Autofile Type 35 Streamliner Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Not a physical concept, the car was designed by UK artist Peter Richards for the design-software 2011 Streamliner Competition. Tasked with creating a functional, aesthetically pleasing form, or modifying an existing one, Richards chose to make over one of motorsports-history’s most famous cars. 1 Provided by Autofile Bugatti Type 35 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Created in 1924, it was Bugatti’s most successful racing car, having won thousands of races in its short history, including Sicily’s famed Targa Florio endurance road race from 1925 through 1929, and 1926’s Grand Prix World Championship (a form of motor racing that eventually evolved into contemporary open-wheeled racing, including Formula 1, which still calls each of its races Grand Prix, for great prize). 1 Provided by Autofile Chrysler Atlantic Provided by Autofile Manufacturer When your designs are revered for their beauty and production, it’s easy to inspire not only computer generations but also other auto companies. Such is the case with Chrysler, which looked to one of the auto-history’s most desirable cars in creating a concept with the look of an elegant touring coupe, complete with long hood to house a straight-8 engine, massive fenders, retro switchgear and gauges, and patina-like exterior paint. 1 Provided by Autofile Bugatti Type 57S Atlantic Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy There were only four Atlantics built between 1935 and 1938, because their bulbous cabins weren’t very desirable at the time. Over the coming decades, though, their scarcity and desirability have made it one of the most sought-after classic cars in the world, and the bodystyle has won several “Best in Show” awards. 1 Provided by Autofile Volkswagen Microbus Concept Provided by Autofile Manufacturer With the success of the Concept 1 in leading to the New Beetle, Volkswagen looked at another of its classics, affectionately called the Microbus, in creating a minivan concept that was also lapped up. The company announced plans to build 80,000 annually on the Transporter platform, before scrapping plans, and the vehicle evolved into a couple EV concepts — the compact Bulli and then the I.D. Buzz (which is planned for production in 2022). 1 Provided by Autofile Volkswagen Type 2 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer With the unparalleled success of the Type 1 (Beetle), Volkswagen explored other bodystyles for the platform, eventually landing on the Type 2 (designating its second model) but having to bolster the platform to accommodate more passengers and jigging the aerodynamics (which resulted in the signature split windshield to allow the “brick” to better slice through the air). 1 Provided by Autofile Ford GT40 Concept Provided by Autofile Manufacturer In 2002, Ford wanted to make a “wow” car to celebrate its centenary. It acquired the rights to use the GT40 name from the company that had continued production of the race car. The GT40 name was licenced for that concept but not for production, which is why the current car is called GT. The concept was marginally bigger than the Le Mans winning car. 1 Provided by Autofile Ford GT40 Provided by Autofile Wikimedia Commons The GT40 was built to beat the Ferraris in sports car endurance racing. It won at Daytona in 1965, but failed epically after that before three GT40-based prototypes swept the podium at Le Mans in 1966. GT40s would go on to claim overall wins at Le Mans in the following three years.  (Credit: Wikimedia Commons/edvvc) 1 Provided by Autofile is-covid-airborne-a-good-time-to-change-your-cars-cabin-filter https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-articles/is-covid-airborne-a-good-time-to-change-your-cars-cabin-filter Wed, 08 Jul 2020 15:00:00 Z It makes good sense to clean or change cabin air filters regularly. 2020-07-08T15:00:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T10:10:05 +00:00 Joe Duarte Gerry Malloy Driving Tips vent air flow Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>vent air flow</p> Cabin air flow Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Cabin air flow 1 Provided by Autofile cabin air filter Provided by Autofile Manufacturer cabin air filter 1 Provided by Autofile vent air flow Provided by Autofile Manufacturer vent air flow 1 Provided by Autofile HVAC controls Provided by Autofile Manufacturer HVAC controls 1 Provided by Autofile 2017 Audi A3 air vents Provided by Autofile Autofile - Mark Richardson 2017 Audi A3 air vents 1 Provided by Autofile 2018 Volvo XC90 HVAC controls Provided by Autofile Manufacturer 2018 Volvo XC90 HVAC controls 1 Provided by Autofile what-cars-are-now-built-in-canada https://autofile.ca/en-ca/car-photos/what-cars-are-now-built-in-canada Tue, 30 Jun 2020 08:30:00 Z The number of auto models made in Canada is declining but the country is still a major producer 2020-06-30T08:30:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T08:58:37 +00:00 Gerry Malloy New Cars Ford GT Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>Ford GT</p> Cars currently made in Canada Provided by Autofile Manufacturer More than 100 different automotive nameplates have been built in Canada over the past 120 years but recent cutbacks, including the closure of General Motors' giant Oshawa assembly facility, have reduced current numbers to a mere few. Here's a look at those still being produced in the Great White North - including the spectacular Ford GT pictured here. 1 Provided by Autofile Chevrolet Equinox Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Chevrolets have been built and sold in Canada since before the brand was part of General Motors - even before GM of Canada existed. But the only bow-tie model still produced here is the Equinox. It’s built in the CAMI plant, originally a GM/Suzuki joint venture, in Ingersoll, Ontario, about half-way between Toronto and Detroit. The GMC Terrain was built there too until its production was siphoned off to Mexico. 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 Ford Edge Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Ford cars have been built in Canada almost as long as they have in the U.S., beginning in 1904, just a few months after Henry set up shop in Detroit. Today, Ford’s Oakville, Ontario assembly plant is the sole source for the Ford Edge crossover vehicle, which is exported from there to countries around the world – including the U.S.A. 1 Provided by Autofile Lincoln Nautilus Provided by Autofile Autofile - Richard Russell The Lincoln brand may have been named for the iconic American president, but Canada was, for a long-time, the sole source for another American icon, the Lincoln Town Car. It’s gone now, but there one Lincoln still made in Canada - the Nautilus, successor to the MKX, which is built in Oakville, alongside its Ford Edge sibling. 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 Dodge Challenger T/A Provided by Autofile Manufacturer As one of just three original pony car marques still on the market, the Dodge Challenger has developed something of a cult following. What many Detroit-iron enthusiasts may not realize is that all Challengers, including the mighty Hellcat-powered modern-day muscle-cars, are built exclusively at FCA’s Brampton (Ontario) Assembly Plant, from which they are exported to the United States and other markets. 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 Chrysler Pacifica Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Production of the Dodge Grand Caravan, which was built in Windsor, Ontario from the time of its inception, was scheduled to end on June 29, 2020. Like its Magic Wagon ancestors, the Chrysler Pacifica, which was reintroduced as a minivan (with a former SUV name) in 2017, also calls Windsor home.  1 Provided by Autofile 2020 Chrysler Voyager Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Essentially a lower trim level of the Pacifica, the Chrysler Voyager is a U.S.-only model (built in Windsor) that replaces the Grand Caravan in that market. Rumours suggest that it may be sold in Canada as a 2021 model with Grand Caravan badging - but that's just a rumour, for now. 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 Chrysler 300 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The Chrysler 300 became an instant American icon when it burst onto the scene way back in 1955. The nameplate returned to the market in 2005, after a hiatus of several decades, and it established a new design idiom, with classic American proportions that influenced the appearance of many cars to follow. But it was built, as it continues to be, only in Brampton, Ontario. 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 Dodge Charger Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ may have cemented the Dodge Charger as an American icon but, like its Chrysler 300 sibling, the current model – including this Hellcat=powered Scat Pack Widebody – is made only in Canada, at FCA’s Brampton plant. 1 Provided by Autofile Honda Civic Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Honda was the first Japanese automaker to build its own production facilities in Canada, in Alliston, Ontario, in 1986. That plant initially built Accords but converted to Civics in 1988 and it has been building them there ever since. It's no coincidence that the Civic has been Canada's best-selling car for 30+ years. 1 Provided by Autofile Honda CR-V Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Production of Honda’s hot-selling CR-V compact crossover began in Alliston in 2012, on the same assembly line as the Civic and the Acura MDX and ZDX. Production of the MDX and ZDX models in that plant ceased a year later and CR-V sales have taken off, putting it in an ongoing fight with Toyota's RAV4 for crossover vehicle sales supremacy in Canada.  1 Provided by Autofile Toyota RAV4 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Marc Lachapelle Toyota Corollas were assembled in Nova Scotia by the Canadian importer, CMI, between 1969 and 1975, but Toyota built its own production plant in Cambridge, Ontario in 1988. After building Corollas for more than 30 years, its primary assembly line was converted to RAV4 production for 2019, adding capacity to a second RAV4 plant completed in Woodstock, Ontario, in 2008. 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 Lexus RX450h Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Toyota began assembly of the Lexus RX crossover at its Cambridge plant for the 2004 model year – the first Lexus model to be built outside Japan. It has continued to produce the RX, which is Lexus’s best-selling model, in Cambridge ever since.  1 Provided by Autofile Ford GT Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Is there any modern car more red-white-and-blue American than the Ford GT? Probably not, except for one thing. It’s Made in Canada! It’s actually built in Markham, Ontario at a firm called Multimatic – not just the race cars but all the production cars too. Multimatic was integral to the GT program from the beginning, especially for its expertise in carbon-fiber construction. 1 Provided by Autofile Celebrating July 1 and July 4 Provided by Autofile Shutterstock As both Canada and the U.S.A. approach their annual birthday celebrations, July 1 and July 4 respectively, the long-time open border for trade in new vehicles between the two is about to enter a new era, under the USMCA trade agreement, successor to NAFTA.  1 Provided by Autofile first-look-2021-ford-f-150-pickup https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-articles/first-look-2021-ford-f-150-pickup Thu, 25 Jun 2020 06:00:00 Z Ford's flagship pickup gets hybrid powertrain in 2021 makeover 2020-06-25T06:00:00 +00:00 2021-11-21T14:49:29 +00:00 Clare Dear New Cars 2021 Ford F-150 Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>2021 Ford F-150</p> 2021 Ford F-150 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer North America's perennial best-selling vehicle is all-new for 2021. 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford F-150 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer North America's perennial best-selling vehicle is all-new for 2021. 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford F-150 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer North America's perennial best-selling vehicle is all-new for 2021. 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford F-150 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer North America's perennial best-selling vehicle is all-new for 2021. 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford F-150 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer North America's perennial best-selling vehicle is all-new for 2021. 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford F-150 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer North America's perennial best-selling vehicle is all-new for 2021. 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford F-150 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer North America's perennial best-selling vehicle is all-new for 2021. 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford F-150 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer North America's perennial best-selling vehicle is all-new for 2021. 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford F-150 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer North America's perennial best-selling vehicle is all-new for 2021. 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford F-150 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer North America's perennial best-selling vehicle is all-new for 2021. 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford F-150 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer North America's perennial best-selling vehicle is all-new for 2021. 1 Provided by Autofile 2021 Ford F-150 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer North America's perennial best-selling vehicle is all-new for 2021. 1 Provided by Autofile video-110-years-of-alfa-romeo-a-date-with-history https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-articles/video-110-years-of-alfa-romeo-a-date-with-history Tue, 23 Jun 2020 21:05:00 Z Alfa-Romeo celebrates 110th anniversary with virtual museum tour 2020-06-23T21:05:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T08:58:40 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Auto Enthusiasts Alfa Romeo turns 110 Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>Alfa-Romeo celebrates 110^th anniversary with virtual museum tour.</p> can-you-identify-these-cars-named-for-birds-bugs-and-fish https://autofile.ca/en-ca/car-photos/can-you-identify-these-cars-named-for-birds-bugs-and-fish Fri, 12 Jun 2020 18:30:00 Z Cars named for animals are common but so are those named for bugs, birds and fish 2020-06-12T18:30:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T08:59:24 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Auto Enthusiasts Papaya is the new orange Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>The bright, gorgeous colour of the 720S Spider we drove is called Papaya Spark. It was the favourite hue of Bruce McLaren, the quiet driver and car builder from New Zealand who founded the remarkably successful racing team that bears his legendary name to this day. This MSO Defined colour is a $10,270 extra and one of more than 200 special shades concocted by McLaren Special Operations in the past two years, among many creations. MSO is an elite group of about 120 specialists that traces its roots to the launch of the mythical McLaren F1 in 1992.</p> Cars named for bugs, birds or fish Provided by Autofile Autofile - Marc Lachapelle Would you buy a car that was named for a bug, bird or fish? Many cars so named have proven to be highly popular, perhaps even because of their name. Here's a gallery of some examples with which you may be familiar, including the McLaren 720 S Spider, pictured above. 1 Provided by Autofile Volkswagen Bug Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The most famous car ever named for a bug was the original Volkswagen Bug, although that name was unofficial - an affectionate nickname.  1 Provided by Autofile Volkswagen Beetle Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The Volkswagen Type 1 was 'Bug' was officially given the name 'Beetle' (from "der Käfer," German for beetle, which was used in brochures) in 1968 and a slightly larger Super Beetle joined it in as a 1971 model. The name was reinvigorated with the introduction of the front-wheel-drive New Beetle, which was antithetical to the original in almost every way but shape, as a 1998 model. 1 Provided by Autofile Eagle Provided by Autofile Autofile - Joe Duarte Among the most popular bird names found on cars is that of the Eagle, which has graced a variety of different models over the years. 1 Provided by Autofile AMC Eagle Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The AMC Eagle was arguably the world’s first crossover vehicle, available in 2-door coupe, convertible, notchback and hatchback, as well as 4-door sedan and wagon form. What made the compact American car unique was its 4-wheel drivetrain, which at the time was mostly a pickup and SUV feature. It was introduced in 1979 and lasted until 1987, following the takeover of AMC by Chrysler - but the name outlasted the car. 1 Provided by Autofile Eagle Premier Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Following Chrysler's buyout of AMC, the Eagle name became a brand of its own, centred on the Renault-engineered, ItalDesign penned Premier mid-size sedan, which was built in Bramalea, Ontario. It was replaced by the Eagle Vision, which was built on the Chrysler LH platform that also begat the Dodge Intrepid and Chrysler Concorde. 1 Provided by Autofile 1995 Eagle Talon TSi Provided by Autofile Wikimedia Commons The most exciting of the Chrysler era Eagles was the front-wheel-drive/all-wheel-drive Talon coupe, which was actually a badge-engineered Mitsubishi Eclipse, also badged as a Plymouth Laser. (Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons - Mikeetc) 1 Provided by Autofile 1967 Gurney Eagle Mk 1 Provided by Autofile Wikimedia Commons Before AMC claimed the name for its production models, Dan Gurney applied it to his AAR (All-American/Anglo-American Racers) Eagle race cars, similar versions of which competed in both Indy Car and Formula 1, with different powerplants. Gurney won the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix in an Eagle and Bobby Unser drove one to victory in the 1968 Indianapolis 500. It is widely considered to be one of the most attractive race cars ever designed.  (Photo Credit:www.flickr.com/photos/95472204@N03/ / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)) 1 Provided by Autofile Eagle Mark III Provided by Autofile Autofile - Mark Richardson Gurney continued to build race cars called Eagle into the 1990s, including this Eagle Mark III Toyota IMSA Grand Touring Prototype, which dominated the series in the early 1990s, driven by Juan Fangio II. It won 21 of its 27 races as well as manufacturers’ and drivers’ titles in both 1992 and 1993. 1 Provided by Autofile 1966 Plymouth Barracuda Provided by Autofile RM Auctions Fish aren't as popular a source of car names as birds are but there are a few that definitely made their mark, including the Plymouth Barracuda. It was introduced in 1964 - just before the Mustang! (Photo Credit: Teddy Pieper - RM Auctions - Auburn 2016) 1 Provided by Autofile 1968 Plymouth Barracuda Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear The second-generation Barracuda, which arrived as a 1967 model, improved on the styling of the original but made little sales headway against the mighty Mustang. 1 Provided by Autofile 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Provided by Autofile Mecum Auctions It was the third-generation Barracuda, in its ultimate Hemi Cuda format shown here, that became one of the most sought-after, and highly-valued, cars of the muscle-car era. But like many others of its type, it succumbed to safety and emissions regulations of the day and was discontinued in 1974. 1 Provided by Autofile 1965 AMC Marlin Provided by Autofile Manufacturer A less successful fish from the same era was the American Motors Marlin, introduced in 1965. It might have looked better and fared better in the market if it had been built on the compact American platform, for which it was designed, rather than the larger Rambler Classic platform. 1 Provided by Autofile AMC Marlin Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Whatever you may think of the car, the Marlin's emblem was impressive. But a second-generation restyle that made it part of the premium Ambassador line did nothing to improve sales and the nameplate was dropped at the end of 1967. 1 Provided by Autofile 1963 Ford Falcon Futura Sport Coupe Provided by Autofile RM Auctions Back among the birds, one of the most successful cars with an avian name, at least in terms of sales, was Ford's compact Falcon, introduced as a 1960 model in direct competition with the Chevrolet Corvair and Chrysler Valiant. (Photo Credit: David Sirotinsky ©2019 Courtesy of RM Auctions) 1 Provided by Autofile 1963 Ford Falcon Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Ford expanded the Falcon into a full model range, including even station wagons and Ranchero pickups but, in spite of its colossal sales success, dropped the name in 1970 in North America, as focus shifted to the new Maverick. The Falcon name continued briefly as a half-year Torino trim level in 1970, but it existed as a full and important model line in Australia until 2016. 1 Provided by Autofile Plymouth Road Runner Provided by Autofile Manufacturer While it may not have matched Ford's Falcon in terms of sales, one of the most famous automotive birds was Plymouth's iconic Road Runner, complete with decal image of the Looney Tunes cartoon character and Beep-Beep horn to match its sound. 1 Provided by Autofile 1970 Plymouth Road Runner convertible Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy While Plymouth pitched the Road Runner as a bare-bones, low-cost muscle car, it was available in more upscale trim as well, like this Their ranks will include this 1970 Road Runner convertible – a particularly rare example with a 440-cubic-inch, 390-horsepower Six Pack engine and Torqueflite automatic transmission, and the only one delivered from the factory finished in TorRed with a white-on-black interior. 1 Provided by Autofile 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The ultimate Road Runner model was this high-winged, long-nosed Road Runner Superbird, which was put into production specifically to make those extreme features legal for NASCAR racing. 1 Provided by Autofile 1966 Chaparral 2E Race Car Provided by Autofile Newspress Cartoon characters notwithstanding, the real Roadrunner birds are also known as Chaparrals. Their habitat is the southwestern USA, Mexico and Central America, which may explain why Texan Jim Hall chose the Chaparral name for his series of innovative race cars, which were a dominant force in American road racing in the 1960s, at least until the McLaren Can-Am steamroller arrived. This Chaparral 2E model pioneered the use of the high rear wing on race cars to create aerodynamic downforce. 1 Provided by Autofile Chevrolet Chaparral 2X Vision GT concept Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Hall's racing operations were strongly supported by Chevrolet, back in the day - albeit covertly because of GM's official racing participation ban at the time. That pretense of independence was long forgotten in 2014 when Chevrolet honoured Hall and his cars by introducing a truly futuristic Chaparral 2X Vision concept car, imagined to be powered by a laser beam. 1 Provided by Autofile 1959 Corvette Sting Ray concept Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy As clandestine as Chevrolet's connections with Hall's Chaparrals may have been, there was nothing fishy about the brand's affinity for the Sting Ray name. And yes, in spite of its appearance, a stingray is a fish, related to the shark. The car that spawned the famous Corvette model name was this 1959 Corvette StingRay concept, which began its life as one of Zora Arkus Duntov’s fabled 1957 Corvette SS race cars. Eager to ensure the continuance of the Corvette line, which was under threat at the time, GM’s soon-to-become styling director, Bill Mitchell acquired one of the SS chassis and secretly commissioned a small cadre of young designers, including Pete Brock - later responsible for the Cobra Daytona - to develop the body-work for it. And the rest is history. 