What does your favorite car have in common with ancient rulers, deities, and saints? It too can be immortalized in sculpture, thanks to the stone specialists at Lapicida. The English company has begun using its new computer-numeric-control stone-carving system to produce classic cars from a variety of stones. One of just three such systems in the world, the five-axis machine uses a software program, diamond-tipped drills, and a detailed 3-D model of the vehicle to produce a sculpture from a single block of mar…

For over 40 years, the month of January has brought automotive enthusiasts to Scottsdale, Ariz., for the Scottsdale Collector Car Auction Week. At the 2014 auctions, Barrett-Jackson, Gooding & Co., RM Auctions, and Bonhams were all out in full force, with stunning four-wheel works of art up for grabs and a handful of new auction records. Gooding & Co. set 12 records this year—among them the sale of six cars above the $2 million mark and 13 cars above the $1 million mark—and sold 110 of its 117 total lo…

As the head of distilling and whisky creation for Glenmorangie, Bill Lumsden has been responsible for some extraordinary single malts finished in barrels that previously held something other than whisky. He is also a fan of wines from Burgundy. On a recent trip to the Côtes du Rhône in France, the Clos de Tart Grand Cru vineyard caught his attention. While marveling at the rich wines this small vineyard produced, Lumsden noted that they had been aged in tightly grained, 3-year-old air-cured French oak barrels….

In 2012, the Aston Martin Owners Club formed AMOC Racing, an organization that holds races throughout England to provide Aston Martin owners an opportunity to compete on professional auto-racing circuits. Bolstered by the success of its first two series, AMOC Racing recently released the schedule for its 2014 race season, which again includes a stop at Brands Hatch Indy Circuit in Longfield, England—the site of Aston Martin’s 2013 Centenary Celebration and a favorite track among club racers. The 2014 series wi…

The owners of vineyards sometimes exhibit personalities every bit as faceted as their wines. Katherine Crofton Cebrian Pringle was such a person. This figure of 20th-century San Francisco society once lived in Madrid, but the Spanish Civil War forced her to return to California, where she entertained lavishly—with the help of appropriate staff. “I don’t even butter my bread,” she once said. “I consider that cooking.” She did, however, make wine: After reviving Napa Valley’s Schramsberg winery, she sold it to i…

After receiving numerous requests from clients who travel to dangerous regions of the world for business, the 6-year-old Toronto tailoring house Garrison Bespoke has developed a custom bulletproof suit, and it currently has 25 clients waiting for their custom $20,000 suits.
“We are always thinking about how we can give a man a better experience, and make him perform better,” says David Tran, the head of special projects for the company. “Over the years, men who work high-risk jobs say that when they are on ce…

In 2011, the London financiers and frequent travelers Abel Samet and Samuel Bail embarked on an obsessive 18-month search for the perfect travel bag. “Most leather bags we found were too flashy, covered in logos, or too formal to be worn outside the workplace,” says Bail. “We decided to create our ideal bag for transitioning between business travel and casual trips.”
The duo’s resulting line of leather goods, Troubadour, presents elegant bags that are meant to endure the journeys of their owners. The ina…

It may not have a 188 mph top speed like the 911 Carrera S or be as beautiful as the 918 Spyder hybrid, but the Porsche P1 has something that other models from the German carmaker can never claim: It is the very first Porsche made—ever.
While it is true that the first model under the Porsche brand was the Type 356 in 1948, the P1 was the inaugural vehicle design of the inventor and automotive engineer Ferdinand Porsche, who built this electric car in 1898, when he was just 22 years old. Now, after more than a…

The 1923 New York Yankees world-championship watch presented to George Herman “Babe” Ruth will cross the auction block on February 22 at Heritage Auctions’ Sports Platinum Night Auction in New York. Estimated to draw more than $750,000, the pocket watch is among the most important pieces of New York Yankees memorabilia in existence, according to Chris Ivy, director of sports collectibles at Heritage. The watch was awarded to Ruth, along with similar ones to all of his New York Yankees teammates, when they defe…

The all-wheel-drive Nissan GT-R has received a makeover for the 2015 model year—and a bump in starting price for the base Premium model ($101,770) and the Black Edition ($111,510). The starting price for the Track Edition remains $115,710. (Destination charges are another $1,595.) The Premium and Black editions hit dealerships this month, but the Track Edition—and an even more potent variant, the GT-R NISMO—will arrive later this year.
The 2015 models feature an updated front and rear design, including new LE…