Classic and Collector Car News, Features and Interviews.
The Concours of Elegance kicks off tomorrow in Edinburgh. The setting for this years event is the Palace of Holyroodhouse, an excellent choice for what will be a stunning selection of blue chip cars. This years selection of 60 vintage, classic and modern cars ranges from a 1902 Westfield, a 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Short Chassis Zagato Spider, a 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Coupé Aerodinamico, a 1961 Aston Martin…
Uttering the name Maserati guarantees to tug the heartstrings of most petrolheads. Almost as much as it tugs on the pursestrings. It is one of the all time great automotive marques that no matter what it produces, always causes a great deal of excitement. During its long and troubled life, the Italian firm has seen many highs and many lows. After Citroen ultimately failed during its ownership of Maserati, the…
Auction Details: Classics Central Car: 1972 Fiat 500 plus Graziella 300 caravan Lot no: 9 Auction Date: Sunday 6 September 2015 Estimate – £23,000 – £26,000 Of all the Auction Watch cars we have featured lately this Fiat 500 and it’s Graziella 300 caravan has to be the most fun. We reckon it is even more fun than the super rare Fiat 500 Vetri Fissi we featured back in March (read…
Barn finds are very popular these days in the classic car classifieds world. The term itself is often applied to literally any car storage scenario which can raise a few eyebrows. Many are genuine “barn finds”, locked away and forgotten about for decades. Regardless of how the term is used, barn/garage finds always get classic car enthusiasts just a little bit excited. We all dream of one day of stumbling…
1969 De Tomaso Mangusta – 44,186 miles Auction Details: RM Sotheby’s London Date: 7th September 2015 Estimate: £170,000 – £200,000 It may come as no surprise but the classic car market has continued to outperform in 2015. The year got off to a brilliant start in Texas with January’s inaugural blue chip classic car auction series setting the trend. More records were set a few weeks later at Paris Retromobile,…
Launched in 1966 at the Geneva Motor Show, the Isuzu 117 Coupe was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro who was one of the first Italian stylists to design a Japanese car. The attractive luxury sports coupe was based around the Isuzu Florian sedan and small scale production began in 1968. It featured a 1.6L 120BHP twin cam engine which came from the Isuzu Bellett GT-R. A four speed gearbox was standard….
BMW are well known for their sports cars, their M Sport badge causing petrolhead hearts to skip a beat when they spot one emblazoned on the body work. Aggressive, loud and just a little brutish, the M5 and M3 are German cars where the rule book has been thrown away. The BMW Z8 however is not one of those cars despite its M5 sourced V8. It stands out as one…
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Launched in 1963, the Reliant Sabre Six was a replacement for the Reliant Sabre Four. The Sabre series cars were originally developed as a collaboration between Reliant in the UK and Autocars in Israel. This collaboration resulted in the Sabre sports car series, with the name originating from the Sabra cactus in Israel. The fibreglass body was based on the Ashley 1172 (see our article on the Ashley Sportiva) and…
Launched in 1969 at the Salon de Geneva, the Peugeot 504 Cabriolet was the pinnacle of the French marques designs in the late 1960s. Styled by Pininfarina, it was based on the Peugeot 504 saloon. The elegant cabriolet was powered by a 1796cc four cylinder, fuel injected engine which produced 97BHP. Power was sent to the rear wheels by a column mounted four speed transmission with a three speed automatic…