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Napa Main Street Reunion will feature 400 vintage cars

The 10th annual Main Street Reunion, which will feature more than 400 pre-1976 cars and newly added collection of motorcycles, will be held Aug. 20 in downtown Napa. The free event is open to the public and will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The show features car owners from throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including the Napa Valley Cruisers, an antique car club. Cars (and motorcycles) line the streets of downtown for display and judging. Registered vehicles are judged in one of 30 categories, with the Best of Show and The Publishers Award the most coveted awards. The two winning cars will be photographed and printed on t-shirts for the next year’s event. Downtown Napa businesses will be

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New York Auto Show: Beautiful women model new models

Automakers may not be willing to admit it, but who presents their new models at auto shows around the world may be as important as the cars presented. That means pretty women. Car show models at auto shows are a longstanding tradition, with its history chronicled in a 2008 book called “Sirens of Chrome” written by Margery Krevsky. Even National Public Radio produced a recent story about Auto Show Models called “Want To Chat Up An Auto Show Model? Talk Cars.” The recent New York City International Auto Show, of course, continued the car show model legacy. And certainly while visiting the New York Auto Show or any major auto show is an eye-opening experience for car fanciers, none of

Rodeo Drive Concours honors Italy and its legendary cars

The Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance will celebrate “The Art of Italian Motoring” on June 19, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. The annual event will take place as the country of Italy marks the 150th anniversary of its unification. In celebration, Rodeo Drive will pay tribute to some of the most famous names in Italian design and lifestyle. “The annual Father’s Day event will highlight a WORLD CLASS combination of automobiles, motorcycles and designers featuring Italian makes and models,” said Bruce Meyer, event chairman. “We hope to curate the best selection of Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Fiat, Lamborghini, Lancia and Maseratis from Southern California and the Western United States for this year’s tribute to Italy.” Legendary Italian motorcycles are also invited to

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Women of the 2011 Geneva Motor Show

The idea of models representing manufacturers at car show dates more than 80 years. Eight women wearing what were then considered skimpy bathing advertised the 1927 Packard 343 Series. They were called the Damsels of the Dance. Forty years later, the once provocative idea had become commonplace in the auto industry. And in the book Chrome Sirens – The Enduring Allure of Auto Show Models, published in 2008, details the history of car show models is documented. Fast-forward to 2011 and the idea of car models is going strong at the Geneva Motor Show. A photo gallery of some of the models follows. For more information, visit: Geneva Motor Show

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Geneva Motor Show, 2011: History, hot women, new cars

The International Geneva Motor Show (French: Salon International de l’Auto) was first held in 1905. During its tenure, it has showcased most of the major auto manufacturers’ vehicles — combustion engines to benzene-and-steam powered cars to the current influx of hybrid and electric machines. Held in this year March 3-13, the Geneva Motor Show is hosted at the Geneva Palexpo, the convention center next to the Geneva Cointrin International Airport, and is presented by Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d’Automobiles. AC Cars MkVI, Aston Martin Virage, Aston Martin V8 Vantage S, Audi RS3 Sportback, Bentley Continental Supersports Ice Speed Edition, Bentley Flying Spur Series 51, BMW 1 Series ActiveE, BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Touring Edition, BMW X1 xDrive28i (turbo I4), Chevrolet Camaro

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Geneva Motor Show: Jaguar debuts hybrid concept B99

The Jaguar B 99, a new concept car from Bertone, one of the world’s oldest design brands, will have its world premiere March 3-13 at the Geneva Motor Show. The B 99 projects Jaguar‘s classic style into the future with refined Bertone (now 99 years old) elegance with its sleek lines and smooth volumes. The result is a compact, four-door sedan that fits perfectly into the D segment. Starting with a classic three-volume architecture, Bertone designers have shaped a taut, muscular body with strong character, entirely constructed with handmade aluminum panels in true Italian “coachbuilder” tradition. The unique personality of the luxury sports sedan is emphasized by the sophisticated minimalism outside and in, with the exclusive use of prestigious materials

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Chicago Auto Show, 2011: Hot cars, sexy girls for photo ops

Roman Mica, owner of tflcar.com and contributing editor to theweeklydriver.com, is reporting from the 2011 Chicago Auto Show. Like any good auto show, the Chicago gathering features new car models, concepts cars and pretty women as car models of a different kind. We’ll feature Mica’s reviews, too, but we’ll get to the important stuff, first. Here’s a sampling of the pretty women, hired to help showcase manufacturers’ new offerings. To read more from Roman Mica and his staff reporting from the Chicago Auto Show, visit: www.tflcar.com.

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Carmel Concours on the Avenue is back, set for August 16

Monterey Auto Week 2011 in August, the yearly collection of car shows, vintage races, auctions and memorabilia, will also include the return of one of its unheralded, grand events — the Concours on the Avenue. According to a report in the Carmel Pine Cone, the car show presented on Ocean Ave. and various side streets in downtown Carmel, will be held August 16. The weekly newspaper reports owners Doug and Genie Freedman believe the daylong show will feature 175 collectible American and European cars and motorcycles from 1940 to 1989. The event was canceled in 2010 for lack of sponsorship and after a last-ditch effort by Carmel city officials to raise $200,000 from local businesses failed. “We’re excited,” Doug Freedman

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Qatar Motor Show debuts with Bentley to Bertone concepts

Like any good auto show, the inaugural Qatar Motor Show, beginning January 26, will have its share of concept cars. The offerings will be presented by established manufacturers like Volkswagen and its futuristic-looking XL1 diesel-electric. But there will will also be concepts from unique carmakers like Autostudi, Bertone and Castagna. One stunning concept will be the Bentley Continental Flying Star offered by Touring Supperleggera, in conjunction with Bentley and manufactured in Milan. The limited edition supercar is custom built by the same group that created the Ferrari 166 and the Aston Martin DB 4/5. Two of the rare Bentley models are currently being driven in Europe with a limit of reportedly 19 total units.

