Motoring writers, tend to maintain an abiding affection for the Trabant, that innovative yet nightmarishly unreliable people's car from the former Easter Bloc. The Trabant was quite clever in many ways,and failings are mere quirks to the Trabi faithful.

Talking library shelves instead of roads, there’d be two classics and five bestsellers per foot of shelf space. German convertibles, indefeasible SUVs, and a hodgepodge of sports cars. There’s a wide range of guys from mechanics to those with multimillion-dollar cars.

California's golden five - The Originators. When it comes to southern California car culture, two sources of inspiration have driven the scene forward for many decades, setting trends throughout the US and around the world. Rare and expensive automobiles have always received a ready welcome in the land of sun, surf and stars.