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Rediscovered after 70 Years: Opel Kadett Roadster

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:08:59 +0200

With an automotive history spanning 110 years, Opel is one of the most tradition-rich brands in the industry. Over so many years, some developments are forgotten along the way and reappear again much later down the road. As the company prepares the start of the 10th compact class generation with the new Astra, pictur...

Jaguar Heritage Museum re-launched

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:45:29 +0200

The famous Jaguar museum in Coventry has been re-launched. This follows the renaming of the Trust that owns it and the reopening of the famous gates on Browns Lane to the public.The Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust (“JDHT”), founded in 1983 as an independent educational charity, has been restructured and...

75 Years of BMW Roadsters

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:54:35 +0200

The style has changed, but not the content: \"Many German motorists see motoring not just as a comfortable and fast means of transport, but also as a sporting activity. These are people who, once they see an aerodynamic car body with a long and sleek engine compartment, as well as a speedometer extending all the way to...

Bug and Spider unearthed in Berkshire Garage

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:52:55 +0100

A 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 Lancia Aurelia B24 Spider America things take on a different comp...

Ferrari 250 TR expected to break records at RM's Maranello auction

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:35:52 +0100

RM 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. 0714TR), when the famed Ferrari Leggenda e Passione event returns to Maranello, May 17, 2009. Held during the final ...

The most beautiful car of all time � Citro�n DS trounces top Ferraris, Jaguars and Lamborghinis

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:36:19 +0100

What’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. That was the verdict when Classic & Sports Car magazine polled a jury ...

Jaguar D Type pays tribute to Mike Hawthorn

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:57:04 +0100

The 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. Police closed off streets in the town centre so that more than 70 racing and sports cars worth an estimate...

Celebrating 60 Years of Bentley Racing at Silverstone

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:40:31 +0100

The 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’s first Silverstone race meeting – honouring a co...

1949 to 1965: Eligible Years for the 2009 Le Mans Legend

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:38:29 +0100

The 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. This great historic event, on 13th June 2009, will be for cars built between 1949 and 1965. The Le Mans Legend race is run on the full 8.5-...

Race Retro 2009 marvels at fifty years of Racing Minis

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:10:28 +0100

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 victor...

Historic Motor Racing Experts take on Allard Restoration Project at Race Retro 2009

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:08:09 +0100

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...

Original Lamborghini Miura Turin Salon Chassis found!

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:34:38 +0100

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 based collectors.The iconic show chassis had been stored for...

World's best Classic Cars on show at Mercedes-Benz World

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:31:31 +0200

The 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 centre in Weybridge, Surrey. The sensational line-up ...

Kimi Raikkonen has lost 200,000 euros Corvette

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:57:37 +0200

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...

104-year old limbers up at motorsports festival 4,000 mile trip beckons for early road pioneer

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:39:05 +0200

A 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, Hagerty International.The 1904 Oldsmobile horseless carriag...