Papal Pullman to appear at Amelia

While a number of specially built vehicles have ferried around the last few popes in papal appearances around the world, the manufacturer that provided the basis for many of them has been Mercedes-Benz. One of those specially built papal Mercedes-Benzes will make its U.S. debut next month at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Based on […]

Hey, that’s not Coventry!

We haven’t posted a music video in a while. While Mal Fuller is requesting more Fu Manchu and John Robins would like to see some Katy Perry, let’s go with The Specials driving around London in “Ghost Town.” Without looking the song up on Wikipedia, who can tell us what the car is? (via) UPDATE: […]

Supercars at the Petersen

History tells us that the Lamborghini Miura was the first exotic to be labeled a “supercar.” This hyperbole was fitting, considering its ground-breaking transverse mid-mounted V-12 engine and breathtaking Marcello Gandini-penned styling. Of course, the term has been applied to many exotics since the mid-1960s, even retroactively, to describe those ultra-expensive, limited-production sports cars with […]