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Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button has driven the new Lotus Emira at the Laguna Seca Raceway, the very first appearance for the new sports car in the USA. Fresh from the Emira’s world debut last month and it’s first public demonstration at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Button was on hand to put the very last petrol engine Lotus through its paces on the famous American race track. Like…
A superb 1968 AC 428 Spider by Frua, which was first owned by Formula 1 and motorsport team boss Rob Walker, is heading to auction with RM Sotheby’s at its Monterey sale this weekend (12-14 September). In the early days of Formula 1, numerous privateer teams went head to head with the big manufacturers for the chance of winning the World Championship. One such privateer team to achieve great success…
Ferrari has announced the Ferrari Testa Rossa J, a special project developed in collaboration with The Little Car Company. The new limited edition electric car is a 75% scale replica of a legendary 1950s Ferrari. Just 299 examples will be built and while the Ferrari Testa Rossa J is designed to be driven by anyone over 14 years of age, it is not intended for road use. The Testa Rossa…
The Goodwood Revival, which is taking place from 17 – 19 September, has announced that it will hold a special Victory Parade to celebrate local key workers and service personnel. The parade will take place on the Sunday and will echo the celebrations that took place in 1946 to mark the end of World War Two. The Victory Parade in 1946 commemorated the end of the Second World War and…
Jonny Smith’s The Late Brake Show Tour rolled into Kent on Saturday for its very first live show, which took place at Betteshanger Park. The self confessed car nut, TV presenter and now YouTube star brought along his eclectic collection of classics cars and displayed them against the fantastic backdrop of the amphitheater at the heart of the country park. If you are an avid consumer of car content on…
The Concours of Elegance has announced that a special collection of pre-war Bentleys will form part of the ‘Main Concours’ display at Hampton Court Palace in September. They will join close to 1,000 cars that will gather at the former palace of Henry VIII from 3rd-5th September 2021. Since it started manufacturing cars in 1919, Bentley has established itself as a pinnacle of both luxury and performance. Built upon the company’s…
Radford has unveiled its very first sportscar, the Type 62-2 at a star-studded event at the Lyon Air Museum in Orange County, California. The Lotus inspired Type 62-2 will be the first modern coachbuilt Radford and production is limited to just 62 examples worldwide. Each Type 62-2 will be created precisely to its individual owner’s desired specification and the marque is currently accepting applications for build slots for the ultra-rare…
A 1964 Jaguar Series 1 4.2 E-type Roadster that crashed at Snetterton Race Circuit in 1965 and was then left unfixed for over 40 years, is to be restored by E-Type UK. This Series 1 Roadster left the factory in December 1964 and was purchased by Yorkshire millionaire and racing driver Tom Casson of Barkisland Hall. Considered a young playboy with a reputation for speed and run ins with the…
Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill was the star of the show on the final day of The Classic 2021. Marking the 25th anniversary of his World Championship win in 1996, Hill was reunited with his title winning Williams-Renault FW18 for some evocative laps of the famous Grand Prix track. “I can’t believe this is the 30th year of the Classic and yet it is my first visit. I have thoroughly…
Over 90 supercars with a combined value of almost £18 million took part in The Children’s Trust Supercar Event, which was held at Goodwood Motor Circuit on 24th July. The special fundraiser succeeded in collecting more than £30,000 for children with brain injury. Supercar drivers from all over the country donated their time, tyres and petrol to give adrenaline-charged passenger rides to thousands of paying visitors. Some of the world’s…