 | I had been looking for her for a long time. Like all good surprises, she came a bit by chance, one morning on my Facebook wall when I saw Pino’s post to the Italian group dedicated to this wonderful car. A few days later, we met. Read Full Article |
An Afternoon With Princess Martini of Tuscany
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A Dash Of Class At Monterey
 | As being the first time I visited Monterey Car Week, I fell in deep waters. You might say that I was afraid of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Not afraid of getting mugged, hurt, or anything like that—just afraid of missing out on the good parts during those fantastic days in August Read Full Article |
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Your Favorite Race Cars Artfully Defined
 | A life-long obsession for cars and a sharp eye for design means that it was probably a matter of time before the folks at 8380 Laboratories pinged our radar, but the firm got its start a bit differently than most. How? By designing event posters and creative assets for import car shows. Read Full Article |
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6 Intriguing Japanese Classics That Need New Homes
 | This week in Market Finds, we’ve picked six classics from the Land of the Rising Sun that are appreciating in value, from Toyota FJ40 all the way to a beautiful “Hakosuka” GT-R. While finding parts is often difficult—sometimes importation, too—we think the extra effort is worth it: after all, do you think your neighbour will be getting a Toyota Sports 800 any time soon? Read Full Article |
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The Incredible Workshops of Maranello’s Master Craftsmen
 | Every day, a tiny city in the north of Italy is shaken by the noise of freshly-tested vehicles straight from the factory: Ferrari’s. The majority of the people from Maranello live with the spirit of the most famous car manufacturer in the world. But outside the city, in smaller garages, a different, forgotten sort of magic happens. Read Full Article |
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Some of These Classics Are Far From Home
 | A Corvette in Australia. Mini Cooper in Japan. Datsun Z in Germany. Classic cars certainly travel the world regularly, but this week, we’ve found a few examples of cars seen in atypical locations…and a few right where you’d expect to see them, like a Ferrari 250 at the Goodwood Circuit. Click through to see this week’s #drivetastefully selections. Read Full Article |
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Artful Details That Will Draw You In
 | Photographer Brewster Moseley has an unusual mission: to find and document beauty where most people would see only decay and decrepitude. He has photographed stained glass windows and artistic architectural details in dilapidated 19th Century buildings—but, importantly here at Petrolicious, he also finds interesting abstract designs in rusting, vintage trucks and automobiles. Read Full Article |
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These Automotive Illustrations Are Comical and Classical
 | We’re all aware that vehicles have personalities, but how best to illustrate it? Artist Mo Faraz has decided to delve into light-hearted comedy for his latest series, creating a number of beautiful illustrations that show iconic classics in thought-provoking situations. Read Full Article |
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Who Tested Cars As Well As Jim Clark?
 | Showing cars hooning around to prove “durability” has been something manufacturers have relied upon for decades—and we love it. One company stands above the rest, however. From Jim Clark in the Consul Corsair to insane testing of sedans in 1939, Ford has taken the humble demonstration video to an art form. Read Full Article |
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A Weekend In Paris
 | Ah, Paris. The City of Light attracts more than 20 million tourists each year, and has been a top destination for decades. There’s no city like Paris, and even Ford of Britain understood this as it decided to create a splendid film to promote its then-new Anglia 105E Deluxe. The year is 1960, and you’re one half of a young British couple traveling for a weekend—so where do you go? Read Full Article |
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The Poster Child
 | I don’t really want to drive it. I’m staring at the key, the car and the thin but very important set of loan papers on my desk, and quite frankly, I’m intimidated. I don’t want to join the club of automotive writers who have wrecked an exotic, plunging into professional failure and certain bankruptcy. I simply want to take a deep breath and bask in the experience of being a temporary custodian of one of the of the world’s most recognizable super cars. Read Full Article |
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Coach Trimming and a Bit of Archaeology
 | O’Rourke Coach Trimmers are considered by many as the best in the business, and Robert O’Rourke, affectionately known as “Rorky”, has a big personality to match this reputation. The workshop is in the beautiful rolling countryside of West Sussex, UK, but on arrival I was brought right back to my Italian roots—when despite being a complete stranger—I was greeted with an expansive, very un-British hug. I think that working on all those old Ferraris has had rubbed off on Rorky! Read Full Article |
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The Evolution Of The Fastest Lotus Sports Cars
 | Lotus sports cars perform well, particularly on-track, where they’re usually lighter than rivals. Despite often using smaller, less-powerful engines much of the time, occasionally, engineers are let off the leash. From the 7 to the 3-Eleven, here are the fastest Lotus sports cars ever. Read Full Article |
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Does Technology Make Classic Cars Better?
 | I realize how the headline reads, but after all, we’re an online-only publication that relies on technology to tell great stories. It’s natural for us to check build threads for inspiration, or scroll through hundreds of Instagram pictures for the perfect shot. But is technology helping car enthusiasts in a more fundamental way? Read Full Article |
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Up Close And Personal With A Special, Modified Moto Guzzi
 | This is Ghezzi & Brian, an Italian firm dedicated to all things Guzzi and to build transformation kits for regular production twins to turn them into real art pieces. One bike that caught my interest is named the "Dr. John Tribute"—and it looks even better in person. Read Full Article |
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Pick your Poison: Two Delta Integrales For Sale In Atlanta
 | Your choice of car is an undeniable form of self-expression. Regardless of the back story, or how you acquired it, a car says something about you. This is by no means a ground breaking revelation, just an observation we live here at Petrolicious. We would even venture to say that there is a good amount of self discovery as to ‘who you are’ and ‘what type of car person you are’ when you’re deciding which car to buy. Read Full Article |
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A Day Among Legends At Concorso Italiano
 | Concorso Italiano introduced me to the supercar. As a young child, there were always Alfa Spiders, GTVs, and BMW 2002s bouncing around my house. I was aware these cars were more special than neighborhood minivans and such, but never understood they were a beachhead into the true “top shelf” delicacies—until I went to Concorso Italiano for the first time. Read Full Article |
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The Howmet TX: Rethink Everything
 | What sounds like a fighter jet and is faster than a Ferrari? Ladies and gentlemen, meet the incredible Howmet TX, an experimental race car that is the only turbine-powered car to actually win a race. Built by a talented team of engineers in 1968 using little time and just $10,000, the first Howmet was very much a moon shot. Read Full Article |
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Surviving A Big Trip Just After A Big Restoration
 | In December 2014, I drove my car for the first time. I rolled it down my dusty home town road, with no hood, just to know how it felt. I had been dreaming of pointing the nose down the drive for two years. Finally, what had been a shell for so long, merely a collection of parts, was now a car. It was alive and it felt brilliant. Read Full Article |
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Turbine Cars Are The Future That Never Arrived Part 1
 | If you're wondering in amazement at the Howmet TX, we have great news: turbine-powered cars tend to be pretty awesome. From the very first, which was cultivated through a secret British Second World War engineering initiative to Jay Leno's custom-built turbine-powered supercar, here are the world's most notable gas turbine cars. Read Full Article |
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