How a somewhat plain Bentley 8-liter won the biggest prize in collector cardom
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| | |  | | Daily Drive | | Monday, August 19, 2019 | | | | | | |  | | | Pebble Beach Concours | | | | | | This is Bentley’s 100th anniversary, so it should have been no surprise that the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance contained six classes of the things, a total of 55 cars, a quarter of the field, almost all of them green. One of them took home the top prize in collector cardom. | | | Read More > | | | | | |  | | | IMSA | | | | | | As the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion came to a close Sunday, the highlight for IMSA fans was a panel discussion on the Prototype class with former drivers and engine builders. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Supercars | | | | | | From the squinting headlights, to the smaller horseshoe shaped grill with two aggressive body colored horizontal lines sprouting from either side, which form three-section air scoops, the CentoDieci instantly reminds you of the EB110, but a more modern, angry version of that car. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Pebble Beach Concours | | | | | | It seemed like a less crowded, somewhat smaller, more relaxed Concorso Italiano this year, showcasing the best and most beautiful of Italian cars in one of the most spectacular settings on the Monterey Peninsula. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Pebble Beach Concours | | | | | | What started out on one fairway of the Quail Golf Club with a promise to never expand beyond 3,000 guests, has grown down another fairway, across the road and onto a third fairway. That made room for a total of 6,000 guests this year, along with 250 beautiful cars and more gourmet eats than a reasonable person could consume in a day. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Woodward Dream Cruise | | | | | | Here's a selection of sheetmetal we captured on Friday night and early Saturday as the 2019 Woodward Dream Cruise was kicking off. | | | See More > | | | | | | |  | | | Woodward Dream Cruise | | | | | | The Motor City Viper Owners were one of many car clubs at the 2019 Woodward Dream Cruise. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Woodward Dream Cruise | | | | | | The 2019 Woodward Dream Cruise celebrated car culture in its usual over-the-top way with an estimated 40,000 vehicles and over a million spectators. Here's just a taste of what we saw on the avenue this year. | | | See More > | | | | | | |  | | | Car Life | | | | | | Poor corporate decisions finally have a home! Spread out on the lawn of Seaside City Hall like a fresh layer of stinky fertilizer among the existing goose poop were about 50 or 60 really awful, ugly cars. These ranged from reliable runners to strange things found in China. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Trucks | | | | | | Maybe you’ve decided the Ford Ranger Raptor, if it ever does make its way to the United States, is just too much midsize truck for you. Maybe you’ve decided you don’t even need four-wheel drive -- no shame in that -- but you still want a little bit more off-road capability. That’s where the Ranger’s new FX2 package comes in. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Podcast | | | | | | On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll joins Graham Kozak, Wesley Wren and Jake Lingeman to preview two of the biggest car events in the country that take place on the same weekend: Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and the Woodward Dream Cruise. Before the guys tackle the previews, Autoweek’s Mark Vaughn calls in to review the polarizing film, “The Art of Racing in the Rain.” | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup | | | | | | No injuries were reported following the fiery "runway excursion." | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | IndyCar | | | | | | Team Penske driver Will Power earned his first NTT IndyCar Series victory of the season, extending his streak of consecutive seasons with at least one victory to 13. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | IndyCar | | | | | | Takuma Sato triggered a violent multi-car incident on the first lap of the NTT IndyCar Series race at Pocono Raceway on Sunday, collecting five drivers, sending a car into the catchfence and resulting in a red flag. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | IndyCar | | | | | | The paddock is divided as the sanctioning body negotiates with the track on a 2020 return. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup | | | | | | The first thing Denny Hamlin did after winning Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops NRA Night race at Bristol Motor Speedway was apologize to the man he beat to the finish line in the 24th Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race of the season. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup | | | | | | A Matt DiBenedetto victory in the Night Race would have eliminated one spot on championship points. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | NASCAR | | | | | | The 22-year-old races for Rick Ware Racing in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | NASCAR Xfinity | | | | | | The top-10 was full of independent teams and blue collar racers. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Americas Rallycross | | | | | | ARX Rallycross driver Scott Speed suffered a broken back during a qualifying heat at the Nitro World Games in Utah Friday. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Empire HIll Climb | | | | | | Over the next four weeks, we plan to feature several of the 40 drivers who are primed to take on the Empire Hill Climb. The idea is to show would-be hill climbers around the country that, yes, this could be you. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | IMSA | | | | | | The next generation of race fans is coming, and IMSA president Scott Atherton had a chance to meet a few members of that next wave during this summer’s Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | IMSA | | | | | | Parker Johnstone is no stranger to anyone in the IMSA Paddock, and this weekend he is back participating in the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion in which IMSA is the featured marque.
| | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | NASCAR | | | | | | Although he dominated the second half of the ARCA Menards Series Allen Crowe 100 presented by Lucas Oil, Michael Self held off his Venturini Motorsports teammate Christian Eckes on a two-lap dash to the checkered to earn his fourth series victory of the season. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | NHRA | | | | | | Minnesota native Jason Line won a race for an NHRA-record 16th straight season on Sunday, racing to the wire-to-wire victory at his home track during the 38th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. | | | Read More > | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Subscribe Today | | Car news, reviews, motorsports, auto shows, and stunning photography delivered right to your mailbox | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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