01Autobooks-Aerobooks: More Horsepower for Your Bookshelf
Burbank’s specialist bookstore brings car people, aviation fans and authors together. Dean Kirkland has three signings and a memorable garage invitation to prove it.
The latest reads
Cars, people and stories.
A closer look at the collector world.
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02Monterey 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.
03SEMA 2026: Where the Aftermarket Gets to Work
A preview of November 3–6 in Las Vegas: craftsmanship, new equipment, expected guests and the useful ideas hiding behind the horsepower.
04The Big-Hearted Birds: Ford Thunderbird, 1960–1966
From the last Squarebird through the Bullet and Flair generations, Ford’s larger Thunderbirds made personal luxury look gloriously confident. A 1964 convertible is a particularly persuasive reminder that a car can have four seats, real presence and absolutely no interest in apologizing for either.
05Porsche 917: The Car That Made Le Mans Look Like a Movie
Before Steve McQueen made the Gulf number 20 a screen icon, Porsche had to turn a terrifyingly fast idea into a race winner. The 917’s story runs from an audacious 1969 gamble to Le Mans glory, wild liveries and the turbocharged excess of Can-Am.
06Hot Wheels Collectors Are Driving a Real Car Market of Their Own
For years, Hot Wheels collecting looked like a harmless aisle-side habit: a kid asking for one more $1.25 car while Dad quietly slipped a ’69 Camaro into the cart for “the boy.” Sure, Dad. We’ve all seen this movie. I still have the very first Hot Wheels car I ever owned: a 1967 Camaro my best friend gave me when I was five. At some point, I set it on a furnace and melted the wheels. All four had flat spots afterward, which would later turn out to be useful proof of ownership.
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
Fifty Years With a 1965 Shelby GT350
In 1976, the used-car lot was crowded with ordinary family sedans, tired pickup trucks, and a few aging muscle cars that nobody considered collectible. Sitting near the back was a Wimbledon White 1965 Shelby GT350 with Guardsman Blue stripes.
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.
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.
Spend some time with Barnaby →The film & story archive
Nine selections from the collection.