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Iconic Blower Bentleys Primed for Mille Miglia Challenge

• Famous, supercharged Bentleys set for 1,000 mile Italian epic

• ‘Bentley Boy’ Tim Birkin’s 1930 Le Mans racer leads charge

• Original Bentley Motors ‘demonstrator’ completes team

Collectors Corner ... Important high end collectable classics sold during the last weeks

Updated 18 May 2013

Daytona Spyders and Ferrari 330 GTS follow California Spyders

"Flavour of the month" ... Daytona Spyder >>> US Version

Aston Martin Works to Host Bonhams Auction in new Heritage Showroom

Updated 18 May, 2013 ... Results added

Updated 15 May, 2013 ... Lot list with estimates and chassis numbers added

The newly completed Heritage Showroom at Aston Martin Works in Newport Pagnell will play host next month to an...

Mille Miglia 16 al 19 maggio 2013

Updated 7 March 2013 ... entry list with chassis numbers added

È di scena la presentazione ufficiale della trentunesima edizione rievocativa di quella che Enzo Ferrari definì la "corsa più bella del mondo".

Tour Auto 2013 Optic 2000 - Car-by-Car

Update 14 May, 2013 ... 150 additional images added

Two weeks ago we reported on a daily basis from this year's Tour Auto with all the stages from the French capitol to the Atlantic seaside town La Rochelle. Now with a...

BMW Team RLL Finishes Third at ALMS Monterey; Müller Takes GT Driver Points Lead

Dirk Müller and John Edwards, driving the No. 56 BMW Z4 GTE, scored a third place finish in today’s four-hour American Le Mans Monterey race.

Formula 1 2013 Spanish Grand Prix - Double podium for Ferrari

The Spanish crowd got what they wanted today at the Catalunya circuit, as Fernando Alonso drove brilliantly to secure his first win here in Barcelona since 2006.

Lamborghini Egoista – Walter De Silva's homage for Lamborghini's 50th anniversary

An emotional moment in Sant’Agata Bolognese yesterday at the culmination of the gala celebrating Lamborghini's 50th anniversary: Walter De Silva's incredible vehicle made its entry in front of a thousand invitees, the Head of...

Auto Italia Italian Car Day

Updated 12 May, 2013 ... Ferrari Entries with Chassis Numbers added

An overcast chilly start, with blustery winds, didn’t deter a great selection of Italian cars and motorcycles, along with thousands of visitors, from...

First Stage of the Lamborghini 50th Anniversary Grand Tour: leaving this morning from Milan, the convoy has reached Forte dei Marmi

Updated 12 May, 2013 ... images from Day 4 added

This morning, at 9 a.m. on the dot, the 350 vehicles taking part in the Lamborghini Grand Tour started their engines and set off towards Forte dei Marmi. Leaving the parc fermè...

Formula 1 2013 Spanish Grand Prix - Qualifying ... Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton locked out the front row

■ Nico scored his second consecutive pole position and the team’s third in a row at the Circuit de Catalunya this afternoon

■ With Lewis in second, both Mercedes will start from the front row for the first time since...

Preview – Silverstone Classic, 26 – 28 July 2013

The organisers of the Silverstone Classic (Powered by the AA) held a Media and Competitors Test Day at the Silverstone Circuit on Wednesday 08 May, to provide an appetiser of what to expect at the track over the weekend of 26 –...

Stars Of Film, Fashion, Sport And Motorsport To Drive With Jaguar Heritage Racing In Mille Miglia 2013

• Jaguar previews its entry into the 2013 Mille Miglia with short film featuring David Gandy, Yasmin Le Bon, Norman Dewis and Alex Buncombe

• Jaguar Heritage Racing enters three C-Type and three XK120 classic cars into famous...

Mille Miglia 2013 will start on Thursday, May 16th, from Viale Venezia in Brescia

A new chapter of the Mille Miglia has started ... after many successful and joyful years with Dr Costantino Franchi's MARVA team and a short excursion with Mac Events ... now in the hands of Roberto Gaburri President and Stefano...

Audi 1-2-3 Podium Lockout in Belgium

Updated 10 March, 2013 ... Ferrari chassis numbers added added

Updated 8 March, 2013 ... 130+ Michael Tange images added

The sun shone on the Ardennes as World Champions André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer and Marcel Fässler took...

