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Maryland Changes Historic Tags to a 25 Year Limit
Responding, if not correcting last year's legislation of the cutoff of model year 2000 and newer, Maryland's General Assembly through an amendment reset the limit to a rolling 25 year limit. This amendment by State Senator JB Jennings in the 2025 Budget Reconciliation...
What Should I Buy? – Future Collector Cars
GTM's Break/Fix podcast has a sub series called "What Should I Buy?" where panels of knowledgeable enthusiasts get together and debate about the whatever the presented "Shopping Criteria" is, but on this episode it all unravels very quickly when you take into...
How to Prevent Ethanol Gas Damage (E10) in our Collector Vehicles and Other Equipment
As you are aware, it is difficult to find gas stations that offer anything other than E10- 10% alcohol at the gas pump in some Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, WV and Delaware areas. The government claims that it helps the environment while some citizens think...
Maryland Automotive Legislative Updates for 2026
Maryland House Bill 4- Vehicle Laws- Historic Motor Vehicles- Minimum Age (preferred) Last year, Maryland voted to change the law for historic plates from 20 years to "1999 and older". The new proposal aims to update Maryland's definition of a historic motor...
Upgrade Your Collector Vehicle’s Audio & Technology While Preserving Its Value
How to Upgrade Your Collector Vehicle's Audio & Technology While Preserving Its Value. A common thought process is “I can’t upgrade the audio or technology in my vehicle as it will negatively affect the value.” The reality is you CAN often do an upgrade as long as...
Setting Expectations For Collector Vehicles When Planning Your Estate
Do You Have Realistic Expectations for Your Estate? Probably nothing is more dreaded than setting up and planning your estate. But it is something very important to do, especially if you have a collection of vehicles and/or memorabilia. You should always seek...
How To Photograph Your Car
Having professional pictures of your car are not necessary. you can photograph your ride even when having a custom show board done! Today’s camera phones have incredible abilities that rival professional DSLR cameras. The only things you need to know are how to...
Beware of Flying Drones Above Car Shows
Beware of Flying Drones above Car Shows While many professionals and amateurs fly drones these days, these objects can be a hazardous threat to people, animals and property. Case in point: While participating recently at the annual Charles Town Car Show back on August...
Preserving a LaSalle
Preserving A LaSalle Contributed by Cher and Jack Gallagher Background The LaSalle by Cadillac was manufactured from 1927 to 1940 and was designed by the legendary Harley Earl, who brought a first to Cadillac design – Style! The car and it’s place in the product line...
How to Shop for Reliable Parts
How to Shop for Reliable Parts Its inevitable- at some point with your classic, muscle or performance car or truck, you are going to need or want parts. Unfortunately, today the failure rate is one in every three parts. As you may know, this is due to the...
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’Tis the Season for Things to Do
Summer technically begins June 21 this year, at least in the Northern Hemisphere, and Northeast Texas is exhibiting all the signs that it’s edging in on Spring nicely. Warmer weather […] 
New Car Let Down
In the background of Garage Style Magazine is a small army of people who keep things humming along very smoothly. One of them is Christina. Recently, she couldn’t pass up […] 
Visiting the Martin Auto Museum
In the wilds of Glendale, Arizona is a spectacularly amazing museum known as the Martin Auto Museum. Founded by Mel Martin in 2005, the museum is home to almost 200 […] 
The Aberdeen Creek Collection
When I started looking over the items from the Aberdeen Creek Collection coming on offer at Mecum’s Indy auction beginning tomorrow, May 8 through May 16, and online at Mecum […] 
Collectors of Stuff
Putting this issue together was fun – and a little problematic. Writing up the Mecum story, I had to look through some of their upcoming offerings and some items currently […] 
Exponentially Micro: When the real things are too big!
Images by Joe Tipton Somewhere along the sunny shores is a collection comprised of 2,400 toy cars in various scales and brands, mostly replicating numerous vintages and models of Mercedes-Benz. […] |
New Book by Preston Lerner – Coming Soon!
The Deadliest Decade transports readers back to the most perilous era in the history of auto racing, when the pursuit of speed outpaced the science of survival. Starting in the […] 
The Concours at Benedict Castle
Sometimes the word concours means a contest to determine which car is the most original, so it doesn’t quite fit this show. This event is more of a competition among […] 
Ricky Taylor on Le Mans: Lessons, Legacy, and the Loneliness of the Night Shift
For more than a century, the 24 Hours of Le Mans has stood as the ultimate test of endurance, precision, and resilience. Few American drivers understand that challenge as intimately […] 
Imola Test of Tenacity: Leipert Motorsport Delivers
The second round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe at the historic Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola presented drivers and teams with major challenges. While conditions remained […] 
Operation Motorsport Veterans Headed to SimRacing Expo
Raleigh, N.C., 11 May 2026 – For U.S. Army and Navy veteran Richard Davenport, virtual simulation racing has been one way to find a community again after the leaving the […] 
Hurley Haywood & the Audi Era: How Quattro Rewrote American Motorsport
Some stories in motorsport are so seismic that even decades later, they still rattle the paddock. Hurley Haywood’s time behind the wheel of Audi’s all‑wheel‑drive TransAm and IMSA machines is […] |
Benedict Castle Concours
Sometimes the word concours means a contest to determine which car is the most original, so it doesn’t quite fit this show. This event is more of a competition among customizers — some as famous as Chip Foose, others not famous at all but highly skilled. One minute you’re looking at a Mercedes 540K, and the next you’re staring at […] 
Too beautiful to go fast?: The Ferrari Lusso
I remember visiting a guy in Newport Beach about 30 years ago who was a Can-Am racer who had just bought a Ferrari 250GT Lusso. I went over there with some guys that owned lusty Can Am racecars so they looked upon him as a “weenie” because he didn’t have a car that shook the earth when you started it. […] 
The Fabled Ferrari Daytona – The 365 GTB/4
When Mid-Engine cars were coming in, Ferrari offered one last front-engine alternative… By the time Ferrari was still selling the 275 GTB, the concept of a front engine GT car being top dog was getting a little old. Why? Because that damned Ferrucio Lamborghini had introduced the Lamborghini Miura which was mid-engined. Doubly embarrassing for Ferrari because he had […] |
EP58: Consumer Reports: The Most Interesting Episode in the World
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EP57: CES 2026 – Xiaomi Kebab
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EP56: The British Touring Car Championship: We Were There
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EP55: Digital Twins for Software Defined Cars
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EP54: Mecum Kissimmee 2026: White GTO / Yellow Enzo
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EP53: Las Vegas Concours; Risotto with Pagani and Hagerty
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