Classic Cars
 Re-discover the Spirit of Tradition with Opel110 years after the first Opel car was built, the brand is showcasing its origins in a wide array of activities. The company’s long and rich tradition, filled with innovations, is spotlighted in the current advertising campaign. (more) |
 Drive it Day - Vauxhall Heritage Centre opens its doors!Vauxhall will be throwing open the doors of its Heritage Centre to mark the annual ‘Drive it Day’ celebration of classic motoring on Sunday, April 26 – and to mark the occasion further the event will include family entertainment and a free ... (more) |
 Race Retro’s Golden Anniversary Celebrations take a surprising turn - with a 24CT gold car!Race Retro’s celebration of three golden at anniversaries at this year’s show, held 13-15 March at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, have taken a surprising turn as auction house H&H will have a 24 carat gold painted Aston Martin on offer. (more) |
 Bug and Spider unearthed in Berkshire GarageA bug and a spider would not normally feature high-up on a petrolhead’s wish list when thinking about the contents of a dream garage. However, when the ‘wildlife’ in question turns out to be a 1929 Bugatti Type 40 Grand Sport and 1956 Lanci ... (more) |
 Ferrari 250 TR expected to break records at RM\'s Maranello auctionRM Auctions, in association with Sotheby\'s, will present one of the most historically significant and valuable Ferrari racing cars ever offered at auction, the legendary 1957 Ferrari 250 TR (chassis no. (more) |
 The most beautiful car of all time – Citroën DS trounces top Ferraris, Jaguars and LamborghinisWhat’s the most beautiful car of all time? A multi-million pound Ferrari or the curvy Jaguar E-type perhaps? No, it is now officially Citroën’s humble DS, the car most famous for saving President De Gaulle from assassination. (more) |
 Jaguar D Type pays tribute to Mike HawthornThe market town of Farnham in Surrey came to a standstill yesterday (Sunday 25/1/2009) when thousands of spectators stood in the pouring rain to remember motor racing Legend Mike Hawthorn who died 50 years ago. (more) |
 Celebrating 60 Years of Bentley Racing at SilverstoneThe Bentley Drivers Club is celebrating its 60th year of racing at Silverstone with its first ever two-day meeting, on 8-9 August 2009. Everything from Vintage Bentleys to modern-day machines will take to the track in this, the 60th anniversary of the Club&r ... (more) |
 1949 to 1965: Eligible Years for the 2009 Le Mans LegendThe eligible years for the 2009 Le Mans Legend, the historic support race organised by Motor Racing Legends on the Saturday morning of the Le Mans 24 Hours, have been announced. (more) |
| Race Retro 2009 marvels at fifty years of Racing Minis Race Retro 2009, the international historic motorsport show, will marvel the history of the racing mini as the marquee celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. Held at Stoneleigh Park from 13th to 15th March, Race Retro will feature the ex-works Mini that raced to victory in the 1967 Monte Carlo Rally as well as the victorious driver Rauno Aaltonen and a superb ... (more) |
| Historic Motor Racing Experts take on Allard Restoration Project at Race Retro 2009 A team of historic motoring racing mechanical experts will aim to restore a mid-1940s Allard L Type back to its former glory at Race Retro, held from 13th to 15th March 2009 at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry. The Allard L type four-seater tourer is chassis number 136 making it only the18th of its type to be built and one of the earliest post war Allards known to ... (more) |
 Original Lamborghini Miura Turin Salon Chassis found!43 years after its Turin Show debut the one-and-only 1965 Turin Salon Lamborghini Miura chassis, designed by chassis genius Gian Paolo Dallara, and the raging bull company\'s first-ever transverse mid-mounted V12 engine (0293) has been acquired by Los Angeles ... (more) |
 World's best Classic Cars on show at Mercedes-Benz WorldThe finest Mercedes-Benz cars from across the world will be on show at Mercedes-Benz World in September, as it hosts the Mercedes-Benz Classic Days event. Between 10am and 3pm on Saturday 6 September, over 250 vehicles will be showcased at the brand experience ... (more) |
| Kimi Raikkonen has lost 200,000 euros Corvette He has only seen it once and never driven it, but world champion Kimi Raikkonen has lost his Corvette.The Ferrari driver bought the 1974 Chevrolet, previously owned by Hollywood actor Sharon Stone, for 200,000 euros at a charity auction at Monaco two months ago.But since making the highest bid, Raikkonen, 28, has heard nothing about his car."I haven't g ... (more) |
