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 […]
The Late Queen’s Range Rover sells again for £133k – a £100k jump in just four months
A 2004 Range Rover once owned by the Late Queen has sold at auction for £132,75, just four months after it sold for just £33,000. Despite the L322 Range Rover now up to 20 years old, many think it’s the perfect Range Rover, modern and sophisticated enough to be a pleasure, immensely capable off-road and […]
Ferrari 250 GTO sells for £41.5 million – the highest auction price ever for a Ferrari.
Ferrari 250 GTO chassis #3765, the only 250 GTO run by Scuderia Ferrari, sells in auction for £41.5 million, a record Ferrari auction price. The world of rarified Classic Cars is as bonkers as the world of rarified art, with prices out of the reach of all but the mega-wealthy and ownership more about willy-waving […]
Look who’s just dropped at least £150k on the first electric Mini eMastered
David Brown Automotive recently revealed its first electric model – the Mini eMastered – and now its first customer takes delivery. David Brown Automotive has built a business over the last decade by creating first the Speedback as an Aston MartinDB-esque model based on the old Jaguar XKR, and more recently with restomod classic Minis […]
Aston Martin DB5 hits 60 and lines up next to the new DB12
The Aston Martin DB5 – perhaps the most famous car in the world – lines up next to the new DB12 on its 60th anniversary. The Aston Martin DB5 is the car that made Aston Martin cool, thanks mainly to its outings in a succession of James Bond films over more than half a century, […]
This is an ELECTRIC 1929 Rolls Royce Phantom II
Specialists EV conversion specialists Electrogenic has taken a 1929 Rolls Royce Phantom II and given it a new electric powertrain. EV conversion specialists Electrogenic have been making a name for themselves with some very interesting EV conversions of classic cars, from an electric Citroen DS and electric E-Type Jag to drop-in EV kits for classic […]