Celebrating Southern California’s Classic Car Culture
Posted in News on Mar 2nd, 2009
In an article by Telegraph in the UK it is reported that people are looking toward classic cars as investments during the current economic recession. This is an interesting turn of events, as historically we have seen prices drop during times of economic hardship. In the past, collector cars have typically been viewed as luxury [...]
Posted in News on Feb 1st, 2009
The organizers of Cars & Coffee in Irvine have issued a statement addressing the problem of modern car groups hoarding the limited amount of display area in the PAG lot. Apparently this has been an issue for a while, but the final blow was when “NSX day” showed 100 cars, and then 75 Honda S2000′s [...]
Posted in News on Jan 2nd, 2009
This just in from SEMA… Washington lawmakers are drafting a large economic stimulus package to help create jobs and rebuild infrastructure. They want to include a nationwide scrappage program which would give U.S. tax dollars to consumers who turn-in older cars to have them crushed, as a misguided attempt to spur new car sales. The [...]
Posted in News on Dec 29th, 2008
As is tradition with the Department of Motor Vehicles, each year we are presented with an assortment of new laws designed to simultaneously help and hinder our hobby. This year we are presented with more changes to the world-famous smog bill, which fortunately is still surviving in a way which leaves pre-1975 vehicles exempt. There [...]
Posted in News on Oct 17th, 2008
It’s sad news when a man who was hero to thousands, and a gentleman to boot, passes away. We faced this unfortunate inevitability on August 28 of this year when Phil Hill, champion and legend of motorsport, left us. There are hundreds of places where a person can read biographies and recollections about the man, [...]
Posted in News on Oct 8th, 2008
This post is a bit late since the “new and improved” forums have been online for a while now, but better late than never. The forum software has gone through a major update and design change. The basic functions work the same, but you will notice changes in the layout and added functionality. Hopefully everyone [...]
Posted in News on Sep 27th, 2008
This change to the site has been a long time coming while pros and cons were considered. As of today it is finally official that So Cal British Motoring has been renamed to Vintage Motoring! Our events have always drawn non-British classics and it seems only right to include them in our online discussions as [...]
Posted in News on Sep 18th, 2008
California Bill to Require ANNUAL Emissions Tests for Vehicles 15-Years Old and Older Dead for the Year In a major victory for enthusiasts in California, the Senate Appropriations Committee rejected SAN-opposed legislation (A.B. 616) that threatened to require annual Smog check inspections for vehicles 15-years old and older. After having been approved previously by the [...]
Posted in News on Sep 18th, 2008
Improvements have been made to most of the existing pages and a few new ones have been added. An image gallery is now available and albums are being uploaded. Navigation has also been improved so hopefully the site is as simple and easy to use as possible. The forums are still being integrated into the [...]
Posted in News on Aug 20th, 2008
The Vintage Motoring website has existed several times in different formats, but a final design is now online for testing. Further development continues while I add new features and refine the look, feel and operation of the site. We should be in full business soon! For now, those who know of the site’s existence are [...]