 104-year old limbers up at motorsports festival 4,000 mile trip beckons for early road pioneerA 104 year-old car that’s to be driven nearly 4,000 miles across the USA will be making a star appearance at the Silverstone Classic motorsports festival on July 25-27, thanks to its owner, and classic and collector car insurance specialists and event sponsor, ... (more) |
 ICCCR Roma 2008: conto alla rovescia!Manca poco più di un mese all’evento storico più importante dell’anno: l’International Citroën Car Club Rally sarà presto protagonista dell’estate romana e della Città Eterna!L’ICCCR, o più semplicemente il raduno internazion ... (more) |
 Volvo's biggest car news from 1968 turns 40 - the Volvo 164After more than ten years without a six-cylinder model to offer customers, it was time in August 1968 for Volvo to unveil its 1969 model range which included a new large car for the more prestige- and luxury-oriented segments. (more) |
 Lancia Delta: a name that is a legend in motoringThe Lancia Delta was created in the autumn of 1979 and was voted Car of the Year in 1980 by a panel of motoring journalists. With its up-to-date characterful body and high-performing engine, the model represented a generation leap in terms of the overall car c ... (more) |
| 1960 Jaguar 'E2A' to star in Bonhams & Butterfields' Quail Lodge sale The unique and celebrated prototype Jaguar ‘E2A’ as driven by no fewer than four of the world’s greatest racing drivers is to be offered for the first time at auction, headlining Bonhams & Butterfields’ annual Quail Lodge sale, in California, on 15 August 2008. It is expected to fetch in excess of $7-million.Presented in wonderfully original and unspoile ... (more) |
 Record Breaking £1 million for DB4 GT at the 2008 Bonhams Aston Martin AuctionOn Saturday 17th May, Aston Martin Works Service hosted its ninth and most successful Bonhams’ Auction of Aston Martin motor cars and related automobilia. This year’s sale generated a record £4. (more) |
 James Coburn's 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder set new record at auctionOne of the cars at the RM Auctions/Sotheby’s Ferrari Legend and Passion auction, held today at the Fiorano Circuit, was a stunning 1961 Ferrari California Spyder which once belonged to actor James Coburn. (more) |
 Celebrity chef James Martin in his Maserati A6GCS at the 2008 Mille MigliaCelebrity chef and car aficionado James Martin has entered his latest addition to his car collection, a stunning Maserati A6GCS, in this year’s Mille Miglia race.James, who acquired and painstakingly restored his 1948 A6GCS (one of only 15 ever built) just a f ... (more) |
| Mille Miglia Storica 2008 The purpose of automobiles is to overcome distances and bring people together, any time, anywhere. But the days when cars were little more than an engine mounted on four wheels are long since gone. Exceptional automobiles also satisfy high expectations with respect to their performance, safety, comfort and value retention. The ideal car will combine desirabl ... (more) |
 Austrian Grand Prix winning Ferrati 250 LM joins RM's Maranello line-upWith the final countdown well underway to Sunday’s much anticipated Ferrari Leggenda e Passione auction event in Maranello, Italy, RM Auctions is delighted to announce an important inclusion to the auction line-up – a legendary, grand-prix winning 1964 F ... (more) |
| Classic Motor Show launches new DVD of the 2007 highlights The Classic Motor Show, the UK’s biggest and best classic motoring extravaganza and the place to share your passion for classic cars, has launched a new DVD featuring highlights of the 2007 show.Presented by ex-British Touring car Champion Tim Harvey, this film is a personal journey through the event taking in all of the unique features including Mike Brewer ... (more) |
 Historic Festival: HSCC in 12,000 horsepower F5000 record bidThe HSCC is aiming to put together the largest-ever grid of Formula 5000s at Brands Hatch for the 2008 Autoglym HSCC Historic Festival (June 28th and 29th). As part of the worldwide celebrations of F5000’s 40th anniversary, the Festival is hoping to see over 2 ... (more) |
 Make father's day - with historic racing at Brands HatchTickets for the Autoglym HSCC Historic Festival at Brands Hatch – June 28th and 29th – make a great gift for Father’s Day (which this year falls on June 15th). Dad’s memories of the motorsport of his youth will come flooding back, as historic Formula One cars, ... (more) |
