[nggallery id=2463 template=customlinks] The Mini Remastered from David Brown Automotive – a new bespoke Mini from the makers of the Speedback GT – gets its UK debut at the London Motor Show. David Brown Automotive delivered a 21st take on the Aston Martin DB5 – the David Brown Speedback GT – in 2014, and two […]
‘Brand New’ 1996 Mercedes SL 500 heading for Coys Spring Classics
Coys Spring Classics auction this month features a 1996 Mercedes SL 500 which was parked up in London when its keys were lost and has done just 80 miles. Classic car auctions often throw up interesting stories when the background of cars on offer are revealed, and this 1996 Mercedes SL 500 (R129) – not […]
Mini Remastered by David Brown Automotive is the Mini MINI isn’t – at a price (+ video)
[nggallery id=2463 template=customlinks] David Brown Automotive has revealed its Project 2 as the Mini Remastered, a recreation of the iconic 1960s Mini at a price north of £50,000. We love what David Brown Automotive (DBA) has done with the Speedback GT, a recreation of the Aston Martin DB5 but one fit for the 21st century. […]
Jaguar E-Type REBORN as Jaguar Classic delivers restored E-Types from £285,000
Jaguar Classic is going in to the restoration business with an initial run of 10 Jaguar E-Types costing from £285,000. Debuts at Techno Classica. Last month, Land Rover Classics revealed they were busy bringing Range Rover Classics back to life, after 2015’s venture in to bringing 25 Series I Land Rovers back to life was […]
Porsche 959 ‘Speedster’ hoping for £1.3 million at Coys Techno Classica auction
A one-off Porsche 959 Speedster is heading for Coys Techno Classica auction at Essen next month, where it has an estimate of up to £1.3 million. Techno Classica is probably the world’s biggest classic car event, held each year in Essen in Germany and attracting huge numbers, displaying seemingly endless classic car goodies and showcasing […]
More than 50 Jaguar XJ220s heading for a record-breaking XJ220 parade at Silverstone
Silverstone Classic are plotting a world record meeting of the Jaguar XJ220, aiming for more than 50 examples of Jaguar’s Classic Hypercar to be on show. The Silverstone Classic Event, held every summer at the Silverstone track, has managed in recent years to garner a bit of a reputation for gathering together large numbers of […]
1967 Austin-Healey 3000 MKIII – the LAST Big Healey off the production line – up for auction
The very last Austin-Healey 3000 MKIII to leave the production line in December 1967 is up for grabs at the Classic Car Auction with an estimate of £75-90,000. The Austin Healey 3000 arrived in 1959, and by 1967 when production ended it had turned in to the Austin-Healey 3000 MKIII with a 3.0 litre engine, big SUs and […]
‘Brand New’ 2009 Ford Focus RS expected to fetch MORE than a new Focus RS
A 2009 Ford Focus RS with just 45 miles from new is heading for auction with a pre-sale estimate of £32-36k, as much as a brand new 2017 Focus RS. The last Ford Focus RS was a cracking car, and in many ways more fun than the latest iteration of the fast Ford thanks to […]
THIS is the Range Rover Velar – in all its glory
[nggallery id=2446 template=customlinks] This is the original 1969 Range Rover Velar – one of six prototypes of the original Range Rover – which spawned the entire Range Rover family. The world is about to meet the new Range Rover Velar at the Geneva Motor Show in a week or so, but it owes its existence […]
1957 Jaguar XKSS should fetch £14 million at auction – and that’s a bargain
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 […]