Classic and Collector Car News, Features and Interviews.
Whilst 2020 marks Formula One’s milestone 70-year anniversary, April also featured an historic 70 years since Maserati not only competed in the first Formula One World Championship season, but also recorded a famous Formula One ‘double’ win – achieved by two different Maserati racing cars driven by two audacious racing drivers, on two different circuits, on the same day. This feat began with the 1950 Pau Grand Prix – an…
RM Sotheby’s are offering in its upcoming Petitjean Collection online sale (from 3rd – 11th June), a rare and very interesting 1955 Alfa Romeo 1900C Super Sprint Coupé which has been given a few performance tweaks. This might not be one for the Alfisti purist, but it emphasises the speed and beauty of the stunning 1900C 2+2 by Touring. When it was launched in 1951, the 1900C Sprint cabriolet was…
The game changing car that is often credited with gifting 4×4 traction to the masses, the legendary Audi quattro, is celebrating 40 years this year. While it wasn’t the first 4×4 car to hit the market, (the Jensen FF with its Ferguson Formula four wheel drive system beat it to market by a good few years… a whole twelve to be exact), it was responsible for turning the rally scene…
Take to the Road is offering a collection of 25 Free Classic Car and Vintage Car Desktop Pictures to newsletter subscribers! With many of us spending more time working from home due to the lockdown and as a result being sat in front of our computers and electronic devices, I thought a selection of some nice classic car photos would help brighten up a few screens. So I have sifted…
Rally the Globe has announced an innovative and exciting new calendar of future events for happier times once the current COVID-19 crisis has passed. With novel coronavirus causing widespread worldwide lock-downs and major travel restrictions, many of the club’s forthcoming events, including the eagerly-anticipated Round the World circumnavigation, have had to be cancelled. In their place a revised programme of driving adventures has been initiated for those vintage and classic…
The Concours of Elegance, presented by A. Lange & Söhne, has revealed two very special members of its 2020 Main Concours display: a pair of unique Alfa Romeo 6Cs, showcasing the best in contemporary engineering and hand-crafted design The Alfa Romeo 6C 2300B and 2500 were among the most expensive cars in the world during the ’30s and ‘40s, featuring engines designed by one of the great automotive designers of…
The custom car and hotrod scene in the USA is absolutely huge and one of the top custom car tv shows on the Discovery Channel right now is Bitchin Rides. The show is all about the awesome classic car builds created by the team at Kindig-It Design. Take to the Road got to speak to founder of Kindig-It Design and star of the show Dave Kindig. He chats about what…
2020 marks the 70th anniversary of one of the greatest names to be associated with Aston Martin, the Vantage. Since the very first Vantage appeared alongside the Aston Martin DB2 in 1950, more than 36,000 cars have been blessed with the legendary name. Indeed the Vantage family of models includes some of Aston Martin’s most successful and desirable sports cars. As the firm gears up to mark the anniversary, lets…
Classic and vintage restoration specialist, Thornley Kelham, has revealed the full story behind its restoration of possibly the most famous Lancia in the world. For years, a fabled competition Lancia Aurelia B20GT with impeccable racing heritage and a unique lowered roofline was thought to have been lost forever. But, following a chance encounter in a storage facility in Southend, the Thornley Kelham team’s journey to return one of the most…
The London Concours, presented by Montres Breguet, will be hosting a unique celebration of Hot Rod culture during its 2020 event. The ‘Speed of Sand’ class, presented by the Ace Café (famous for its Hot Rod evenings) and the Vintage Hot Rod Association, celebrates pre-1949 American Hot Rods and their annual pilgrimage to Pendine Sands. Organised by the Vintage Hot Rod Association, the annual Pendine Sands Hot Rod Races see…