1 Provided by Autofile 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The 1963-67 Corvette Sting Ray (shown here), whose design was very much derived from the original concept car, is a now-classic form that is familiar to every auto enthusiast. The subsequent third-generation Corvette, introduced for 1968, changed the iconic name from Sting Ray to Stingray. (Photo Credit: Lucas Scarfone ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 Chevrolet Stingray Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Stingray name was eased out of use by Corvette in 1976 but was resurrected on the all-new C7 version, for 2014 and is back again on the mid-engined C8 Corvette for 2020, shown here. 1 Provided by Autofile 1939-41 Hupp Skylark Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. Changing our focus back to birds, the Hupp Motor Car Company, maker of Hupmobile, named its new 1939 model the Skylark. A once progressive automaker, Hupp's sales were decimated by the Great Depression, causing it to acquire the existing body production dies for the already defunct Cord 810/812, and to share them with Graham, just to stay in business. It was a losing effort and the flight of the Skylark was brief. 1 Provided by Autofile 1953 Buick Skylark Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Buick revived the Skylark name for its limited-production Motorama special sports model in 1953, introducing a number of new styling features that would identify the brand for years to come. The name, however, would survive for only two years at that time. 1 Provided by Autofile 1962 Buick Skylark Provided by Autofile RM Auctions Buick resurrected the Skylark name for its initial entry into the compact car market in 1961, and it continued on subsequent iterations of that model through 1972. (Photo Credit: RM Auctions - Auburn Spring 2014) 1 Provided by Autofile 1992 Buick Skylark Gran Sport Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Buick recalled the Skylark name one more time in 1975, for use on its X-body compact, and kept it in service through four more generations through 1998 until it died an ignominious death in the GM N-Body form seen here. 1 Provided by Autofile 1963 Studebaker Lark R2 Provided by Autofile RM Auctions Studebaker offered a just-plain Lark compact car in 1969, getting a brief jump on the Big Three, who wouldn't get their small cars to market for another year. The Lark name disappeared in 1964 but the same basic car carried on into 1966, when the oldest automobile nameplate in the business finally ceased production, in Hamilton, Ontario. (Photo Credit: ©2019 Courtesy of RM Auctions - Auburn Fall 2019) 1 Provided by Autofile 1958 Studebaker Golden Hawk Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Studebaker had already employed bird names of a more aggressive feather with its Hawk series of sporty coupes, from 1956 through 1961, ultimately encompassing Flight Hawk, Power Hawk, Sky Hawk, Silver Hawk and Golden Hawk variants. A 1958 Golden Hawk is shown here. 1 Provided by Autofile 1962 Studebaker GT Hawk Provided by Autofile RM Auctions Studebaker built one more Hawk model - The Gran Turismo Hawk  (GT Hawk) - a tasteful redesign of the earlier models by Brooks Stevens, from 1962 to 1964. (Photo Credit: ©2019 Courtesy of RM Auctions-2.) 1 Provided by Autofile 1929 Stutz Blackhawk L-8 Speedster Provided by Autofile RM Auctions From a much earlier time, Stutz offered a series of sporty Blackhawk models, to accompany its iconic Bearcats. (Photo Credit: RM Auctions - JEM Museum Collection 2003.) 1 Provided by Autofile 1977 Stutz Blackhawk Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. A small independent company, which had acquired rights to use the Stutz name, built a limited number of modern retro-styled Blackhawks, purchased largely by or for celebrities, from 1971 through 1987. 1 Provided by Autofile Buick Blackhawk Concept Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Buick also salvaged the Blackhawk name for one-time use on a retro-styled 2001 concept car that was attractive enough to excite some interest but seemed to serve no valid purpose.  1 Provided by Autofile 1975 Buick Skyhawk Provided by Autofile Wikimedia Commons A Buick hawk of a different colour was the 1975-1980 Skyhawk - arguably the best-balanced example, both visually and physically, of the multiple models built on GM's 1970s H-Body platform, which included the Chevrolet Vega and Monza as well as Pontiac and Oldsmobile derivatives. Hint: Buick's V-6 engine was an ideal fit for the car. 1 Provided by Autofile 2019 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk Provided by Autofile Autofile - David Miller Jeep got in on the hawk names as well with a fictional Trailhawk label for off-road trim levels of various models, including this Jeep Cherokee.  1 Provided by Autofile 1967 Pontiac Firebird Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The Trailhawk is not the only fictional/mythical bird to lend its name to a car. The Pontiac Firebird's name, introduced in 1967, owed its heritage to GM's Firebird experimental cars but they are said to owe their origins, however tenuously, to American Indian mythology. 1 Provided by Autofile General Motors Firebird III Concept Car Provided by Autofile General Motors Heritage Center This is General Motors' 1958 Firebird III concept car, which lent its name to the production model introduced in 1967. 1 Provided by Autofile Firebird Emblem Provided by Autofile Jeremy Malloy And this is GM's original interpretation of what the mythical Firebird might look like. 1 Provided by Autofile 1955 Ford Thunderbird Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Ford's Thunderbird, introduced in 1955 (shown here) may well have owed its name to the same mythological legend as GM's Firebird. (This T-Bird has a celebrity owner, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield.) 1 Provided by Autofile 1965 Ford Thunderbird Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear The Thunderbird name endured continuously through 10 generations, to 1997, including this fourth-generation model seen here. 1 Provided by Autofile 2002-2005 Ford Thunderbird Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear Ford revived the Thunderbird name for a retro-styled 11th-generation model in 2002. but it disappeared once again in 2005. 1 Provided by Autofile 1951 Hudson Hornet Provided by Autofile Bonhams Speaking of birds naturally leads us to bees and their ilk, specifically to the Hudson Hornet, which was produced and sold by Hudson from 1951 through 1954. 1 Provided by Autofile 1951 Hudson Hornet Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Hudson Hornet, with its 'step-down' unibody design and corresponding low centre-of-gravity, was a dominant force in NASCAR and AAA stock car racing in the early 1950s, earning it the label "The Fabulous Hudson Hornet." 1 Provided by Autofile 1954 Hudson Super Wasp Provided by Autofile Wikimedia Commons If the Hudson Hornet was a success, which it was, why not a Wasp? In 1952, the Hornet's smaller and lower-priced Pacemaker sibling model was re-named the Wasp and a Hornet-powered variant was called the Super Wasp. The Wasp and Hornet names disappeared, along with Hudson itself, after the 1956 model year. (Photo Credit: D. Miller) 1 Provided by Autofile 1911 Marmon Wasp Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Long before the Hudson Wasp there was the Marmon Wasp, which was the winner of the first Indianapolis 500, driven by Ray Haroun. Haroun, a Marmon engineer who had previously retired from racing, averaged just under 75 mph (120 km/h) for the 500 miles to claim a purse of $10,000. Then he retired again. 1 Provided by Autofile 2006 Dodge Hornet Concept Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Chrysler presumably inherited some claim to the Hornet name after acquiring American Motors, which was formed by the merger of Hudson and Nash. Consequently, Dodge appplied the name to a quirky concept car it showed in 2006, but made no further use of it. RIP Hornet. 1 Provided by Autofile 1970 Dodge Super Bee Provided by Autofile RM Auctions Bees are part of the same Insect Order as Hornets and Wasps but are generally less aggressive. Not so for the Dodge Super Bee, which was Dodge's muscle-car equivalent of sister-brand Plymouth's Road Runner, built from 1968 through 1971. (Photo Credit: ©2018 Courtesy of RM Auctions) 1 Provided by Autofile 2018 Dodge Charger Super Bee Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Dodge reactivated the Super Bee name as a performance-oriented trim level for its Charger sedan from 2007 through 2009 and again in 2012 and periodically thereafter. 1 Provided by Autofile 2016 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Before there were cars. Spider, or Spyder, wasthe name given to certain lightweight, horse-drawn carriages with small passenger bodies and big wooden-spoked wheels that gave them a spider-like stance. The name carried over into the automotive age, typically applied to convertible models, especially in Europe - although some brands used it as a model descriptor as well. Their numbers are too great to include here so we'll dedicate a separate gallery to Spiders and Spyders at another time.  1 Provided by Autofile toyota-builds-its-nine-millionth-vehicle-in-canada https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-news/toyota-builds-its-nine-millionth-vehicle-in-canada Mon, 01 Jun 2020 01:40:00 Z Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada began operations in Cambridge, ON, in 1988 2020-06-01T01:40:00 +00:00 2021-11-21T14:49:32 +00:00 Gerry Malloy New Cars Lexus RX 450h Hybrid Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>This Lexus RX 450h Hybrid, built on May 27, 2020, was the 9-millionth Toyota vehicle produced in Canada by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC).</p> 21st-century-cars-that-are-already-lost-to-history https://autofile.ca/en-ca/car-photos/21st-century-cars-that-are-already-lost-to-history Wed, 27 May 2020 23:30:00 Z These new models have already both come and gone over since the turn of the century 2020-05-27T23:30:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T08:58:44 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Auto Enthusiasts Survival of the fittest Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>The automotive world is a constant revolving door of new products. Every year, new models are born, some are totally overhauled, others are refreshed to make them seem new and, inevitably, a few are pink-slipped and quietly disappear. It’s a system that allows for constant growth and greater consumer selection, but it adheres strictly to the mantra, survival of the fittest. Here's a collection of vehicles that have been given the axe and either won't be produced for 2017 or won’t make it far into the new year.</p> Lost to history Provided by Autofile Manufacturer We're just two decades into this century and already multiple new car models have not only appeared on the market since the millennium but disappeared from it, as well, already lost to history. Not just models reinvented under another name, but totally gone! Here’s a look at some of those you may remember. 1 Provided by Autofile BMW Z8 (2001-2003) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Intended from the beginning to be built in limited volume, the BMW Z8 was a traditional front-engined sports car designed as a modern homage to the classic BMW 507 of the 1950s. It was powered by a 395-hp, 4.9 L V-8 engine and made famous as James Bond’s wheels in ‘The World is Not Enough.’ About 2,500 of the 3,160 Z8s built were sold in North America. (Photo Credit: Darin Schnabel ©2017 Courtesy of RM Sothebys) 1 Provided by Autofile Chrysler PT Cruiser (2001-2010) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Also retro-styled but about as opposite from the Z8 as it could be, the funky PT Cruiser was the flavour of the day, until it wasn’t. Derived from a concept car never intended for production and priced for the masses, it gained immediate popularity and sold more than 1-million units before being discontinued a decade later. 1 Provided by Autofile Pontiac Aztek (2001-2005) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Few vehicles have become as quickly and universally rejected by both critics and the market for which it was intended as Pontiac’s Aztec. A poster-child for design by committee and market study, its ungainly appearance made it the 21st-century Edsel. GM wisely put it out of our misery after just four years. 1 Provided by Autofile Jaguar X-Type (2001-2009) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The X-Type was Jaguar’s first contemporary entry into the luxury compact market intended to compete with the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class. It was conceived during Ford’s ownership of the British marque, however, and thus had to share its platform and many mechanicals with the lowly Ford Mondeo. Jaguar devotees didn’t approve and stayed away in droves. 1 Provided by Autofile Ford Thunderbird (2002-2005) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The 11th generation of Ford’s iconic Thunderbird was intended as a modern interpretation of the original two-seater concept and it hit the mark aesthetically. But it didn’t capture the public’s imagination for long so, as was the case for the original two-seater, the resurrection of the marque was short-lived. 1 Provided by Autofile Honda Element (2003-2011) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer For something completely different, Honda offered the Element, often jokingly referred to as "the box it came in." The rectilinear Element, with opposing side doors that opened to create one large opening on each side, was intended to combine the practical elements of an SUV and a pickup truck. It did establish something of a cult following but the cult wasn’t big enough to keep it in production. 1 Provided by Autofile Mazda RX-8 (2003-2012) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The RX-8 was the last hurrah for the rotary engine, championed by Mazda since the 1960s. As a successor to three generations of RX-7, its two-and-two-half-door configuration broke the conventional sports-car mould, alienating some potential buyers, and ever-tightening emissions regulations spelled the end for the high-revving rotary engine - at least for a while. Rumours persist that there is a rotary-electric hybrid in Mazda's future. 1 Provided by Autofile Pontiac Vibe (2003-2010) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The compact Vibe was both one of the most attractive and most popular Pontiac models over the last days of the brand's life, perhaps because it was based on and shared most of its componentry with the Toyota Matrix, which was itself derived from the Corolla. Both were built at NUMMI, the GM-Toyota joint-venture plant in California. The Vibe died with the Pontiac brand but the Matrix continued four more years, built in Canada. 1 Provided by Autofile Saturn Ion (2003-2007) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The Ion was the first model built on GM’s corporate-wide, compact, front-wheel-drive Delta platform, abandoning both Saturn’s claim to distinctiveness within the GM family and the plastic body panels that played a major role in its initial identity. The Ion offered half-rear doors, like the RX-8, and other quirky features but its mediocre styling negated their impact and it was ultimately replaced by an Americanized Opel Astra. 1 Provided by Autofile Volkswagen Phaeton (2003-2006) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer At the other end of the price scale, Volkswagen introduced its own premium-luxury model, the Phaeton, built in a showplace factory constructed for the purpose in Dresden. The Phaeton proved to be a fine car, the equal in most respects to its established German competitors, but the S-Class price tag couldn’t overcome the economy-car stigma of the VW brand among buyers, at least in North America, so it lasted only three years in this market - and a few more in Europe. 1 Provided by Autofile Cadillac XLR (2003-2009) Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. Having apparently forgotten the fate of its earlier two-seater, the Allante, Cadillac tried again to challenge the Mercedes-Benz SL with the XLR. While it did introduce several innovative technologies, including Magnetic Ride Control, and used Cadillac’s own Northstar V-8 engine, it shared its body-on-frame platform with the Corvette. The XLR never achieved its sales targets and died, along with GM’s financial hopes, in 2009. 1 Provided by Autofile Chevrolet SSR (2003-2006) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Chevrolet climbed aboard the retro-look bandwagon with its SSR pickup truck, which featured a very complicated retractable hard-top. The SSR’s performance failed to deliver on the promise of its looks and the looks failed to endure, so it quickly succumbed to economic reality with fewer than 25,000 built. 1 Provided by Autofile Chrysler Crossfire (2004-2008) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Conceived as a halo car for the Chrysler brand, the Crossfire coupe celebrated the Daimler-Chrysler ‘merger’ by adapting the styling of a Chrysler concept car to the platform and powertrain of the then-outgoing Mercedes-Benz SLK and farming out production to Karmann. While sales were strong for the first year, they then collapsed, dooming the Crossfire to a brief existence. 1 Provided by Autofile Dodge Magnum (2005-2008) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Introduced along with its Chrysler 300 sibling for 2005, the Dodge Magnum was a big, bold rear-wheel-drive station wagon that, in SRT8 guise, was a modern muscle car. But the public was already abandoning wagons for SUVs and when its Charger sedan counterpart arrived its sales dwarfed the Magnum’s. So the big wagon had a short life. 1 Provided by Autofile Jeep Commander (2005-2010) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The Commander was, in essence, a Jeep Grand Cherokee stretched to accommodate third-row seating, with a stepped roof to provide head-room for those third-row passengers. When Fiat-Chrysler ceased its production in 2010, in favour of the Dodge Dakota, the company's CEO, Sergio Marchionne reportedly said: "That vehicle was unfit for human consumption. We sold some. But I don't know why people bought them.” 1 Provided by Autofile Saab 9-2x (2005-2006) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Colloquially called a Saabaru, the 9-2x was a badge-engineered Subaru Impreza Hatchback, with some Saab design elements on the front and rear and in the interior. Saab was a fully-owned subsidiary of General Motors at the time and GM also held a 20% stake in Subaru’s parent company. Being a Subaru, it wasn’t a bad car. It just wasn’t a Saab and nobody believed otherwise. 1 Provided by Autofile Chevrolet HHR (2006-2011) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Another attempt by Chevrolet to cash in on the retro craze, the HHR – said to stand for Heritage High Roof – was designed by Brian Nesbitt, who was also responsible for the Chrysler PT Cruiser before being lured away by GM. More than half-a-million HHRs, including panel-van versions and turbocharged SS models, were built and sold before production ceased so it fared much better than many other cars on this list. 1 Provided by Autofile Hummer H3 (2006-2010) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Symbolic of excess, to many, the Hummer H3 was solely a GM project, unlike the military-based H1 and the GM HD-truck-derived H2, which were both built by AM General. The H3 was based on the Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon platform, albeit significantly strengthened. More than 150,000 were built before the H3 died in 2010, along with the Hummer brand - at least temporarily. It's now scheduled to be reintroduced for 2021 as an electric GMC pickup model. 1 Provided by Autofile Pontiac Solstice (2006-2010) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Based on a concept car first shown in 2004, the Solstice was a huge success for Pontiac in terms of image, if not total sales, which were only about 60,000 over five years. A turbocharged GXP model provided performance commensurate with the car’s looks and a coupe variant was introduced in 2009. The Saturn Sky was also based on the Solstice, which was terminated along with the brand in 2010. 1 Provided by Autofile Subaru Tribeca (2006-2013) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Subaru’s first attempt at an upmarket SUV, the seven-passenger Tribeca (originally called B9 Tribeca) was one of that company’s few failures. It arrived just as Subaru introduced an unfortunate new front-end design that few of the faithful found pleasing and the vehicle, although based on the popular Legacy platform, just didn't register with buyers, never selling even 20,000 in a year. It was discontinued in 2013. 1 Provided by Autofile Dodge Nitro (2007-2012) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The Nitro was Dodge’s first domestically-built compact SUV, sharing its assembly line and its rear-wheel-drive/part-time-4WD platform with the Jeep Liberty. Aggressively styled and V-6 powered, it sold well initially but was undercut in price with the arrival of its own Journey sibling, a larger, car-based crossover that proved to have broader appeal. In its final year of production, the Nitro was sold only to fleets. 1 Provided by Autofile Saturn Aura (2007-2010) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Tasked with rejuvenating the image of the brand, the Aura mid-size sedan was probably the best Saturn ever. Based on GM’s Epsilon platform, developed by Opel, it was named North American Car of the Year for 2007 and won several other awards as well. Initial sales were good, if not great, but it died along with the lesser lights of the brand in 2010. 1 Provided by Autofile Volkswagen Eos (2007-2016) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The Eos was Volkswagen's first coupe model since the demise of the Corrado in 1995 and it featured a retractable hardtop making it a convertible as well. While it shared a platform and components with the Golf Mk5, the Eos was a standalone model with all-new body panels. Offered with both four-cylinder and V-6 and gasoline and diesel engines it was phased out of production without a successor. 1 Provided by Autofile Volvo C70 (2007-2013) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The Volvo C70 retractable hardtop coupe/convertible, which went on sale as a 2007 model, was the second-generation replacement for the coupe of the same name that was discontinued in 2003. Based on Volvo’s S40 platform, it was built in Sweden by Pininfarina but production ceased, along with that joint venture in 2013 as Volvo refocused its attention on sedans, wagons and especially SUVs. 1 Provided by Autofile Toyota Venza (2009-2015) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Toyota doesn’t make many mistakes in terms of product and the Venza probably wasn’t a mistake. But neither was its identity, which fell somewhere between a station wagon, minivan and SUV, perfectly clear. Based on a Camry platform it probably fell too close to a station wagon in buyers’ eyes, when sport utes were their real vehicles of choice. But times and tastes do change so the name will be resurrected on a new Toyota crossover for 2021. 1 Provided by Autofile Honda Crosstour (2010-2015) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Not to be outdone by the Toyota Venza, Honda had its own take on an Accord-based crossover it called the Crosstour. More an elevated hatchback sedan than a wagon or sport ute, much like BMW X6, it was neither an aesthetic nor a sales success and it lasted just five years. 1 Provided by Autofile Acura ZDX (2010-2013) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Labeled as a "4-door luxury sports coupe (that) blurs the distinction between coupe, sedan and sport utility vehicle," the Acura ZDX was the first vehicle to be completely designed at Acura's California design studio. Although it is similar in profile to the Honda Crosstour the two were unrelated as the ZDX is based on the Honda Pilot/Acura MDX platform. Unfortunately, the slope-roofed ZDX came up short on practicality, as well as sales. 1 Provided by Autofile Th!nk City (2011) Provided by Autofile Wikimedia Commons Originally developed by a Norwegian company, a few Th!nk City electric mini-cars were built in the U.S., in Indiana, with some Ford connection. The small two-seater was one of only five mass-produced, crash-tested and highway-certified electric cars in the world at the time but financial difficulties spelled its demise before it really got started. 