Classic Cars
Low Drag Jaguar E-Type by Marco Diez – Is The Low Drag The Most Beautiful Car Ever?
There can be little doubt that the Low Drag Jaguar E-Type is one of the most beautiful cars ever made, if not the most beautiful outright. Enzo Ferrari was once quoted as saying that the E-Type was the most beautiful car in the world, and every sensible list of the best cars of the 20th…
For Sale: The Dune Buggy Driven By Steve McQueen In The Thomas Crown Affair
The Meyers Manx dune buggy driven by Steve McQueen in the Thomas Crown Affair is undeniably one of the most famous screen cars of its era. It’s due to come up for open auction with Bonhams in a few weeks time and it’s almost certainly going to become the most valuable Meyers Manx beach buggy…
The Autech Zagato Stelvio AZ1 – The Rare Japanese-Italian Joint Project From The 1980s
The Autech Zagato Stelvio AZ1 is a Japanese-Italian joint project based on the underpinnings of the 280 bhp turbocharged Nissan Leopard that had been tuned by Autech – Nissan’s in-house tuning division similar to BMW’s M division or Mercedes-Benz’s AMG. At first glance the car can be mistaken for an Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato…
Ferrari 250 GTO Sculpture – Limited To 36 Pieces
This Ferrari 250 GTO sculpture by the team at Halmo was carefully shaped to capture the essence of what is widely considered one of the most beautiful cars in the world. The sculpture measures in at 40cm long from nose to tail, that’s 15.7 inches or approximately 1¼ feet. The shape was carefully formed to…
1978 BMW 320i Turbo IMSA – The Only Lightweight Example Ever Made
This is one of only five examples of the BMW 320i Turbo IMSA ever built, and this car is the only lightweight example, with a kerb weight almost 300 lbs lower than its four siblings. Although BMW didn’t admit it at the time, the program to build the 320i Turbo with a heavily reworked M12…
The 1966 Duesenberg Model D Concept – The Only One Ever Made
The Duesenberg Model D Concept was developed in the early 1960s by Fred “Fritz” Duesenberg, the son of the original company co-founder Augie Duesenberg, with financial backing from Texas real estate baron Fred J. McManis Jr. There have been a slew of attempts to revive iconic early-20th century motoring marques and some of them have…
There’s A Ferrari Formula 1 Engine For Sale On eBay
This is a Ferrari Formula 1 engine, more specifically this is a Ferrari Tipo 044/1 Formula 1 engine and importantly, it was the last F1 V12 ever built by Ferrari. Although the eBay listing offers sparse information they have listed a price of $375,000 USD – meaning only a very, very specific group of people…
Documentary: The History Of BMW
This documentary about the history of BMW covers everything from the earliest days of the company from 1916 onwards when they were in the business of making aircraft engines. BMW would famously begin making motorcycles before they started making cars, and it would be motorcycles that would keep the company in business at times during…
The Peel Trident Was The World’s Smallest Production Car – It’s Now Worth A Cool $100,000 USD
When it was first unveiled in 1964, the Peel Trident was the smallest car in the world. It was developed by the engineers at the Peel Engineering Company on the Isle of Man to be a fuel efficient personal transportation vehicle with seating for two, and a top speed of 28 mph. The post-WW2 years…
A Rare Ferrari 308 GTS Mini – Probably The Least Expensive Ferrari In The World
It’s believed that only 100 or so examples of the Ferrari 308 GTS Mini were made, they were developed and built under license from Ferrari in Italy by the Agostini Auto Company, using a body design as close to the original car as possible. Much like the first generation of the Ferrari 308 GTS, the…
A Brief History of the Chevrolet Corvair – Everything You Need To Know
The Chevrolet Corvair stands out as one of the most likely candidates for the title of “most controversial American car of the 1960s”. It may never have become quite so iconically controversial had it not been the subject of the first chapter of activist Ralph Nader’s book “Unsafe at Any Speed“, but back in…
Documentary: The Reliant Robin Rides Again
The Reliant Robin is one of the most famous little cars in Britain, the three-wheeler became a global celebrity after multiple appearances as Mr Bean’s nemesis, and after a Top Gear episode that featured Jeremy Clarkson repeatedly flipping one onto its roof for comedic effect. Reliant Motors built three-wheeled cars from 1935 till 2001, they…