Now in its 21th year, the Rodeo Drive Concours d'Elegance has been listed by Frommer's as “300 Unmissable Events in the World.” On what is often said to be the world's most fashionable avenue, this year's event celebrated two centenaries, 100 years of the city of Beverly Hills and the 100th birthday of Maserati, the event's 2014 honored marque. In addition to an extensive display of the current Maserati range, including the recently announced GranTurismo MC Centennial Edition, there were three significant, classic postwar Maseratis on display on Rodeo Drive.In celebrating 100 years of horse power, this year's concours showcased cars owned by celebrity residents such as Fred Astaire, Jean Harlow, Tom Mix, Elvis and Howard Hughes were on display joined by cars owned by fashion legends such as Coco Chanel, Fred Hayman and Bijan. Other cars were featured in An American in Paris, The Beverly Hillbillies and HBO's Entourage.Held every Father's Day, the Rodeo Drive Concours d'Elegance is totally free for spectators and is unique in all the world.
The 2014 Fabulous Fords Forever! show brought together more than 1,700 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles. Automotive Traveler's Classic Car's Editorial Director Richard Truesdell attended and complied this photo album book highlighting the vehicles that the Ford Car Club Council selected to be featured which included the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Mustang in 1964, the 55th birthday of the Galaxie and the 75th birthday of Mercury. Held annually at Knotts Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, the event celebrated its own 29th birthday this year and is billed as the largest Ford-only event on the West Coast. The book also displays the the Johna Pepper award for the event's top car, a 1965 Ford Mustang fastback owned by Neal Polan and the Bill Stroppe award for the show's best truck, a 1967 Ford Bronco owned by Kiyoshi Uchiyama.
Completing the first season of The Two Page Spread Facebook page series, The Two Page Spread V1, I2 is 23 various car and truck features of all makes and their Facebook Cover photos, gathered together in a single printed edition.
The 2013 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance attracted more than 300 cars. Automotive Traveler's Editorial Director Richard Truesdell attended and complied this photo album book. The event celebrated several significant 50-year anniversaries -- Porsche 911, Ford GT, Corvette Sting Ray -- along with the race cars of Harry Miller. The Best of Show winners were the 1936 Duesenberg SJN Roadster owned by Jack and Helen Nethercutt of The Nethercutt Collection and the 1968 Ford GT40 owned by the Rocky Mountain Auto Collection, twice winner at Le Mans in 1968 and 1969.
To celebrate 60 years of Ferrari in America, Ferrari brought together from all four corners of the globe, on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, 60 of the most significant Ferrari road and competition cars from the last six decades. From the first, 1948's 166 MM to the latest 2014 LaFerrari, all the legends attended, including a 1962 GTO and this year's Pebble Beach Best of Show, the 375MM originally purchased by Italian film director Roberto Rossellini. This was a once in a lifetime event and this book photographed by Richard Truesdell and Gary Reed captures the beauty and art of these legendary cars.
The 1967 Cougar was Mercury's attempt to enter the Pony Car market segment popularized by the April 1964 introduction of Ford's Mustang. Introduced in the fall of 1966 for the 1967 model year, the first-year 1967 Cougar exceeded all sales expectations with 150,893 units sold. It was selected as Motor Trend's 1967 Car of the Year. Legendary Cougar Magazine is dedicated to the first three generations of Mercury's luxury Pony Car. Each bi-monthly issue includes features on the first-generation 1967-68 models, the 1969-70 models, the first to offer a convertible version, and the final 1971-1973 models (after the 1973 model year the Cougar nameplate moved from the Pony Car class to the luxury-personal category). In addition to traditional, in-depth vehicle features, the issue contains two tech stories. In issue 1 you'll find the a tech story detailing the installation of an iPhone-capable radio in an early Cougar and a second tech feature detailing for readers how to photograph their Cougar for publication. Legendary Cougar Magazine is the authoritative source for all things for the original, classic 1967 to 1973 Cougar and is supported by more than 400 subscribers who helped launch the title with their support and commitment.
The 1967 Cougar was Mercury's attempt to enter the Pony Car market segment popularized by the April 1964 introduction of Ford's Mustang. Introduced in the fall of 1966 for the 1967 model year, the first-year 1967 Cougar exceeded all sales expectations with 150,893 units sold. It was selected as Motor Trend's 1967 Car of the Year. Legendary Cougar Magazine is dedicated to the first three generations of Mercury's luxury Pony Car. Each bi-monthly issue includes features on the first-generation 1967-68 models, the 1969-70 models, the first to offer a convertible version, and the final 1971-1973 models (after the 1973 model year the Cougar nameplate moved from the Pony Car class to the luxury-personal category). In addition to traditional, in-depth vehicle features, the issue contains two tech stories. In issue 1 you'll find the a tech story detailing the installation of an iPhone-capable radio in an early Cougar and a second tech feature detailing for readers how to photograph their Cougar for publication. Legendary Cougar Magazine is the authoritative source for all things for the original, classic 1967 to 1973 Cougar and is supported by more than 400 subscribers who helped launch the title with their support and commitment.