1 Provided by Autofile Honda CR-Z (2011-2016) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The CR-Z combined aesthetics that evoked memories of Honda’s highly-popular CR-X coupe with a hybrid powertrain derived from the original Insight. As such, it should have been a smash hit but it never really caught on, in North America at least, with either the tuner set or the greenies. 1 Provided by Autofile Mini Coupe and Roadster (2012-2015) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Sometimes a successful concept can be stretched too far and cute just isn't enough to compensate. Such was the case with the two-seat Mini Coupe and Roadster, which were neither critical nor commercial successes. The fact that they were priced BMW-high probably didn’t help. 1 Provided by Autofile Cadillac ELR (2014-2016) Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Cadillac’s svelte ELR coupe was an undeniable beauty and its serial-hybrid Voltec powertrain, derived from that of the Chevrolet Volt, seemed a logical step towards electrification without compromise. But the market just didn’t recognize the merits of the combination and the ELR became a brief footnote to history. The name probably won't be back but new fully-electric Cadillac's are in the plans. 1 Provided by Autofile nine-iconic-car-models-that-became-their-own-brands https://autofile.ca/en-ca/car-photos/nine-iconic-car-models-that-became-their-own-brands Sat, 16 May 2020 03:30:00 Z When a model achieves great success, it sometimes gets an expanded role 2020-05-16T03:30:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T08:58:45 +00:00 Joe Duarte Auto Enthusiasts 2020 Genesis G90 Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>2020 Genesis G90</p> From model to make Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Throughout automotive history, automakers have created many legendary models. And sometimes the model becomes so successful and well known, with so many possibilities for expansion, that the company creates a new model line around that nameplate. Here are just nine examples. 1 Provided by Autofile AMC Eagle Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The AMC Eagle was arguably the world’s first crossover vehicle, available in 2-door coupe, convertible, notchback and hatchback body styles, as well as 4-door sedan and wagon. But what made the compact American-produced car unique was its 4-wheel drivetrain, which at the time was mostly a pickup and SUV feature. The car was introduced in 1979 and made it to 1987, following the takeover of AMC by Chrysler. 1 Provided by Autofile Eagle Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Following its acquisition of AMC, Chrysler (which made the purchase to obtain the Jeep brand) branched off a line of import-fighters that included AMC-imported Renaults. Eagle carried on as a brand, initially applied to the Canadian-built (Renault-designed) Premier and a series of rebadged Mitsubishi sedans, coupes and wagons, culminating in the Eagle Vision version of Chrysler's LH sedans. The only one of those latter-day Eagles to offer all-wheel drive was the sporty and wildly-successful Eagle Talon sporty coupe, shown here. 1 Provided by Autofile Born out of necessity N/A Manufacturer In Britain in the late-1950s, fuel rationing arising out of the Suez crisis resulted in an influx of German bubble cars and the Fiat 500 into the country. Outraged by the popularity of the “Axis” cars on British soil, the British Motor Corporation (BMC) commissioned a “proper miniature car,” leading Sir Alec Issigonis to design the diminutive, front-engined, front-wheel drive, two-box city car that would end up marketed as the Austin Seven (and later Austin Mini) and Morris Mini-Minor (meaning it was smaller than the Morris Minor). 1 N/A Mini Provided by Autofile Manufacturer When the Austin Seven was renamed Austin Mini in 1962, it created a common identifier for car buyers, since both the Austin and Morris marques had the car pegged as “Mini,” leading the company to create the Mini marque in 1969. Variations from the original city car included a pickup, van, wagon and a Jeep-like buggy called Moke. All were 2-door bodystyles (except the Moke, which had no doors). Mini reverted back to model status under Austin and Rover ownership in the ’80s, until BMW bought Rover and again resurrected the Mini name as its own marque in 2001. 1 Provided by Autofile Hyundai Genesis Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Hyundai surprised the automotive world at the 2007 New York International Auto Show with a rear-wheel drive, V-8 engined, mid-sized sedan model named Genesis. It was meant to expand the company's offerings into the premium sedan segment, where it would battle Acura, Infiniti and Lexus, as well as Buick and even Lincoln. A year later, the company introduced a premium coupe carrying the same model name to replace the Tiburon coupe. Its was intended to compete directly with Camaro and Mustang, both rear-wheel-drive models as well, but also bigger. 1 Provided by Autofile Genesis Provided by Autofile Autofile - Marc Lachapelle In 2015, amid speculation of a new Equus luxury sedan, the company announced it would spin off Genesis as a premium brand (an idea reportedly floated to management during the creation of the Genesis in 2007), again targetting Japanese rivals Honda, Nissan and Toyota (each of which had created luxury brands to justify higher investments and, therefore, prices). Genesis now markets the G70 (compact), G80 (mid-sized) and G90 (full-sized) sedans as well as the GV80 utility vehicle. 1 Provided by Autofile Dodge Ram Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The Dodge Brothers made their first car in 1914, and trucks followed soon after (at first derived from the passenger car chassis, but then with dedicated platforms toward the end of the ’20s, about the time that the leaping Ram first appeared as the Dodge hood ornament). The name had been applied to truck models since the early ’30s, disappeared during the ’60s and ’70s, and was resurrected in 1981 as a rebadge of the aging Dodge D/W Series (D for rear-wheel pickups; W for 4WDs) and the latter’s subsequent replacements. 1 Provided by Autofile Ram Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear The name Ram had been applied to other vehicles — SUVs, vans, compact SUVs and even a car with a pickup box — but with the Chrysler acquisition by Fiat, Ram formed its own brand in 2010 around the full-sized pickup. The division soon rebadged imported full-sized vans under the new marque, which has become highly successful in the marketplace, claiming second-place in truck sales in Canada. 1 Provided by Autofile Volvo C60/V60 Polestar Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Volvo started using Polestar Racing to modify its production cars back in 2009, getting its motorsport partner to create a performance version of the C30 compact coupe/hatchback. The company produced three concepts (C30, S60 sedan and V60 wagon) before releasing the latter two as production models clad in the Polestar Racing signature Cyan bodypaint, and with appropriate performance upgrades to suspension, wheels and powermaps. 1 Provided by Autofile Polestar Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Upon acquiring the Polestar brand in 2015, Volvo announced that it would create a line of dedicated performance vehicles, and subsequently decided they would be high-performance electrified models (to compete with Tesla), given the ownership of the Volvo Group by Chinese company Geely (which is one of the world’s leaders in electric propulsion). The company introduced its first model Polestar 1 (a Grand Touring coupe), followed by the Polestar 2 hatchback, soon to be followed by the Polestar 3 CUV.  1 Provided by Autofile Studebaker Avanti Provided by Autofile Wikimedia Commons Reportedly inspired by Studebaker President Sherwood Egberts doodling in 1961, the Avanti was something of a 'Hail Mary' to save the company's floundering auto business. Marketed as a personal four-place coupe, it featured a dramatic fibreglass body designed by the famed industrial designer, Raymond Loewy, who was also responsible for the iconic 1953 Studebaker Starlite Coupe. Offering a range of supercharged V-8engines, the Avanti provided performance equivalent to that of a Corvette, with the added benefit that you could take more than one passenger. 1 Provided by Autofile Avanti II Provided by Autofile Manufacturer When Studebaker collapsed in the U.S. in 1963, barely 6,000 Avantis had been sold (the company planned to sell 22,000 per year; Corvette sold over 23,000 during the time Avanti was on sale). The Avanti plant and tooling was acquired by Indiana dealers Nate Altman and Leo Newman, who planned to sell replicas and build new cars. Since then, Avantis have been built by several owners on various chasses (Chevy Monte Carlo and Ford Mustang, among them) and in various bodystyles (including a convertible and sedan) right up to 2006, when the last one rolled off the line in Cancun, Mexico … last one for now, at least. 1 Provided by Autofile Willys Jeep Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Willys Overland applied for a copyright on the Jeep name in 1946 (granted in 1950, as it was the only company still building the vehicle based on military designs), under protest from the other companies and government departments (most notably Bantam and Ford) that contributed to its styling and also produced the vehicle for wartime use. After WW2, Willys Overland had decided to not go back to its passenger car business, concentrating on Jeep production that resulted in the introduction of the CJ-2A in 1945 (CJ standing for Civilian Jeep) and following that up with station wagon and pickup derivatives in subsequent years. 1 Provided by Autofile Jeep Provided by Autofile Manufacturer When Willys was bought up by Kaiser in 1953, the company rebranded itself Kaiser-Jeep, and from 1955 was building only Jeeps. Losing money, Jeep was bought up by AMC in 1970 and that company was, in turn, bought first by Renault and then by Chrysler in 1987, shortly after the iconic Jeep Wrangler was introduced. From early in its civilian life, Jeep has marketed a full line of 4WD vehicles, including compact, mid-size and full-size SUVs, and pickups, with many bearing a stunning resemblance to the military vehicle of the 1940s. 1 Provided by Autofile Following in Jeep footprints Provided by Autofile Manufacturer When AMC bought Jeep from Kaiser, it branched off Jeep’s General Products arm (which was responsible for military and other commercial products, such as US Post Office vehicles) and created AM General, subsequently acquiring a contract to develop and build a new Jeep-type military vehicle for heavy-duty military service. The result was the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV, or Humvee for short). AM General was bought by LTV Corporation in 1982 when Renault acquired a controlling interest in AMC (US defense contracts cannot be held by foreign governments and Renault was partly owned by the French government) and with rising market interest, made a civilian version of the Humvee, called Hummer, in 1992. 1 Provided by Autofile Sheep in wolfs’ clothing Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. When General Motors acquired the rights to the Hummer name in 1999, it decided to create a family of vehicles, with the original Hummer rebranded Hummer H1. It added the larger H2 (on a modified Heavy Duty pickup platform), which was softer and less Spartan in its looks, ride and amenities, and then the smaller H3 and its derivative pickup H3T (both of which were built on the GM compact pickup platform). When GM restructured, the Hummer name and products were shopped around but folded when no takers came forward. Now it's scheduled to be revived again as a GMC model - with electric power! 1 Provided by Autofile Chrysler Imperial Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Chrysler Imperial was launched in 1926 and spent the better part of three decades at the top of Chrysler’s product hierarchy. It was initially positioned as a rival to other American prestige lines, such as Cord and Duesenberg, as well as Cadillac and Lincoln. After several decades as a make of its own, beginning in 1955, it was resurrected at the top of the Chrysler sedan line in 1990 but was discontinued again in 1993 when Chrysler introduced its cab-forward LH sedans. 1 Provided by Autofile Imperial Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. To better compete against luxury rivals such as Cadillac and Lincoln, Imperial was given its own line of cars in 1955, carrying on for two decades and five generations until the fuel crisis of the mid-’70s created a shift to smaller, more fuel-efficient cars. Lee Iacocca attempted to resurrect the marque in 1981, even naming a trim level after friend Frank Sinatra, but sales were not up to management’s expectations and the Imperial make was relegated to history. 1 Provided by Autofile videos-reveal-details-of-historic-mercedes-benz-dream-cars https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-articles/videos-reveal-details-of-historic-mercedes-benz-dream-cars Wed, 13 May 2020 23:25:00 Z New online video series is titled “Exclusive insights: The cars of the Mercedes-Benz Museum” 2020-05-13T23:25:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T10:11:42 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Auto Enthusiasts Mercedes-Benz 500 K Special Roadster Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>Exclusive insights: The cars of the Mercedes-Benz Museum</p> Mercedes-Benz 500 K Special Roadster Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Exclusive insights: The cars of the Mercedes-Benz Museum 1 Provided by Autofile Pádraic Ó Leanacháin, Mercedes-Benz museum Guide Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Exclusive insights: The cars of the Mercedes-Benz Museum 1 Provided by Autofile Mercedes-Benz 500 K Special Roadster Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Exclusive insights: The cars of the Mercedes-Benz Museum 1 Provided by Autofile Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Exclusive insights: The cars of the Mercedes-Benz Museum 1 Provided by Autofile Mercedes-Benz 230 SL “Pagoda” Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Exclusive insights: The cars of the Mercedes-Benz Museum 1 Provided by Autofile Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Exclusive insights: The cars of the Mercedes-Benz Museum 1 Provided by Autofile Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Exclusive insights: The cars of the Mercedes-Benz Museum 1 Provided by Autofile AMG Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II DTM Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Exclusive insights: The cars of the Mercedes-Benz Museum 1 Provided by Autofile Mercedes-Benz 300 TD Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Exclusive insights: The cars of the Mercedes-Benz Museum 1 Provided by Autofile datsun-name-set-to-disappear-again https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-news/datsun-name-set-to-disappear-again Wed, 13 May 2020 03:55:00 Z Nissan is said to be dropping the Datsun brand name used in developing markets 2020-05-13T03:55:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T10:11:46 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Auto Enthusiasts End of the Datsun name - again! Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>Datsun 240Z</p> End of the Datsun name - again! Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Datsun 240Z 1 Provided by Autofile End of the Datsun name - again! Provided by Autofile Manufacturer 1967 Datsun 411 1 Provided by Autofile End of the Datsun name - again! Provided by Autofile Manufacturer 1972 Datsun 510 1 Provided by Autofile End of the Datsun name - again! Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Datsun 510 BRE Race Car 1 Provided by Autofile End of the Datsun name - again! Provided by Autofile Manufacturer 1969 Datsun  Fairlady Z (240Z) - Japanese Model 1 Provided by Autofile End of the Datsun name - again! Provided by Autofile Manufacturer 1972 Datsun 521 Pickup 1 Provided by Autofile End of the Datsun name - again! Provided by Autofile Manufacturer 1972 Datsun 240Z Rally Car 1 Provided by Autofile End of the Datsun name - again! Provided by Autofile Manufacturer 1977 Datsun Fairlady Z-T - Japanese Model 1 Provided by Autofile End of the Datsun name - again! Provided by Autofile Manufacturer 1980 Datsun 280ZX 1 Provided by Autofile End of the Datsun name - again! Provided by Autofile Manufacturer 2014 Datsun GO - Sold in developing markets 1 Provided by Autofile revisiting-ypsilantis-orphan-car-museum https://autofile.ca/en-ca/car-photos/revisiting-ypsilantis-orphan-car-museum Thu, 07 May 2020 13:30:00 Z Featured cars include Hudsons, Kaiser-Frazers, Corvairs and even a Tucker 2020-05-07T13:30:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T08:58:57 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Classic Cars Orphan Car central Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>Officially, it’s called the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, but it’s commonly recognized as the orphan car museum for it’s featured cars are all automotive orphans with strong connections to the Ypsilanti area, on the western fringes of Detroit. Its residents are cars like the Chevrolet Corvair, Hudson, Kaiser-Frazer and even the infamous Tucker.</p> Orphan Car central Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy We first visited the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum a couple years ago and, given that real museum visits are off limits now, it seemed like a good time to revisit it pictorially. It’s commonly referred to as the "orphan car museum" for its featured cars are all automotive orphans with strong connections to the Ypsilanti area, just west of Detroit. They include such abandoned marques as the Chevrolet Corvair, Hudson, Kaiser-Frazer and even the infamous Tucker.  1 Provided by Autofile Former Hudson dealership Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The building in which the museum is based was itself once a Hudson dealership -  from 1927, through the merger with Nash to become American Motors in 1954, and beyond to the discontinuation of the brand in 1958. It has since been added to and joined with another building and the original dealer’s son, Jack Miller, continued to sell Hudson parts there until it became the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum in 1995. 1 Provided by Autofile Hudson at the core Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Not surprisingly, given that background, Hudsons are at the forefront of the museum’s collection and its atmosphere – from the period-correct showroom and parts counter to the memorabilia that lend credence to every facet of the visitor’s experience. In fact, the museum contains the National Hudson Motor Car Company Museum and it plays host to an Orphan Car Show every September. 1 Provided by Autofile 1948 Tucker Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy There are for more than just Hudsons in the museum, however. Among the most celebrated of American automotive orphans, with a movie all its own, is the Tucker. It was built in Chicago, not Ypsilanti, but Preston Tucker and his family lived and operated a machine shop nearby in Ypsilanti, where at least some of the prototype car’s work was done. 1 Provided by Autofile Movie car Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy This is not one of the actual 50 Tuckers originally produced but an exact replica built specifically for use in the 1988 movie, Tucker: The Man and His Dream. 1 Provided by Autofile DeLorean DMC12 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy With a history that in many ways parallels the Tucker’s, but 30 years further on, there just had to be room in a museum full of orphans for John Z. DeLorean’s ill-fated DMC12 – made more famous as the basis for the time-travel machine in the ‘Back to the Future’ movies than ever on its own merits. 1 Provided by Autofile 1952 Hudson Hornet Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Arguably, the most famous of all Hudsons were the “Fabulous Hudson Hornets,” which dominated NASCAR stock car racing from 1951 through 1953, in the hands of such legendary drivers as Marshall Teague, Herb Thomas, D Teague and Fonty Flock. And reincarnated in animation as "Doc Hudson" in the "Cars" movies. 1 Provided by Autofile 1954 Hudson Italia Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The star car in the Hudson collection, on loan from its owner, is this Hudson Italia coupe, one of just 26 built in Italy for Hudson by Carrozzeria Touring on Hudson Jet mechanicals. As conceived, it was intended to compete with the Chevrolet Corvette and the forthcoming Ford Thunderbird. 1 Provided by Autofile Essex Terraplane Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy At the height of its success, the Hudson auto empire also included the Essex brand and its Terraplane sub-brand. 1 Provided by Autofile 1953 Kaiser Dragon Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy In addition to Hudsons and their related brands, Kaisers and Frazers play a major role in the museum. This 1953 Kaiser Dragon is just one of a broad array of Kaiser-Frazer products on display. It was built nearby at Willow Run, in what hat was in its time the largest building in the world, constructed by the U.S. government to build B-24 Liberator bombers for WWII and subsequently leased to K-F. 1 Provided by Autofile 1951 Frazer Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Kaiser-Frazer was formed in 1945 by industrialist Henry Kaiser and Joseph Frazer, president of the Graham-Paige automobile company, in the process acquiring the assets of Graham-Paige itself. Parallel models carrying both brand names were built from 1947 until 1951 when Frazer left the company and his name was dropped from the cars. 1 Provided by Autofile Edgar Kaiser’s office Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The furniture from Edgar Kaiser’s office is now on display in the Ypsilanti Auto Heritage Museum. 1 Provided by Autofile Frazer emblem Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Frazer car’s emblem was based on the Scottish clan Fraser’s (Frazer) coat of arms – yes, the same clan Fraser of Jamie Fraser in the Outlander books and TV show. It’s French motto, Je suis pret, means “I am ready.” 1 Provided by Autofile Henry J Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Much of the Frazer’s styling carried through to Kaiser’s Henry J – immodestly named for the industrialist Henry J. Kaiser himself – which was built for four model years, 1951-54. Intended to be a low-price leader, the Henry J was arguably the first post-war American compact car. It was not a success. 1 Provided by Autofile 1964 Chevrolet Corvair Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Willow Run plant where Kaisers and Frazers were built was subsequently sold to General Motors and, through the 1960s, was the source of U.S. production for the rear-engined Chevrolet Corvair. 1 Provided by Autofile 1964 Chevrolet Corvair Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The first-generation (1960-64) Corvair, with its Volkswagen-like swing-axle rear suspension design, was targeted by Ralph Nader for its different handling characteristics in his book, “Unsafe at Any Speed.” 1 Provided by Autofile Second-generation Corvair Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The second-generation (1965-69) Corvair featured an all-new, fully-independent rear suspension design, similar to that of the Corvette, which turned it into one of the best-handling North-American cars on the market, and its redesigned body made it one of the most attractive. 1 Provided by Autofile 1965-69 Chevrolet Corvair Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Unfortunately, the negative publicity from Nader’s book, combined with GM’s mishandling of that situation and the competitive success of the more powerful as well as more conventional Ford Mustang, spelled the end for the Corvair. Its production at Willow Run ceased in April, 1969. From 1960 through 1966, Corvairs had also been built in Canada, at GM’s Oshawa, Ontario plant. 