Jaguar Land Rover launches a range of infotainment systems for Jaguars and Land Rovers (and others) offering classic looks with modern technology. We all love a classic car, and classic car owners do all they can to keep their cars as original and period as they can. But although many (if not most) classic cars […]
Paul McCartney’s 1965 Morris Mini Cooper S De Ville SELLS for £183,000
Sir Paul McCartney’s 1965 Mini Cooper S De Ville – one of four special Minis gifted to the Beatles – sells for £183,000 in auction. Last month we reported Paul McCartney’s 1965 Morris Mini Cooper S De Ville was going up for auction in the US, and expected to make over £100k. In fact, the ex-Beatle’s […]
1972 Ford Escort RS1600 expected to make OVER £60,000 at Silverstone Auctions
A 1972 Ford Escort RS1600 which has been subject to a full ground-up restoration is expected to fetch more than £60,000 in auction this month. It’s only five minutes since you couldn’t give away 1970s, ’80s and ’90s Fords – even performance Fords – but things have changed massively in a very short time Ford […]
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO #3413 sells for a WHOPPING $48.4 million
A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO – chassis 3413 – has sold at auction in Monterey for a huge $48.4 million (£37.7 million), the most expensive car ever auctioned. Back in June we reported that Ferrari 250 GTO, chassis 3413, was heading for RM Sotheby’s Monterey sale this month, and was expected to fetch around £34 million. […]
Jaguar E-Type ELECTRIC conversions direct from Jaguar Classic announced
Jaguar Classic has announced that it is offering electric conversions of the classic E-Type, following a successful on-off electric E-Type last year. When Jaguar revealed their electric E-Type last year we reckoned, despite the ‘one-off’ tag JLR attached to it, that they wouldn’t be able to resist offering electric conversions to customers in the future, […]
Ferrari 512S Modulo Concept by Pininfarina at Pebble Beach nearly 50 years on
The Ferrari 512S Modulo Concept is a Pininfarina vision which debuted at the 1970 Geneva Motor Show, and it’s back for an appearance at Pebble Beach this month. There are car concepts which are designed to preview a new car or model, and there are car concepts which are pure flights of fancy. The Ferrari 512S Modulo […]
James Bond Aston Martin DB5 ‘Continuation’ – 25 new 007 DB5s being built
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 […]