The 1967 Cougar was Mercury's attempt to enter the Pony Car market segment popularized by the April 1964 introduction of Ford's Mustang. Introduced in the fall of 1966 for the 1967 model year, the first-year 1967 Cougar exceeded all sales expectations with 150,893 units sold. It was selected as Motor Trend's 1967 Car of the Year. Legendary Cougar Magazine is dedicated to the first three generations of Mercury's luxury Pony Car. Each bi-monthly issue includes features on the first-generation 1967-68 models, the 1969-70 models, the first to offer a convertible version, and the final 1971-1973 models (after the 1973 model year the Cougar nameplate moved from the Pony Car class to the luxury-personal category). In addition to traditional, in-depth vehicle features, the issue contains two tech stories. In issue 1 you'll find the a tech story detailing the installation of an iPhone-capable radio in an early Cougar and a second tech feature detailing for readers how to photograph their Cougar for publication. Legendary Cougar Magazine is the authoritative source for all things for the original, classic 1967 to 1973 Cougar and is supported by more than 400 subscribers who helped launch the title with their support and commitment.
The 1967 Cougar was Mercury's attempt to enter the Pony Car market segment popularized by the April 1964 introduction of Ford's Mustang. Introduced in the fall of 1966 for the 1967 model year, the first-year 1967 Cougar exceeded all sales expectations with 150,893 units sold. It was selected as Motor Trend's 1967 Car of the Year. Legendary Cougar Magazine is dedicated to the first three generations of Mercury's luxury Pony Car. Each bi-monthly issue includes features on the first-generation 1967-68 models, the 1969-70 models, the first to offer a convertible version, and the final 1971-1973 models (after the 1973 model year the Cougar nameplate moved from the Pony Car class to the luxury-personal category). In addition to traditional, in-depth vehicle features, the issue contains two tech stories. In issue 3 you'll find three vehicle features highlighting standard Cougars were never officially exported outside North America. Yet that hasn't stopped Cougar fans from buying, importing and restoring Cougars. The fifth issue of Legendary Cougar Magazine introduces a new department, Cougar Marketplace where our team of Cougar experts will track recent market activity. With high-profile auctions in Arizona and Florida, there was much to report. This month's features showcase Scott Ferguson and Heather Whitaker's 1969 XR7-G, Steve and Zana Goulding's 1969 XR-7 convertible and Gene Mullenberg's 1972 XR-7 convertible that he's cherished for more than four decades. To subscribe to Legendary Cougar Magazine directly, visit http: //legendarycougar.com/shop/.
In 1970, the American muscle car was as fast and outrageous as it would ever get. But the end was nigh, and 1970 Maximum Muscle dives head-first into the storm before the calm. Wherever you mark the beginning of the muscle car era—Oldsmobile’s 1949 Rocket 88, Chrysler’s 1951 FirePower engines, the 1964 Pontiac GTO—one thing is certain: in 1970, the era that had witnessed a parade of gloriously powerful, stylish, and brawny cars apt to make the hearts of even the most dispassionate squares go pitter-patter was sucking fumes. Gasoline shortages, skyrocketing fuel prices, insurance-industry bean counters, rising ecological concerns, and new, more fuel-efficient imports all conspired to consign the American muscle car to an ugly and unseemly denouement. Yet 1970 saw the actual zenith of the cars themselves, the year manufacturers pulled out all the stops and produced the most powerful and stunning machines the automotive world had ever seen. 1970 Maximum Muscle not only explores the factors that led to the decline of the most exciting era in the American automotive industry, it details some of the new models and model options that arguably made 1970 the climax of the muscle car era from engineering, styling, and cultural standpoints. As the war among GM, Ford, Chrysler, and AMC played out at dealerships, dragstrips, and drive-ins, ready-and-willing gearheads drove off dealer lots in potent behemoths like the Buick GSX, Oldsmobile 4-4-2, and Ford Torino Cobra. Muscle car stalwarts like the SS Chevelle, Pontiac GTO, and Plymouth ’Cuda became available with optional LS-6, Stage 1, and Hemi engines, respectively. Manufacturers ratcheted up the advertising hyperbole at the same time, offering performance packages with names like “Six-Pack,” “Ram Air,” and “Cobra Jet,” while spoilers, scoops, hood tachometers, and decal packages were de rigueur. Meanwhile, on the popular SCCA Trans Am circuit, top drivers campaigned more nimble muscle off-the-rack cars like the Camaro Z/28 and Boss 302 Mustang. 1970 Maximum Muscle is an entertaining and rollicking look at the muscle car's peak year!
