By Ben Selby The history of Ferrari is littered with incredible machinery. It is also littered with one-off cars built specifically for their most affluent VIP clients. People like the Sultan of Brunei and the Shah of Iran would order bespoke cars to meet their ever-increasing indulgence for having cars which no-one else could afford to. This brings us on …
By Ben Selby When one considers American cars built in the 1980s, there no doubt will be the usual references to C4 Corvettes, Fox body Ford Mustangs and of course that talking icon of eighties TV, the Pontiac Trans Am. However, people tend to overlook the Buick Grand National, one of the most brutish designs ever to come from General …
By Ben Selby Classic Cars and Rock and Roll go hand in hand. Some of music’s biggest names are also some of the biggest petrolheads in the world. The late great Neil Peart was one of them. As well as being regarded by many as one of the greatest drummers of all time, Peart, who passed way last year following …
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. …
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 …
Let’s face it, many of us cannot afford to buy a Ferrari F40. The closest many of us get to owning one of Ferrari’s greatest hits, is the Burago model residing on our shelves. However, one lucky fan in the UK has just collected a genuine piece of F40 memorabilia, and all for the best possible cause. A red bucket …
An entire fleet of classic Humber cars in the UK is now up for grabs after a serial classic car collector and Humber enthusiast, has decided to sell off his entire collection, two of which have royal connections. Allan Marshall, 64, has been collecting Humber’s for over four decades. However, due to the cost of maintaining his fleet of British …