1 Provided by Autofile 1909 Hudson Model 20 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Back among the Hudsons, the 1909 Model 20 (foreground) was the brand’s first car. With a price of just $995 (in the U.S.), it was among the lowest-priced cars available at the time and competed successfully with the then recently introduced Ford Model T. 1 Provided by Autofile 1929 Hudson Super Six Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy This totally unrestored 1929 Hudson Super Six coupe was owned by the same family from the time it was new. 1 Provided by Autofile Department store roots Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Hudson Motor Car Company was named for J.L. Hudson, of Detroit department store fame, who financed the company, in partnership with Roy Chapin, who headed the company. Chapin’s son, Roy Chapin Jr., would later become the chairman and CEO of Hudson successor, American Motors Corporation. 1 Provided by Autofile 1920 Essex Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy In 1918, Chapin was responsible for founding the Essex Motor Company, an even lower-priced Hudson sub-brand. 1 Provided by Autofile 1920 Essex Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Essex became notable for developing the first affordable mass-produced enclosed automobile in 1922, putting it at the forefront of the consumer shift from open touring cars to closed all-weather passenger vehicles. 1 Provided by Autofile 1933 Terraplane Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy A redesigned Essex for 1932 took on the suffix Terraplane, in an attempt to create a perceived connection with the burgeoning public affinity for airplanes. By 1934, the Essex prefix was dropped. Relatively light cars, with powerful straight-eight engines available, Terraplanes became popular with famous gangsters of the day, including John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson. 1 Provided by Autofile Hudson parts and service Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Adding authenticity to the museum’s décor, the showroom still features its original parts and service counter, with period-correct furnishings. 1 Provided by Autofile 1954 Hudson Italia Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The showroom itself is home to this rare 1954 Hudson Italia, with its flashy, hand-formed aluminum body. 1 Provided by Autofile 1954 Hudson Italia Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Among the Italia's distinctive features were bucket seats, a novelty among American cars for almost another decade. 1 Provided by Autofile 1954 Hudson Italia Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy As well as adding styling flair, the Italia’s front fender-top scoops were intended to feed cooling air to the brakes although no such ductwork was actually installed on the few production models. 1 Provided by Autofile 1954 Hudson Italia Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy It’s external exhaust pipes, too, were purely ornamental. 1 Provided by Autofile 1954 Hudson Italia Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Many of the styling details of the Italia, like its chrome wire wheels, subsequently found their way into other American luxury and sporty models. 1 Provided by Autofile 1946 Hudson Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Hudson was among the major manufacturers to adopt envelope body designs with fully integrated trunks pre WWII, which carried through to the immediate post-war period. 1 Provided by Autofile 1946 Hudson Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Hudson began postwar automobile production on August 30, 1945 with designs based on the 1942 models but with a distinctive new grille featuring a concave centre section. 1 Provided by Autofile 1948 Hudson Commodore Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Introduced in December 1947, as a 1948 model, the Hudson Commodore was one of the first post-war cars to incorporate an all-new-design. It featured a slab-sided body with fully integrated fenders, “Monobuilt" semi-unit body construction with a perimeter frame, and "step-down" design that gave it a lower look than its contemporaries – a feature that would later become universal. 1 Provided by Autofile The Hornet and “Doc Hudson” Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The NASCAR-dominating Hudson Hornet, introduced in 1951, was powered by a high-compression, straight-six engine that later featured two carburetors, leading to the marketing label, “Twin-H” power. The Hornet was the model for “Doc Hudson” in the Cars movies. 1 Provided by Autofile Engines and tools Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy A variety of engines, tools and equipment in the museum’s “garage” area give it a genuine ‘50s feel. 1 Provided by Autofile Hudson Six Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy This cutaway Hudson six, with single carburetor, would have been an auto-show or dealer display to give customers a look inside the workings of the engine. 1 Provided by Autofile Military muscle Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy During the war, Hudson built all manner of aircraft and other military-vehicle components, including this 998-cubic-inch Hall-Scott Invader engine used in landing craft and PT boats. 1 Provided by Autofile Wet Clutch Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The museum is replete with individual dealer exhibits such as this explanatory Hudson Wet Clutch display item. 1 Provided by Autofile Models galore Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy There are plenty of models, too. In those long-before-Internet days, scale models were a popular means of showing customers what the cars would look like in different colours, as well as of explaining technical features. 1 Provided by Autofile Automobilia Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Being originally a dealership, a panoply of related automobilia, including signage and accessories, seems a natural fit in the museums. 1 Provided by Autofile Worth a visit Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Whether you’re a fan of a particular orphan brand or just have an interest in automotive history, the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum is well worth a visit. It’s located at 100 East Cross Street, in Ypsilanti, Michigan. 1 Provided by Autofile can-you-identify-these-cars-named-for-animals https://autofile.ca/en-ca/car-photos/can-you-identify-these-cars-named-for-animals Wed, 29 Apr 2020 23:30:00 Z Automotive names are replete with those of animals. How many do you recognize? 2020-04-29T23:30:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T08:58:58 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Auto Enthusiasts 2018 Ford Mustang GT grille Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>2018 Ford Mustang GT grille</p> Cars named for animals Provided by Autofile Manufacturer 2018 Ford Mustang GT grille 1 Provided by Autofile One of the first cars named for an animal Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The Stutz Bearcat, introduced in 1912, was one of the earliest cars to be named for an animal, presumably as an intimidating tactic for its competitors on the race track. In the animal world, however, a bearcat (also called the binturong) is a small, shy, bushy-tailed mammal in the family group that includes civets and fossas. It lives in the canopies of tropical rain forests in southeast Asia and is far less ferocious than its name implies. (Photo courtesy RM Auctions - 2006) 1 Provided by Autofile Named for an animal or an airplane? Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Arguably, the Ford Mustang, introduced in April 1964 as a 1965 model, is the best known of all cars named for animals. But there are different accounts of how it got its name. Reportedly, one of its designers, John Najjar, suggested that it be named after the P-51 Mustang fighter plane from WWII but that idea was rejected as sounding too "airplaney." Then he pitched the name again as a type of horse and it stuck. Others, including Lee Iacocca, remember it differently but whatever the true story, the name fit. 1 Provided by Autofile Mustang offspring? Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Offered from 1971 through 1980, the Ford Pinto was so named to take advantage of its very loose familial connections to the then highly-successful Mustang, a Pinto being a horse with patches of white on a darker colour. Ironically, the subsequent Mustang II, introduced as a '74 model, was derived largely from the Pinto. (Photo courtesy RM Auctions - Fawcett Movie Cars 2007) 1 Provided by Autofile A horse of a different colour? Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Spreading the Mustang mystique as widely as possible, Ford maintained the equestrian connection when it named its original SUV the Bronco, for model year 1965. The Bronco name survived through 1996 and it's about to be revived as a 2021 model. (Photo courtesy RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile Menage a trois? Provided by Autofile Manufacturer While it may now suggest another attempt to benefit from a Mustang-related name, Mitsubishi's Colt predated the Ford model, beginning way back in 1962. It was subsequently applied to a succession of  Mitsubishi models, as well as multiple Dodge and Plymouth models, such as the 1994 Dodge Colt shown here, Mitsubishi supplied rebadged small cars to Chrysler for sale under its own brand names. 1 Provided by Autofile African antelope Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Now as American as apple pie, Chevrolet adopted the name of an unfamiliar African antelope, the Impala, for its new top-of-the-line model in 1958, demoting the popular Bel Air. It continued as a trim-level of the full-sized Chevrolet through 1985, then reappeared as a performance trim from 1994-96, and a model of its own from 2000 to present. 1 Provided by Autofile Another African antelope Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The British auto firm Singer preceded Chevrolet's Impala name appropriation by naming the first model it produced following takeover by the Rootes Group in 1956 the Singer Gazelle - the gazelle being another type of graceful antelope found in parts of Africa and  Asia. The Singer brand disappeared in 1970 after Rootes was acquired by Chrysler. (Photo: 1960 Singer Gazelle Convertible ©2018 Courtesy of RM Auctions - Auburn Fall 2018) 1 Provided by Autofile A male hart! Provided by Autofile RM Auctions Continuing the antelope/deer theme, the Triumph Stag name represents the quintessential trophy target of any British huntsman. Ostensibly aimed at the Mercedes-Benz 450 SL market, it proved wide of the mark, becoming known mostly for its legendary lack of reliability, as well as its awkward Targa-top appearance, penned - surprisingly - by Michelotti. (Photo courtesy RM Auctions - Santa Monica 2016) 1 Provided by Autofile The Growler! Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy A more successful British name appropriation was that of the Jaguar - applied initially to a range of SS Cars models in 1935 and adopted as the company name as well as that of the marque in 1945. The aura of grace, speed and strength inherent in the big jungle cats, which are native to Central and South America, has served the automaker well over the decades. 1 Provided by Autofile North-America's big cat Provided by Autofile RM Auctions While Ford capitalized on the Mustang mystique, its Mercury sister-division chose the graceful but aggressive persona of the native-American Cougar to name its variant of what was the same car under-the-skin. Introduced as a 1967 model, the Cougar name continued through 2002, although few if any subsequent models served it as well as the original. (Photo: 1970-Mercury Cougar Eliminator courtesy RM Auctions - Auburn Fall 2016) 1 Provided by Autofile Cougar junior Provided by Autofile Mecum Auctions Just as Ford played off the Mustang's success with the Pinto, Mercury leveraged the Cougar's success with the Bobcat. Introduced first in Canada as a rebadged Pinto for 1974, it joined the U.S. market for 1975 and continued in both until 1980. 1 Provided by Autofile Yet another feline Provided by Autofile Wikimedia Commons Stretching the feline connection even further, Mercury replaced the Bobcat with the Lynx - effectively a rebadged and up-level Ford Escort - from 1981 through '87. The car was mot a good characterization of the name. 1 Provided by Autofile A much older cat Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Long before Mercury adopted the name, this 1912 Marion speedster was also called the Bobcat. Similarities to the subsequent Stutz Bearcat are not just coincidental as Harry  Stutz was also the chief engineer for Marion in 1910. The Indianapolis-based company, which began business in 1904, ceased production in 1915. (Photo © RM Auctions Inc. - Hershey 2018) 1 Provided by Autofile When bigger cats are built... Provided by Autofile RM Auctions Buick adopted the name Wildcat for a series of concept cars beginning in 1953 and applied it to performance-oriented versions of the full-size Buick lineup from 1963 to 1970. (Photo: 1964 Buick Wildcat courtesy RM Auctions 2013) 1 Provided by Autofile Cat of a different stripe Provided by Autofile RM Auctions Following the pattern established by Carroll Shelby's Cobra, the British Rootes' conglomerate's Sunbeam brand stuffed a small-block Ford V-8 into its Alpine sports car and called it the Sunbeam Tiger, produced from 1964 through 1967. (Photo courtesy RM Auctions - Auburn Fall 2017) 1 Provided by Autofile Spanish tiger Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Back when Opel was owned by General Motors it built two different cars called Tigra, the first from 1904-2001, the second from 2004-2009. A 2004model is shown here. The Tigra was also sold under the Chevrolet, Vauxhall and Holden brand names in different markets. 1 Provided by Autofile Fastest feline Provided by Autofile Bonhams Named for the fastest of cats, the Cheetah was developed by race-car builder Bill Thomas, with the covert assistance of Chevrolet, to challenge the dominance of Shelby's Cobras on the race track. Not enough were built in the 1963-66 period to gain "manufacturer" status and the Cheetahs proved fast but fragile. 1 Provided by Autofile A Japanese cat Provided by Autofile Manufacturer While it is unfamiliar in the North American market, the Leopard was Nissan's high-end, rear-wheel-drive luxury/sports model from 1980-1999, ultimately morphing into the Infiniti brand. The original Leopard (1986 model shown here) was a direct competitor to the Toyota Soarer, which spawned the Lexus brand. 1 Provided by Autofile Alias Cougar Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The Cougar that inhabits the Americas is also called the Puma, which is the name Ford Europe has used at two different times for two different vehicles - a compact sports coupe produced from 1997 to 2001 and a subcompact crossover (shown here) produced since 2019. 1 Provided by Autofile Italian Panther Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's Among the prettiest of automotive cats is the De Tomaso Pantera, designed by Ghia, powered by Ford and built in Italy from 1971 to 1993 - a 1972 model shown. (Photo by Darin Schnabel ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's - Elkhart 2020) 1 Provided by Autofile Italian Mongoose Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's The predecessor to the Pantera was the De Tomaso Mangusta, the marque's first mid-engine supercar. Also powered by Ford, it was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Ghia and has proven to be one of the world's great automotive designs. It was reportedly named Mangusta because a Mongoose can kill a Cobra, in response to a failed deal between De Tomaso and Carroll Shelby. (Photo by Peter Seabrook ©2017 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's - Paris 2018) 1 Provided by Autofile Mongoose quarry Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Mongoose's quarry is the Cobra, exemplified in automotive form by Carroll Shelby's Cobra, which began as an outdated British AC sports car stuffed full of American Ford V-8 to become a race-track terror. The car shown is a 1965 427 race car, the most fearsome of them all. 1 Provided by Autofile Venemous successor Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Clearly the spiritual successor if not the bloodline kin of the Cobra, the Lamborghini V-10-powered Dodge Viper began life as a concept car in 1989, proceeding to production as a 1992 model. It continued to be built, through five generations, until 2017, with periods of hiatus in 2007 and 2010–2013. 1 Provided by Autofile A pretty vixen Provided by Autofile Bring-a-trailer Breaking from the pattern of ferocious animal names, Audi fittingly christened its lithe and quick, front-wheel-drive 80 model the Fox when it came to North America in 1973 and maintained the name until the car was replaced by the 4000 in 1980. Shown here is a 1974 Audi Fox. 1 Provided by Autofile Canine family connection Provided by Autofile RM Auctions Distantly related (very) to the fox is the dog, of which one major breed lent its name to a car - the Whippet, built by Willys-Overland from 1926 to 1931. Introduced ahead of Ford's Model A, it was light, sturdy, fast and dependable, and catered to the same market. As a result it was America's third-best-selling car in 1928. An attempt to move up-market resulted in its demise in 1931. Shown here is a 1929 Whippet Model 96A 2-4-Passenger Sport Roadster (Photo ©2019 Courtesy of RM Auctions - Hershey 2019) 1 Provided by Autofile Canine connection Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Continuing the canine connection, Volkswagen named the little city car the company built from 1998 to 2005, Lupo - Italian for wolf. There was nothing predatory about the Lupo, except perhaps for the VW badge's impact on competitors. Ironically, its successor revived the Fox name. 1 Provided by Autofile Definitely not prey Provided by Autofile RM Auctions Rabbits tend to be prey for foxes, wolves and dogs but the Volkswagen Rabbit was nobody's prey when it arrived in North America in 1975. Its boxy, front-wheel-drive layout proved to be the prototype for competitors to follow and it became so successful that Volkswagen began producing it in the U.S. (Pennsylvania) in 1978. The Rabbit name reverted to Golf, as it was called in other markets, in 1984, although it was briefly revived from 2006-2009 for the U.S. market. Shown here is a 1983 Rabbit GTI. (Photo courtesy RM Auctions - BENNETT COLLECTION 2012) 1 Provided by Autofile It's all bull! Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Astrologically,  Ferruccio Lamborghini was a born a Taurus. Hence, Lamborghini's emblem is that of a raging bull. And almost all its cars, beginning with the Miura in 1966 and including this gorgeous 2011 Aventador, are named after famous fighting bulls - either breeds or individuals. It's a long list! 1 Provided by Autofile American bull Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Breaking new ground in terms of layout and styling, Ford also chose a new name - Taurus - for its all-new mid-size 1986 model. With its soft sculpted shape and improved aerodynamics, it bore no visual connection to the bull for which it was named. No matter. The Taurus was so popular it quickly became the country’s number-one selling vehicle, accounting for one-quarter of all Ford’s North American sales. The name was briefly abandoned from 2005 to 2007, then reinstated. 1 Provided by Autofile Sleek and shiny Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Breaking with its tradition of wild cat names, Mercury chose Sable as the label for its new mid-size Taurus-sibling, introduced as a 1986 model. Presumably the name was expected to relate to the classy and expensive fur coats sourced by the animals, rather than the small Russian weasel relative itself. A third-generation 1996_99 Sable is shown here. The name was dropped in 2005, then reinstated briefly on a fifth-generation version in 2008-2009, before the brand's demise in 2011. 1 Provided by Autofile Cute and cuddly Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's According to Fiat, the little hatchback Panda introduced in 1980 was named after Empanda, the Roman goddess and patroness of travellers. Never mind; the first image that comes to mind is the big, cuddly Chinese bear. Now in its third generation, the Fiat Panda has evolved into a small SUV. Shown here is a 2007 Fiat Panda Cross 4×4. (Photo by Tom Wood ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's - Saragga 2019) 1 Provided by Autofile Tough and sure-footed Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Dodge first attached the Ram name to its 1981 model-year trucks, although the company had used a ram's-head hood ornament on some trucks as early as 1933. The whole truck lineup was rebranded Ram, dropping the Dodge name, in 2010.  1 Provided by Autofile Prehistoric predator Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Ford went way back into the age of dinosaurs for the name of its high-performance F-Series sport truck variant, and its ferocious nature seems well worthy of the Raptor name. The term raptor also applies to big birds of prey, however - eagles, hawks, falcons and the like. Which opens a whole new thesaurus of vehicle names. Keep watch for our upcoming gallery of "Cars named for birds, fish and insects." 1 Provided by Autofile should-you-put-your-car-insurance-on-hold-while-self-isolating https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-articles/should-you-put-your-car-insurance-on-hold-while-self-isolating Thu, 16 Apr 2020 18:00:00 Z The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is forcing us to review all unnecessary expenses 2020-04-16T18:00:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T10:10:00 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Driving Tips Should you cancel car insurance? Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>Should you cancel car insurance?</p> 20-cars-that-have-been-immortalized-in-song-clone https://autofile.ca/en-ca/car-photos/20-cars-that-have-been-immortalized-in-song-clone Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:55:00 Z Cars and music just naturally go together 2020-04-16T00:55:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T10:10:49 +00:00 Joe Duarte Auto Enthusiasts Hey Little Cobra – The Rip Chords Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>The Rip Chords were another California band that embraced the California surfing and cars lifestyle. In 1963, it broke through with Hey Little Cobra, celebrating the car Carroll Shelby commissioned to take on the racing elite on racetracks around the world. The song highlights the car taking on Stingrays and XKEs, eventually blowing by the Corvette. Shelby commissioned the UK’s AC Cars in 1961 to modify its Cobra to accept a V-8, then went to Chevrolet for an engine but the company didn’t want to create competition for its Corvette, so Shelby went with a Ford small block in what many consider one of the greatest cars of all time. (Credit: Wikipedia/Jaydec)</p> Like single-channel music from an AM radio Provided by Autofile Wikimedia Commons Since the first radio was installed in a car, driving and music have been intrinsically linked and that connection includes a lot of songs about cars themselves. It may not come as a surprise, though, that many songs about cars and driving over the years have really been about women and love and, in many cases, acts of love. Steering clear of those, here are 20 songs that celebrate the vehicle itself. (Photo Credit: Wikipedia/Feddacheenee) 1 Provided by Autofile Little Deuce Coupe – The Beach Boys Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. Perhaps most closely tied to the car culture, The Beach Boys usually have several songs on anybody’s list of cars/driving songs, and there’s perhaps no song that better epitomizes the California hot rod scene than 1963’s Little Deuce Coupe. The song is about a customized 1932 Ford Model 18 Coupe (deuce referring to the 2 in the year of manufacture), with a flat-head V-8 (made between 1938 and 1948) that’s been ported (larger intake/exhaust ports), relieved (shaving metal for bigger valves), bored (bigger cylinder diameter) and stroked (longer piston travel), to push the car’s top speed to 140 mph (225 km/h). 