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The McLaren F1 – Never Better

Plenty has been written about the F1's carbon monocoque and its borrowings from Formula 1, much less about why it looks the way it does. Raffi Minasian on the exterior design of the 1992 three-seater, 30 years on.

Sporting Perfection – The Second-Generation Honda CRX

Honda went from motorcycles to a major foothold in North America by the 1980s, and the second-generation CRX leaned on Doug Halpert's California design team. Raffi Minasian on a small car shaped by a Japanese taste for simplicity.

Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale

A very small selection of experts from all regions of the world enjoyed an immersive experience between Balocco, Turin and Arese, divided into three stages: the track test of the “00 prototype,” the customized configuration in the Bottega…

KAMManufaktur to display latest 912c

Budapest-based KAMManufaktur will present its 750kg,182bhp Semi-Carbon 912c restomod at a range of US shows this summer, including the prestigious Greenwich Concours.

Lamborghinis on Lake Como

Between 24 and 25 May 2025, Lake Como hosted two landmark events in the world of classic automobiles: the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este and Fuoriconcorso.

Gordon Murray Group Receives King’s Award

British advanced automotive engineering and design company, Gordon Murray Group (GMG), has received one of the world’s most coveted business prizes – a ‘King’s Award for Enterprise’ – acknowledging the world-beating innovations of the Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) T.50 supercar.

2025 Hagerty Hill Climb at Shelsley Walsh

Hagerty brought together an eclectic mix of cars to tackle the historic hill climb course at Shelsley Walsh on Saturday for their 2025 Hagerty Hill Climb event.

1947 Bentley Franay Drophead Coupe

With a wild and wonderful curvaceous body, this decidedly French beauty turned heads wherever she appeared. We are not speaking of Brigitte Bardot or Corinne Calvet, but this spectacular 1947 Bentley with exotic French coachwork by Franay of Paris.

Top Gear Takes the New Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale for a Drive

Inspired by Alfa Romeo’s successful endurance racer, the Tipo 33, the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful cars ever built.

Driving a Special Edition Alan Mann Racing Ford Escort

In a recent episode of Driver’s Seat with Henry Catchpole, we are treated to an in-depth drive of the Alan Mann Racing Ford Escort Mk1.

Goodwood Debut: Frontline MGA Factory Edition

Marking 70 years since MG’s most aerodynamically advanced model debut, the MGA Factory Edition is Frontline Cars’ (Frontline) lightest and most refined restomod yet.

What It’s Like to Drive a Road-Legal Porsche 962

Some cars demand respect, and the Porsche 962 is one of them. This race car dominated endurance racing in the mid-to-late 1980s.

Ferrari Comes Full Circle at 360

With Alcoa, Ferrari built the 360 Modena's aluminum spaceframe 40 percent stiffer and 28 percent lighter than the F355's, and placed the V8 so cambelt changes no longer meant pulling the engine. Raffi Minasian on Ferrari's 1999 design.

Market Place: 1970 Porsche 914/6 GT Werks Car

A Factory Works 914/6 GT; One of as Few as 12 Built Known by Internal Project Code 914/43; Used by Porsche for GT Endurance Testing Recipient of a Two-Year Nut-and-Bolt Restoration by Porsche Specialist Gaswerks Garage Documented with…

Maserati GT2 Stradale Debuts

After its world premiere on August 16 at “ The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering ” during California’s Monterey Car Week, the Maserati GT2 Stradale is finally on the road and ready to hit the market, starting in Europe in April.

Lamborghini Polo Storico’s 10th anniversary

Lamborghini Polo Storico celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2025, marking this milestone with events for collectors, customers and the media between February and October.

Alpine A110 R Ultime

Built in a limited run of just 110 unique examples, the Alpine A110 R Ultime is the finest expression of the A110.

The 916 Spider would be quite different from the previous Spiders.

Spiders: The 1997 Alfa Romeo 916 Spider

Orazio Satta Puglia measured tire loads on a 6C 2500 under braking and cornering and fed the results into the Tipo 1900 and every Alfa after it. J. Michael Hemsley follows the Spider line to the 916 of 1997.

The Ferrari GTO Legacy

The Ferrari 250 GTO is one of the most Prancing Horses ever to emerge from Maranello. Its thoroughbred bloodline produced just two further GTO models, both of which embodied the original car’s ultra-competitive spirit Background The O, of…

2025 Arizona Concours

A 1929 Duesenberg Model J and a 1957 Mercedes 300 SL Roadster took Best of Show at Scottsdale on 19 January, but the crowd stood around a 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Atlantic, one of three built, uncordoned.

Robin Adams ©2023 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's

Lease this 1962 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL!

Steve Posner has leased cars since 1977, when only GM and Chrysler had programs and exotic makers none. The Putnam Leasing CEO on the 1986 tax reform and real numbers for a 1962 300 SL at Scottsdale.

“427 Cammer” Cobra Goes Live

ERA founder Peter Portante commissioned this 427SC roadster for himself in 1994, finished in 1997: 427ci SOHC "Cammer" V8, Ford Top Loader four-speed, black over black leather. Titled as a 1966 Ford Cobra, offered by a dealer.

1965 Ferrari 275 GTB

Scuderia Sant'Ambroeus entered a prototype 275 GTB in the January 1966 Monte Carlo Rally. The first Ferrari road car with a transaxle, Pininfarina-designed and Scaglietti-built, 3.3-liter Colombo V12, good for over 150 mph. A 1965 example offered for sale.

The Jensen Interceptor – Intercepting the Final Pass on a Worldwide Playing Field

Federico Formenti of Touring drew the 1966 Interceptor with its fastback rear made almost entirely of curved glass, and Chrysler supplied the 383 and later 440 V8s. Raffi Minasian on the Jensen brothers' bid for the North American GT market.

Rebuilding Mercedes-Benz after WWII

Mercedes-Benz's post-war racing began in September 1950 with Karl Kling in a 170 S at the Nürburgring six-hour race, sprinting to his car "as if I was Jesse Owens" and finishing seventh in class. Alfred Neubauer's rebuilt department followed.

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