Building on the The Two Page Spread Facebook page series, The Two Page Spread V1, I1 is 24 all-Ford Mustang features and their Facebook Cover photos, gathered together in a single printed edition.
For 28 years Ford fanatics have gathered at Knott's Berry Farm to celebrate the cars, trucks, and history of the Ford Motor Company. This year, through the efforts of the Ford Car Club Council, more than 2,100 Fords, Lincolns, and Mercurys were on display, from the Model T to the latest Mustang. This book serves as a historic overview, featuring the cars selected by the event to be showcased by the event's organizers providing a retrospective of the 110-year history of the Ford Motor Company. Two series of cars were singled out; the Model A celebrating its 85th birthday, and the mid-sized Torino, which was introduced 45 years ago. With so many cars and trucks on display, this is the first in what is planned to be a series of four books covering this year's Fabulous Fords Forever! Next up will be a volume featuring classic full-sized, post-war Fords from 1949 to 1972, followed by with a book covering many of the early Mustangs on display, and concluding with an edition that will feature a cross section of all the Fords on display this year at Knott's Berry Farm. With the introduction of an all-new Mustang next spring, the 2014 Fabulous Fords Forever! show will certainly mark the 50th anniversary of the launch of Ford's trend-setting Pony Car.
See 80 of the finest Classic Cougars including Cougar 1, 4 GT-E's, 5 G's, and many, many, more. Every Cougar at the show is captured by Rich Truesdell to create this unique collection of Classic Cats.
For 28 years Ford fanatics have gathered at Knott's Berry Farm to celebrate the cars, trucks, and history of the Ford Motor Company. This year, through the efforts of the Ford Car Club Council, more than 2,100 Fords, Lincolns, and Mercurys were on display, from the Model T to the latest Mustang. This book, the second in a series of four volumes, covers full-sized Fords from 1949 to 1972. After World War Two it took Ford four years for the company to introduce its all-new first postwar models but they were worth the wait, full of innovation from bumper to bumper. Here's a list of the cars profiled. 1950 Ford Custom Tudor sedan owned by Richard_Osborn 1951 Ford Custom convertible owned by Steve Boskovich 1953 Ford Crestliner hardtop owned by Angelo Palmer 1953 Ford Ranch Wagon station wagon owned by Vic Parker 1954 Ford Customline sedan owned by Jack Redman 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria sedan owned by George Thomsen 1955 Ford Fairlane sedan owned by Peter Laries 1956 Ford Crown Victoria sedan owned by Buzz Brandt 1956 Ford Customline sedan owned by Roger Wasby 1957 Ford Country Sedan station wagon owned by Lewis and Sherry Archuleta 1957 Ford Country Squire station wagon owned by Woody Downing 1957 Ford Ranchero pickup owned by Paul and Cher Raganis 1957 Ford Sunliner convertible owned by Tom Howard 1958 Ford Country Squire station wagon owned by Richard Osborn 1958 Ford Ranch Wagon station wagon owned by John and Pam Evasic 1959 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible owned by Robert McMahon 1959 Ford Galaxie sedan owned by Ray and Angie Borego 1959 Ford Skyliner retractable owned by Wayne MacCarthney 1960 Ford Galaxie Starliner hardtop owned by Chuck and Melanie Haase 1960 Ford Starliner hardtop owned by Stella Pineda 1961 Ford Galaxie Starliner owned by Bill and Steph Pratt 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 hardtop owned by Paul Leone 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 XL hardtop owned by Les Bateman 1963 Ford Galaxie hardtop owned by Pat Gagan 1964 Ford Country Squire station wagon owned by Rick Renze 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 hardtop owned by Mike Verlatti 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 hardtop owned by Paul Ginsburg 1964 Ford Galaxie Country Sedan F350 turbo diesel station wagon owned by Charles Lightner 1965 Ford Custom sedan owned by Steven Cate 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 owned by Robert Champoux 1966 Ford Galaxie 7-Liter hardtop owned by Jack Potter 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible owned by Jim and Valerie Ellerbrock 1967 Ford Country Squire station wagon owned by Michael Klyde 1969 Ford LTD hardtop owned by Miguel DelGado 1970 Ford Galaxie 500 hardtop owned by Peter and Maria Gonzalez 1970 Ford LTD Country Squire station wagon owned by Charles Oliver With so many cars and trucks on display, this is the second volume in what will be a series of four books covering this year's Fabulous Fords Forever! Next up will be a volume featuring early Mustangs and the series will conclude with an edition that will feature a cross section of all the Fords on display this year at Knott's Berry Farm. With the introduction of an all-new Mustang next spring, the 2014 Fabulous Fords Forever! show will certainly mark the 50th anniversary of the launch of Ford's trend-setting Pony Car.
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