By Petrolicious Productions / 21 May 2013
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MGB’s are one of the all-time classic sports cars, a quintessential British roadster, and one of those “must-drive” experiences. Bob Rippey, an enthusiastic and friendly guy from Pennsylvania, owns a particularly nice example with an interesting history. Recently, he very graciously cleared a few hours from his schedule to allow us to photograph it and ask him a few questions about what it’s like to own the lovely old girl.

By Petrolicious Productions / 07 May 2013
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Eastern Europe isn’t typically the first place one associates with the original, Issigonis-era Mini, but that’s exactly where enthusiastic collector Balázs Linczmayer resides, in beautiful Győr, Hungary. Below, we ask him what it’s like to restore, own, and drive a British icon in such an exotic and unexpected locale.

By Petrolicious Productions / 06 May 2013
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Many of us inherited our enthusiasm for cars from our fathers, a lucky handful may have even been handed down one of dad’s prized old machines as a reward for reaching one of life’s milestones—chances are, though, it wasn’t a Ferrari. Petrolicious friend and frequent commenter Matthew Lange lives and works in southeast England, where he ekes out the occasional fair-weather drive in his beautiful 365 GTB/4, a car with an interesting family history, of which he graciously shared with us below.

By Petrolicious Productions / 23 April 2013
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The Bill behind Mr. Bill’s Auto & Cycle in Prescott, Arizona, is something of an expert on rear-engined Fiats. Having owned many 500s, 600s, Autoianchis and Multiplas over the years, he’s been offering repair and restoration services for these wonderful old Italian oddities for many years now. As a side project, he’s recently finished a rotary-powered 600 he bought as a rough project. Click through to read our interview with Bill.

By Petrolicious Productions / 19 April 2013
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Gerard Kassabian hails from a family of Mercedes Benz enthusiasts, but like any true Petrolista is able to appreciate a wide range of cars for the unique set of quirks and driving experiences on offer from each. A three-year Targa California veteran, Gerard first drove in this event in 2011 in his Datsun, then again last year in his 560 SL. This year he piloted a friend’s Alfa Berlina 2.0. Strictly non-competitive and informal, the Targa is among the coolest enthusiast events out there.

By Petrolicious Productions / 10 April 2013
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The ability to find a fresh and provocative point of view, to highlight familiar forms and details in an unfamiliar and stimulating way is the mark of a true artist—skills well known to photographer James Haefner. We love Haefner’s automotive photos, and along with a small gallery of his work in this field we’ve asked him a few questions about what makes him tick.

By Petrolicious Productions / 01 April 2013
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The air-cooled Porsche 911 came in many different flavors. As a result of all this cross-pollination, finding two identically specced 911s isn’t easy. Hank Gries was lucky when searching for his dream 911, because someone already had the taste and courtesy to build it for him—they simply weren’t aware of it at the time. One of the loveliest ’74 Carreras we’ve seen in a while, Hank’s has benefited from a lot of upgrades executed in a subtle and tasteful way.

By Petrolicious Productions / 05 March 2013
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Jim Bauer grew up in Long Island, New York, under the GM Flag.  A chance encounter led him from American muscle to German iron and he currently owns two Porsche 911 SC's.  Jim, now a creative director in Los Angeles, has used his artistic nature to build the unique details and color of his latest 911.

Click through to read the interview.

By Petrolicious Productions / 18 March 2013
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We're big fans of the classic BMW E9, surely one of the most elegant GT coupes of all-time. We interviewed John Tolle, owner of a highly-original and seriously gorgeous 3.0 CS. Impeccably preserved, tastefully modified and driven with enthusiasm, his is one special coupe.

Thanks for the submission, John!

By Petrolicious Productions / 11 March 2013
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We love the use of light and shadow, which New-York-City-based artist, filmmaker, and photographer Ken Brown uses with his classic–car photography and had to get in touch with him to talk more about it. Ken got pulled into the world of automotive photography quite serendipitously. We spent some time with Ken to find out how.

