One of the most common tropes in automotive culture holds that Steve McQueen would have made an outstanding professional racing driver had his acting career not gotten in the way. This belief tends to ignore that it was McQueen's acting career that facilitated his entry into amateur racing in th... View Post

So-called "milestone" cars are often noteworthy for being either the first of a type, or the last, marking the dawn of a new era, or perhaps signifying one's end. It's quite unusual to find a car that manages to do both simultaneously, but in the Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint, we have just such a machi... View Post

Photo courtesy of Russo and Steele Since beginning operations in 2001, Russo and Steele has become a leader in the production of high-end collector car auctions. Their success stems largely from an innovative, visceral "auction-in-the-round" format that encourages prospective buyers to get close... View Post