Design
The Return of the Coachbuilt Commission
A new generation of ateliers is reviving the tradition of the one-off — and collectors are listening.
November 2026
Est. Volume I
The World's Timeless
Automotive Archive
Discover iconic classic automobiles — their stories, craftsmanship and enduring legacy — curated for collectors, historians and the quietly obsessed.
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1,240+
Catalogued vehicles
94
Marques
1896–1985
Years documented
6
Curated eras
Featured Vol. XXIII
Six automobiles that changed everything.
Ferrari · Italy
250 GT SWB Berlinetta
A dual-purpose Scaglietti-bodied Berlinetta that redefined the grand touring car.
Mercedes-Benz · Germany
300 SL Gullwing
The first production car with fuel injection — and the first supercar of the jet age.
Jaguar · United Kingdom
E-Type Series 1 Roadster
Enzo Ferrari called it 'the most beautiful car ever made.' It is difficult to disagree.
Porsche · Germany
911 Carrera RS 2.7
The homologation special that turned the 911 into a legend of the ducktail.
Bugatti · France
Type 57SC Atlantic
Only four Atlantics were ever built. Fewer than three survive — each priceless.
Bentley · United Kingdom
4½ Litre 'Blower'
Sir Tim Birkin's supercharged monster — the archetypal vintage Le Mans racer.
Chapter II
A century of the automobile, in six chapters.
From the brass and mahogany of the early motor age to the last great coachbuilt masterpieces, our archive traces the evolution of the car as art, engineering and cultural artefact.
- 01
1896 – 1915
Brass Era
The dawn of the automobile.
Brass fittings, tiller steering and the first automotive marques taking form across Europe and America.
- 02
1919 – 1930
Vintage Era
The age of the gentleman racer.
Bentley at Le Mans, Bugatti at Molsheim — an era of coachbuilt elegance and brute mechanical honesty.
- 03
1930 – 1940
Pre-War Classics
Streamlining meets aristocracy.
Duesenberg, Delahaye, Alfa Romeo 8C — cars as sculpture, commissioned one at a time.
- 04
1946 – 1965
Post-War Icons
The automobile as jet-age optimism.
Gullwings, Berlinettas and E-Types — a new global vocabulary of speed and style.
- 05
1960 – 1975
Grand Touring Legends
The great continental crossers.
V12 Ferraris, Aston Martins, Iso Grifos — engineered to sweep across a continent between dinners.
- 06
1930 – 1960
Coachbuilt Masterpieces
The last age of the atelier.
Pininfarina, Zagato, Figoni et Falaschi. Bodies commissioned, hand-formed, and signed like paintings.
Chapter III
The great marques of the motoring century.
Each brand in the archive represents a distinct philosophy — of engineering, of design, of the very idea of what a motor car should be.
Est. 1939
Ferrari
Italy
Est. 1931
Porsche
Germany
Est. 1922
Jaguar
United Kingdom
Est. 1926
Mercedes-Benz
Germany
Est. 1913
Aston Martin
United Kingdom
Est. 1919
Bentley
United Kingdom
Est. 1910
Alfa Romeo
Italy
Est. 1909
Bugatti
France
Chapter IV
Collector Insights.
Long-form editorial on the ideas, movements and quiet obsessions shaping the collector's world.
Restoration
Restoration in the Age of Preservation
Why the world's most discerning collectors are choosing patina over perfection.
October 2026
Market
The Quiet Rise of the 1990s Homologation Special
How Group A and Super Touring cars are quietly becoming the blue chips of tomorrow.
September 2026
The Correspondence
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