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AC Cobra goes ELECTRIC – but no V8 bellow or V8 performance

July 2, 2020 By Cars UK

Photo AC Cobra Series 1 Electric

AC Cars are building an electric AC Cobra as a limited run of 58 cars, and a limited run petrol AC Cobra with a 2.3 litre Ford engine. Folklore has it that the 70mph speed limit we have on motorways is entirely the fault of AC cars after they ran an AC Cobra up the […]

Filed Under: AC News, Car News, Classic Car News Tagged With: Electric Cars

James Bond Aston Martin DB5 Continuation production starts – and all the DB5s are SOLD

May 31, 2020 By Cars UK

Photo James Bond Aston Martin DB5 Continuation production starts

Production of the James Bond Aston Martin DB5 continuation models is now underway, with first customer cars due in the second half of 2020. Last summer, Aston Martin announced it is creating 25 James Bond DB5 Continuation cars – complete with ‘gadgets’ – with each costing a not insignificant £3.3 million. Although that’s less than […]

Filed Under: Aston Martin News, Car News, Classic Car News

UNIQUE MGB GT V8 SEC up for grabs

May 19, 2020 By Cars UK

Photo MGB GT V8 SEC

An MGB GT V8 SEC, a limited edition MGB built as MGB production ended, is up for grabs and is the only such model ever made.  As iconic British sports cars – certainly those in the affordable range – go, the MGBs of the 60s and 70s are right up there as affordable and appealing […]

Filed Under: Car News, Classic Car News, MG News

There’s a new Lotus Esprit on the way – but you could have Colin Chapman’s last Lotus Esprit now

May 10, 2020 By Cars UK

Photo Colin Chapman's last Lotus Esprit up for sale

Lotus appear to be planning a new Lotus Esprit, but you could have Colin Chapman’s 1981 Lotus Esprit Series 3 – his last car – now. The Lotus Esprit firts showed its face to the world in 1975, effectively replacing the Lotus Europa in the Lotus line-up and delivering a Lotus Supercar to the world. […]

Filed Under: Car News, Classic Car News, Lotus News

Yet another Rowan Atkinson Mercedes 500E sells at Classic Car Auctions ‘Timed Sale’

April 17, 2020 By Cars UK

Photo Mercedes 500E Rowan Atkinson

Classic Car Auctions has run a ‘timed sale’ instead of an auction under the current restrictions, including selling yet another Rowan Atkinson Mercedes 500E. Car showrooms and car auctions have had to close under the current Covid-19 restrictions, so Classic Car Auctions decided to run an online ‘Timed Sale’ instead. And it’s worked rather well. […]

Filed Under: Car News, Classic Car News, Mercedes News

Forget the new VW Golf GTI and grab this PRACTICALLY PERECT 1979 Golf GTI instead

March 7, 2020 By Cars UK

Photo 1979 Volkswagen Golf GTI 1.6 Mk1 Series 1

1979 Volkswagen Golf GTI 1.6 Mk1 Series 1, thought to be the best early Golf GTI there is, is up for auction and expected to fetch £31-42k. All the Volkswagen Golf news at the moment is about the new MK8 Golf, from it’s arrival on sale in the UK a few weeks ago to the […]

Filed Under: Car News, Classic Car News, Volkswagen News

1987 Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth Chassis #003 up for grabs – but how much will it fetch?

February 9, 2020 By Cars UK

Photo 1987 Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth Chassis #003

A 1987 Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth Chassis #003 – a former Ford car and chassis #003 – is up for sale at Silverstone Auctions this month. How much will it fetch? Back in 2017, Silverstone Auctions sold a 1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 with just 11,000 miles on the clock for an eye-watering £122,000, since […]

Filed Under: Car News, Classic Car News, Ford News

Honda NS-X and Mazda MX-5 are now OFFICIALLY Classic Cars

January 28, 2020 By Cars UK

Photo 1990 Honda NS-X

The original Honda NS-X and Mazda MX-5 are amongst a number of cars FIVA – the classic car authority – now consider to be ‘Classic Cars’. The term ‘Classic Cars‘ is bandied around as a coverall term for any car which is desirable but not exactly brand new, covering anything from a 1920s Bentley Blower […]

Filed Under: Car News, Classic Car News

Steve McQueen’s Ford Mustang from ‘Bullitt’ heads for auction. UPDATE: Sells for £2.6 million

January 12, 2020 By Cars UK

Photo Steve McQueen Bullitt Ford Mustang

The original Ford Mustang driven by Steve McQueen in the film Bullitt is heading for auction next week, with estimates of up to £4 million. Update: The Steve McQueen Bullitt Mustang may not have fetched quite as much as owner Sean Kiernan hoped (see below), but it sold for a hammer price of £2.6 million […]

Filed Under: Car News, Classic Car News, Ford News

1959 Porsche 356A: original patina or concourse restoration? You choose

October 30, 2019 By Cars UK

Photo 1959 Porsche 356A Restoration project

A classic car restoration company is offering for sale a 1959 Porsche 356A with very original patina. Should the patina be retained, or should it be a concours restoration? Classic car specialists Thornley Kelham in Gloucestershire have got their hands on a very interesting 1959 Porsche 356A, and can’t decide what to do with it. […]

Filed Under: Car News, Classic Car News, Porsche News

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