1 Provided by Autofile Hot Rod Lincoln – Charlie Ryan Provided by Autofile Wikimedia Commons Charlie Ryan wrote and recorded Hot Rod Lincoln in 1955, though the most famous recording is probably by country rock band Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen in 1971. Ryan based the song not only on his own hot rod (a Model A body on a shortened 1948 Lincoln chassis, with a Lincoln-Zephyr V-12) but also documented a street race against a friend’s Cadillac in Lewiston, Idaho, though the song sets the race in California to fit in with the narrative of another street racing song, 1950’s Hot Rod Race by Arkie Shibley, which reportedly set the stage for the coming decades’ hot-rod culture songs. (Credit: Wikipedia/Sicnag) 1 Provided by Autofile Hey Little Cobra – The Rip Chords Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. The Rip Chords were another California band that embraced the California surfing and cars lifestyle. In 1963, it broke through with Hey Little Cobra, celebrating the car Carroll Shelby commissioned to take on the racing elite on racetracks around the world. The song highlights the car taking on Stingrays and XKEs, eventually blowing by the Corvette. Shelby commissioned the UK’s AC Cars in 1961 to modify its Cobra to accept a V-8, then went to Chevrolet for an engine but the company didn’t want to create competition for its Corvette, so Shelby went with a Ford small block in what many consider one of the greatest cars of all time. (Credit: Wikipedia/Jaydec) 1 Provided by Autofile Dead Man’s Curve – Jan and Dean Provided by Autofile Manufacturer As with others in the California music scene at the time, the duo of Jan Berry and Dean Torrence were heartthrobs who sang about cars and surfing and general good times. Their classic Dead Man’s Curve documented a street race between the protagonist’s StingRay and a shiny new Jaguar XKE. At one point, the Corvette pulls away from the Jag, which can only see the StingRay’s six taillights, indicating that the Stingray is an aftermarket conversion, as production Stingrays at the time all came off the line with four taillights. 1 Provided by Autofile Racing in the Street – Bruce Springsteen Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. Bruce Springsteen is another name closely associated with the car culture, as with just about every piece of American culture. In Racing in the Street, the protagonist has a 1969 Chevy with a 396 (the big block V-8), which would mean it’s either a Chevelle, Camaro, El Camino or, most likely, a Nova. He and business partner Sonny, equipped it for drag racing with fuellie heads (the race ready stock Chev cylinder heads ready for fuel injection) and a Hurst transmission. They then race the car on public roads, when the strips shut down for the season. (Credit: Wikipedia/dave_7) 1 Provided by Autofile Mercury Blues – K.C. Douglas Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. There was a time when Mercurys were the premium automobile to which many aspired, and K. C. Douglas documented the love affair with the marque in his song originally titled Mercury Boogie. Covered by many artists in various genres over the years, Mercury Blues details how the protagonist wants to win his woman back by buying a Mercury or two, mainly because he lost that woman to a friend when the friend bought a Mercury, but she comes back to him when she gets her own Mercury. They’re all crazy ’bout a Mercury. 1 Provided by Autofile Rapid Roy – Jim Croce Provided by Autofile Wikimedia Commons Not surprisingly, the car songs we’re familiar with mostly deal with American models (usually Chevys, Fords or Cadillacs) and usually involve some kind of racing (usually on public roads). However, Jim Croce actually told the story of a stock-car racer named Rapid Roy who raced from track to track in a ’57 Chevrolet. At the time the story took place, stock cars were primarily that – cars that came off the production line and underwent some minor tuning to make them faster than the other guys’ production cars – and Roy reportedly used his 1957 (likely a Bel Air Sport Coupe) to run moonshine in Alabama before making his money in a less criminal way on the dirt tracks on Sunday afternoons. (Credit: Wikipedia/Junglecat) 1 Provided by Autofile No Money Down – Chuck Berry Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. In 1955, Chuck Berry wrote No Money Down about driving through a town and seeing a sign advertising Cadillacs for no money down. The dealer says he’ll get whatever car the protagonist wants within and hour and the latter outlines to the dealer what he is looking for. The problem is that the car he wants doesn’t exist. He wants a yellow De Ville convertible (which didn’t come along until 1961), 4-door (which Cadillac hadn’t made since the 1941 Series 62), with several options that were just being adopted in the industry (such as air-conditioning), and a wall-bed in the back seat (which would actually be a really cool option). 1 Provided by Autofile Mustang Sally – Mack Rice Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. In May 1965, about a year after the Ford Mustang was introduced to the world, Mack Rice wrote and recorded Mustang Sally, about a woman who just can’t get enough time behind the wheel of her 1965 Mustang, which was apparently given to her by the author of the song. You’re probably wondering if the song is even about driving the classic pony car or more about the woman who can't get enough. Although the song was an instant success, it enjoyed greater success when Wilson Pickett recorded it a year later. (Credit: Wikipedia/Sicnag) 1 Provided by Autofile Little Old Lady from Pasadena – Jan and Dean Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. The Beach Boys and Jan and Dean were closely tied, to the point that when Jan and Dean took Little Old Lady from Pasadena to the top of the charts, The Beach Boys recorded the song live for a live album about a half year later. The song was inspired by a Dodge marketing campaign, and was one of those funny/weird catchy songs. The “little old lady” of the song drives a Super Stock Dodge (probably a 1964 330) with a 426 (7.0-litre Hemi V-8, created for NASCAR racing). 1 Provided by Autofile Beep Beep – The Playmates Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. Beep Beep is a novelty song about a guy out driving his Cadillac when a Nash Rambler pulls up behind and beeps his horn to pass. Of course, the storyteller can’t have the Cadillac, one of the more powerful cars at the time, passed by a Nash, so he speeds up various times to shake the Rambler only to discover it still behind him with the driver still beeping to pass. Finally, the Rambler pulls out beside the Caddy and asks for advice on how to get the car out of second gear. 1 Provided by Autofile Revenge of a Middle-Aged Woman – Tracy Byrd Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. Revenge of a Middle-Aged Woman is a song about that classic story of the guy who leaves his wife and tells her to sell the luxury car and send him the money, and she honours his wish but practically gives it away. We’re not really sure what kind of 2-year-old Mercedes the woman scorned is selling for $700 but seeing as Tracy Byrd recorded the song in 2004, we assume it would be from around the turn of the century. And seeing as it can hold a set of Arnold Palmer golf clubs, we assume it has a fairly decent trunk, so we’re guessing it’s an S-Class. The final irony of the song is that the purchaser is apparently the woman who stole the seller’s husband. 1 Provided by Autofile Red Barchetta - Rush Provided by Autofile Wikimedia Commons The term Barchetta was first used in 1948 to describe the Ferrari 166MM, the lightweight two seat open cockpit racecar that would win the Mille Miglia, 24 Hours of Le Mans and Targa Florio in 1949, and the term has stuck with Ferrari as its designation for roadster/spyder/sports car. When Rush wrote Red Barchetta in 1981, it was based on a short story that ran in Road & Track magazine in 1973. The car model is never mentioned in the song (it’s an MGB in the story) but the use of the term is synonymous with Ferrari, so we’re comfortable that’s what the shining car from a better vanished time is. (Credit: Wikipedia/Ton1-bot) 1 Provided by Autofile Pink Cadillac – Bruce Springsteen Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. Springsteen wrote Pink Cadillac and recorded it in 1984, but Natalie Cole really made the song take off in 1988. When you listen to it, you get the feeling it’s not a song about a Cadillac at all, but rather about sex. That’s why the Cadillac is so loved even though some may think it’s too big (but the love is bigger than a Honda or a Subaru). So, it doesn’t really matter what make the Cadillac in question is, though we’d like to think it’s a classic De Ville convertible — probably the last large luxury car to look good in pink. (Credit: Wikipedia/Infrogmation) 1 Provided by Autofile White Walls – Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Provided by Autofile Wikimedia Commons This may seem like stereotyping, but we doubt two rappers such as Macklemore and Ryan Lewis could be talking about some classic off-black De Ville in their song White Walls. Sure the classics had those prominent white wall tires but Cadillac carried them right through to the end of the century, so more likely the two are singing about the large, bold and chromed-up De Villes of the 1970s and ’80s, with their smooth highway rides and power sunroofs. (Credit: Wikipedia/That Hartford Guy) 1 Provided by Autofile Night Drive (thru Babylon) – Model 500 Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. In his 1985 song Night Drive, Juan Atkins (aka Model 500) is cruising in his black on black Porsche 924, the predecessor to the 944 that’s widely acclaimed as Porsche’s greatest front-engined car. In the song, he meets up with a girl who (probably to nobody’s surprise) is the embodiment of the Porsche, with parallels drawn between her black leather miniskirt and the car’s black leather upholstery, and her mirrored sunglasses that prevent a good look at her eyes being like the deep tinted windows that prevent a good look inside the car. At the end, she wrenches the wheel and smiles, presumably leading them both and the car to destruction. (Credit: Wikipedia/Kali924) 1 Provided by Autofile The Car – Jeff Carson Provided by Autofile Manufacturer In his 1995 hit The Car, Jeff Carson sings about a boy seeing a fixer-up Ford Mustang and wishing to his father that he could buy it, noting all the great attributes of the car, but confiding in the listeners that he wants the car in order to spend more time with his father, who has been working long hours in order to provide for the son after his mother died. Finally giving up on his dream of ever having that car, he learns of his father’s passing but finds a note detailing that he knew spending time together meant more to his son than the car, and a set of keys to the Mustang. 1 Provided by Autofile Cool – Morris Day and the Time Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. Cool is a song written by Prince and recorded in 1981 by The Time, with Morris Day adding lead vocals in production. It details the live of a nouveaux riche with the narrator detailing his jewelry and perfumes, trips around the world in his personal jet, and his 1987 Seville. He says he has all these things because he’s cool, but one could argue the Seville of that era didn’t so much announce that you’d made it but rather that you didn’t have enough to get a real luxury model, so this would do. But then again, Prince wouldn’t really know back in 1981 what the Seville would be like in 1987. 1 Provided by Autofile My Ol’ Bronco – Luke Bryan Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. In the 2015 song My Ol’ Bronco, Luke Bryan waxes poetic over his 42-year-old Ford Bronco utility vehicle not because of what it is but what it represents. After all, it has no doors, no windows, and is a bit rusty, but it has a roll bar and a radio and the trustworthy Windsor 4.9-litre V-8 controlled by a column manual shifter. But, it’s been down those dusty country roads countless times and visited many bonfires over its lifespan, and for those memories, he’s never gonna let it go. 1 Provided by Autofile 409 – The Beach Boys Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. Brian Wilson collaborated with Gary Usher on several songs, including 409, about the latter’s Chevrolet with the big block 409 engine (6.7-litre V-8). It had a 4-speed transmission, dual quad carburetors and the Positraction limited slip rear differential, which made it nearly untouchable when it came to drag racing. One of The Beach Boys’ most memorable songs, with its “giddy-up, giddy-up 409” chorus, it supposedly came together in an afternoon. 1 Provided by Autofile kia-porsche-big-winners-in-2020-world-car-awards https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-news/kia-porsche-big-winners-in-2020-world-car-awards Tue, 07 Apr 2020 15:00:00 Z The 2020 World Car Awards were announced in a low-key manner in deference to the impact of Covid-19 2020-04-07T15:00:00 +00:00 2021-11-21T14:49:44 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Awards 2020 World Car of the Year Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p><strong>Kia Telluride</strong></p> 2020 World Car Awards Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. 2020 World Car Awards 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 World Car of the Year Provided by Autofile World Car Awards Kia Telluride 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 World Car Awards Provided by Autofile World Car Awards World Car Design of the Year 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 World Car Design of the Year Provided by Autofile Manufacturer 2020 Mazda CX-30 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 World Car Awards Provided by Autofile World Car Awards World Urban Car 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 World Urban Car Provided by Autofile World Car Awards 2020 Kia Soul EV 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 World Car Awards Provided by Autofile World Car Awards World Performance Car 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 World Performance Car Provided by Autofile Autofile - Marc Lachapelle Porsche Taycan 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 World Car Awards Provided by Autofile World Car Awards 2020 World Luxury Car 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 World Luxury Car Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Porsche Taycan 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 World Car Awards Provided by Autofile World Car Awards 2020 World Car of the Year 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 World Car of the Year Provided by Autofile World Car Awards Kia Telluride 1 Provided by Autofile did-you-know-mercedes-was-named-for-an-11-year-old-girl https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-articles/did-you-know-mercedes-was-named-for-an-11-year-old-girl Fri, 03 Apr 2020 00:15:00 Z On April 2, 1900, Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft began calling its automobiles Mercédès 2020-04-03T00:15:00 +00:00 2021-11-21T14:49:48 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Auto Enthusiasts 1902 Mercedes Simplex 40hp Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>The oldest Mercedes still existing, this 1902 Mercedes-Simplex holds a place of honour in the Mercedes-Benz Museum.</p> 1902 Mercedes Simplex 40hp Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The oldest Mercedes still existing, this 1902 Mercedes-Simplex holds a place of honour in the Mercedes-Benz Museum. 1 Provided by Autofile Mercedes Jellinek Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Mercedes Jellinek, age 11, for whom the car and subsequently the brand was named. 1 Provided by Autofile Vision Mercedes Simplex sketch Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The name and its flowing script are 100 years old. 1 Provided by Autofile 1902 Mercedes Simplex 40hp Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The oldest Mercedes still existing, this 1902 Mercedes-Simplex holds a place of honour in the Mercedes-Benz Museum. 1 Provided by Autofile 1903 Mercedes-Simplex 40 hp Provided by Autofile Manufacturer This high-performance racing car from the Mercedes-Benz collection is one of the oldest surviving vehicles belonging to the brand. 1 Provided by Autofile Mercedes Jellinek Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Mercedes Jellinek, age 11, at the wheel of a 1906 Mercedes Grand Prix car. 1 Provided by Autofile did-you-know-mazda-began-business-as-a-producer-of-cork https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-articles/did-you-know-mazda-began-business-as-a-producer-of-cork Tue, 31 Mar 2020 23:00:00 Z To honour its origins, Mazda is using cork trim in the new MX-30’s interior trim 2020-03-31T23:00:00 +00:00 2021-11-21T14:49:52 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Auto Enthusiasts Mazda celebrates its Centennial in 2020 Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>Mazda celebrates its Centennial in 2020</p> Mazda celebrates its Centennial in 2020 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer MX-30 is Mazda's first battery-electric production vehicle. 1 Provided by Autofile Mazda MX_30 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer MX-30 is Mazda's first battery-electric production vehicle. 1 Provided by Autofile Jujiro Matsuda Provided by Autofile Manufacturer Jujiro Matsuda, who joined Toyo Cork Kogyo in 1921 is considered to be the founder of Mazda. 1 Provided by Autofile Cork Trim in 2020 Mazda MX-30 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer To honour its origins, Mazda is using cork trim in the new MX-30’s interior trim. 1 Provided by Autofile Cork Trim in 2020 Mazda MX-30 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer To honour its origins, Mazda is using cork trim in the new MX-30’s interior trim. 1 Provided by Autofile Cork Trim in 2020 Mazda MX-30 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer To honour its origins, Mazda is using cork trim in the new MX-30’s interior trim. 1 Provided by Autofile Cork Trim in 2020 Mazda MX-30 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer To honour its origins, Mazda is using cork trim in the new MX-30’s interior trim. 1 Provided by Autofile Cork Trim in 2020 Mazda CX-30 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer To honour its origins as a producer of cork, Mazda is using cork trim in the new MX-30’s interior trim. 1 Provided by Autofile Mazda celebrates its Centennial in 2020 Provided by Autofile Manufacturer MX-30 is Mazda's first battery-electric production vehicle. 1 Provided by Autofile spectacular-gm-dream-cars-of-the-50s-and-60s https://autofile.ca/en-ca/car-photos/spectacular-gm-dream-cars-of-the-50s-and-60s Tue, 31 Mar 2020 05:15:00 Z What we now know as concept cars were simply called 'Dream Cars' back in the day 2020-03-31T05:15:00 +00:00 2021-11-17T15:28:58 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Concept Cars General Motors Firebird III Concept Car Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>The Canadian International Auto Show’s fourth annual Art and the Automobile exhibit, presented by Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance, features automotive jewelry as well as automotive jewels.</p> <p>Words by Gerry Malloy / Photos by Jeremy Malloy</p> 'Dream Cars' Provided by Autofile Jeremy Malloy What we now call Concept Cars were known simply as ‘Dream Cars’ back in the day. During the ‘50s and ‘60s, General Motors built a broad array of such cars, many of which led directly to production versions, while others were pure flights of fancy. Here’s a look at some of our favourites. 1 Provided by Autofile 1951 Le Sabre Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy General Motors kicked off the 1950s with the introduction of the dramatically-styled Le Sabre. GM’s first post-war concept car, the successor to the 1938 Buick Y-Job, it made its public debut in February, 1951 at the Chicago auto show before moving on to appearances in Toronto, then Paris. 1 Provided by Autofile Jet-inspired design Provided by Autofile General Motors Heritage Center Designed under the direction of GM’s legendary styling chief, Harley Earl, seen here behind the wheel, the Le Sabre’s design was inspired by the lines of the F-86 Sabre jet fighter – a theme that would be reflected in multiple GM concept and production cars to follow. 1 Provided by Autofile Firebird III Provided by Autofile General Motors Heritage Center That aircraft influence reached its concept-car extreme in 1958 with GM’s futuristic, gas-turbine-powered Firebird III. Styling chief Harley Earl’s brief for the car he envisioned was, “what you would expect the astronauts to drive to the launch pad on their way to the moon.” The resulting concept satisfied the brief. 1 Provided by Autofile Firebird Family Provided by Autofile Jeremy Malloy The Firebird III was the third in a succession of turbine-powered experimental cars to bear the name, the two earlier versions being essentially aircraft without wings. But definitely with tall tailfins! All are now part of the General Motors Heritage Center collection. 1 Provided by Autofile 1954 Firebird 1 Experimental Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Firebird 1, the first of the trilogy, was virtually a jet aircraft on wheels, designed to evaluate both aerodynamic design features and the feasibility of using a gas turbine engine in an automobile. A real runner, it was tested on track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  1 Provided by Autofile Firebird II Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Firebird II essentially doubled the concept, covering the wheels and making it a two-seater and thus – ostensibly – more practical. 1 Provided by Autofile 1954 Corvette Corvair Provided by Autofile General Motors Heritage Center While the Corvair name made its production-car debut on Chevrolet’s new 1960 small car, it first appeared on a fastback coupe variant of the original Corvette – one of three Corvette-based concepts designed for GM’s 1954 Motorama extravaganza. 1 Provided by Autofile 1954 Corvette Nomad (top of photo) Provided by Autofile General Motors Heritage Center Another of those three, called the Corvette Nomad, led not to a Corvette hatchback but directly to the iconic design of the ’55-through-‘57 Chevrolet Nomad station wagons, and parallel Pontiac versions. 1 Provided by Autofile 1951 Buick XP300 Provided by Autofile General Motors Heritage Center An even earlier concept that previewed production cars to follow was the 1951 Buick XP300 – a contemporary of the LeSabre but not quite as radical in form. 1 Provided by Autofile 1954 Buick Wildcat II Provided by Autofile Manufacturer The ’54 Buick Wildcat II concept featured a novel front-clip design with ‘flying-wing’ fenders that flared straight out from the body, exposing the entire front wheels and part of the front suspension. Fortunately, that concept never reached production.  1 Provided by Autofile 1956 Buick Centurion Provided by Autofile General Motors Heritage Center Buick was a favourite brand for showcasing Harley Earl’s futuristic ideas, as also exemplified by the 1956 Centurion concept, with its rakish lines and glass-dome roof. 1 Provided by Autofile 1956 Pontiac Club de Mer Provided by Autofile Manufacturer From the same era, designed for the 1956 Motorama, came the Pontiac Club de Mer – a two-seat sports roadster with a visually aerodynamic form. The original was destroyed but a replica appeared at the 2018 Canadian International Auto Show. 1 Provided by Autofile 1957 Corvette SS Provided by Autofile General Motors Heritage Center Some hint of the Club de Mer’s lineage was also apparent in the 1957 Corvette SS – not just a concept car but a genuine racer, developed by the famed Zora Arkus Duntov. Before it had a chance to show its mettle on the track, GM and the other Detroit automakers pulled the plug on racing. But the SS still made a great showpiece. 1 Provided by Autofile 1959 Cadillac Cyclone Provided by Autofile General Motors Heritage Center The Harley Earl era as head of GM Styling came to an end with his retirement in 1958, but one more concept car shared his obvious input – the rocket-inspired, high-finned 1959 Cadillac Cyclone.  1 Provided by Autofile 1959 Cadillac Cyclone Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy A later update to the Cyclone, seen here at the 2016 Canadian International Auto Show, trimmed the height of its enormous fins but retained its twin-rocket fuselage. 1 Provided by Autofile 1959 Corvette Stingray Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Bill Mitchell succeeded Harley Earl as GM design chief and was quick to put his stamp on the company’s designs, beginning with the original Corvette Stingray race car (built on one of the Corvette SS chassis). Its form was credited to two young hotshots in his studio named Peter Brock and Larry Shinoda and it clearly led directly to the design of the iconic 1963-67 Corvette Sting Ray. 1 Provided by Autofile 1961 Mako Shark Concept Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Before the first Sting Ray reached production, Mitchell’s team hit the show circuit with a “futurized” take on its design called the Mako Shark – both named and painted to emulate a trophy fish mounted on the wall of Mitchell’s office.   