The phrase "car tour" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to a sightseeing trip or excursion that is done in a car. Example: "We decided to go on a car tour of the countryside, taking in the picturesque landscapes and quaint towns along the way."
Classic Travelling (0845 230 1678; classictravelling.com) has a six-day Lake Garda & Stelvio Pass self-drive classic car tour.
Visitors can take in the roughly 800-acre site on a self-guided, 3.2-mile-long car tour.
People who spot one of the cars -- they wear decals identifying them as part of Ford's American Dream Car Tour -- can register to win one.
It felt a little like the scene in Woody Allen's "Hannah and Her Sisters," in which Sam Waterston, playing an architect, gives Dianne Wiest and Carrie Fisher a car tour of his favorite Manhattan buildings.
Between finding the left turn that might lead to a historic village and reciting the guidebook entry about the church you passed five miles ago, a car tour can be less than relaxing.
One of them is Cherrie Schollum, who on the Friday – our first full day in Hawke's Bay – picks us up in what she describes as a "luxury gangster" 1939 Packard for a vintage car tour of Napier's most impressive buildings.
"I also went on a few very long car tours that today I'd think twice about," he said.
Nearer to home Classic Car Tours (01355 260422; classic-car-tours.com) offers a six-day Grand Tour of Scotland; the price of £899 per person includes accommodation, guide and all meals.
Classic car tours If classic American motors are your thing then Blacktop Candys (001 919 439 8733; blacktopcandys.com) has a fleet of old-school rides – including a 1967 Camaro and a 1955 Chevy Bel Air – to take you on Route 66 in style.
Karst Plateau Travel (84-91-545-8668; [email protected] the company run by Hoang Tuan Anh, who arranges car tours leaving either from Hanoi or Ha Giang town and can be booked to lead them himself — a special treat since he's a native of the area and knows it well.
For households with access to both garage and street parking, those who use the handy street parking tend to make more car tours than those who do not.
