01McLaren’s Next Performance Machine Fits in a Golf Bag
Carbon fiber, carefully placed mass and two distinct design briefs: McLaren Golf gives car enthusiasts a new kind of performance equipment to consider.
The latest reads
Cars, people and stories.
A closer look at the collector world.
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02Empower Your Fitness Journey with Adaptive Workouts and Healthy Habits
Accessible movement, supportive equipment, and flexible routines can help make fitness fit your body and your day.
03The Jaguar XJ13: From Coventry to Goodwood
A 2012 trip to Goodwood with Parnelli Jones led to a memorable stop in Coventry, an encounter with Jaguar’s one-off Le Mans prototype, and a meeting with Norman Dewis the following day.
04Classic Car Storage: Give the Garage a Plan
The right storage space should fit the way you use your car. A practical guide to access, moisture, insurance and the questions worth asking before handing over the keys.
05Rolex Daytona: A Brief History of Going Fast
From a racing driver’s instrument to a collector’s obsession, the Cosmograph Daytona has covered a remarkable distance without losing its shape.
06Monterey Has Lost Its Mind. Your Garage Hasn’t Necessarily Gained a Fortune.
Monterey’s 2026 auction results were extraordinary. A closer look at the headline prices, the charity-sale asterisk and the provenance behind the money explains why a record weekend is not a valuation for every car in the garage.
Reader’s CarCars from the people
Cars from the people
who drive them.
One owner, one car, and the details that make it worth knowing. Browse the archive →
Reader Feature
1997 Buick Riviera: The Quiet Appeal of a Supercharged Coupe
A Cars-Global archive submission brings a sculpted Buick coupe—and its wonderfully specific idea of passenger comfort—back into view.
Read the story →From Barnaby’s
files.
The finds, the collections, the conversations. Films and features from the original Motorcar Society.
The Barnaby Chronicles
Watch on YouTube ↗Bentley Find of a Lifetime
An original Motorcar Society film from Barnaby’s archive. A discovery worth another look.
Archive images and films preserved in the Motorcar Society collection.Browse the archive →
Dean Kirkland on PowerTube TVFrom the screen.
From the screen.
Into the story.
Dean’s take on the cars, colors and characters that shaped automotive history.
Latest Dean’s List story
The Apollo GT: Hollywood’s Forgotten Italian-American
There was a time when Hollywood understood cars. During the 1960s, a great movie car didn’t need a committee-approved backstory, computer-generated tire smoke, or an actor explaining why the machine mattered. The car rolled into frame, the engine fired, and you understood everything you needed to know.
Enter The Dean’s List →Meet the Motorcar Society
A lifetime
around cars.
Plenty to tell.
Motorcar Society is a collector-car journal covering automotive stories, history, collecting and the people behind the cars.
Barnaby Brokaw knows the cars. He knows the people. And he knows that the best part of a collection is often the story that comes with it.
Motorcar Society brings those stories together with films, photographs and a closer look at the collector car world. From a long-stored find to a car that gets driven every weekend, there’s a place for it here.
Have a story to share? Submit your car with your name and location, its year, make and model, your story, one to ten photographs and permission to review and publish the material. Publication is not guaranteed.
Contact the editors with a story suggestion, or explore advertising and partnerships.
Spend some time with Barnaby →The film & story archive
Nine selections from the collection.
The cars. The people.
The story behind them.
Automotive films, history and conversations with Dean Kirkland. Get to the part the brochure left out.
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