1 Provided by Autofile 1962 Corvair Monza GT Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Among the first of GM’s mid-engined concepts was this Corvair Monza GT, seen here in the GM Heritage Center collection. It was powered by a variant of the production Corvair’s horizontally-opposed (boxer) six-cylinder engine. 1 Provided by Autofile 1963 Corvair Monza SS Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Monza SS was essentially a roadster version of the GT and the pair made their public debut to great acclaim at the 1963 New York Auto Show, Hopes that either one might preview production variants went unfulfilled but the styling influence of both cars was later manifested in various Chevrolet models, including the Corvette. 1 Provided by Autofile Buick Silver Arrow Provided by Autofile General Motors Heritage Center A key car in Mitchell’s design legacy was the subtly-sculpted ’63 Buick Riviera – the antithesis of the befinned behemoths that came before. Seen here is the concept version of that car, called the Silver Arrow, with a later successor behind it. 1 Provided by Autofile 1967 Astro I Provided by Autofile General Motors Heritage Center A decade on from the Firebird era, automotive styling had taken a totally different direction, as illustrated by the smooth, fin-free contours of this 1967 Astro I concept car. As extreme in its own way as the Firebird II, it was an ultra-low experimental concept said to be a study in the evolving science of vehicle aerodynamics. Rather than a gas turbine, it was powered by a modified Corvair flat-six engine, mounted behind the passenger compartment. 1 Provided by Autofile 1968 Astro II Provided by Autofile General Motors Heritage Center More practical in dimensions than the ultra-low Astro I shown earlier, Astro II was the first in the long lineage of mid-engined Corvette concepts to come - yet to lead to a production model. Like many of GM’s concepts of the era, its lines reflected those of the first-generation Chaparral race cars.   1 Provided by Autofile 1969 Manta Ray Concept Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Manta Ray was to the third-generation Corvette Stingray what the Mako Shark was to the predecessor model – an exaggerated interpretation of all the car's key styling features. 1 Provided by Autofile 1966 Electrovair and Electrovan Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy While we may think of electric vehicles as a modern development, GM has been experimenting with them for decades, as apparent in these two concepts, based on a 1966 Corvair and a Chevy Van. 1 Provided by Autofile 1969 512 Electric Experimental Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy This 1969 experimental urban EV concept used lightweight batteries to achieve a range of 58 miles (93 km) at 25 mph (40 km/h). 1 Provided by Autofile 1970 Pontiac Pegasus Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy This one stretches the timeline, but even though it’s identified as a 1970 concept, it’s a continuation of the Bill Mitchell's ‘60s styling themes, as manifested in the 1970½ Firebird and Camaro. What makes it particularly interesting is that it not only sports a Ferrari-like nose, it’s powered by a Ferrari V-12 engine – a personal project of Mitchell himself. 1 Provided by Autofile 16-books-for-auto-enthusiasts-while-self-isolating https://autofile.ca/en-ca/car-photos/16-books-for-auto-enthusiasts-while-self-isolating Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:00:00 Z Here's an assortment of books to help fill your unexpected free time with automotive content 2020-03-27T00:00:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T10:10:50 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Auto Enthusiasts Books for Auto Enthusiasts Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>Books for Auto Enthusiasts</p> Books for Auto Enthusiasts Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy No group gatherings; no racing to watch; what's an automotive enthusiast to do? Head for your bookshelf! If it's empty, there's plenty of automotive content to fill it, available from online bookstores. Here's a sampling of suggestions to help fill those free hours, whatever your automotive interest. Most, if not all, are available either new or used from Amazon or other online bookstores. 1 Provided by Autofile Mustang - by Peter Henshaw Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy If you are a Mustang fan, or just like to look at pictures of cool cars, this book is for you. It traces the history of the original pony car from initial ideas and early prototypes through every model from 1964-1/2 to 2000. In words and lots of pictures! 1 Provided by Autofile A Century of Car Design - by Penny Sparkes Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy With an introduction by Patrick le Quement, 'A Century of Car Design' traces the design of the automobile from its early 20th-century roots to modern day, from multiple perspectives, including epochal trends and the works of individual designers and design houses. It's a must-read for any student of vehicle design, or for those who just love cars. 1 Provided by Autofile Enzo Ferrari - by Luca Dal Monte Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Few individuals in any industry were as well known as Enzo Ferrari. Yet, while his racing successes were widely celebrated, his personal life was particularly reclusive. This epic biography that bears his name, sub-titled 'Power, Politics, and the Making of an Automotive Empire', delves into the details of the great man's life and business like none other before.  1 Provided by Autofile Hemi Muscle 70 Years - by Darwin Holstrom Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Few, if any, engines have the name recognition and performance reputation of Chrysler's fabled Hemi. This book traces its history, not with detailed specs and technical minutia but through the many Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth models it powered, on the streets, drag strips and NASCAR tracks - with photos an almost every page. 1 Provided by Autofile Ford vs Ferrari - by Anthony Pritchard Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy You've seen the movie - now read the real story! Pritchard's account is a straightforward factual history that encompasses all the key players involved - of which there were many - not just the Shelby perspective. It's a compelling story from start to finish, written by one who was there, then. 1 Provided by Autofile Ford: The Dust and the Glory - by Leo Levine Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy In this definitive history of Ford racing, Levine chronicles the brand's exploits from Henry Ford's fortuitous 1901 ice-race through the company's triumphant 1967 Le Mans victory - not just from the headlines but from deep behind the scenes. It's mesmerizing stuff! 1 Provided by Autofile Dan Gurney - by Karl Ludvigsen Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Winning Le Mans in a Ford GT MkIV in 1967 was just one in decades of highlights for Dan Gurney, who translated his driving successes in everything from Formula 1 to NASCAR and Indy, into those of a constructor, with entrants and victories in multiple series. In this partial biography, Karl Ludvigsen, who is among the elite of automotive historians, covers the driver period of Gurney's career, through the McLaren Can-Am days. 1 Provided by Autofile Billy, Alfred and General Motors - by Wilfred Pelfrey Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy From a different era, this book is a study of contrasts between Billy Durant, who founded and twice lost control of General Motors, and Alfred P. Sloan, his successor, who grew it into the behemoth it became by the mid-twentieth century. Beyond just the men, it's a vivid characterization of American society in those halcyon days. 1 Provided by Autofile Drive! - by Lawrence Goldstone Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Sub-titled, 'Henry Ford, George Selden and the Race to Invent the Auto Age', this book is a fascinating narrative of a nascent industry in the making, focused on lawyer George Selden's questionable patents, with which he held the whole industry at ransom, and maverick Henry Ford's ultimate victory over those bogus claims, based on a technicality. 1 Provided by Autofile Into the Red - by Nick Mason and Mark Hales Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Looking at history from a different perspective, 'Into the Red: Twenty-one Classic Cars That Shaped a Century of Motor Sport', is a deep-dive into the nuances of Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason's personal car collection - all on the track! That collection ranges from a 1958 Maserati 250 F1 car and a Ferrari 250 GTO to the Ferrari Gilles Villeneuve drove to his first F1 win - in Montreal. Best of all, the book comes with a CD of the cars' engine sounds at full song! 1 Provided by Autofile A Century of Indian - by Ed Youngblood Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy For those whose motoring fancy extends to two wheels, this book was the catalog for an exhibition of 100 years of Indian motorcycles held at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum in 2002. Beautiful photographs depict the exhibition bikes at the museum, including rare racing bikes, while the text covers the history of the venerable brand, from its founding to its latter-day day trademark battles. 1 Provided by Autofile Driving Force - by Heather Robertson Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Like a real-life novel, 'Driving Force' tells the sweeping story of Sam McLaughlin and his family, the founding of the McLaughlin Motor Car Company, its transition into General Motors of Canada, and 'Colonel' Sam's lifelong devotion to the company, all against the backdrop of developing automotive and Canadian history.  1 Provided by Autofile In the Shadow of Detroit - by David Roberts Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy In many ways a parallel to the Mclaughlin story, 'In the Shadow of Detroit' is part biography and part corporate history, covering the life and career of Gordon M. McGregor, who founded and led Ford of Canada in 1904. With no automotive background and minimal technical expertise, McGregor led Ford to become the country's leading automaker during the first two decades of the twentieth century. 1 Provided by Autofile Pieces of Silver - by Mike Breslin Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy For something completely different, this novel imagines the life of a fictitious British race driver (not unlike Richard Seaman) who earned a ride in the Silver Arrows of the mighty Auto Union Grand Prix team in 1938, with all the personal, political and ethical conflicts such circumstances would entail. Intriguing! 1 Provided by Autofile The Star and the Laurel - by Beverly Rae Kimes Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Covering the same era and much more, 'The Star and the Laurel: The Centennial History of Daimler, Mercedes, and Benz, 1886-1986' is the definitive story of Mercedes-Benz and its predecessors. Written by noted automotive historian Beverly Rae Kimes, it's a must-read for devotees of the three-pointed star. 1 Provided by Autofile The Star and the Laurel - by Beverly Rae Kimes Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Not just text, 'The Star and the Laurel' is replete with exceptional artwork, drawings and photographs.  1 Provided by Autofile Cord Complete - by Josh B. Malks Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy For those who revere the captivating Cord designs of Alan Leamy and Gordon Buehrig – and what true auto enthusiast cannot? – this is the one book you truly need. It chronicle's the fascinating story of the creation and marketing of one of the most recognizable cars ever built in America and its contributions to the worlds of automobile and industrial design. 1 Provided by Autofile Cord Complete - by Josh B. Malks Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The book's large-format design and glossy paper enables spectacular photographic presentation and there are 48 pages of full-colour reproductions, as well 600 black and white illustrations in its 300+ pages, including many original charts and graphs. The leather-bound edition is delivered in a custom slipcase which commemorates the art deco showroom floor of the original Auburn Automobile Company, now the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum. It is itself a work of art! 1 Provided by Autofile Books for Auto Enthusiasts Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Even if you can't read all the books you want during this period of social isolation, think of it as a good excuse to expand your library! 1 Provided by Autofile the-wildest-sci-fi-movie-cars-all-in-one-place https://autofile.ca/en-ca/car-photos/the-wildest-sci-fi-movie-cars-all-in-one-place Fri, 20 Mar 2020 05:15:00 Z ‘Hollywood Dream Machines, Vehicles of Science Fiction and Fantasy’ at the Petersen Museum 2020-03-20T05:15:00 +00:00 2021-10-11T10:10:51 +00:00 Gerry Malloy Auto Enthusiasts 'Vehicles of Science Fiction and Fantasy' at the Petersen Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. <p>The Petersen Automotive Museum’s ‘Hollywood Dream Machines, Vehicles of Science Fiction and Fantasy’ exhibit features more than 40 'out-of-this-world' Hollywood vehicles from cult classic films of the past 50 years. It is scheduled to run through June 2020 but the Museum is temporarily closed to the public right now, so here's a look at what we're missing.</p> 'Vehicles of Science Fiction and Fantasy' at the Petersen Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Petersen Automotive Museum’s exhibit ‘Hollywood Dream Machines, Vehicles of Science Fiction and Fantasy’ features more than 40 'out-of-this-world' Hollywood vehicles from cult classic films of the past 50 years. It is scheduled to run through June, 2020 but the Museum is temporarily closed to the public right now, so here's a look at some of the dream machines we're missing. 1 Provided by Autofile Hollywood Dream Machines Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The futures envisioned in the movie genres of science fiction and fantasy seem destined to be populated by automobiles and motorcycles of one form or another. Curated in collaboration with Comic-Con Museum, with additional support from Audi and Microsoft, the Petersen's 'Hollywood Dream Machines' explores the imaginations of a broad array of film creators, vehicle designers and pure dreamers. 1 Provided by Autofile DeLorean Time Machine (Back to the Future I/ II/ III - 1985/1989/1990) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Of course, the DeLorean Time Machine used by 'Doc' (Christopher Lloyd) and Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is there. Featured in all three Back to the Future movies – Back to the Future (1985), Back to the Future II (1989), and Back to the Future III (1990) – it is arguably the most recognizable of all sci-fi movie cars, challenged only, perhaps, by the Batmobiles, which are also there. 1 Provided by Autofile Durango 95 (A Clockwork Orange – 1971) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy In Stanley Kubrick’s dystopian portrayal of a near-future Britain in A Clockwork Orange, Alex (Malcolm McDowell) and his band of “Droogs’ employed this Durango 95 (known in reality as the Probe 16) in committing their nefarious crimes. 1 Provided by Autofile 1973 Main Force Patrol V-8 Interceptor (Mad Max: Fury Road – 2015) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy In Mad Max: Fury Road, Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) and Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy) team up in this battered old (Ford Falcon-based) Police Interceptor, a remnant of previous Mad Max films, modified to include hiding spots for guns and extra tanks for “guzzolene.” 1 Provided by Autofile Nux’s Chevrolet Coupe (Mad Max: Fury Road – 2015) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy In the war-ravaged nuclear apocalypse of Mad Max: Fury Road, War Boy Hux (Nicholas Hoult) pursues Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) across the radioactive Wasteland in this makeshift pursuit vehicle, complete with a front-mounted crucifix. 1 Provided by Autofile 2054 Lexus Roadster (Minority Report - 2002) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The 2054 Lexus is one of two sports cars custom-built for Steven Spielburg’s film Minority Report. As John Anderton (Tom Cruise) tries to escape the police through a mall, a series of personalized advertisements start popping up on billboards around him. Sensing his urgency, a screen launches a Lexus commercial advertising this silver convertible, an “off-grid” car that can transition from the city’s maglev transportation system to regular suburban roads. 1 Provided by Autofile 2054 Lexus Coupe (Minority Report - 2002) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Fleeing from a Justice Department agent (Colin Farrell) in Minority Report, John Anderton (Tom Cruise) is chased into a fully-automated car factory where this Lexus Coupe is assembled around him and he drives it off the line to escape the city. 1 Provided by Autofile 2054 Maglev Pod (Minority Report - 2002) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy In Minority Report’s 2054 Washington, DC, John Anderton (Tom Cruise) uses this Lexus Maglev Pod, designed for use on the District’s mass transit system, to escape the PreCrime police. 1 Provided by Autofile Sorosuub X-34 Landspeeder (Star Wars: A New Hope – 1977) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy In Star Wars: A New Hope, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) uses the X-34 to hover over and traverse the rough terrain of the arid planet of Tattooine. 1 Provided by Autofile Sorosuub X-34 Landspeeder (Star Wars: A New Hope – 1977) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Sir Alec Guinness), in Star Wars: A New Hope, plan to sell the X-34 Landspeeder to pay for transport on the Millennium Falcon, captained by Han Solo (Harrison Ford). 1 Provided by Autofile 2002 Cadillac Cien Concept (The Island – 2005) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy In the movie The Island, starring Ewan McGregor as Lincoln Six Echo, the Cien Concept portrays an ‘old’ 2009 Cadillac in a futuristic, dystopian 2019. 1 Provided by Autofile The Black Wasp (The Island – 2005) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The bad guys’ Blackhawk security team, in the movie The Island, are equipped with advanced equipment, technology and vehicles, including this Black Wasp flying jet bike. 1 Provided by Autofile 2017 Skynet Moto-Terminator (Terminator Salvation - 2009) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Searching through the ruins of a futuristic 2018 Los Angeles in Terminator Salvation, resistance group leader John Connor (Christian Bale) sets a trap to catch a Moto-Terminator, an autonomous weaponized motorcycle (based on a 2009 Ducati Monster 1100 S). 1 Provided by Autofile 2035 Audi RSQ (I, Robot - 2004) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Playing a paranoid detective in I, Robot, Will Smith races this gorgeous Audi RSQ concept, specifically designed and built for the movie, across a futuristic Chicago cityscape. 1 Provided by Autofile C. 2019 Spinner “Deckard’s Sedan” (Blade Runner – 1982) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy In Blade Runner, former LAPD officer Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford). drives this decommissioned Police Sedan Number 56, stripped of its ability to fly, as his personal vehicle. 1 Provided by Autofile TRON Light Cycle (TRON: Legacy – 2010) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The TRON Universe was introduced in TRON (1982) and sequeled in TRON: Legacy (2010). Characters move about ‘The Grid’, a digital frontier inside a computer server on the motorcycle-like Light Cycle, trailing behind a ribbon of light that forces opponents to crash. 1 Provided by Autofile Cricket (A.I. Artificial Intelligence – 2001) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Cricket, in A.I. Artificial Intelligence, blurs the lines between humans and robots when it removes the “mecha” child David (Haley Joel Osment) from his human family and delivers him to a mecha colony in the woods. 1 Provided by Autofile “Biker Hound” Motorcycle (A.I. Artificial Intelligence – 2001) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy In A.I. Artificial Intelligence, David (Haley Joel Osment), an artificial “mecha” child, and his colleagues are hunted down by biker “hounds” who round up “old iron” on their bikes with the intent to destroy them. 1 Provided by Autofile Police Amphibicopter (A.I. Artificial Intelligence – 2001) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Amphibicopter in A.I. Artificial Intelligence carries “mecha” child David (Haley Joel Osment) on the final leg of his journey to become a real boy, into an apocalyptic Manhattan submerged by climate catastrophe. 1 Provided by Autofile 2045 Peugeot LAPD Police Spinner (Blade Runner 2049 – 2017) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy In Blade Runner 2049, “K” (Ryan Gosling) is a Nexus-9 replicant and LAPD Blade Runner assigned this beat-up, hand-me-down Spinner for his job of hunting down his own kind. 1 Provided by Autofile 2049 Spinner “Luv’s Spinner” (Blade Runner 2049 – 2017) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy In the future of Blade Runner 2049, Spinners are prohibitively expensive, reserved for government officials and the very wealthy. This one was specially built for the richest person on earth’s most loyal soldier Luv (Sylvia Hoeks). 1 Provided by Autofile 1992 GM Ultralite Concept (Demolition Man – 1993) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy General Motors’ truly futuristic Ultralite concept car, plus 11 fibreglass replicas, were used as 2032 ‘San Angeles’ police cars in Demolition Man, including the fully autonomous star car driven by Lenina Huxley (Sandra Bullock). 1 Provided by Autofile 1987 Autobot “Bumblebee” (Bumblebee – 2018) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Fighting for the Autobot resistance on Cybertron, in Bumblebee, Scout B-127 escapes to earth where he is able to transfer into the cars he sees and goes into hiding in a junkyard as a ’67 Beetle. 1 Provided by Autofile Priest’s Bike (Priest – 2011) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy In the post-apocalyptic science-fiction film Priest, the Priest (Paul Bettany) crosses the wasteland on this turbine-powered motorcycle to hunt down his niece’s vampire kidnappers. 1 Provided by Autofile 2557 AMG Transport Dynamics M12B “Warthog” (Halo 4 – 2012) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy In Halo 4, it’s 2557 and UN Space Command super-soldier Master Chief John-117 uses the Warthog to explore the jungle-like terrain of the ancient world Requiem, where he has crash-landed. 1 Provided by Autofile Batmobile (Batman - 1989 - and Batman Returns - 1982) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Batmobile has taken multiple forms in its decades-long history. This one was featured in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1982). In the background is the iconic George Barris-created Batmobile used in the 1966-68 Batman TV series.  1 Provided by Autofile Batmobile (Batman TV Series - 1966-68) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Batmobile created by famous car customizer George Barris for the 1966-68 Batman TV series began life in 1956 as the Lincoln Futura concept car. Barris reportedly bought it from Ford for $1. 1 Provided by Autofile 1966 Mongrel T “The Jokermobile” (Batman TV Series – 1966-68) Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Over the years, several iterations of the Jokermobile have evolved in Batman comics but this was the first real-world version, a George Barris creation featured in the Batman TV series of the 1960s. 1 Provided by Autofile 2018 Audi R8 Sculpture Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy A popular model driven by Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in the Iron Man and Avengers films, The Audi R8 was chosen as the basis for this sculpture to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the partnership between Audi and the Marvel Studios. Revealing the inner workings of the R8, the “exploded view” resembles the way in which Tony Stark transforms in the Iron Man movies.  