Petrolicious Drivers Meeting at Bicester Heritage
Four-thousand avid motoring enthusiasts journeyed to Bicester Heritage a couple of weeks ago to enjoy some spectacular wonders of the automotive world, right here in the UK. Renowned, Los Angeles-based…
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
The Aston Martin DBS Superleggera is set to become the newest James Bond inspired car, thanks to the most recent collaboration between Aston Martin and EON Productions, the company that produces the…
BMW i8: An artistic experiment by Thomas Scheibitz
Internationally renowned painter and sculptor Thomas Scheibitz redesigned the BMW i8 of his long-time close friend Bernd Heusinger based on their continuous exchange. His work was not commissioned by…
From Denmark to East Africa
The 550A Spyder was Porsche’s first purpose-built competition model, introducing a new lightweight spaceframe chassis, fully independent suspension, a five-speed gearbox, and revised coachwork…
The 28th Tour Auto
The spirit of the Tour Auto Optic 2000 again drew big crowds from the start at the Grand Palais, to the finish of all five legs. This was also the case on the Dijon-Prenois, Nevers Magny-Cours, Charade and Le Mans…
The slowest piece of high speed art
To celebrate Audi’s 10 year anniversary of the V10 engine in the R8, they commissioned artist Fabian Oefner to build their slowest piece of art…
Timeless masterpieces at the Enzo Ferrari Museum
The Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena is hosting the ‘Timeless Masterpieces’ exhibition, which features some of the most elegant cars in the marque’s history and explores their historical and social context…
Koenigsegg on tour
Following the Geneva launch of the new Jesko, Koenigsegg is taking their all-new megacar on a world tour. The first few stops have already seen the Jesko travel to three different continents and be welcomed in…
An automotive icon of design, engineering and speed
When introduced at the 1961 Geneva Salon, Jaguar's E-Type stirred passions with its extremely sleek and timeless design backed by staggering performance. The newcomer's design owed much to that of the…
Death Race 2000's 'The Alligator'
After the world collapse of 1979, the United Provinces, formally the United States, falls under the control of the tyrannical Mr. President (Sandy McCallum) who creates the annual Transcontinental Road Race…
The perfect tribute to an endurance legend
The Porsche Museum is set to display this stunning 917 concept study to the public for the first time as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations of the 917 model. The special exhibition entitled ‘Colours of Speed…
The Maserati driven by Moss
In the hierarchy of Maserati’s A6G/2000, chassis number 2102 stands proud as the second car of its series and the very first A6G/2000 bodied by Zagato as a berlinetta. Finished in red with black seats, the car is…
Porsche reprints original driver’s manuals
Porsche Classic has reprinted more than 700 original driver’s manuals. In doing so, Porsche has provided first-hand documentation for virtually all its early models, starting with the 356 from 1952 right the way…
'Drive it Day' at the Sunday Scramble
The second Sunday Scramble of the year at Bicester Heritage last weekend celebrated ‘Drive It Day’, the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Club’s day of automotive indulgence dedicated to the UK classic car…
The Graphite 'Gullwing'
This car was supplied new in September 1955 to Mercedes-Benz Distributors USA of New York City and was delivered finished in red with a black leather interior. Factory-fitted options included high-gloss…
One-of-a-kind Ferrari by Zagato
The Zagato coachwork is striking and is defined by its angular lines and targa-style roof, and reminiscent in some ways to Michelotti’s Daytona NART Spiders, yet with a character all its own. In 1974, it was exhibited…
The Spirit of Montjuïc
A couple of weekends ago, the Espíritu de Montjuïc took place at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, launching this season’s Peter Auto series. In 2004, Peter Auto introduced Classic Endurance Racing…
The battle-scarred General
The General Lee is a 1969 Dodge Charger from the television series, and more recently the film of The Dukes of Hazzard. The car appeared in all but one episode of the television show…