Classic restomod experts Tolman have worked their magic on a 1968 Mini Cooper S, with more power and modern tech. We already know that Tolman does a great restomod job having seen what they are doing with the Peugeot 205 GTI, still an ongoing project with four cars currently in build. But Tolman doesn’t just deliver […]
Classic Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow gets 400bhp ELECTRIC conversion
Evice, a ‘British specialist in heritage remastering’ has created an electric Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow boasting a restomod and 400bhp. Restomods and EV conversions of classic cars are a growing part of the car landscape and, as we’ve said before, if the restomod is tasteful and the car being converted to an EV isn’t defined by […]
Rare Ford RS200 S expected to fetch up to £350,000
A rare Ford RS200 S – Ford’s 19080s Group B Rally Special – in ‘Ferrari Red’ is up for auction and expected to make £350,000. We’ve become used to seeing what were considered almost prosaic fast Fords until quite recently going for silly money, especially Cosworth and RS versions of 1980s models fetching six figures. […]
Mazda MX-5 Electric joins Electrogenic’s ‘Drop-in’ EV Conversion offerings
Electrogenic – purveyors of EV conversion kits for classic cars – launch a drop-in EV conversion for the early Mazda MX-5. Many of us are on the fence about converting classic cars to EVs. Some see it as the answer to making classics future-proof, but just as many feel it destroys a classic. This includes […]
Jaguar E-Type goes back in to PRODUCTION 50 years on
Jaguar Classic has built two Jaguar E-Type Roadsters from scratch for a client, 50 years after E-Type production ended. Whatever you think about Jaguar’s decision to stop producing all its cars a year before the new wave of electric Jaguars is ready for the market, it’s good to see Jaguar can still build ICE cars […]
AC Ace RETURNS with 300bhp Ford Focus ST power – but it’s not cheap
AC Cars Classics division reveals a new AC Ace that looks much like the original but with a new powertrain and underpinnings. Ask almost anyone what they know about AC Cars and the answer will almost certainly be the AC Cobra and nothing else. But the AC Cobra—recently recreated by AC—had an immediate predecessor in […]
Henry Ford II’s Ford Escort RS2000 up for grabs
A MK2 Ford Escort RS2000, built for the personal use of Henry Ford II, is up for grabs with a guide price of £50,000 to £60,000. It’s not long ago that fast Fords from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s headed for the scrapyard as you couldn’t give them away. But things have changed. No longer […]
Ford RS200 REBORN as it hits 40 – with Ford ‘Continuation’ models to come
The iconic Ford RS200 will be reborn as it hits 40 by Boreham Motorworks, with a limited run backed by Ford. There’s increasing love in the classic car world for Fords, especially fast Fords, with Cosworth models in particular fetching mad money, and even early RS models notching up six-figure values. There’s also a big […]
Volvo P1800 GT by Cyan Racing – a practically perfect Restomod
Cyan Racing is back with a new version of their Volvo P1800 – The Volvo P1800 GT – promising a more road-focused experience. The Volvo P1800 – perhaps still best known as Simon Templar’s car of choice in The Saint – is a timeless classic car with proportions that remain elegant and desirable more than […]
Range Rover Safari by Lunaz is an electric Range Rover Convertible
Lunaz, purveyors of classic car EV conversions, have created an electric Range Rover Safari with a 375bhp electric powertrain. Whatever your take is on converting classic cars to EVs, there’s no doubt specialists Lunaz have created some very interesting classic EVs, including an Aston Martin DB6, Range Rover Classic, Bentley S2 Continental and more, even […]