Hammer To Come Down On Twenty Star Lots
With The London Classic Car Show putting the spotlight on Ferrari – and former Ferrari F1 and sportscar driver Jacky Ickx opening the new HMI show at noon on Thursday – it is fitting that a scarlet Ferrari tops the Coys bill
Packed Show Set To Be A Classic For The Capital
February 20, 2017 Comments Off on Packed Show Set To Be A Classic For The Capital
Among the latest to be confirmed are a clutch of rare Aston Martins, the ‘Holy Trinity’ – hypercars from Ferrari, Porsche and McLaren – and a unique mobile cinema built in the late 1960s by the Ministry of Technology
Continue reading …Dario Franchitti Races To Join Motorsport Royalty At Classic Gala Opening
February 15, 2017 Comments Off on Dario Franchitti Races To Join Motorsport Royalty At Classic Gala Opening
Scottish-born Franchitti, who also won the Daytona 24 Hours in a long and highly successful career, will join four other round-the-clock race winners in a unique celebration of classic motorsport at the show
Continue reading …TV’s Quentin Willson chooses four sleeper classics
February 10, 2017 Comments Off on TV’s Quentin Willson chooses four sleeper classics
Quentin, a household name from TV shows such as BBC Top Gear, The Car’s the Star and The Classic Car Show, owns a fleet of classics many of which he has restored with forensic attention to period detail
Continue reading …Famous Faces Join The Classic Debate
February 8, 2016 Comments Off on Famous Faces Join The Classic Debate
ow Kidd and Perry will be teaming up and maximising their automotive knowledge as key members of a high-profile panel trying to solve the long-running conundrum
Continue reading …Buyers Wanted For Rare And One-Off Specials At The Capital’s Classic Showcase
February 5, 2016 Comments Off on Buyers Wanted For Rare And One-Off Specials At The Capital’s Classic Showcase
A one-off Ferrari estate, a Mercedes SL that blends classic looks with modern performance and a GT40 that costs £100,000 rather than $11m… these are just three of the mouth-watering attractions promised by top specialist dealers at the London Classic Car Show, which opens in little over a week (18-21 February).
Continue reading …Which Country Really Makes The World’s Finest Cars?
February 2, 2016 Comments Off on Which Country Really Makes The World’s Finest Cars?
Ten truly iconic and evocative cars have been selected to represent each of the American, British, French, German, Italian and Japanese automotive industries
Continue reading …The Italian Job Lamborghini Classic Six Nations Shootout
January 20, 2016 Comments Off on The Italian Job Lamborghini Classic Six Nations Shootout
The Miura, chassis number 3586, is the actual car used in the opening scene to 1969’s The Italian Jobfilm. Although apparently written off in an Alpine tunnel, the car in fact was undamaged and sold to a customer after filming
Continue reading …Historic E-Type Tops H&H Classics Offering At London Classic Car Show
January 18, 2016 Comments Off on Historic E-Type Tops H&H Classics Offering At London Classic Car Show
The E-Type 9VPD coming to the London Classic Car Show has an interesting history. After a careful comprehensive work the re-born ‘9VPD’ returned to the track for the July 2005 Silverstone Classic Festival
Continue reading …Salute To The ‘Greatest Car Of The 20th Century’
January 6, 2016 Comments Off on Salute To The ‘Greatest Car Of The 20th Century’
Produced between 1992 and 1998, just 106 examples were built. Of that figure a mere 64 were standard road cars, so there’s only a remote chance of seeing one in the flesh
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