The Petersen Automotive Museum in LA is launching an exhibit for car and movie buffs. The new exhibit will feature...
I first was introduced to the name Shelby when I saw a picture of a cool-looking car painted dark blue...
There was a weird time in the racing world after World War II broke out in Europe, but it hadn’t started in America yet. Racing, along with any sort of normal life, came to a screaming halt for Europeans, but until Pearl Harbor, America continued on like everything was going...
17 years after The Fast and the Furious hit theaters and showed the Japanese tuner scene to many Americans for...
Author Andrew Noakes takes us through Bentley’s colorful 100-year history. 100 Years of Bentley is filled with interesting photos and...
As we told you about a couple days ago, Volvo Trucks’ videos have been a pretty massive success, despite them not really being a consumer-focused brand. They do make some interesting ones, like the Running with the Bulls promo. Their newest video just teased a few days ago, set to...
As warmness rushes over the previously cold climate of winter, as the ideal environment for driving nears (barring more gas...
Starting the Twelve Days of Car Gifts with a Hallmark Knight Rider Ornament yesterday, it is time to move a...
We have entered day four of Automoblog.net’s Twelve Days of Car Gifts. Having already introduced a Knight Rider K.I.T.T. holiday ornament, Corvette Stingray Watch and ISSE Snow Socks, it’s time to acknowledge what could be items intriguing to younger automotive admirers. So important to win over the minds of future...
For those of you that like your gearhead information in an old school format, might we suggest Retromotive. It’s a stylishly...
Formula 1 – The Knowledge 2nd Edition: Records and Trivia Since 1950 is an interesting and somewhat unorthodox book. It’s not...
A great, thick tome of a book weighed down my mailbox one day. Formula 1 All The Races – The First 1000 describes itself as a one-stop shop for F1 lovers. Veloce Publishing, who published the book, says it’s a reading book, a history book, and a reference book capturing the essence...
It would be easy to mistake Lamborghini 60 Years as just another coffee table book. Large in format and loaded with gorgeous...
The Bugatti Bolide concept is many things; technologically advanced, fast, and capable of staggering performance numbers. I don’t think anyone...
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If you grew up as I did, you probably had a number of car posters on your wall. We used to have these book fair events at our school a couple of times a year. My father would give me extra scratch so I could pick out different car and...
This is an excellent book. Formula 1: Car by Car 1950 – 59 is not only a handy resource that every gearhead...
One of the coolest things about Transformers is its impressive list of cars, with the general understanding that all the...
A new book reveals honest insights from Formula 1, Indycar, NASCAR, and Le Mans drivers. Sketches by comic book artist Giuseppe ‘Cammo’ Camuncoli capture each driver’s likeness. Our Book Garage series showcases what every enthusiast should add to their library. I had no idea Will Buxton – TV commentator, host, and...
The unspoken question (and answer) of Rapid Response is this: Can auto racing ever be completely safe? And the answer...
It’s really hard to get across just what a revolution Audi’s quattro drive system was. In hindsight, it seems so...
Tony Borroz, one of Automoblog’s featured contributors, grew up in a racing family. It’s always interesting when he recalls certain dinner conversations from his early years. Just as some families may watch a particular sports team, or enjoy activities like camping and fishing, Tony’s was one of white-knuckle horsepower, filled...
When it comes to our holiday shopping lists, there’s always that one person who is a bit hard to buy...
If you saw Ron Howard’s fantastic racing movie, Rush, you would have a pretty good idea about who Niki Lauda was....
Two Summers is a delightful book that tells the tale of the Mercedes Grand Prix team when they were at the height of their resurgence in the 1950s. Run by one of racing’s great team managers, and driven by some of the all-time greats, the Mercedes-Benz W 196 is one of...
If you were to ask a person, “Name a racing engineer?” they’d probably come up blank. That’s a shame because...
What we have here in 365 Sports Cars You Must Drive by John Lamm is a straightforward list book. Much like the...
Ah, Mother’s Day, the second favorite day of the year for flower shops and chocolatiers. In an attempt to sell SUVs and minivans to modern family-goers, car companies have come up with some funny and clever commercials aimed at making these vehicles slightly less boring. Take a look at a...