The Petersen Automotive Museum’s exhibit ‘Hollywood Dream Machines, Vehicles of Science Fiction and Fantasy’, where it is on display, is scheduled to run 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Three auction houses - Bonhams, Gooding and RM Sotheby's - held events at Amelia, with combined sales of $77.9M (US). Of 350 lots offered, 309 sold for a sell-through rate of 88%, up from 69% last year. The average vehicle sale price was $252,241 (US) according to Hagerty's, Bit 13 vehicles in total topped the $1-million (US)sale mark. Heres a look at some of those million-dollar sellers.</p> Million-dollar classics at 2020 Amelia Island Auctions Provided by Autofile Bonhams In addition to kicking off the classic car show season, the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance has become the backdrop for one of the most successful classic car auction weekends on the annual calendar and 2020 was no exception. Three auction houses - Bonhams, Gooding and RM Sotheby's - held events at Amelia, with combined sales of $77.9M (US). Of 350 lots offered, 309 sold for a sell-through rate of 88%, up from 69% last year. The average vehicle sale price was $252,241 (US) according to Hagerty's, and 13 vehicles in total topped the $1-million (US) sale mark. Heres a look at some of those million-dollar sellers - plus a couple that remain unsold. 1 Provided by Autofile 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster - Sold for $1,028,000 (US) Provided by Autofile Bonhams (Photo Credit Bonham's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1987 Porsche 959 Komfort - Sold for $1,050,000. Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's (Photo credit Darin Schnabel ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1930 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Coupe by Murphy - Sold for $1,132,500 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's (Photo Credit Darin Schnabel - 2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1932 Duesenberg Model J Stationary Victoria by Rollston - Sold for $1,325,000 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's (Photo credit Patrick Ernzen ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series II by Pininfarina - Sold for $1,352,500 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's (Photo Credit ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1967 Ferrari 330 GTS - Sold for $1,475,000 (US) Provided by Autofile Bonhams (Photo Credit Bonhams) 1 Provided by Autofile 1963 Ferrari 250 GT-L Berlinetta Lusso by Scaglietti - Sold for $1,600,000 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's (Photo Credit Rasy Ran ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1938 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet by D'Ieteren - Sold for $1,655,000 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's (Photo Credit Darin Schnabel ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 2003 Ferrari Enzo - Sold for $2,782,500 (US) Provided by Autofile RM Sotheby's (Photo Credit David Bush ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's) 1 Provided by Autofile 1907 Renault Type AI 35/45HP Vanderbilt Racer - Sold for $3,332,500 (US) Provided by Autofile Bonhams (Photo Credit Bonhams) 1 Provided by Autofile 1932 Bugatti Type 55 Super Sport Roadster - Sold for $7,100,000 (US) Provided by Autofile Bonhams Top sale price of the Amelia Island auctions! 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The winners of that overall and five other World Car awards will be announced at the opening ceremonies for the New York International Auto Show on April 17, 2019.</p> 2020 World Car Awards Provided by Autofile World Car Awards The World Car Awards today released a list of the “Top Three in The World” finalists for its 2020 vehicle awards in five categories, as selected by a jury of 86 international automotive journalists from 23 countries all around the world. The jurors’ secret ballots, which rated the cars on eight major parameters, were tabulated by KPMG. Porsche and Mazda emerged as the top contenders, in terms of numbers, but the winners in each category won’t be revealed until April 8, 2020, at the New York International Auto Show. 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He doesn’t collect just any car; he prefers ones that are historically significant – “cars that have a story.” That’s the reason he recently acquired a significant car from another General Motors brand – Buick. This beautifully restored 1956 Buick Century X was specially built for Bill Mitchell, GM’s legendary styling chief, and it will be featured at the 25th anniversary Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance on March 8th, 2020. 1 Provided by Autofile Steve Plunkett Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear Steve Plunkett is recognized as one of the most knowledgeable collectors of Cadillac vehicles in North America. He says he’s always had a passion for that brand and started collecting Cadillacs in 1981 when he was a marketing representative for a picture frame manufacturer. While en route to visit a client, he spotted a 1968 Coupe De Ville sitting in a field near Essex, Ontario. He tracked down the owner and bought the car, then started restoring it himself. “That first restoration was very much hands-on,” he recalls with a grin. 1 Provided by Autofile Cars of Harley Earl Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear The Buick Century X will be highlighted in the ‘Cars of Harley Earl’ class at Amelia Island. Earl had hand-picked the 23-year-old Mitchell as his successor at GM Styling and Design and the young designer made his initial mark in the business by designing the 1938 Cadillac 60 Special. He later left General Motors to work at Harley Earl Corp., Earl’s private design firm, but rejoined GM in 1953 as its director of styling. Three years later, he created the Buick Century X. 1 Provided by Autofile Special Order No. 90022 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear It wasn’t a one-off dream car, but a specially modified production car – Special Order No. 90022 – that had 225 unique features not offered on the public iterations. This one-of-a-kind convertible was just one of more than 50 personalized vehicles Mitchell had built during his career – many of which were Corvettes and Camaros. The Century X was the lone Buick model. 1 Provided by Autofile Power-operated Swivel Seats Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear Many of the changes Mitchell made on the Century X were subtle, but so advanced they didn’t appear on production cars until many years later. Swivel front seats, for example, didn’t show up until the mid ‘70s, and even then they weren’t the power-assisted examples Mitchell had created. The driver’s seat rotates 90 degrees to make access and egress easier… 1 Provided by Autofile 180-degree rotation Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear ...while the passenger seat swings 180 degrees so the occupant can chat face-to-face with the folks in the rear seat.  1 Provided by Autofile Power headrests Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear All four headrests can be raised or lowered at the touch of a button. Consoles front and rear separate the custom bucket-style seats – also a unique interior design in their day. 1 Provided by Autofile Forward-looking details Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear Special chrome trim on the accelerator, brake and parking brake pedals are a visual indication this car was a Mitchell “special order.” The Century X features fixed metal floor mats covered with blue upholstered inserts that match the custom interior. And special “puddle lights” illuminate the ground as one steps out of the car at night. It’s a feature that’s only now showing up on some cars. 1 Provided by Autofile Red highlights Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear Red-painted brake drums are visible through the gleaming spokes of the special Skylark-style wire wheels and match the red-painted chassis and fender wells – a signature Mitchell feature. 1 Provided by Autofile One-of-a-kind Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear Unlike 1956 production models, the Century X has no hood ornament. Instead, there is a pair of ornaments perched atop the front fenders that were poached from the ’55 Buick Roadmaster. The painted headlight bezels were also borrowed from the Roadmaster parts bin.  1 Provided by Autofile Understated elegance Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear The hood features letters that were hand-built, as was the special grille ornament denoting the car as the “1956 X Century.” The front bumper “bombs” have been modified to include special driving lights. The two tones of blue (Mitchells’ favourite exterior colour) on the hood are separated by a custom piece of trim. It was made of brass so GM craftsmen could more easily work with the one-off part. 1 Provided by Autofile Dual side exhaust outlets Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear The dual side exhaust outlets were unique in their day, but later were an integral feature of Corvette design. 1 Provided by Autofile Unique details Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear The rear quarter panels have a custom Century script attached. The corners of the front and rear bumpers have a custom ribbed treatment that’s painted in a matching blue hue. The lower area of the bumpers are also painted. 1 Provided by Autofile More Mitchell touches Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. The rear deck has custom-made Century lettering, while the tail-lights are unique, with clear lenses over red reflectors. 1 Provided by Autofile Power to match the style Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear Mitchell had racing blood in his veins, so it’s not surprising his list of Century X modifications included changes to the 322-cubic-inch V-8 engine. The most obvious is the specially built ram-induction intake manifold that draws the air-fuel mixture from four Carter side-draft carburetors. This modification, which is similar to the manifold used on the Wildcat II concept car, required GM engineers to relocate several components under the hood. The automatic transmission is a production Dynaflow unit. 1 Provided by Autofile Multi-year restoration Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear The Century X was originally restored by Don Mayton of Zeeland, Mich., who’d previously revived GM’s Futurliner No. 10. Looking for another project, he found the Mitchell Buick, which he’d first spotted in a Buick Club ad in 1991. Four years later, Mayton bought the car, which was little more than a rolling chassis and boxes of dusty old parts. Mayton spent years researching the car and in 2010, he and a team of 14 volunteer buddies began working on the car. The project was completed in late 2018. 1 Provided by Autofile Ready for AmeliaIsland Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear “This car has been off the radar since 1956 an now that it’s freshly restored, we’re kicking off the show circuit with the Amelia Island Concours in March,” says Plunkett, who learned about a year ago that the Century X was available. “I love taking an important car that has been out of sight for decades, but remembered, and reintroducing it again at a significant venue.” 1 Provided by Autofile ford-recalls-a-quarter-million-f-series-for-a-variety-of-issues https://autofile.ca/en-ca/auto-news/ford-recalls-a-quarter-million-f-series-for-a-variety-of-issues Wed, 26 Feb 2020 15:00:00 Z Issues include LED headlights, block heaters and insufficient rear axle lubricant 2020-02-26T15:00:00 +00:00 2021-11-21T14:50:32 +00:00 Joe Duarte Safety 2015 Ford F150 Provided by Autofile Autofile Communications Inc. 2015 Ford F150 2015 Ford F150 N/A Manufacturer 2015 Ford F150 1 N/A 2021 Ford E-Series Provided by Autofile Manufacturer 2021 Ford E-Series 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 Ford F-Series Super Duty Provided by Autofile Autofile - 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Clare Dear If you ever hung a poster of an exotic car on your bedroom wall as a youth, and still dream of such a car today, your mind will be blown by the array of exotic and supercar models on display at the 2020 Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, which include this McLaren Senna. If your automotive passion is for race cars, you’ll be able to satisfy that infatuation by checking out the numerous motorsports vehicles on the show floor, as well as a collection specifically honouring the legendary McLaren marque. Click on to see more. 1 Provided by Autofile Bugatti La Voiture Noir Provided by Autofile CIAS To truly delight supercar fans, there’s the Bugatti La Voiture Noir, which sells for more than $16 million CDN. For that lofty price tag you get a rare 16-cylinder hyper sports car with more than 1,400 horsepower on tap. 1 Provided by Autofile Felino cB7R Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear If you’d prefer something more affordable, fledgling Canadian supercar builder Felino is introducing its CB7R coupe. It’s powered by a 7.0-litre V-8 that cranks out 700 horsepower and can launch the car to 100 km/h in just 2.9 seconds. 1 Provided by Autofile Felino cB7R Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear The Felino's terminal speed is said to be 345 km/h. For this kind of performance, you’ll only have to spend $360,000, but don’t linger – production is limited to just 10 cars. 1 Provided by Autofile 2019 Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear The Auto Exotica hall on Level 100 of the North Building features several other dream cars as well. Of course, there’s a Lamborghini Aventador SVJ - along with a Lamborghini tractor!. 1 Provided by Autofile Pagani supercar Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear You’ll also find a swoopy-looking Pagani supercar... 1 Provided by Autofile Pininfarina Battista Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear And this gorgeous blue Pininfarina Battista... 1 Provided by Autofile Caravaggio Corvette Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear ...as well as a couple of Corvettes specially upgraded by Caravaggio. 1 Provided by Autofile Lotus land Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear Toronto's Gentry Lane has a display featuring four products from Lotus, the legendary British sports car builder. 1 Provided by Autofile 1967 Ferrari 275 GT Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear Ferrari fans will be able to drool over several of the brilliant red Italian stallions, including a 1967 275 GTB coupe... 1 Provided by Autofile Ferrari duo Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear ... as well as models from today’s Ferrari lineup. 1 Provided by Autofile Classic Porsche 911 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear The Auto Exotica collection also includes several classic and modern Porsche models, from this classic 911... 1 Provided by Autofile Pfaff Porsche GT3 race car Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear ... to Pfaff's signature plaid GT3 race car of today. 1 Provided by Autofile Muscle cars Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear The muscle-car era is well represented, including a trio of cars from the Barrett-Jackson auction house – a Shelby Mustang GT500 convertible, a Chevy Camaro SS coupe and a 1970  Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda from Craig Jackson’s personal collection. 1 Provided by Autofile Comstock 1965 Shelby GT350R Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear Legendary Motorcar is displaying several Ford performance vehicles, including a 1965 Shelby GT350R campaigned by the Canadian Comstock racing team. 1 Provided by Autofile 1969 Ford GT40 Competition Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear If you’re interested in seeing the evolution of the Ford GT sports car, the Legendary display has a 1969 GT40 competition car that is worth checking out. It’s just one of seven lightweight factory competition cars built, with specs the same as the 1968 Le Mans-winning GT40 and all three of the Gulf Team cars. 1 Provided by Autofile 2006 Fprd GT Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear There's also a 2006 Ford GT...  1 Provided by Autofile Ford GT Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear ... and today’s edition of the GT coupe. 1 Provided by Autofile Ford GT race car Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear You can also check out the current GT race car in the mainstream Ford exhibit on the main show floor (Level 800) of the South Building. 1 Provided by Autofile McLaren Senna Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear Also on the Level 800 show floor you’ll find the McLaren Senna supercar at the Pfaff McLaren display. The car is finished in McLaren Orange, the colour that was used on the McLaren race cars 50 years ago when they dominated the Can-Am Series by winning all 11 races. 1 Provided by Autofile McLaren Senna Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear The Senna on display celebrates that achievement and the team’s successes in the series in the late 1960s and ‘70s. The Senna is powered by a 4.0-litre V-8 with twin turbochargers, generating 788 horsepower. It has a top speed of 335 km/h and can rocket to 100 km/h in just 2.8 seconds. 1 Provided by Autofile Bruce McLaren - 1961 Cooper T55. Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear The AutoShow, in conjunction with the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame, has assembled a display of significant McLaren race cars as a salute to Bruce McLaren and his company, McLaren Group. (The collection is on Level 100, across the hallway from Auto Exotica.) Bruce McLaren started his Formula 1 career in 1959 driving for the Cooper factory team and won his first Grand Prix that year at Watkins Glen. He was just 22 years old. The car displayed at the show is his 1961 Cooper T55. 1 Provided by Autofile 1969 McLaren M6B Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear McLaren race cars were the benchmark in the Can-Am Challenge Series, amassing more victories (43) than any other manufacturer by the time the series ended in 1974. While the factory team cars, driven by Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme, dominated, the company also supplied several customer cars to non-works competitors.  1 Provided by Autofile 1969 Mclaren M6B Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear The blue 1969 McLaren M6B here is an example, but also unique. While most other McLaren Can-Am cars were powered by aluminum big-block Chevy V-8s, this one had a Ford experimental 8.1-litre V-8 for power. The engine was prepared by Holman and Moody of NASCAR fame and the car was driven that season by Mario Andretti. 1 Provided by Autofile 1972 McLaren M8E Can-Am car Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear The 1972 M8E/F was the ultimate development of the McLaren Can-Am car. (The pair of M20s that followed were only available to the factory team.) It featured a longer, stronger chassis, revised aerodynamics and rear wheels that were 17 inches wide.  1 Provided by Autofile 1972 McLaren M8E Can-Am car Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear The combination of the 1,520-pound curb weight and the 8.3-litre Chevy big-block engine in the M8E/F produced performance that was spectacular.   1 Provided by Autofile Mark Donohue's 1972 Indy 500-winning McLaren Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear The immaculate blue Sunoco McLaren on display is the car Penske driving legend Mark Donohue steered to Victory Lane in the 1972 Indianapolis 500. 1 Provided by Autofile Johnny Rutherford's 1975 McLaren M16E Indy car Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear Johnny Rutherford won the 1974 Indianapolis 500 driving a McLaren M16D. The following year, McLaren upgraded the car and Rutherford qualified the Gatorade M16E seventh. He led five laps during the race, but finished second to Bobby Unser when rain halted the race after 174 laps. He did drive this car to victory later that year at Phoenix. 1 Provided by Autofile 1974 McLaren M23 F1 car Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear McLaren’s success on the Formula 1 circuit got a big boost in 1974 when Emerson Fittipaldi joined the team, moving from Lotus. He drove this M23 to McLaren’s first F1 manufacturer’s world championship, but the world driving championship Emmo earned that year was also his last F1 title. 1 Provided by Autofile 2019 McLaren 720S GT3 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear A modern-day McLaren sports car, the 2019 720S GT3, is entered in the ISMA WeatherTech Sprint Cup series by a Canadian-based team, Compass Racing, which also fields a McLaren 570S GT4 in IMSA’s Michelin Pilot Sports Car Challenge. 1 Provided by Autofile LeMans-winning Toyota TS050 hybrid race car Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear While cruising the main show floor, watch for several significant race cars at mainstream manufacturers’ exhibits, such as this Le Mans-winning Toyota TS050 Hybrid race car. 1 Provided by Autofile 2019 NASCAR Pinty's Series champion Andrew Ranger's Dodge Challenger Provided by Autofile Autofile - Clare Dear Canadian stock car racing fans can get a close look at the 2019 NASCAR Pinty’s Series Dodge Challenger driven by Andrew Ranger to the national series championship. The car is featured in the Dodge exhibit on the main floor (Level 300) of the North Building. 1 Provided by Autofile Nissan Micra Cup race car. 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But disruptors are nothing new to the auto industry. They have been integral to its progress from the very beginning. That fact is dramatically illustrated by the Cobble Beach Classics exhibit, titled ‘20^th-Century Disruptors’, at the 2020 Canadian International Auto Show, in Toronto – a fitting tribute for the show whose tagline is ‘Transformative Times’.</p> Cobble Beach Classics at the 2020 CIAS Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy It is widely accepted that we are living in an age of disruption – in terms of everything from politics to the cars we drive. But disruptors are nothing new to the auto industry. They have been integral to its progress from the very beginning. That fact is dramatically illustrated by the Cobble Beach Classics exhibit, titled ‘20th-Century Disruptors’, at the 2020 Canadian International Auto Show, in Toronto – a fitting tribute for the show whose tagline is ‘Transformative Times’. 1 Provided by Autofile Cobble Beach Classics Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy ‘Cobble Beach Classics’ is the new name for the feature exhibit previously known as ‘Art and the Automobile’, which has been a highlight of the Toronto auto show for the past five years. It has from the beginning been curated by the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Canada’s most prestigious classic car concours, from which many of the exhibit’s cars are drawn.  The Cobble Beach Concours is held each September near Owen Sound, Ontario. 1 Provided by Autofile 20th Century Disruptors Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The ‘20th Century Disruptors’ exhibit features 15 important classic cars, from the earliest days of the auto industry through the 1960s, each of which disrupted the automotive status quo in some significant way. Some were successful and forged new directions in terms of design or technology. Others were failures, at least in their time – but they sowed the seeds of innovation that would become the norms of years and decades later. Here’s a look at the cars that populate the impressive and enlightening exhibit, in chronological order of their manufacture. 1 Provided by Autofile 1904 Oldsmobile ‘Curved Dash’ – America’s first mass-produced automobile Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Ransom Eli Olds was one of the true American automobile pioneers. After first experimenting with steam-powered cars, then electrics, he built several gasoline-powered prototypes, all but one of which were destroyed in a fire in 1900. The one saved was called the ‘Curved Dash’ model, because of its appearance, and Olds put it into production, using the Oldsmobile brand name, in 1901. Unlike most of his competitors, Olds quickly adopted standardized production techniques and interchangeable parts, making the Curved Dash America’s first mass-produced automobile. 