 Audi Tradition with six cars at the Mille MigliaAUDI AG will be one of the main sponsors at the Mille Miglia for the first time. From 15 to 17 May 2008, Audi Tradition will take six historic automobiles to Brescia, where the 1,000-mile race across half of Italy starts and finishes. (more) |
 Sir Stirling Moss OBE to drive famous Jaguar DType through BradfordFamous racing and film cars from Jaguar’s Heritage collection will drive through Bradford next Thursday (April 24th) to mark the opening of the UK’s first purpose built motoring theme conference centre. (more) |
| Sir Stirling Moss OBE to drive famous racing car through Bradford Legendary motor racing driver Sir Stirling Moss is to open the first purpose built conference centre in the country to have a motoring theme.He will drive the famous Long Nose D Type Jaguar, 393 RW, which won the 12-hour race at Reims in 1956 from Bradford City Centre, to Albion Mills, Greengates Bradford on April 24th to open Speedmaster’s new centre.The ca ... (more) |
 Ford model T stars in the Design Museum TankThe car that changed the world has been installed in the famous glass 'tank' outside front of the Design Museum in London, within sight of Tower Bridge.This display of the Ford Model T by the Design Museum recognises the significance of the vehicle as the firs ... (more) |
 RM Auctions previews Ferrari sale event at Techno ClassicaRM Auctions, the world’s leading auction house and restoration facility for vintage motor cars, invites automotive press, discerning collectors and enthusiasts to join them at this year’s Techno Classica exhibition, when it gets underway in Essen later this we ... (more) |
 Historic F1 racers rev up for Brands HatchBrands Hatch will reverberate to the sounds of historic Formula One cars at the Autoglym HSCC Historic Festival on June 28th and 29th. Headlining the event, and bringing the memories flooding back to this great circuit, is the FIA Historic Formula One Champion ... (more) |
 Lancia Delta: a name which has entered international motoring historyThe Lancia Delta is born in the autumn of 1979, in 1980 it is voted "car of the year" by a jury of specialized journalists. The bodywork has a strong personality, the engine is high-performance, and the model represents a true generation leap, both in terms of ... (more) |
| The 42nd Statesman Classic & Vintage Car Rally creates history Automobile history rolled down the capital’s roads on the first Sunday of March as Chief of Army Staff General Deepak Kapoor flagged off the 42nd Statesman Vintage & Classic Car Rally 2008 from Statesman House. More then 100 vintage, classic & post-war cars travelled between Delhi and the picturesque Westin Sohna-Gurgaon Resort & Spa before retur ... (more) |
 Vauxhall Heritage Centre to open for annual classic car celebrationVauxhall will be throwing open the doors of its Heritage Centre to mark the annual ‘Drive it Day’ celebration of classic motoring on Sunday, April 20. Drive it Day is an initiative set up by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs – an umbrella body ... (more) |
 Priceless original last-of-the-line Audi quattro is stored in secret UK locationFame has returned to the sought-after original Audi quattro thanks to its starring role in the new BBC TV drama series ‘Ashes to Ashes’, set in 1980. The most priceless example of the legendary sports car that pioneered four-wheel-drive for production road car ... (more) |
 RM Auctions previews Ferrari sale event at RetromobileRM Auctions invites automotive press, discerning collectors and enthusiasts to join them at this year’s Retromobile exhibition, when it gets underway in Paris later this week. (more) |
| Rallying's big guns to thrill crowds at Race Retro Top names from the world of rallying are visiting this year’s Race Retro, the international historic motorsport show held at Stoneleigh Park from 14th to 16th March, to reminisce about the golden days of motorsport’s most gruelling discipline. (more) |
 Ex-Mussolini Alfa to headline H&H february saleA 1935 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Pescara Spyder that competed in the Mille Miglia and was once owned by Benito Mussolini will be auctioned by H&H at The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse on February 27, 2008. (more) |
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