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  • E28 BMW M5

    Since its debut at an auto show in Amsterdam back in 1984, the BMW M5 has gone on to become recognized as the pinnacle of executive sports sedans. And even after all these years, during which five generations have been launched, the M5 is still the benchmark used by rival firms when looking to enter the segment. WATCH: Hear The Koenigsegg One:1's 1,340-HP Engine Start Up And Rev: Video The M5 has changed substantially since the E28’s reveal, and BMW will be celebrating the car’s 30th this year by looking back at how it has evolved with each subsequent model. To start off the...

  • 2014 Morgan 3 Wheeler
    Morgan Celebrates Centenary With Employee Introspective: Video

    The Morgan Motor Company is either the ultimate automotive anachronism or the most relevant car company around today, depending on your view. Like Maserati, Morgan is celebrating its hundredth anniversary in 2014. Unlike that fine Italian, Morgan still makes cars that, to all intents and purposes...

  • The Ford Mustang nameplate officially turns 50 on April 17, 2014
    Help Ford Break A World Record By Signing The Mustang’s Birthday Card

    The Ford Mustang officially turns 50 on April 17, 2014 and as you may have guessed the Blue Oval has a lineup of events planned to help celebrate the anniversary. These include a repeat of the 1964 stunt where a Mustang was taken to the roof of the Empire State Building in New York, as well as two...

  • Bill Ford and the 2015 Ford Mustang
    Ford Prepares For Next Week's Mustang 50th Anniversary Celebration

    We’re just over a week away from the Mustang’s 50th birthday, and Ford is finalizing its preparations for the celebration. The Mustang officially turns 50 on April 17, and as you may have guessed Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has a lineup of events planned. These include a repeat of the...

  • Original Ford Mustang atop the Empire State Building in 1964
    Ford To Display Mustang On Empire State Building, Echo 1964 Stunt

    Visitors reaching the 86th floor of New York's Empire State Building may not get the view they expect, come April 16-17. Sure, you'll still be able to look out across the Big Apple as normal, across the myriad skyscrapers and the large green block of Central Park, but you'll also see an example of...

  • 2015 BMW M4
    BMW Bringing Special Anniversary Model To Goodwood Festival Of Speed

    BMW will present an assortment of performance vehicles at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed this June, including a special anniversary model. Unfortunately, the automaker hasn’t mentioned which anniversary it will be celebrating or the model that will form the basis for the latest special...

  • First-generation Mazda MX-5 Miata

    Mazda will display 15 significant MX-5 models at the 2014 New York Auto Show.

  • Panoz Esperante Spyder 25th Anniversary Edition
    Panoz Announces 25th Anniversary Esperante Spyder

    To celebrate its 25th birthday, American sports carmaker Panoz is launching a special 25h Anniversary Edition Esperante Spyder, with a host of unique features to differentiate it from regular Spyders. Panoz might have fallen from public view when its Le Mans program ended, but the firm still hosts...

  • 1914 Mercedes Grand Prix race car
    Mercedes To Celebrate Motorsport History At Goodwood With 1914 Grand Prix Racer

    One of the world’s most historic race cars will be rolling up to the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year, helping to celebrate the 120th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz’s motorsport endeavors. The race car is a 1914 Mercedes Grand Prix car, a trio of which claimed a one-two-three victory...

  • 1968 Ford Mustang 'Going Thing'
    1964 Pre-Production Mustang And Other Specials Head To Carlisle Ford Nationals

    Ford is gearing up for the Mustang’s 50th anniversary on April 17 but the celebrations won’t be limited to events run by the Blue Oval. This year’s Carlisle Ford Nationals, taking place in Carlisle, Pennsylvania from June 6-8, will also be celebrating the milestone and will...

  • Williams marks 20th anniversary of the death of Ayrton Senna
    Williams F1 Car To Feature 20th Anniversary Ayrton Senna Logo

    This year is the 20th since the death of Formula One racing legend Ayrton Senna, and to mark the occasion British team Williams will run a special logo on its car throughout the 2014 season. Since Senna’s death at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix in Italy, Williams has placed the iconic Senna...

  • Ford Celebrates 80th Anniversary Of Australian 'Ute' Pickups
    Ford Celebrates 80th Anniversary Of Australian 'Ute'

    Just as the U.S. is known for its pickup trucks, Australia is known for its "utes"--and Ford is celebrating the 80th anniversary of the concept in the country this year. Like America's pickup boom, utes came about through necessity. MUST SEE: The Story Behind The World's Fastest Nissan GT-R: Video...

