Rally the Globe announce innovative new calendar of events

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…

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Pair of unique Alfa Romeo 6Cs join Concours of Elegance 2020

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…

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Aston Martin marks 70th Anniversary of the Vantage

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…

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Restoring the most famous Lancia Aurelia B20GT in the world

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…

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London Concours to celebrate Hot Rod culture

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…

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Salon Privé announces new dates for 2020

The organisers of Salon Privé have announced a new date for the UK’s premier concours event and issued a statement on the current on going virus pandemic. Due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding us here in the UK and indeed around the world, the Directors of Salon Privé have taken a pragmatic decision to move the 2020 edition back 3 weeks, with the event now taking place from Wednesday 23rd…

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Remembering the great Sir Stirling Moss

The world of motorsport is mourning the loss of one of the all time great racing drivers with the passing of Sir Stirling Moss, who sadly died on Sunday at the age of 90. A legend of a by gone era of racing, Moss is credited with inspiring many future generations of racing drivers and has left an incredible legacy. And he himself was inspired by the great Fangio. Considered…

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Last Porsche 911 Speedster set for RM Sothebys Charity Auction

Porsche Cars North America and RM Sotheby’s will host a unique charitable auction with a money-can’t-buy package for Porsche enthusiasts. With proceeds, excluding taxes and fees, being donated to United Way Worldwide’s COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund, the auction’s sole lot will be the last-ever 991 generation 911 to enter and pass down the serial production line within serial production at the Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen factory. The one-week auction in the…

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