Category Archives: American

American classic cars

Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary

By D. Brian Smith Photography: D. Brian Smith Pebble. The pinnacle of historic and significant automotive worship is the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, so much so that anyone interested in automobiles knows what you're talking about when you simply say, "Pebble." If you own a beauteous vintage vehicle and you say, "We've been invited to…
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The 48th L.A. Roadsters Show — A Dad’s Day Delight

We'd like to give credit to the builder/owner of this righteous bare-to-the-bones and built for raw speed hot rod. But, the car's current caretaker neglected to fill out the show tag. Since we had an abundance of other photos to take, we couldn't wait around for the owner to show up. Next year, we'll find…
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Perfect Patina Personified — 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Roadster

Editor's Note: Thanks to RM Sotheby's for permitting MCW to publish this cool 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 article and photos. Chassis No.CSX 3284 Delivered new to California; UK registered since 1973On display in the Midland Motor Museum for nearly 20 yearsRetains virtually all of its original features; a truly splendid 427 Cobra A performance car…
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1967 Corvette Sting Ray L88 Coupe – An All American Favorite For July 4th!

Chassis No.194377S122014 One of only 20 L88 Corvettes built for 1967The last L88 built that year; the only black-on-black L88 coupeSingle ownership for more than 35 years; less than 12,000 original milesMultiple national award winner, including NCRS Top Flight AwardExceedingly rare and significant high-performance CorvetteWidely considered the best 1967 L88 extant Editor's Note: Thank you…
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