555: The things some guys will do for an excuse to ride

At 5:55 AM last Friday morning, eight intrepid scooterheads set out on a 2,500-plus-mile journey of death-defying derring-do. The ride will travel from Knoxville, Tennessee, to Portland, Oregon – normally a three or four day trip if you travel on the Interstates. Not these guys though. This is the third annual 555 ride and it’s […]

The Ashley GT is back

Back in the early Sixties, a British company called Ashley Engineering was noted for manufacturing lightweight, wind-cheating body kits for the Austin-Healey Sprite. Long out of production, those conversion kits are once more available, thanks to the efforts of a U.K. company called MotoBuild Racing. Conversion kits are available in a mix-and-match assortment of front […]

Buy a car, get an entry to London-to-Brighton

If you’ve ever wanted to join the rest of the lunatics on the annual London-to-Brighton Veteran Car Run but haven’t had an old enough car, has Bonhams got a deal for you. The auction house has announced that two of the cars that will be offered for sale at its November 5 auction in London […]