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Miata Magic / Getting Way, Way Down!

The Mazda MX-5 Miata lives for carving up the hills of the Santa Monica Mountains. There’s plenty of juice on tap to deal with the elevation changes, and non-stop snaking roadways. This small, lightweight projectile is a heat-seeking missile on the roads of Malibu.

ACCD Car Classic 2016 / Built By Hand

The 2016 Car Classic is more than just another high-profile car show, this popular public event celebrates the very best in automotive design, showcasing the College’s strong ties to industry and honoring many of our noteworthy alumni. This year, ACCD highlights handcrafted vehicles from the past and present and will hear from the people who build and collect them.

Autoweek to host Exclusive ‘Night Among the Design Stars’

Autoweek’s Night Among the Design Stars at the Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance promises an evening of Lowcountry cuisine, cocktails and high design on Saturday, November 5. The featured designers attending are Ian Callum, Ralph Gilles, J Mays, and Jay Ward.

Cars and Stars at Morrison Hotel Gallery

Cars are often used by photographers as props, as shiny and colorful structural objects for their subjects to play and pose with. The Cars and Stars exhibit features some of fine art photography’s consummate practitioners, documenting the biggest icons in music alongside some sweet rides.

The Last Secret Spot for Enthusiasts

Inside the spacious Barker Hanger, Auctions America is holding it’s third annual sale in Santa Monica. This could be the last secret spot left for car enthusiasts left in Southern California.

Rodeo Drive: Where The Rich Meet The Road

Each and every Father’s Day the Rodeo Drive Concours D’ Elegance in Beverly Hills, California. The festival again brings out outstanding classics, sports cars, and insane luxury machines. This year is no different. The 2016 Concours has everything from Bugatti to Stutz.

Designing For Speed

Molly Sanders was one of those iconic type of guys that blazed the trail for the rest of us to follow. Molly was Steve McQueen, John Wayne, Raymond Loewy, and MacGyver all rolled into one. The 2016 Grand Prix of Long Beach still reverberates with his soul.