Plenty of strange and unsavory things can happen when the internet and the real world meet, but there’s a particular kind of magic that can happen as well. That is exactly what Velocity Invitational and Cars & Bids are betting on with a new partnership announced today.Velocity Invitational — a...

There are race weekends, and then there are GRIDLIFE weekends. If you have never been to one, let me explain: imagine someone took a legitimate motorsport event, a music festival, a car show, and tailgating, threw them into a blender, and blasted it. What came out the other side is...

The 2026 Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction is right around the corner and promises some special friends from Germany.

There are plenty of "right" answers to the question, "what is the most iconic muscle car?" but we have picked the coolest one.

The process of restoration will always be an uncertain adventure, but the complexity seems to heighten dramatically with racecars. Parts and information are often in very limited supply, and who knows what challenges, surprises or – maybe –opportunities, await?Don Hoevel runs a restoration and prep shop near Chicago and was...

In this special episode of The Creative Drive, host Taro Koki sits down with Tatsuru Ichishima – the founder of Spoon Sports, and one of the most influential figures in JDM history. From racing motorcycles in the 1970s to building a globally-recognized Honda tuning brand, Ichishima-san shares the unfiltered story...

California has this ridiculous trick where you can snowboard in the morning and surf the next day. It sounds like a cliché until you actually do it. It also earns you bragging rights if you've done it.Toyota and Lexus recently invited a group of creators to try exactly that –...

Dario Franchitti has dramatically surpassed the Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) team’s GT3 race car benchmark to approve the T.50s Niki Lauda track supercar for production.The team picked the Bahrain International Circuit for the final T.50s prototype Production Approval Test, which saw the four-time IndyCar champion and triple Indy 500 winner...

The word “restoration” is used a lot in the automotive world, but its meaning spans a wide range. “Concours restoration” and “mechanical restoration” can mean very different things to different folks. Add the complexity of one-off and ever-evolving racecars to the mix, and the waters muddy even further on just...

Arguably, Southern California is the mecca of car culture, with a diversity beyond one’s comprehension, from low-riders cruising famed Whittier Boulevard to multi-million dollar supercars blasting down Pacific Coast Highway and meeting up on weekends at Cars & Coffee locations throughout the southland.The same can be said about the diversity...