Car design 101 free online

The Petersen Museum in Los Angeles has teamed up with education specialist Yellowbrick to offer a free online taster course in vehicle design, with input from some of the industry’s biggest names ‘Auto Design & Sketching’ is open to anyone over 13 and features contributions from the likes of Franz von Holzhausen (Tesla), Ralph Gilles (Stellantis), Christine Feuell (Chrysler), Francesc Arenas (Hispano Suiza) and Roman Yneges (ArtCenter College of Design) There are three modules: Design Principles & History, Famous Case Studies and Let’s Draw

‘We designed this course to simplify and illuminate a path to a career in automotive design,’ said Justin Wolske, Yellowbrick’s director of partnerships and strategic initiatives ‘High-level training in this field isn’t always easily accessible, but we ’ ve removed some of those barriers by offering the programme at no cost and involving an esteemed line-up of contributors’ See yellowbrick co/autodesign

On and off and on again

Philip Porter’s motoring literary and art festival, originally slated to take place at Whittlebury Park in November 2022 but cancelled, has been rescheduled for Silverstone on 2-3 December Modelled on the famous literary festivals at Cheltenham and Hay, it will be based at Silverstone’s Wing building and Grand Prix paddock, and will be devoted to motoring books, art, magazines and automobilia, with a wealth of guest speakers promised

HERO-ERA has announced the winners of its two major 2022 titles The HERO Cup for the year ’ s top driver was finally won by five-time runner-up Stephen Owens, while Pete Johnson took the Golden Roamer Award for the top navigator of 2022 The latter award went down to the wire and was not settled until John O’Groats on Le Jog, when Johnson just pipped Henry Carr

Hot rodding’s hottest

The Grand National Roadster Show has revealed its Hall of Fame inductees for 2023 Taking place at at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, on 3 February, the hot rod show will honour Jack Stratton, Dave Shuten and Rat Fink creator Ed ‘Big Daddy’ Roth (pictured). See rodshows.com/ grand-national for more.

Bluebird fettlers

The Ruskin Museum and WEC Group have agreed a partnership for the ongoing maintenance of Bluebird K7. The tie-in will offer WEC’s supervised apprentices access to the craft. The museum has also acquired a third Orpheus jet engine – this time from a Folland Gnat – for Donald Campbell’s hydroplane.

Carmel celebrations

This year ’ s special classes for the 20th anniversary of The Quail, a Motorsports Gathering on 18 August have been announced. It will honour the Porsche 959 and Bentley R-Type, plus the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Porsche Carrera RS. There will also be a special ‘Eyes on Giugiaro’ group promising prototypes, one-offs and production cars, all penned by famed father and son Giorgetto and Fabrizio Giugiaro. Other 2023 Peninsula Signature Events at the Quail Lodge & Golf Club in Carmel are The Quail Ride (5 May), The Quail Motorcycle Gathering (6 May) and The Quail Rally (14-16 August).

Baby

Buggy Bugatti and the Little Car Company have launched a limited-edition Bugatti Baby II exclusively for owners of the Mistral roadster, the last road Bugatti with a W16 The latest iteration of the 75% scale Type 35 costs €80,000 plus taxes and shipping See bugattibabycom

Michelotti remembered Key themes at the 2023 Concours d’Elégance Suisse will be Delage and Giovanni Michelotti. The event takes place at Château de Coppet on 16-18 June and will also celebrate Lamborghini at 60 and Porsche at 75. For more, see concoursdelegancesuisse.com.