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With its French curves, 120 mph performance and a price tag of £988, the XK120 was Jaguar’s most important roadster....
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The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 made its first appearance to an enthusiastic world at the Paris Auto Salon in 1968. It...
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The CLK GTR is a sports car and race car that was born out of Mercedes-Benz’s desire to duke it out against Ferrari and Porsche in the FIA GT Championship. Essentially taking elements of a CLK racer and some road car trimmings and mashing them together, they produced the prototype...
The 330 GTC was unveiled at the 1966 Geneva Salon and was an amalgam of other Ferraris. It shared its...
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When someone says “Sunbeam,” most car people immediately think of the “Tiger.” Sunbeam was much more than just that one model, and the subject of this profile is much rarer than the V8-stuffed Tiger. Origins of Sunbeam John Marston created what would become the manufacturer of some very nice British...
When introduced, the Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahn Kurier was applauded not only for its long, sweeping hood and aerodynamic design, echoing the...
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COPMPETITION HISTORY The 1931 Bugatti Type 51 Dubos Coupe has a fascinating history of competition, design and reincarnation. Originally built as...
I have been making the trip up to Vermont to watch the Mt. Equinox Hillclimb for many years… and getting...
Known for their competitive spirit and constant experimentation with new ideas, Alfa Romeo embarked on their quest to build a formidable GT sports/racecar exhibiting the very best and most highly developed ideas for that time. Though conceived around the 105 platform, construction would employ a lightweight tubular steel chassis (tubolare)...
Attorney, collector and racer, Dr. Christian Zschocke, who lives in Frankfurt, Germany, is passionate about the E3 BMW, often referred...
The Ferrari 166 Inter was Ferrari’s first true grand tourer and Ferrari’s first 12-cylinder engine to reach 2-liter capacity. The 166 Inter was an evolution...
The modern startup gets a lot of attention these days. Investors hoping to ensnare the illusive “unicorn” status that might lead to astronomical growth, put their eye on the latest patented tech with hopes of a highly profitable exit, awash in vast sums of cash. And while these adventurous thinkers...
The 23rd winter running of the Traversée de Paris (Crossing of Paris) will take place on Sunday January 15th, bringing together...
Support races are nothing new to Le Mans Classic. In several previous editions, in addition to the 6 regular grids...
Ford’s new online Heritage Vault now offers a more comprehensive digital archive collection following the addition of more than 1,600 new photos showing every car Ford produced in the U.K. Following the opening of the vault earlier in 2022 which saw unprecedented web traffic from around the world, Ford’s new...