  • Maserati - A Century Of History

    Maserati turns 100 this year and has a whole list of events planned to mark the milestone. The biggest event will be an official Maserati gathering in Modena in mid-September, but if you can’t make it over to Italy you can still take part in the celebrations with a new book that charts the history of the trident brand. DON'T MISS: 2015 Subaru WRX, STI Models Priced: WRX Gets Big Value Boost The book, Maserati - A Century Of History, is available via the automaker’s online store and is filled with articles from top journalists as well as photos, some of which have never been...

  • Jay Leno and three generations of the Mazda MX-5 Miata
    Jay Leno Looks Back At 25 Years Of The Mazda MX-5 Miata: Video

    The Mazda MX-5 Miata sports car has just turned 25, and Mazda is gearing up for a whole year of celebrations that will culminate with the unveiling of a fourth-generation model, the ND, sometime in the near future. Car aficionado and an MX-5 owner himself Jay Leno decided to host his own...

  • First-gen Mazda MX-5 Miata, launched in 1989
    Mazda Celebrates 25 Years Of The MX-5 Miata: Video

    On February 9, 1989, the world was introduced to the very first generation of Mazda’s MX-5 Miata convertible sports car at the Chicago Auto Show. That first MX-5, the NA, then went on to win rave reviews from many of the top magazines and would eventually spawn two successors. Now, a fourth...

  • Volkswagen Beetle Celebrates Its 65th Year In The U.S.
    Volkswagen Beetle Celebrates 65th Year In The U.S.

    There are few shapes more recognizable than the profile of Volkswagen's most famous vehicle. If you were to ask a hundred people who knew nothing about cars to pick one out in a lineup, few would get it wrong. Aside from its charm and unique shape, one of the factors in the Beetle's impact is its...

  • 50th Anniversary CSX7000 Continuation Shelby 289 FIA Cobra
    Shelby Celebrates 50 Years Of The 289 FIA Cobra With Continuation Series

    It was 50 years ago that Shelby American introduced the FIA version of the small block Cobra, the 289 FIA Cobra, which would eventually go to compete alongside the likes of Aston Martin and Jaguar in the World Manufacturers Championship. Now, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the car, Shelby...

  • Mopar's 50th Anniversary logo for the Hemi V-8 engine
    Mopar Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of The HEMI V-8 This Year

    The HEMI badge is one of the most iconic in American automobile history, and 2014 marks the 50th year since it first appeared. Throughout this year, Mopar--Chrysler's service, parts and customer care brand--will celebrate the HEMI's anniversary, with a new badge, special merchandise and events...

  • Maserati's centennial logo

    Get ready to spend the next year wishing Maserati a happy birthday--as the Italian automaker enters its hundredth year in business this December. The company was officially founded on December 1, 1914, starting operations on December 14, 1914. That makes December 2013 the start of its hundredth year, and for the next twelve months, the historic marque will host celebrations all around the world. MUST SEE: Fast And Furious 7 In Jeopardy Following Paul Walker's Death There's plenty to celebrate: Maserati's history is long and illustrious, even when compared to fellow domestic marques like Alfa...

  • 2014 Volkswagen Touareg X
    Upmarket Volkswagen Touareg X Special Edition Lands In U.S.

    The Volkswagen Touareg SUV has been in production for more than 10 years now, and to celebrate the German automaker launched a special edition ‘Touareg X’ at the Paris Auto Show last year. This special edition Touareg X has finally landed in the U.S., and is priced from $56,170. Only...

  • Replica of the Ford Mustang’s stand at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York
    Ford Reveals Plans For Mustang’s 50th Anniversary Celebration

    Ford’s Mustang officially turns 50 on April 17, 2014 and as you may have expected the Blue Oval has a lineup of events planned to help celebrate the anniversary. It won’t be when the covers come off the new 2015 Mustang, as the sixth-generation car is set for a reveal on December 5...

  • 2014 Pirelli Calendar shot by Helmut Newton
    2014 Pirelli Calendar Rolls Back To 1986

    Pirelli may be best known for the round, black things you put on your car, but the brand is also well-known for its annual Pirelli Calendar series. Now in its 50th year, the 2014 Pirelli Calendar has gone a slightly different direction--by resurrecting an unused set of photographs from 1986. The...

  • Saleen 620 Camaro
    Saleen Announces 30th Anniversary SA-30 Models

    Steve Saleen will celebrate 30 years in the tuning business with limited-edition Camaros, Challengers, and Mustangs.

  • 2014 Dodge 100th Anniversary Editions
    Dodge Reveals Charger And Challenger 100th Anniversary Editions

    Special-edition Dodges celebrate the brand's centennial.

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