While we're all at the greatest single day car event in the world, we hear some people decided there's something going on on our nation's left coast. Whatever. The Pininfarina Hyperion a Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe with a coachbuilt body has been unveiled at the Pebble Beach Concours . Its owner, Roland Hall, for whom the regular $412,000 car wasnt exclusive enough, has dedicated the Hyperion to the late Andrea Pininfarina, who designed the custom carbon fiber body.  read more »

Like every car nut, I've dreamed of owning a Ferrari for almost as long as I've been an automotive enthusiast. Ferrari's have long represented the ultimate expression of four-wheeled passion because of their design, limited availability, leading-edge performance and strong racing heritage. So why has my desire to own a Ferrari faded like so much oxidized Rosso paint?  read more »

You know who we don't spend enough time talking about? Max Hoffman. Max Hoffman? Yeah buddy, Max Hoffman. Those of you with steel trap memories will remember that Hoffman was the guy who convinced Mercedes-Benz to build and import the 300 SL, a car we all agree is six degrees of triple-rad. Hoffman also had Frank Lloyd Wright design him both a home and a Jaguar dealership in Manhattan and he's responsible for bringing the Porsche 356 Speedster to American soil. The BMW 507, too. What a guy.  read more »

(from Shelby Distribution Press Release) Carroll Shelby Takes Delivery of Superformance-Built Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe . Irvine, CA - On Monday, April 21, Shelby Distribution USA presented automotive legend Carroll Shelby with a custom Superformance Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe . This unique gift was made possible by Amy Boylan and the team at Shelby Automobiles in Las Vegas and Lance Stander and the employees at Shelby Distribution USA in Irvine, CA. It was fantastic to have the opportunity to honor Carroll Shelby with this special car, said Stander. We hope he enjoys driving it as much as we enjoyed giving it to him.  read more »

The three year old Nissan Note now taking new face, Nissan Motor Co. announced today that the new 2008 Note compact car will reach Japan market on 16th Jan this year. The new 2008 Nissan Note will price between 1,354,500 Yen to 1,865,850 Yen (includeing consumption tax), and expectation of the sales targets is that 4,000 units per month. Since the original Nissan Notes debut in January 2005, it has garnered customer accolades for its quick acceleration, quiet and comfortable driving manner, comfortable roomy interior and convenient double-decker multi-configurable trunk.  read more »

(from Ferrari Press Release) New Ferrari California revealed: a hugely versatile, innovation-packed GT Maranello, May 13th 2008 - The first official photographs have been published of the Ferrari California, the latest addition to the new generation of Ferraris launched in 2004 with the 612 Scaglietti and added to more recently with the 430 Scuderia. The Ferrari California joins the Prancing Horse's 8-cylinder family which has always been defined by power and performance. It also flanks the flagship 612 Scaglietti in the prestige sporty Grand Tourer segment.  read more »

Today Ferrari is present at the 2008 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition with its line-up, providing a visual feast of passion for all audiences. Taking pride of place at the Ferrari stand is the 612 Scaglietti. The model is used to inaugurate the new One-to-One Personalisation Programme, which is making its debut in Asia at the 10th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. Other models on display include 430 Scuderia, an evidence of the brands tradition and ability to translate F1 technology into its production vehicles; 599 GTB Fiorano, the most high performance mid-front engined two-seater Ferrari ever produced; and F430 Spider, the classic convertible model which boasts Ferraris cutting- edge technology.  read more »

Sometimes you need to ask yourself: How bad do I need a Ferrari? Actually, in Project Car Hell, the question goes: How bad can a Ferrari project be? Either way, the problem with Ferraris is that most of them are so expensive that you're spared the torment of actually owning one... that is, until now. We've managed to round up a couple of Ferrari deals that cost less than most Fiero-based Ferrari-influenced kit cars, and one of them even comes with a bonus Lotus Esprit!  read more »