Bentley Announces Le Mans Limited Edition Mulsanne and Continental Models

• Bentley celebrates two significant milestones with heritage inspired models:

o The 90th anniversary of the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race and Bentley’s participation in the inaugural event

o The 10th anniversary...

Second Attempt ... Bonhams to Sell The Ferrari That was John Lennon’s First Car

The 1965 330GT 2+2 Coupé was bought by the Beatles singer for £6,500 on the day he passed his driving test. It is estimated to realise between £180,000 and £220,000 at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale on 12 th July 2013

New E-Class Coupé and Cabriolet available at dealers starting in June: Passionate driving enjoyment

With an intelligently modified, distinctive design, a new, high-grade interior, new, efficient engines and new assistance systems, Mercedes-Benz has comprehensively updated the E-Class Coupé and Cabriolet. In addition, these...

Car Shoe produces a limited edition of the famed mocassin for the 50th anniversary of Lamborghini

Car Shoe (Gruppo Prada), the celebrated italian brand born in 1963, is honoring the 50th anniversary of Automobili Lamborghini by producing a limited edition of their famous moccasin: a metal logo of the 50th anniversary features...

Friends Reunited After 60 Years Apart: 1953 Le Mans 24 Hours Austin-Healeys Meet Again at Bonhams

The first time NOJ 392 and NOJ 393 have been seen in public since competing at the 1953 Le Mans 24 Hours

The World’s Most Valuable Austin-Healey Restored to its Former Glory

NOJ 393 – the ex-Works 1953-55 Austin-Healey Special Test Car/100S – realised a world record £843,000 when sold by Bonhams in December 2011, despite being untouched since the 1960s and presenting in ‘barn find’ state. Now, after...

Auction Executive Jannelle Grigsby Joins Gooding & Company to Manage Strategic Communications and Publicity

Gooding & Company is pleased to announce its new Publicist, auction executive Jannelle Grigsby, who will manage strategic communications, media relations and brand building. Jannelle has assumed the full-time position immediately...

American Classics From the Richard and Linda Kughn Collection Featured at RM’s Annual Michigan Sale

• RM Auctions returns to Plymouth, Michigan, July 27, for its well-established St. John’s sale

• Single-day auction in automotive heartland features more than 80 historic collector cars

• Sale headlined by a wonderful selection...

Volkswagen celebrates the one millionth Scirocco

Exclusive special edition marks the record of one million built Scirocco models

World premiere of the “Design Vision GTI” – racing GTI with 503 PS debuts at Wörthersee

GTI cult at Wörthersee: Volkswagen developed concept car for the race track

“Design Vision GTI” transfers the appearance of the Golf icon to car racing

Lamborghini 50th Anniversary Grand Tour starts: 350 supercars from all over the world celebrating ‘Made in Italy’

Four out of ten participating cars historic models, with 29 countries represented from Canada to New Zealand.

The inaugural dinner organized in the Hangar Bicocca at Pirelli headquarters to seal a continuous bond going back...

Seat Introduces Leon Cup Racer at GTI Wörthersee Treffen

■ SEAT Leon Cup Racer showcases the brand’s motorsport future

■ 330 PS, lightweight design, cutting-edge racing technology

■ Prepared for private teams and a wide range of racing series worldwide

■...

Sparkling Shelsley Victories for Champion Willis

Reigning British Hill Climb Champion Trevor Willis put in a sparkling performance (pictured) to win both run-off rounds 3 and 4 of the Midland Championship 'Speed into Spring' event held at Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb on Sunday.

75 years ago: triple victory for Mercedes-Benz in Tripoli

Stuttgart – A triple victory was secured for Mercedes-Benz and the then new W 154 twelve-cylinder racing car on 15 May 1938. Hermann Lang won the Tripoli Grand Prix, ahead of fellow drivers Manfred von Brauchitsch and Rudolf...

Atto Unico ... Le mitiche auto dei fratelli Marzotto tornano a casa ... 12 maggio 2013 Villa Trissino Marzotto – Trissino (Vi)

Le mitiche auto dei fratelli Marzotto il 12 maggio prossimo, torneranno per la prima volta a casa, nelle Scuderie della Villa Trissino Marzotto, in comune di Trissino a pochi chilometri da Vicenza, da dove erano sempre pronte a...