Cannonballs Deep: The Beginning


The Beginning of the 2016 Motorcycle Cannonball Endurance Rally

Motorcycle Specials #1


Martin Squires’ Grindlay-Peerless ‘Hundred Model’

World’s Most Expensive Basket Cases


Demand for blue chip motorcycles extends even to totally dismantled and incomplete examples.

Tutorial for the ‘Car Guys’: Why Bikes?


Thoughts on collecting with Stephen Cox led to thoughts on why car collectors should switch to bikes.

Selling ‘Captain America’


It's the most famous motorcycle in the world, and it's coming up for auction: the Captain American chopper from the…

A Visit to Verralls


Be prepared for a cuppa, as the friendly folks who run Verralls will always provide a comfortable moment to look at…

Prouvé, Ennui, and the Problem of Cash


Money is the root of all evil, so they say, but it certainly catches our attention. Is it the best way to cultivate…

3 Days in Paris: Retromobile 2012


Paris in February? Oui, as that's when the awesome Rétromobile show happens.

‘Paradise Lost’: Conrad Leach


British artist Conrad Leach explores speed, danger, and British identity in his exhibition at the Gauntlett Gallery in…

Ralph Lauren at the Louvre


A display of 17 fantastic cars owned by Ralph Lauren and on display at the Louvre's Design Museum begs questions of…

2011 Concorso Villa d’Este


It's small and mostly private, but the Concorso Villa d'Este is the most spectacular vintage motoring exhibit on the…

2007 Banbury Run


The Banbury run is the oldest pre-1930 motorcycle run in the world, attracting 500 machines annually, and run by the…

Legend of the Motorcycle Attire


It was an event that changed the motorcycle world; the Legend of the Motorcycle Concours d'Elegance, from 2006-2008,…

Welcome to The Vintagent!


Thoughts from 2006 on what TheVintagent is about, from its founder, Paul d'Orleans

Road Test: Sunbeam Shoot-Out!


'We are probably the only people in North America to ride three Vintage Sunbeams in a day', said James, and he was…

The Man Who Rides Them All – Alan Cathcart


He's ridden, raced, tested, and written about every important racing motorcycle for decades.

The Infernals: Fournier and Metz


The stars aligned when pioneer motormen Charles Metz and Henri Fournier founded the American motorcycle industry in…

Actually, It IS Rocket Science


Dr Robin Tuluie built fantastically successful racers that won Daytona.  He also designed F1 cars that took four World…