The Volvo P1800 Cyan is a restomod of the 1960s Volvo P1800 created by Cyan Racing (which was Polestar Racing) with a very modern update and performance. More than a decade ago we revealed the Vox Volvo P1800, a hugely appealing restomod of the Saint’s car, built by a Koenigsegg engineer and fitted with a […]
Want an ELECTRIC Aston Martin DB5 from just £42k? Step this way.
Aston Martin and The Little Car Company collaborate to build two-third scale electric versions of the Aston Martin DB5. Prices start at £42k. There is probably not a more iconic car than the Aston Martin DB5, thanks in no small part to its outings in Bond films. But if you want a DB5 they don’t […]
Rolls-Royce Phantom V goes ELECTRIC, as does the Silver Cloud I, II and II
Lunaz, specialists in converting classic cars to EVs, reveals the electric Rolls-Royce Phantom V and Silver Cloud I, II and II with prices from £420,000. Last year, we brought you news of an electric Jaguar XK120 built by specialists Lunaz, who are on a mission to electrify classic cars to future-proof them, and the promise […]
Aston Martin DB4, first owned by David Brown, up for grabs
A 1960 Aston Martin DB4, first owned by then Aston Martin owner David Brown, is up for sale in Australia in ‘Barn Find’ condition. Aston Martin seems always to have needed a ‘White Knight’ to keep it going in troubled times, and one of the first was David Brown who took control of Aston Martin […]
Jaguar E-Type ‘9600 HP’ and ‘77 RW’ to be recreated in Jaguar Classic E-Type 60 Collection
The fabled Jaguar E-Types ‘9600 HP’ and ‘77 RW’ – which dashed to the E-Type’s launch in Geneva in 1961 – to be recreated in E-type 60 Collection. The story of how Jaguar’s PR manager Bob Berry drove E-Type ‘9600 HP’ flat out to Geneva for the 1961 Motor Show, arriving minutes ahead of the […]
Pre-production Ford Sierra RS Cosworth – just 1 of 10 – up for grabs
A rare pre-production version of the Ford Sierra Cosworth is up for auction, one of just ten, with a pre-sale estimate of £39-59,000. When Ford rolled out the Sierra in the early 19080s as a replacement for the Cortina, it came with a performance version in the Sierra XR4i complete with huge back wing to […]
First Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger Continuation REVEALED – Bond gadgets and all (video)
The first of the Aston Martin DB5 Continuation models recreating James Bond’s DB5 from Goldfinger is now complete and heading for its owner. It’s getting on for two years since the Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger Continuation was announced as AML decided to build a run of 25 DB5s complete with Bond gadgets for wealthy collectors […]
Aston Martin Works is SELLING the first Aston Martin DB4 GT Continuation
Aston Martin Works has put the very first Aston Martin DB4 GT Continuation, built in 2017, up for sale with just delivery mileage. Back at the end of 2016, Aston Martin announced the production of the Aston Martin DB4 GT Continuation, a limited run of just 25 units, each costing £1.5 million, as AML decided […]
AC Cobra goes ELECTRIC – but no V8 bellow or V8 performance
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 […]
James Bond Aston Martin DB5 Continuation production starts – and all the DB5s are SOLD
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 […]