Classic and Collector Car News, Features and Interviews.
On the 27th of June we paid a visit to the famous Prescott Speed Hill Climb in the heart of the Cotswolds. We were collecting a part for our Bertone x1/9 and of course thought to ourselves, while there, it would be a shame not to stick around for some of the racing. The actual time trials for the Midsummer Speed Fest were taking place on the Sunday so the…
The dust has now settled on the 30th Hungarian Grand Prix, its result sending a warning shot across the bow of Mercedes as they enter the F1 summer break. For many teams and their fans, it was a day of success, relief and frustration. It was also a day reflection and sadness as everyone remembered Jules Bianchi. So for many, the enforced summer break comes at what seems like an…
Take to the Road is taking a break for the rest of the week as we are off to Hungary and the famous Hungaroring for the Hungarian Grand Prix. We are really looking forward to getting up close with some F1 cars and experiencing the action first hand (and not through the TV for a change). We will try and post live if we can from the track. Keep up…
The VW Golf GTi is a car that needs little introduction. It is one of the longest running production sport hatchbacks of all time and as a result, one of the most popular. It all started with the VW Golf GTi Mk1 Series 1. Many credit it with being the first hot hatch, but VW was actually pipped to the post by the Renault 5 Gordini and the Autobianchi A112…
The Alfa Romeo Spider is a car we are very familiar with. It was after all the car that starred in our second feature film (you can watch our film of Colin’s 1750 Spider Veloce again here). To briefly summarise the history of the Alfa Romeo Duetto, it was launched in 1966 and was designed by Pininfarina. It was the last design project that was personally associated with the great…
Back in April we featured an extremely rare Bitter SC which was for sale on the Isle of Man. It was an interesting design that got us looking into the history of Bitter GMBH. Bitter only built two production models during its troubled history, making them very rare cars indeed. Especially the Bitter CD. As a result they don’t come up for sale very often. The Bitter SC originally began…
Designed to succeed the Fiat 500, the Fiat 126 continued the rear engine format when it was launched in 1973. Fiat, always keen to keep their costs down, carried over much of the 500 mechanicals to the 126, with the body resembling a smaller Fiat 127. Power was supplied by a tiny two cylinder 594cc single carb engine which produced a mighty 23BHP. A four speed transmission was offered with…
Launched in 1985, the Ferrari 328 GTS was the successor to the well received Ferrari 308 GTS. It shared much with the outgoing 308 model, sharing the same body and mechanicals. The 328 was essentially an evolution of the 308 line, the distinctive Pininfarina wedge design was softened with the addition of colour coded and more rounded front and rear bumpers. The popup headlights were moved higher up the wings…
The VW Beetle is such an iconic car. Its shape and silhouette is unique and it is one of the most characterful cars ever built. We’ve all watched Herbie Goes Bananas of course which helped reinforce the character and personality of these cars. And we have often seen them portrayed on tv as that car on the side of the road with the boot lid up, its tiny little boxer…
The Opel GT was launched in 1968 and was the German manufacturers first attempt at making a modern sports car. Designed by Erhard Schnell, the Opel GTs body was made by French coach builder Brissonneau & Lotz which fitted with Opel Kadett B chassis mechanicals. Power was supplied by a 1078cc over head valve four cylinder engine which produced 67BHP. A much larger 1897cc engine was also offered which produced…