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By Petrolicious Productions / 11 March 2013
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Meet Joseph. A man of impeccable taste and few words, Joseph doesn’t like very much attention. We’re unsure of his motives for maintaining such a clandestine profile, but we've done some speculating. Is he trying to get away from his past? Is he on the lookout for someone? Is he dangerous? All we know is that we’re lucky to have caught up with him and his Alfa Romeo Giulia Super for a brief rendezvous in Downtown Los Angeles after midnight.

By Petrolicious Productions / 05 March 2013
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Richard Papy is a lifelong car enthusiast and collector from Savannah, Georgia. He spends his free time searching for cars and the next big find. Recently serving as the President of Savannah's Oglethorpe Driving Club, Richard is always happy to share his passion and his cars with others. We were able to photograph not one but two of his colorful cars, a Pantera and a 911. Click through for the interview.

By Petrolicious Productions / 15 February 2013
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Todd McLellan is a Toronto-based still and motion photographer who spends most of his time doing commercial photography work for the likes of Subaru, BMW, Lexus, and Hyundai. Now and then he has some time for some personal projects. We loved his Classic Motorcycles photography project, so we called him up to find out more about it and about him. Click through to read our conversation with him and see his photographs of some gorgeous motorcycles.

By Petrolicious Productions / 15 February 2013
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Jonathan Root is an award-winning portrait photographer based in London. With a keen sense for design and playful composition in his photography, it only makes sense that he should be driving a bright apple-green 1970 De Tomaso Mangusta on the streets of London.  We met up with Jonathan to get the story behind his rare prized possession. Continue to the article to see more photographs of Jonathan's beautifully conspicuous car and read his interview. 

By Petrolicious Productions / 14 February 2013
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Full-time automotive designer and passionate automotive photographer Jonathan Szczupak makes it a point to attend and photograph as many European classic car races as he can. He also runs the automotive photography blog Between the White Lines. Last week we caught up with him to talk a bit about his background, his photography style, and his experience capturing the Spa 6hr Classic a few months ago in Belgium.

By Petrolicious Productions / 07 February 2013
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Joey Bautista is a vintage car enthusiast in San Francisco. Joey's car collection has rotated from being made up of vintage Mercedes cars, to vintage English cars, to vintage Alfa Romeos, and most recently to vintage Porsches—until a few years ago, when he added this azure 1957 Volkswagen Beetle to the mix. These days Joey is finding himself gravitating more and more toward the Beetle because of its friendly demeanor.

By Petrolicious Productions / 05 February 2013
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California-resident and classic-car-appreciator Dana Abram went to school in France back when Citroën 2CVs roamed the streets and were easy to obtain. Ten years ago, Dana and her husband had the opportunity to buy a rust bucket of a 1964 Citroën 2CV to restore over the course of a few years. Now it's a prized possession that the family never wants to sell. Click through to see photos of the Citroën and read our interview with Dana.

By Petrolicious Productions / 15 January 2013
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At 16, Kevin Boesky found himself in his first automobile, the defunct Studebaker. It was one of 10,000 cars manufactured out of the long gone Los Angeles factory that served Los Angeles from 1936 until 1964. Now a Junior in high school, he has some adult insight about this iconic make.

We love to see younger people with classic cars. Click through to read more about this unlikely pair.

By Petrolicious Productions / 03 January 2013
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Eric Bizek, co-founder of JDM Legends, is a legend in his own right.  Known for his passion and dedication in importing classic Japanese cars, Eric doesn't stop at just the Hakosukas and Celicas that roll through his shop.  This passion has led him to his current project, a 1982 Toyota Starlet.

What do you think of Eric's Toyota Starlet?

By Petrolicious Productions / 31 December 2012

Jim Goodlett’s passion for cars, and in particular vintage Porsches has led him to acquire during the last year not only a beautiful grey market 1984 930 Turbo, but also an impressive 1973 911 built to RSR specs for racing.  We had the opportunity to catch up with Jim at Roebling Road where he was testing his RSR-spec 911.

Click through to see more photos and read the interview.

By Petrolicious Productions / 18 December 2012
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You’d be hard-pressed to find a truer Alfista than Giorgio Langella. Following his father’s footsteps, Giorgio went to work for Alfa Romeo at the young age of 14. Now retired, Giorgio takes great pleasure in sharing tales of his time at Alfa Romeo to a fellow Alfista. A charming and welcoming man, Giorgio’s voice and his words take on a mix of pride and nostalgia as he recounts his story.

