A 1957 Jaguar XKSS – one of just 16 built – is the first XKSS heading for auction in a decade and is expected to hit £14 million. Which makes it a real bargain. The Jaguar XKSS has been back in the news recently because Jaguar has decided to build the ‘missing’ nine XKSS’ which […]
Eagle Spyder GT officially launches as the first customer Spyder GT is completed
The Eagle Spyder GT officially joins the ranks of Eagle’s glorious Jaguar E-Type ‘Special Editions’ as the first customer Spyder GT is completed. It was in February last year that the Eagle Spyder GT was revealed, and it’s taken since then to complete the first car. But complete it is, and the first customer Eagle […]
Aston Martin follows Jaguar with the Aston Martin DB4 GT Continuation
The Aston Martin DB4 GT will live again as Aston Martin builds 25 new Lightweight continuation cars at Aston Martin works in Newport Pagnell. The Aston Martin DB4 GT is going back in to production in Newport Pagnell almost 60 years on from the original cars, with 25 new DB4 Gt Lightweights being built by […]
The glorious Jaguar XKSS reborn as Jaguar reveal the first ‘NEW’ XKSS in 60 years
The Jaguar XKSS is the latest car from Jaguar to be reborn, with nine ‘new’ XKSS being built and with a price tag of over £1 million. The first car is now complete. The Jaguar XKSS is perhaps the most desirable, and rarest, of classic Jaguars, with just 16 cars ever hitting the road after […]
1956 Le Mans-winning Jaguar D-Type sells for WORLD record $21.78 million
The Jaguar D-Type which won the 1956 Le Mans in the hands of Ecurie Ecosse has sold for a world record $21.78 million at RM’s Monterey auction. The first Jaguar D-Type to be sold in to private hands – chassis XKD 501 – has become the most expensive British car ever sold, reaching $21,78 million […]
Jaguar XJ13 will FINALLY run at Le Mans – 50 years on
The Jaguar XJ13 – a 1960s prototype mid-engined V12 Jaguar – will finally run at Le Mans, 50 years later than Jaguar had planned. The Jaguar XJ13 isn’t exactly the best known Jaguar, but that’s probably because there’s only one, and it never fulfilled what it was built for – to race at Le Mans […]
A ‘Missing’ 1961 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 Roadster up for auction at Silverstone
A very early demonstrator 1961 Jaguar E-Type – chassis #62 – is going up for auction at Silverstone after being rediscovered in Scotland. Estimate £140-170k. A barn find classic car is always a good story, trying to work out how a car potentially worth a small fortune (or even a big one) could just disappear […]
Jaguar XKSS ‘Continuation’ cars all sold out despite £1 million price tag
The plan by Jaguar to recreate the nine missing Jaguar XKSS cars and sell them for £1 million each has clearly worked, with all cars now sold. It’s only a couple of months since we learnt that the Jaguar XKSS was going back in to production after a gap of almost 60 years as Jaguar […]
1968 Aston Martin DBS in a BARN in Jersey for 30 years up for auction
A 1968 Aston Martin DBS which has sat in a barn on Jersey for the last 30 years goes up for sale at Silverstone Auctions next week with a £50-60k estimate. The last time we had the a reason to talk about the Aston Martin DBS (that’s the DBS that was the successor to the DB6, […]
Prince Philip’s 1954 Lagonda 3-litre Drophead Coupe sells for WORLD RECORD £350,000
A 1954 Aston Martin Lagonda 3.0 litre Drophead Coupe once owned by Prince Philip has been sold at auction for a world record £350,000. The world of Classic Cars is an odd one when it comes to values, and although a 1960s Aston Martin DB will cost you an arm and a leg, offerings from […]