Carlisle Events bumps the starter on the 2025 Carlisle Events car show season with Auto Mania in Allentown

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Indoor swap meet offers wintertime comfort, convenience  and a way to scratch your classic car itch when Mother Nature says otherwise. 

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CARLISLE, PA – It seems just like yesterday that Carlisle Events concluded its 50th Anniversary Season. That special season launched in January of 2024 with Auto Mania at the Allentown Fairgrounds in eastern Pennsylvania and now, with 2025 on the horizon, so is the return to Allentown. As has been the case since 1990, … Read the rest

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Ex-King of Belgium Bugatti wins ‘Car of the Year’ at the 2024 International Historic Motoring Awards

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Kettering, Northamptonshire, UK – A preserved 1930s Bugatti once owned by the King of Belgium has been named as Car of the Year at the prestigious International Historic Motoring Awards (IHMA) presented by Lockton Insurance, which took place at the Peninsula London on Friday, November 22.

Fritz Burkard and his daughters with the Bugatti Type 59 that won Car of the Year 

Thomas Alexander Photography.

The Car of the Year was just one of 16 important awards announced on the … Read the rest

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Broad Arrow Auctions announces partnership with BMW AG to become official auction partner of The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in 2025

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The 2024 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Best of Show-winning 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spider by Figoni

Courtesy of BMW AG

Grosse Pointe, Michigan – Broad Arrow Auctions, a Hagerty company, announced its partnership with BMW AG to become the official auction partner of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, starting in May 2025. As part of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este event, Broad Arrow Auctions is expected to offer up to 70 of the highest quality collector cars for sale … Read the rest

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Old Cars Reader Wheels: 1973 Chevrolet Corvette convertible

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John D. Meyers

John D. Meyers referred to his ‘Vette as “not so special” but could not be further from the truth. He included an impressive backstory…

“I have read several articles in Old Cars regarding long time owners of cars purchased new. In August of 1972, I ordered my 1973 Corvette convertible from Luck Motor Company in Ashland, Virginia. It was not so special because I was trying to keep the cost down. It was ordered with the standard

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