You’ve probably heard about the ‘2022 everything crash’ but the pre-owned market for vintage cars didn’t get the memo. And it’s worse than you think. Or better, depending on your point of view. The insanity has reached new levels with this 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Coupé, which just sold for $142 million. Yup. 142. Million. … More The most expensive car in the history of the world
This year’s Cronoscalata will start from Linguaglossa, a small town at the foot of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy and will feature a plethora of jaw-dropping classics and racers. Cronoscalata is the combination of the words ‘crono’ – as in ‘stopwatch’ – and ‘scalata’, Italian for ‘climb’, and as the name suggets, the race starts … More The ultimate regularity rally at the foot of Mount Etna, introducing the 2022 ‘Cronoscalata’
I’ve actually just realised that we’d basically never seen the new Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 ‘in the wild’. So far, we’d seen the press pictures, we’d seen pictures on social media from car events where the Countach was present, but we’d never seen it on the road. Until now. Earlier this week, Lambo took one … More The Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 looks a lot better on the road than it does at a car show
In 1962, Morgan won the 2.0-litre class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and now they’ve built a new car to mark the occasion for the 60th anniversary of the victory. It’s based on the Plus Four and dubbed the ‘LM62’, limited to 62 units, obviously, and available both in right- or left-hand drive. … More 60 years ago, Morgan won Le Mans, and now they’ve built a car to celebrate
There’s a lot of controversy surrounding the idea of an ‘elektromod’, a classic car with a brand-new electric powertrain, and the way I see it, there are a couple of obvious advantages and a couple of equally obvious drawbacks. By installing an electric powertrain in lieu of the existing ICE, you’re clearly diluting the spiritual … More Unpopular opinion: The Hyundai Grandeur is beautiful
One of the best-looking modern 911s ever, built under commission for Paolo Barilla, former racing driver and VP of the Barilla company (the one that makes pasta). This 911 992 GT3 draws its inspiration from the 1985 Porsche 956 that won Le Mans with Barilla at the wheel. It was designed by the Porsche Exclusive … More Check out this beautiful 922 GT3, inspired by a Le Mans-winning 956 is
*Ok, it’s not actually called the Lizard. Well, it is. Just not the English word for it. Bear with me. Introduced in Los Angeles in 84, this odd-looking thing is called the Bertone Ramarro which is the second weird thing about it after its looks because Ramarro is Italian for “Green Lizard”. We’ve been hearing … More Meet the 1984 Chevy Corvette Bertone “Lizard”*
Widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time, if not the greatest of all, there’s not a lot that hasn’t been said about Senna. So I’m just taking five minutes of your time to celebrate what would’ve been his 59th birthday and to share a picture of the McLaren Senna, … More Senna 59 _ Ayrton & Mclaren
Everybody knows this story. If you’re thinking about writing a book about motoring, and if you decide to title it “Automotive Tales”, this would definitely be the first chapter. Let’s cut to the quick. The GT40 was the result of Henry (II) Ford’s anger. Ford was livid with rage because Ferrari had bailed out on … More Ford GT40: Hatred-Fuelled Victory_
In their February 1979 issue, Road & Track staff published an article about this one-off 4-door Corvette and the author of the article, a Thos Bryant, began by asking the reader this question: “Blasphemy or brilliance?” Good question, even today. First of all, I said one-off but it wasn’t a one-off. California Custom Coach, that’s … More Corvette America_
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