By Ben Selby The Jaguar C-Type is to be reborn, with the iconic British marque adding the Le Mans winning sports car to its Classic Continuation programme. The C-Type Continuation will be based on the 1953 Le Mans winner of Duncan Hamilton and Tony Rolt. This received a power boost from an enlarged 3.4-litre straight six with triple Weber carburetors, …
By Ben Selby Every time a genuine AC Shelby Cobra goes to auction you can be sure it won’t be a cheap. Only a handful of original 289 and 427 big-block cars were ever built. As a result, you would need to set aside at least seven figures to get a look in. So, what about Carroll Shelby’s personal 427ci …
By Ben Selby The BMW 635CSI is fast becoming a very collectible German classic, but this one is infinitely more collectable than others, as it was once the property of the original 007, and one of the coolest men who ever lived. Yes, the late Sean, sorry, Sir Sean Connery, was the original owner of this left-hand drive BMW 635CSI. …
BY BEN SELBY If you know Formula One, you know of Juan Manuel Fangio. He arrived in Europe, after a successful motoring racing career in his native Argentina, and was one of the upcoming stars of the newly created World Championship for Drivers, or Formula One, in 1950. During this decade, the racing world sat in awe as this former …
By Ben Selby The year was 1999. A new millennium was just around the corner, George Lucas was on the verge of releasing the first new Star Wars film in 16 years, and Gran Turismo 2 was the greatest racing game franchise on the Sony Playstation. For Gran Turismo 2, over 500 licensed cars were available to race and win …
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of their debut in Formula 1, BRM will be building three contination examples of their screaming Type 15 V6 Grand Prix car from 1950. Despite not being a world beater, the Type 15 V16 BRM is regarded by motorsport fans everywhere as having one of the greatest engine notes of all time. The BRM V16 …
By Ben Selby If you love all things Mustang and happened to be in Canterbury over Labour Day Weekend, then you were in a for a treat, as 200 Ford Mustang’s from all eras descended on Christchurch Arena for the annual 2020 National Mustang Convention. The New Zealand National Mustang Convention occurs every year at a different location around NZ, …
This years marks the 50th birthday of one of the most beautiful of all seventies Italian sports cars, the Lamborghini Urraco. First shown at the Turin Motor Show in late October 1970. The Urraco was Lamborghini’s answer to the likes of the Porsche 911 and the Ferrari Dino. Ferruccio Lamborghini saw potential in creating an entry level Lamborghini to sit …
The Lincoln which gave JFK is final completed journey is one of the starring lots at Bonham’s upcoming American Presidential Experience sale. This Ermine White 1963 Lincoln Continetal was used by President John F Kennedy and First Lady Jackie Kennedy while on their trip around Fort Worth Texas. On loan from local car dealer Bill Golightly, it was given the …
