California’s golden five - The Originators. When it comes to southern California car culture, two sources of inspiration have driven the scene forward for many decades, setting trends throughout the US and around the world.

Rare and expensive automobiles have always received a ready welcome in the land of sun, surf and stars.

Talking library shelves instead of roads, there’d be two classics and five bestsellers per foot of shelf space. German convertibles, indefeasible SUVs, and a hodgepodge of sports cars.

There’s a wide range of guys from mechanics to those with multimillion-dollar cars.

Motoring writers, tend to maintain an abiding affection for the Trabant, that innovative yet nightmarishly unreliable people’s car from the former Easter Bloc.

The Trabant was quite clever in many ways,and failings are mere quirks to the Trabi faithful.

Pebble Beach RetroAuto has long been the destination for the true automotive enthusiast; it features an elegant and thoughtfully curated collection of exhibitors offering rare collectibles

The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is the premier event for high-end classic cars, and the auctions there often yield record-setting sales.

1937 Talbot-Yago T150-C SS

Nous savons maintenant que la forme profilée est la plus aérodynamique.

Among the six prize-winning cars competing for the Best of the Best Award were a 1903 Merfedes 60HP Simplex, one of the world’s first luxury cars.

How to design an affordable supercar.

Rare collectibles and memorabilia from our automotive past, as well as the latest luxury goods and technological tools to enhance today’s driving experience.

Melville says that when designing for McKaren he has adopted a molecular view, imagining air moving around and over the car.