1 Provided by Autofile 1904 Oldsmobile ‘Curved Dash’ Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy It was also one of the lowest-priced vehicles available, selling for $650. By 1904, when this Model 6C Runabout from the Stahl’s Automotive Collection in New Baltimore, Michigan was built, the Curved Dash was being produced at a rate of 2,500 units a year. It was so popular that it was immortalized in the song “In My Merry Oldsmobile,” in 1905, and it continued in production until 1907, by which time more than 19,000 had been built. Olds himself left Oldsmobile in 1904, following a dispute with his investors, and established the REO Motor Company, using his initials to name the brand. 1 Provided by Autofile 1912 Rolls-Royce 40/50 Silver Ghost – The car that defined reliability Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy When the Rolls-Royce Model 40/50 began production in 1907, automobiles were still a novelty, often regarded as the playthings of the rich, and notorious for mechanical breakdowns that left their occupants stranded. Claude Johnson, the company’s managing director, had one 40/50 with open body by Barker specially built for use as a publicity vehicle. Painted silver, with green leather upholstery and silver-plated lamps and external fittings, it was named the Silver Ghost, in recognition of its appearance and its near-silent six-cylinder engine. 1 Provided by Autofile 1912 Rolls-Royce 40/50 Silver Ghost Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy That original Silver Ghost was entered in the notoriously tough 1907 Scottish Reliability Trials, where it handily won a gold medal, then kept on going to set a world record for non-stop driving (apart from tires, fuel and minor maintenance) of 15,000 miles! In its honour, all Model 40/50s built until the line was discontinued in 1926, were known as Silver Ghosts. This 1913 Silver Ghost, from the Canadian Automotive Museum in Oshawa, Ontario,  is unusual for the time because of its fully-enclosed body. It was one of three Rolls-Royce purchased that year by Lady Flora Eaton, wife of department store scion, John Craig Eaton, who nicknamed the car Ladybird. 1 Provided by Autofile 1913 American Underslung – Progenitor of the low-slung look Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy In an era when buggy-high automobiles were the norm, the American Motors Company of Indianapolis (unrelated to the latter-day AMC) pioneered the low-slung look and corresponding low centre-of-gravity that would come to define automotive design decades further on. In 1906, while watching frames being unloaded at the factory, stacked upside down, American’s chief engineer, Fred Tone had an epiphany: “What if we used them that way?” The result of that stray thought was the American Underslung, which came to market in 1907 and continued in production until 1914. 1 Provided by Autofile 1913 American Underslung Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Underslung chassis featured the suspension and axles mounted above the frame (as can be seen in this photo), enabling a much lower ride height and corresponding low centre-of-gravity. Given the handling benefits that configuration provided, Underslungs achieved considerable success in racing. But that classic low stance that we now take for granted was cause for concern among buyers of the day, when ground clearance was a vital consideration on the rutted mud and dirt roads that prevailed. As advanced as it was, the Underslung failed to achieve commercial success and this 1913 Scout Type 22A, from the Stahl’s Automotive Collection in New Baltimore, Michigan, was one of the last models produced before American ceased production. It is an interesting side-note that Harry Stutz, later famous for the car and company that would bear his name, was also a founder of this company, although he was no longer involved when the Underslung came to market.   1 Provided by Autofile 1930 Cadillac V16 Series 452 – First V-16 production-car engine Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy In the high-flying 1920s, Cadillac’s arch-rival Packard dominated the luxury-car ranks, having built its reputation largely on its ‘Twin-Six’ V-12 engines, offered until 1923. By the end of the decade, several other luxury brands were known to be working on new V-12s so Cadillac president and general manager, Lawrence Fisher decided to leap-frog them all by introducing a V-16. To do so, he poached a brilliant engineer named Owen Nacker from the Marmon Motor Company, which was also developing a V-16. 1 Provided by Autofile 1930 Cadillac V16 Series 452 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Nacker became lead development engineer on the smooth and silent Cadillac 45-degree V-16, which was said to be the first engine designed for aesthetics as well as function. Finned aluminum valve covers, hidden wiring and piping and enamel-painted surfaces made it a thing of beauty. Unfortunately, Cadillac introduced its magnificent V-16 at the New York National Auto Show soon after the October 1929 stock market crash. While first-year sales were impressive, they rapidly diminished thereafter but prestige rather than profit kept Cadillac producing V-16s until 1940. This car, owned by Gallery 260 Limited of Toronto, Ontario, is one of fewer than 10 originals in this style known to still exist. 1 Provided by Autofile 1932 Ford V8 Roadster – At the origins of hot rod culture Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy New cars were hard to come by when WWII vets returned home after the war, so buying a pre-war car and fixing it up was a natural solution to their need for mobility. So was modifying it to make it faster, to satisfy those with a need for speed. That’s how the hot rod culture was born. That culture thrived and grew, particularly in Southern California, where there were few weather demands for superfluous hardware such as roofs and fenders. Along with it came an industry of suppliers for performance parts and accessories, as well as the publication of Hot Rod magazine, beginning in 1948. 1 Provided by Autofile 1932 Ford V8 Roadster "Hot Rod' Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Henry Ford had given low-priced cars an injection of performance when he introduced the Ford V8, with its innovative cast-as-one-piece cylinder block, to one-up Chevrolet’s six-cylinder, in 1932. Those cars, affectionately nicknamed Deuces, were still plentiful post-war and became immediate favourites of early hot rodders. While the flathead Ford V8 was the engine of choice for most early rods, the arrival of more modern overhead-valve V-8s by the early 50s expanded the range of powerplants used. This classic Deuce Roadster, built in 1955 with a 272 cubic-inch Thunderbird V-8 and owned by John Willoughby of Walkerton, Ontario, is typical of hot rods of the period. 1 Provided by Autofile 1934 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante Coupe – End of an era Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Bugatti’s spectacular Type 57 debuted in 1934 and continued in production until 1938. It would be the final fully-French design in the marque’s pre-modern history, which included unrivalled racing successes. Jean Bugatti, company founder Ettore’s 23-year-old son, was responsible for designing the Type 57, including the chassis, engine, and factory coachwork designs, which were finessed by in-house stylist Joseph Walter. Bugatti provided Type 57 chassis to some of the most celebrated custom coachbuilders of the day, including Figoni et Falaschi, Gangloff, and Saoutchik.   1 Provided by Autofile 1934 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante Coupe Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Bugatti also offered completed Type 57s in four distinct factory-built body styles, including this two-seat Atalante coupe, from the Stahl’s Automotive Collection in New Baltimore, Michigan, of which no more than 35 were built. The Atalante shared much of its form with the one-off Aerolithe design study shown at the 1935 Paris Auto Salon and the four exclusive Atlantic models that followed it, but with more conventional body construction, sans their external ‘dorsal fin’ riveted seams. This car, which was delivered new to a French customer on May 14, 1934, is one of the last of the great machines from the most fabled of all the French Grandes Routières.   1 Provided by Autofile 1938 Delahaye 135MS Coupe by Figoni et Falaschi – Epitome of the French Curve Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy From its earliest days through most of the 1920s, automobile design was the provenance of the engineer and its form was dictated by the demands of function and manufacturing feasibility. For that reason, straight edges, flat surfaces and simple forms prevailed. By the 1930s, however, styling had come to the fore as a differentiating factor and sales motivator and along with it came the formal profession of automotive design. No longer just industrial architects, the designers of the day were influenced by the Art Moderne movement of the period, evolving it into what has become known as Streamline Moderne. 1 Provided by Autofile 1938 Delahaye 135MS Coupe by Figoni et Falaschi Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy In the era of Streamline Moderne, French Curves effectively displaced straight-edges and T-squares, and the teardrop was revered as the ultimate form. The epitome of that style epoch was achieved by the French custom coachbuilders of the day, of which Figoni et Falaschi were among the most prominent. Unrestricted by the constraints of mass manufacturing methods, and with ample budgets from their elite clientele, they created such masterpieces as this Delahaye 135 MS Coupe, which was featured at the 1938 Paris Auto Salon. Hidden from invading forces at the onset of WWII, it remained hidden for 27 years. Now owned by Robert S. Jepson, Jr. of Savannah, Georgia, it was judged Best of Show at the 2018 Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance. 1 Provided by Autofile 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K – A Swedish-German collaboration Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Introduced at the 1936 Paris Motor Show, the 540K was the flagship of the mighty Mercedes-Benz passenger car line at the height of its pre-WWII grandeur. A further development of the 500K, introduced in 1934, it featured a larger (5.4-litre) straight-eight supercharged engine (the K standing for kompressor). It continued to feature the 500K’s fully-independent suspension and also incorporated a lighter frame with oval-section tubes, said to have evolved from the marque’s all-conquering Silver Arrow Grand Prix cars. Of the 419 540Ks built during its five-year production run, only 70 were delivered as bare chassis to external coachbuilders and only one – this one – was bodied by Norrmalm of Stockholm, Sweden. 1 Provided by Autofile 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy This car, now owned by Robert S. Jepson, Jr. of Savannah, Georgia, was commissioned in 1937 by Max Gumpel, a Swede who had won two Olympic gold medals for swimming in 1922. Gumpel’s signature mascot, the Roman goddess of the hunt, Diana, replaced the typical Mercedes-Benz three-pointed star atop the car’s radiator. Its other unique features include a special split front bench seat, allegedly so that neither of his special lady friends, one of whom was said to be Greta Garbo, would be relegated to the back seat. This car took Best of Show honours at the 2019 Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance. 1 Provided by Autofile 1948 Packard Super 8 Convertible – The end of the fender Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The 1948 Packard wasn’t the first all-new car to be introduced after WWII. It was, at its core, still based on the pre-war 1942 model. But it looked all-new, thanks to an extensively redesigned body, built by Briggs Manufacturing Company, under chief designer Albert Prance. Along with the Hudson and Kaiser-Fraser models of the same period, it was one of the first to introduce slab-sided bodywork, extending in straight lines from nose to tail with no vestigial fender forms, which were until then the norm.   1 Provided by Autofile 1948 Packard Super 8 Convertible Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy It was Packard’s president, George Christopher, who insisted on this radical new design, which resulted in the model being nicknamed the “bathtub Packard.” The company’s own chief designer, John Reinhart, was said to dislike the look, in part because it also incorporated a full-width grille, which was a dramatic departure from Packard tradition. But the public liked it, at least initially, resulting in record sales through 1949, when Packard still outsold its upstart rival, Cadillac. By the mid-1950s, however, when the slab-sided look had become the norm and the tail-finned Cadillac had usurped the luxury car crown, the venerable old Packard brand had been reduced to near-irrelevance. The car on display is owned by Tom Huehn of Warkworth, Ontario.   1 Provided by Autofile 1953 Oldsmobile Fiesta – Dream car made real Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The 1950s were the days of ‘dream cars’, which were as that name implies unattainable. But General Motors put three such models into limited production for 1953 – the Buick Skylark, Cadillac Eldorado and Oldsmobile Fiesta. They made their public debuts at GM’s 1953 Motorama – a traveling road show designed to showcase GM’s styling supremacy and gauge public reaction to future design elements. It was the era of Harley J. Earl, GM’s flamboyant vice-president in charge of styling, who has been credited with inventing the profession of automotive design. Earl’s Styling Section produced and staged the Motorama shows, as well as designing the cars they showcased. 1 Provided by Autofile 1953 Oldsmobile Fiesta Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Subtlety was not in Harley Earl’s playbook. Motorama cars, he said “should be the kind of cars a movie star might drive but average folks could only fantasize about.” The Oldsmobile Fiesta filled that bill although it was the least-publicized as well as the rarest of the three models put into production. It was on the market for just one year and only 458 were built. Among its futuristic features, along with a host of luxury accoutrements, was the first ‘wraparound’ windshield in a production car, shared with the Eldorado. It would become an Earl trademark, also adopted by several other brands. This car is owned by Brent Erickson, of Thamesville, Ontario, whose ’53 Skylark and Eldorado complete the set. 1 Provided by Autofile 1959 Corvette StingRay Concept – Genesis of a new styling epoch Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The 1963-67 Corvette Sting Ray is a now-classic form that is familiar to every auto enthusiast. Less well-known is the car that spawned it – this 1959 Corvette StingRay concept, which began its life as one of Zora Arkus Duntov’s fabled 1957 Corvette SS race cars. Eager to ensure the continuance of the Corvette line, which was under threat at the time, GM’s soon-to-become styling director, Bill Mitchell bought one of the SS chassis and secretly commissioned a small cadre of young designers to develop new body-work for it, based on ideas he had picked up at the European auto shows. 1 Provided by Autofile 1959 Corvette StingRay Concept Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy A sketch by Pete Brock (later of Cobra Daytona fame) was chosen by Mitchell for further development, completed with input from Larry Shinoda (later of Mustang Boss fame) and built as a proper race car. The car, shown here courtesy of the General Motors Heritage Center in Sterling Heights, Michigan, was entered in races by Mitchell personally – not GM, which had sworn off racing at the time. More importantly, it was the genesis of what would become the ‘Mitchell look’, which featured crisp horizontal lines and taut surfaces, as if stretched over a wire frame. Not only did it evolve into the production 1963 Sting Ray, it would define GM’s styling direction, as well as that of many others, for the next decade and more.  1 Provided by Autofile 1963 Shelby Cobra 289 – Giant killer Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Before there was the Ford GT40, whose fame has been reignited recently by the introduction of the modern Ford GT and release of the now-Oscar-winning movie Ford v Ferrari­, there was the Shelby Cobra. The Cobra was the brain-child of Carroll Shelby, a Texas-born racer who had won the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a factory driver for Aston Martin in 1959, before retiring as a driver. Shelby conspired to shoehorn a recently-developed Ford small-block V-8 engine into a near-obsolete English AC sports car, then persuaded both companies to help him put that combination into small-scale production as the Shelby Cobra – Powered by Ford. 1 Provided by Autofile 1963 Shelby Cobra 289 Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Cobra’s raison d’être, from Ford’s perspective, was to beat Corvettes on the race rack, supporting the brand’s ‘Total Performance’ marketing thrust. Extremely light in weight, with the raw power of a 289 cubic-inch (4.7-litre) V-8, it did just that. Consistently! This car, now owned by Legendary Motorcar Company of Halton Hills, Ontario, is one of 24 original factory team 289 roadsters. It was the first Cobra to win a race, at Riverside in January 1963, driven by Dave McDonald. It was also the first to win a championship (SCCA 1963) and, along with multiple other victories, it helped Shelby secure the 1963 USRRC Manufacturers Championship. Ford’s collaboration with Shelby ultimately resulted in Ford winning Le Mans in 1966, and three more times after that. 1 Provided by Autofile 1964 Pontiac GTO – The original muscle car Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy As the baby boomer generation came of age in the early 1960s, drag racing had become hugely popular and success on the drag strip was a strong motivator for vehicle sales. Ford and Chrysler were both heavily involved in racing but, in 1963, General Motors' conservative management again banned any official racing involvement – an edict that hit Pontiac hard as, since 1959, it had built its reputation on performance. If they couldn’t go racing officially, reasoned Pontiac’s general manager, John Z. DeLorean, they could attract young customers with cars they could race themselves. 1 Provided by Autofile 1964 Pontiac GTO Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy With that objective in mind, Pontiac engineers stuffed a big 389 cubic-inch (6.4-litre) V-8 from its full-size cars into a mid-size ’64 Tempest and offered it as an option – in defiance of a corporate limitation on engine size in such cars. Then they called it a GTO (for Gran Turismo Omologato), blatantly ripping off that hallowed designation from Ferrari. It was a formula for instant success, bolstered by judicious publicity from cooperative car magazines touting its performance creds, under the tutelage of legendary Pontiac marketing maven, Jim W. Naturally, competitors had to respond with similar offerings of their own. And thus, the muscle car era was born. This prime example is owned by Paul Etheridge, of Montreal, Quebec. 1 Provided by Autofile 1967 Porsche 911S – Birth of a dynasty Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy When the Porsche 901 made its public debut at the 1963 Frankfurt Motor Show, few could have imagined it would sire a line that would continue to 2020 and beyond. That 901 designation, which was the internal project number for development of the 356 successor, was quickly changed to 911 when Porsche learned that Peugeot held French rights to three-digit car names with a zero in the middle. So 911 it has been ever since, through multiple generations and more than a million vehicles, all with the same basic configuration and consistently identifiable form. 1 Provided by Autofile 1967 Porsche 911S Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche, the grandson of company founder Ferdinand Porsche, is credited with the initial drawings that resulted in the 911, following further development by Reutter and Porsche’s own engineers. While the 356 that it replaced was initially based on many Volkswagen designs and components, the 911 was the first wholly Porsche design, powered by the rear-mounted, horizontally-opposed six-cylinder engine that has defined the model. Few cars, if any, can match the 911’s stature and influence. Not only have its derivatives won countless races and awards over six decades of production, it was ranked 5th in the Car of the Century assessment in 1999. This one is owned by McKeel Hagerty of Traverse City, Michigan. 1 Provided by Autofile 1969 Lamborghini Miura S – The first mid-engine supercar Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy While mid-engine layouts are now de rigueur for exotic road cars, in the early 1960s that configuration was primarily the provenance of race cars. The situation changed when Lamborghini displayed a mid-engine road car chassis at the 1965 Torino Motor Salon, then followed it up with the introduction of the spectacular Miura prototype – named for a fighting bull, in the Lamborghini tradition – at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show. 1 Provided by Autofile 1969 Lamborghini Miura S Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy A small group of engineers led by Gian Paolo Dallara developed the Miura chassis on their own, mounting the 4-litre, Giotto Bizzarrini-designed V-12 engine from the front-engined GT car transversely behind the passenger compartment. They then sold company founder, Ferruccio Lamborghini on the concept and he commissioned the body design to Bertone, where 27-year-old Marcello Gandini penned the Miura’s glorious lines, now considered one of the greatest car designs of all time. This 1969 Miura S, owned by Tim Mathile of Cincinnati, Ohio, represents the second iteration of the ground-breaking design, with minor cosmetic upgrades and a higher-performance engine, rated at 370 horsepower. Only 763 Miuras were produced in Sant’Agata Bolognese from 1966 to 1973, serving as a blueprint for most of the supercars that would follow, right up to today. 1 Provided by Autofile 20th-Century Disruptors Provided by Autofile Autofile - Gerry Malloy The Cobble Beach Classics' ‘20th-Century Disruptors’ exhibit is presented in an art-gallery-like setting with giant backdrops displaying other, non-automotive disruptors of the corresponding time periods behind most of the vehicles in the display. 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From those short-lists, 86 automotive journalists from 23 countries, who make up the World Car jury, will begin their final round of voting to select the winners, based on their individual evaluations of each candidate.</p> 2020 World Car Awards Short Lists Revealed Provided by Autofile World Car Awards Short lists of finalists for the 2020 World Car Awards, in five categories, were revealed today in a press conference at the Delhi Auto Expo in India. From those short-lists, 86 automotive journalists from 23 countries, who make up the World Car jury, will begin their final round of voting to select the winners, based on their individual evaluations of each candidate. 1 Provided by Autofile 2020 World Car Awards Provided by Autofile World Car Awards The ‘Top Three in the World’, in each of the five categories will be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, in Switzerland, on March 3, 2020 and the winners will be announced as part of the opening ceremonies for the 2020 New York International Auto Show on April 8, 2020. 1 Provided by Autofile Delhi Auto Expo Provided by Autofile World Car Awards The Delhi press conference was the third major stop on The Road to World Car 2020, which began with the reveal of eligible vehicles at the Frankfurt Motor Show last September and continued with the program’s annual L.A. Test Drives in Los Angeles in November. It was the World Car Awards’ first official event in India, which is home to six of the 86 jurors and is now the world’s fourth-largest car market. 1 Provided by Autofile The countdown is on Provided by Autofile World Car Awards The countdown is now on for the New York reveal of 2020 World Car winners in five vehicle categories: World Car of the Year; World Luxury Car; World Performance Car; World Urban Car; and World Car Design of the Year. 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