Aston Martin and Bond franchise owners EON Productions are creating 25 James Bond DB5 Continuation cars, including gadgets, at £3.3 million each. Almost two years ago, Aston Martin decided to cash-in on its history by announcing it was building 25 ‘continuation’ models of perhaps its most special car ever – the Aston Martin DB4 GT. […]
Paul McCartney’s 1965 Mini Cooper S DeVille up for grabs
A 1965 Mini Cooper S DeVille by Radford is hitting the auction block in the US, the second of the four ‘Beatle Minis’ to be offered for sale in the last year. When Brian Epstein, the Beatles’ manager, wanted to say a special thank you to the Fab Four, he bought them each a special customised […]
Is this the BEST Jaguar E-Type V12 Series 3 EVER? Or is it sacrilege?
Jaguar E-Type specialist E-Type UK has created what could be the ultimate Series 3 V12 E-Type, with a stunning ‘RestoMod’. But is the restoration actually sacrilege? The Classic Car world is a funny old place, populated by enthusiasts for every classic marque you can remember, enthusiasts with bank balances which range from the hand-to-mouth to […]
Autonomous Mustang ‘Drunk Drive’ at Goodwood WASN’T a disaster
The autonomous 1965 Ford Mustang’s drive up the Goodwood Hillclimb at the Festival of Speed looked to be a bit of a disaster, but it really wasn’t. Last week we reported an autonomous 1965 Ford Mustang was going to hit the Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb to prove that modern technology can be applied to classic […]
Coops Classic Car Show in Surrey – a great example of ‘Grass Roots’ Classics
The Coops Classic Car Show, an annual event at the Morden Fun day in Surrey, is proof positive that grass roots classic cars have a big following. Classic Cars have become the preserve of the rich as classic prices head in to the stratosphere. Or so the received wisdom would have you believe. But the […]
1965 Ford Mustang heading up the Goodwood Hillclimb – AUTONOMOUSLY
Classic American Muscle meets the future as a 1965 Ford Mustang, prepared by Siemens, hits the Goodwood Festival of Speed to take the hillclimb autonomously. You’ll find everything you can think of that matters in the car world at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, spanning just about the whole history of motoring too, with modern […]
It’s another ‘£100k PLUS’ Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
A 1987 Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth with just 11,000 miles is heading for Silverstone Auctions in July, and is expected to fetch over £100k. It’s only five minutes ago that no one wanted a 1970s or 1980s fast Ford, with lots of Ford’s old performance models fetching peanuts. But my, how things have changed in the […]
Ferrari 250 GTO, chassis 3413 GT, up for auction with £34 MILLION estimate
A 1962 Ferrari GTO – chassis 3413 GT – is heading for auction at RM Sotheby’s Monterey sale this August with an estimate of £34 million. There were only 36 Ferrari 250 GTO models built, so one coming up for sale is a special occasion, and an opportunity to marvel at how they seem to […]
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO – S/N 4153 GT – sells for WORLD RECORD £52 Million
A Ferrari 250 GTO, S/N 4153GT, has been sold in a private sale for a world record £52 million, smashing the previous highest (know) sale price for a 250 GTO of £32 million. The Ferrari 250 GTO has been the world’s most expensive, and desirable, classic car for a very long time, with prices for […]
Aston Martin DB5 from the James Bond film Goldeneye up for grabs
Another James Bond Aston Martin DB5 is up for auction, this one the car used by Pierce Brosnan’s Bond in the opening sequence of Goldeneye in 1995. The idea that there is just one ‘James Bond Aston Martin DB5’ is rather wide of the mark, and there are quite a number of DB5s with a […]