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Honda Civic 2012 creates more buzz at Detroit Auto Show

The buzz around the 2012 Honda Civic concept has continued at the Detroit Auto Show, with the ninth generation of the fourth best-selling car in the United States giving the Japanese manufacturer hope of a sales resurgence. Honda has been a top-seller manufacturer for many years, particularly based on the stalwart category leaders Accord and Civic. But three Honda models — the CR-Z hybrid coupe, Accord Crosstour hatchback and Insight hybrid — all had disappointing sales in 2010. Honda also recently announced it’s discontinuing the Element, it’s boxy SUV. The new Civic, according to Honda, has been redesigned and will be offered with three different engines to compete with strong challengers, including General Motors’s Chevrolet Cruze, Ford Focus, Hyundai Elantra and

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Vast display of new, autos, airplanes at Half Moon Bay show

One of the West Coast’s most diverse offerings of automobiles and airplanes will be featured at the 21st Annual Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show on Sunday, May 1, 2011 in Half Moon Bay, California. Half Moon Bay Airport will host about 2,000 antique, vintage, classic, custom and exotic cars and other motorized mechanical wonders celebrating ingenuity, power and style from the 20th and 21st centuries. Antique horseless carriages and Ford Model T’s, fanciful touring and luxury cars, powerful sports cars, custom cars and street rods and muscle cars will be on display. And there will also be vintage and modern era high-performance race cars, quirky art and pedal cars, modified street machines with cutting edge styles, exotic high-performance cars, stylish

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Chevy Volt, Ford Explorer take Detroit Auto Show top honors

The Chevrolet Volt plug-in electric car and Ford Explorer claimed top honors as the North American car and truck of the years honors at the Detroit Auto Show. The Volt, the General Motors’ centerpiece contribution to the advancing green car industry, has already earned the 2011 Green Car of the Year and Motor Trend Magazine’s Car of the Year. It edged the Nissan Leaf and the Hyundai Sonata for the Car of the Year award, voted on by a panel of 49 automotive journalists. Ford Motor Co’s latest incarnation of its Explorer sport utility vehicle was named 2011 Truck of the Year, edging the Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Dodge Durango. It was the third year in a row that

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Ferrari World iconic theme park set for early opening in Abu Dhabi

The much-talked about, long-anticipated Ferrari World, the world’s largest indoor theme park, will open Oct. 27 — one day earlier than expected — in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates. Ferrari World is the only theme park dedicated to the renowned racing cars and features the world’s fastest roller coaster, Formula Rossa, which can hit top speeds of up to 150 mph. Ferrari World is home to 20 Ferrari-inspired rides, race simulators and attractions, all nicely package in the 2.2 million square floor edifice covered in famous Ferrari red and styling of a Ferrari GT. Ferrari may have outdone itself with Ferrari World, with its estimated cost of $624 million. A Ferrari logo adorns the roof of the

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Monterey Auto Week records: 16 cars, Ferrari to Jaguar, auctioned for at least $1 million, $67M in total sales

Sixteen vehicles were sold for more than $1 million, the most recorded by any single auction house during this year’s Monterey auto week. The 1933 Delage D8S de Villars Roadster, owned by The Patterson Collection in Louisville, Kentucky, and restored by RM Auto Restoration, was named ‘Best of Show’ at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. RM Auctions’ 2010 ‘Sports & Classics of Monterey’ Million-Dollar-Plus Sales: 1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C Lago Speciale Teardrop Coupe, $4,620,000 1954 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta, $4,620,000 1949 Delahaye Type 175 S Roadster by Saoutchik, $3,300,000 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spyder, $2,612,500 1955 Jaguar D-Type, $2,090,000 2007 Ferrari FXX Evoluzione, $1,925,000 1959 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Series III Coupe, $1,760,000 1933 Packard Twelve Coupe, $1,622,500 1958 Ferrari

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Bugatti, new and vintage, rule at Monterey Auto Week

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, the latest model to join the Veyron lineup, debuted at the Concours d’Elegance. The new model includes a 1,200 horsepower engine and a limited speed 257 mph (in order to protect the tires). Bugatti was also the marque for the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Vintage Bugatti vintage machines competed in various divisions during the three-day event and were also featured in a parade at The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering at Quail Lodge. A one-hour Speed TV special on the 2010 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, including Buggati footage, is scheduled Sept. 17, at 8 p.m. (ET) The show will re-air at 1 a.m. Sept. 18, Sept. 24 at 1 p.m.

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Monterey Auto Week: rare car auctions to vintage racing

There’s no official “umbrella organization.” It’s just known as Monterey Auto Week. Events come and go, themes and locations change, and it’s all traditionally wrapped up with the Concours d’Elegance at Pebble Beach. But for car enthusiasts, it’s an entire week of all things automotive – vintage racing to memorabilia to rare car auctions. It’s car nirvana. Although some of the events have already occurred, here’s the full calendar of event the Monterey Auto Week, 2010. Monday, August 9th * The Quail Rally – 8 a.m.—10 p.m., Quail Lodge Resort/8205 Valley Greens Drive, Carmel CA 93923 Tuesday, August 10th * The Quail Rally – 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Quail Lodge Resort | 8205 Valley Greens Drive, Carmel CA 93923

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