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Maharajah Commissioned A Fantastic 1926 Daimler

November 02, 2023 - by Glenn Franco Simmons This 1926 Daimler Model 45 HP Salon Cabriolet was special-ordered by Gulab Singh, the Maharajah...
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Fatty Arbuckle Had Great Taste In Autos

October 22, 2023 - This 1919 Pierce-Arrow Model 66-A-4 touring convertible once was owned by Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle. Known popularly as...
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1919 Pierce-Arrow Once Owned By Fatty Arbuckle

September 02, 2023 - This 1919 Pierce-Arrow Model 66-A-4 touring convertible once was owned by Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle. Known popularly as...
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1924 Hispano-Suiza Nicknamed 'Tulipwood Torpedo.

August 29, 2023 - This 1924 Hispano-Suiza Model H6C Tulipwood Torpedo was photographed at the Danville, Calif.-based Blackhawk Automotive...
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1936 Duesenberg Body Designed By Bohman & Schwartz

August 29, 2023 - This 1936 Duesenberg was on display in when I photographed it at the Danville, Calif.-based Blackhawk Automotive Museum;...
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Tulip Tourer: Cadillac's Amazing 1906 Model M's

August 29, 2023 - The genesis of Cadillac's more than 100 years of existence started with a small single-cylinder engine designed by Henry...
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Post-war Splendor: 1948 V-8 Saoutchik Series 62 Cadillac

August 27, 2023 - This 1948 V-8 Saoutchik Series 62 Cadillac, 3-position drophead was on display at Blackhawk Automotive Museum in Danvill...
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1937 Cadillac V-16 Hartmann Cabriolet One of 50

August 27, 2023 - This 1937 Cadillac V-16 Series 37-90 Hartmann Cabriolet (convertible) was made in the final year for Cadillac's 452-cubi...
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1932 Horch V-12 Type 670 Sport Cabriolet A Rarity

August 25, 2023 - It was a time of inestimable horror and suffering; a short but an eternally consequential epoch in world history when an...
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1934 Delage D8SS A One-off

August 24, 2023 - Blackhawk Automotive Museum contains* masterpieces as elegant as any that you will find in the finest museums the world...
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This 1932 Bugatti Type 50 One Of Only Two That Exist

August 24, 2023 - “The {1932} Type 50 Bugatti design ~ both in mechanics and style ~ was greatly influenced by Ettore Bugatti's young son,...
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Ruxton Sedan Color Schemes Eccentric In Any Era

August 07, 2023 - With a bright multicolored design, the 1930 Ruxton five passenger sedan at Blackhawk Automotive Museum in Danville, Cali...
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Rolls-Royce Phantom II Boattail Exemplifies 'Automotive Art'

August 06, 2023 - Stepping into the world of classic cars, few names command the same level of prestige and awe as Rolls-Royce. In the re...
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Bucciali TAV 8 Roadster's Design Revolutionary

August 04, 2023 - One of many crown jewels in the Danville, Calif.-based Blackhawk Automotive Museum’s collection more than a decade ago w...
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Blackhawk Automotive Museum Once Featured Jukeboxes

June 29, 2023 - A few years ago, I photographed jukeboxes at the Blackhawk Automotive Museum in Danville, Calif. I haven't been back to...
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1949 Woody A Post-War Hit; Favorite Even Today

May 30, 2023 - This 1949 Mercury Woody Wagon was photographed in 2011 at the Blackhawk Automotive Museum in Danville, Calif., in the Ea...
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1906 Model M Tulip A Cadillac Classic

May 02, 2023 - The genesis of Cadillac's more than 100 years of existence started with a small single-cylinder engine designed by Henry...
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