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Concours Virtual has announced the results in it latest round of judging and public votes. This round focused on Class E: Post War Grand Tourers 1945-1959, Class E1: Post War Grand Tourers 1960-1969 and Class L: A Tribute to Sir Stirling Moss. As expected there were some stand out winners. Class E and E1: Post War Grand Tourers – Sponsored by Happy Few Racing Post War Grand Tourers attracted such…
Established in 2012 to bring together the world’s rarest cars, the Concours of Elegance 2020 is once again set to gather the finest line-up of vehicles on display in the UK this year. Cars continue to join the event by the day, with the latest new extraordinary additions so rare that it’s unlikely they’ll ever have been seen together before in the UK. Acclaimed in 2019 as the Motoring Spectacle…
The London Concours, presented by Montres Breguet, will be bringing together some of the finest models ever built by Lamborghini in its Great Marques: Lamborghini display. From tractor manufacturer to global performance car powerhouse, 66 years of fine Italian design, engineering and innovation will be exemplified by 10 representatives of Sant’Agata. Taking place from 19-20 August, the London Concours will gather these iconic Italian machines and nearly 100 others into…
In less than two weeks RM Sotheby’s one-of-a-kind Online Only SHIFT/MONTEREY auction, is set to open for bidding on 10 August. One exceptionally rare and historically significant race car that has joined the illustrious consignment list is a striking 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Independent Competizione. Ferrari’s Daytona Competizione model began its competition career in 1969 and ran through 1981, successfully obtaining three Le Mans class wins, a Tour de France…
Two of television’s most well-known petrolhead presenters – Tiff Needell and Louise Goodman – will host this weekend’s special Silverstone Classic Online 30th Anniversary Party (31 July-2 August). In recent years, the prominent pair have teamed up to front ITV4’s coverage of the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival but, with this summer’s planned 30th birthday celebrations cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they will instead mark the magical milestone…
Silverstone Auctions are gearing up as its bumper catalogue of 226 Lots gets underway from Friday with the Silverstone Classic Live Online Auction, and they have again put together an exceptional catalogue and attracted some very high-profile collections and cars from the world of music and film. Nick Whale, Silverstone Auctions Managing Director commented: “I am really proud of this catalogue, the team have worked very hard to put this…
The London Concours, presented by Montres Breguet, will be bringing together a display of the cars that established Lancia among the global sports car elite with its Lancia Legends class. With elegant styling, agile handing, innovative technology, as well as countless rallying successes in the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s Lancia built a reputation for refined performance. Taking place from 19-20 August, the London Concours will gather these iconic Italian…
Regarded as one of the must-attend car events of the year, the 2020 Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional was scheduled to take place this coming Saturday at Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire, but sadly the event had to be postponed due to Coronavirus restrictions. To the untrained eye, the automotive exhibits celebrated at Festival Of The Unexceptional may seem a little normal. While unexceptional is our name the reality is anything…
The final specifications and performance details have been announced for the new Bugatti Baby II, the homage to the original 50% scale Bugatti Baby from the 1920s. Limited to just 500 units, the series has now entered production with almost all the build slots snapped up within weeks of The Little Car Company’s unveiling it’s plans last year. While all 500 cars were accounted for just three weeks after last…
The Royal Automobile Club has announced that the RM Sotheby’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run will be going ahead as planned on Sunday 1 November 2020. Ben Cussons, Chairman of the Club explained: “It gives the Club enormous pleasure to be announcing this news and it’s wonderful that we are able to use the traditional London to Brighton rout.” ‘The event will commence with a rolling start on The…