By Petrolicious Productions / 11 December 2012
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Saam Gabbay is a creative director who works in New York City and Los Angeles and is a serial car owner.  He's bought, owned, and then sold six cars in the last eight years (around 20 since he started driving) and will likely continue to do so for years to come.  One great car that recently had a meaningful place in his life was a 1988 BMW E28 M5.

Click through to read the full Quick Take with Saam.

By Petrolicious Productions / 03 December 2012

Rob Parker grew up around race cars and famous race car drivers, due to his father owning a BMW repair shop in the early '70s. Rob currently owns his own shop and has been racing HSR since 1986. We had the opportunity to spend some time with Rob both at the track and in his shop. Follow along to hear how he gained a passion for racing.

By Petrolicious Productions / 23 November 2012

Like many photographers, Kevin Gray has lived and traveled many corners of this large planet of ours, but it was in his native California where he fell in love with the automobile, a love that became manifest in his book American Cars. Petrolicious has been fortunate to take him away from both his busy, commercial schedule and his family for a short interview.

By Petrolicious Productions / 14 November 2012
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Ver Jumamoy has an addiction: vintage Toyotas. Fortunately, he has a wife and family who are very supportive of his addiction. We recently dropped by his home in a gorgeous location near Napa, California to meet Ver and his cars. What a morning well spent! Click through to see our Mark II photoshoot and read Ver's interview.

By Petrolicious Productions / 05 November 2012

John's garage has been home to some of the the finest pedigrees. We look back at one of his favorite specimens the 1961 Ferrari 250 SWB.

Enjoy our Petrolicious photography of this iconic car.

By Petrolicious Productions / 05 November 2012
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Jay Javetz not only followed his family footsteps in the meat processing industry, he inherited their passion for classic cars and racing. A regular on the historic circuits, Jay doesn’t skip a beat. He’s always ready to hit the track in his original Porsche 914/6, with seconds to spare. Take a tour with Jay as he tells us all about his induction into racing and his amazing ride.

By Petrolicious Productions / 30 October 2012

Whether he's beating last year's IRR at his hedge fund by day or waxing poetic over some single malt on the evening's theatrical performance, Aaron always has one thing on his mind: jumping into his Duetto to get out of Manhattan and reuniting with his surfboard in Montauk.

By Petrolicious Productions / 22 October 2012

Our good friend and man of many talents Saam Gabbay explores the awkward beauty of the first generation BMW M Coupe in downtown Los Angeles.

If you also have a photo spread or story you’d like us to publish, please write us at info@petrolicious.com.

By Petrolicious Productions / 15 October 2012

Yesterday we shared a Quick Take featuring Italian photographer Matteo Ferrari and his Automotive Monogamy photography project. Since there are so many great pairings of Automotive Monogamy photographs, we're excited to share even more of them today. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

By Petrolicious Productions / 10 October 2012

Matteo Ferrari is a fashion photographer who has been traveling all over the world from the time he was a child. He is now based in Milan, but his love for cars and surfing takes him to many countries; all he needs to get himself moving are long waves and interesting automobiles. Read a Quick Take on him and view some photos from his Automotive Monogamy project.

By Petrolicious Productions / 09 October 2012

Dee and Wayne love British cars. They travel to different parts of the United States to participate in vintage car rallies. Together, they helped organize the San Diego British Car Day. Click through to read a Petrolicious Quick Take with the Johnsons and their beloved vehicle.

By Petrolicious Productions / 03 October 2012
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The Kassabians are a family of serious Mercedes-Benz collectors.  It’s rather peculiar then that their son Gerard, a successful lawyer and devoted son, in a spark of rebellion fell in love with a 1971 Datsun 240Z Series I.

By Petrolicious Productions / 27 September 2012

Cody Anderson grew up in a family of die-hard American muscle devotees in Scottsdale, Arizona and is a recent transplant to Los Angeles.  We ask him Ten Important Questions about his prized ride: a 1968 Ford Mustang.