The late fifties were a time of change for the British Motor Industry. The Suez Oil Crisis of 1957 saw the price of crude oil skyrocket and motorists everywhere were feeling the pain everytime they filled up. Needless to say, many people cast aside their thirstier family saloon’s in favour of smaller and more economical cars. This meant a rise …
We must all know the story well enough by now right? In 1963 Ford tries to buy Ferrari, after finding out his company will no longer be in control if he agrees to Ford’s deal, Enzo tells Henry Ford II to get stuffed at the last minute. Henry Ford gets pretty livid and orders his suits to build him a …
The 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350R Prototype driven by legendary Brummie racing driver Ken Miles is now the most expensive Mustang in existence, selling for a whopping $3,850,000US ($5.85m NZ) at Mecum Auction’s Sale at Indianapolis on July 17th. This means the original racing Shelby Mustang just pipped the $3.4 million US record set by the famous highland green Mustang GT390 …
Most of us know him best as the actor, comedian, and creator of hillarious TV characters like Partridge and Saxondale, Steve Coogan. What some may not know is Coogan loves classic cars, and has a few rarities in his garage. Now, one of his collection is up for grabs, a 1961 Jaguar E Type Series 1 3.8 Roadster. Coogan’s E …
Ari Vatanen, the Peugeot 405 T16, the 1988 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, and an ambitious French filmmaker. The result? Climb Dance. By the late eighties, it was abundantly clear the only way to win on the global rally stage was to have a turbocharged car with four wheel drive. The revolution led by the might Audi Quattro changed the …
Roll out the red carpet, suit up and raise a glass of champers, the mighty Range Rover turns 50 today. That’s right, 17th of June 1970 saw the first ever Range Rover turn a wheel and offer something, which was then, completely unique for a four wheel drive off roader. The story of the “original” luxury SUV goes something like …
Lotus Founder Colin Chapman needs no introduction to the car world. Now you can buy the racing and car building visionaries own Lotus Esprit Turbo. Lotus founder Colin Chapman’s very own 1981 Lotus Esprit Turbo is now up for grabs thanks to UK classic car dealers Mark Donaldson. The Giorgetto Guigairo Esprit Turbo is a legend on its own. However, …
Have you ever wanted your own 007 Aston Martin and have a tonne of cash to burn? Aston Martin can help with that. Dubbed ‘the most famous car in the world’ thanks in no small part of the world’s least secret secret agent, the Aston Martin DB5 is the dream car for so many James Bond fans and classic car …
A low-slung body, gull wing doors, a mid-mounted engine, and sold through American and Canadian dealerships. No, its not the Delorean DMC-12, but the ill-fated Bricklin SV1. The Bricklin SV1 one man’s desire to created his own “safety sports car” for the masses. Not unlike John DeLorean, who would have a crack at doing just that later on down the …
