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Aston Martin DBR2 Open Sports Racer

The engines on the DBR2 started as 3.7 litres in 1957 and #DBR2/1 was bored out to 4.2 litres for the 1958 season. It was a six-cylinder twin overhead camshaft with six Weber single choke 48 doe carburettors, although they were...

Aston Martin DBR1 Open Sports Racer

Detail images added

The DBR1's, as originally delivered, were strictly for competition purposes and had magnesium body panels and a chrome-molybdenum tube frame. The engine was longitudinally-mounted in-line six, with aluminum...

Constant change - The BMW Sauber F1.08 over the course of the season

There is a rule of thumb in Formula 1: Standing still means going backwards. Vehicles change from race to race. The engineers are continually modifying the vehicles depending on the characteristics of the different circuits – the...

US debut for Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 at Los Angeles Auto Show

Spyker Cars is in attendance at the Los Angeles Auto Show from 21 to 30 November at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The presence of Spyker marks the US debut of the Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 - a limited edition of the road...

2shores Classic Cars Opens New Showroom in the Midwest

2shores Classic Cars, an international collector cars brokerage firm, has opened a showroom in the U.S. The new facility, a restored historic downtown building in Lake Mills, Wisconsin, provides opportunity to consign classic...

Abarth: one hundred years of tuning

Karl Abarth was born on November 15, 100 years ago. Abarth was a sports car driver, constructor and tuner. But his great achievement was to make them accessible to everyone. One hundred years after his birth, these values remain...

Bentley Azure T

Stylish and powerful, the new Bentley Azure T is the world’s most elegant convertible and destined to become a future classic. With unique Bentley ‘T’ styling cues reinforcing its sporting stance, the 500bhp Azure T delivers...

Two 1950's Concept Cars in the Spotlight at RM's Arizona Auction

Two unique and rare examples of automotive styling – a record-breaking, Hemi-powered 1954 Dodge Firearrow III Sport Concept by Ghia, and a one-of-a-kind 1950 Saturn ‘Bob Hope Special’ are set to star at RM’s prestigious...

Special series Scuderia Spider 16M unveiled at World Finals in Mugello to celebrate Prancing Horse's 16th F1 Constructor's title

Ferrari has chosen to unveil the new Scuderia Spider 16M at the World Finals in Mugello in celebration of its recent victory in the Formula 1 Constructor's World Championship 2008. This new high performance sports car features...

72,000 Visitors Celebrate Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes-Benz Drivers during the 2008 Stars & Cars Day

– 72.000 Daimler employees and motor sport fans celebrated Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton (23) and his Mercedes-Benz driver colleagues from Formula 1 and DTM during today’s Stars & Cars Day in Stuttgart, a very special...

Preview – The Classic Motor Show, NEC, Birmingham, 14 – 16 November 2008

Billed as the UK’s season finale, The Classic Motor Show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham is easily accessible for both national and international visitors.

Three special high-performance vehicles from AMG

SL 65 AMG Black Series, ML 63 AMG “10th Anniversary” and ML 63 AMG “Performance Studio”

Winter Park Concours d’Elegance

The 7th annual Winter Park Concours d’Elegance was held in Winter Park, a select suburb of Orlando in Florida, over the weekend of 1-2 November 2008. This year the event honoured three British marques, Aston Martin, Austin Healey...

Mercato - What is googled - The Top 25 ... November 5th

Wouldn't it be interesting to know what other collectors search for ?

We looked up the Anamera statistics and picked the search phrases entered into Google and then referred to Anamera ... this is not what vistors of Anamera...

The Collectible Market ... Or What Does USD $60,000,000 Buy You Today?

With the volatility and roller coaster rides the world stock markets have been on the last 90 days, where is some of the "Smart Money" going for safety and a little fun at the same time?

Mercato News - World Record Price for a Ferrari "Tour de France" ...

200+ Images added ... World Record Price paid for a Ferrari 250 GT LWB TdF open headlight Berlinetta s/n 1385GT

The 2009 "Tour Auto Optic 2000" deadline is coming closer

The start will be given from the Tuileries Gardens in Paris. The circuits (Dijon , Bresse, Lunéville & Spa), three of the five stops off (Beaune, Mulhouse & Luxembourg) are now finalised. They will be completed by another stop in...

Lewis Hamilton wins Formula 1 World Championship at the final corner

McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is the 2008 Formula 1 World Champion. In a dramatic Brazilian Grand Prix with rain before the start and rain short before the finish, Lewis decided the title battle at the last corner of the...

Mercedes-Benz Tuner Challenge at SEMA 2008 - The GLK in Las Vegas

Mercedes-Benz has created an unconventional presentation idea under the heading “Tuner Challenge”. Ahead of the equally unconventional SEMA Show in the gaming hotspot of Las Vegas, the Stuttgart company announced a competition...

Auction dedicated to the collectible Alfa Romeo

The new auction dedicated to the collectible cars of the brand is on calendar for saturday 15th november in Brescia. Many collectors and fans of the marque are expected to attend the important event rich of interesting meetings.

Automobiles of London - Appetizer & some Results

Peter Singhof covering the RM Auction - Automobiles of London, has already served the appetizer and some notable results, more to come in the next days

New 19-Inch Wheels in RS Spyder Design with Innovative Central Locking

Porsche AG, Stuttgart, now offers new 19-inch RS Spyder wheels exclusively for the 911 Turbo models as an absolute highlight in the range of highly specialised, customised features available exclusively on new models (ex works)....

America'S Legendary Grand Sport Racer to make its Auction debut in Arizona

Preeminent international auction house, RM Auctions, will open the 2009 collector car season in grand style as they offer one of the rarest and most valuable Corvettes in history – the legendary 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Grand...

Japan Celebrates the Festa Mille Miglia

Yet another victory for Luciano Viaro, the winner of the Mille Miglia 2008! Yet another victory for Alfa Romeo! On the roads of Japan, the crew Luciano Viaro – Toru Ishikawa, in an Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Super Sport

Ferrari Racing Days - Nuerburgring 2008

A decidedly chilly Nuerburgring greeted participants for the Ferrari Days gathering over the weekend of 3 - 5 October, but that didn't detract from a healthy attendance. This was no doubt due in no small part to the appearance of...

The TECHART Aerokit I for the new Porsche 911 models

Only genuine TECHART individualisation programmes are defined by the typical TECHART features. Aesthetic and technical. Visible and invisible. One of these is a basic principle of all TECHART products: quality original equipment...

Global Collector Car World set to hit London as curtain rises on 100 of the World'S Finest Motor Cars

Classic car fever is set to hit Central London later this month as 100 of the world’s finest collector cars roll into Battersea Evolution for the highly anticipated ‘Automobiles of London’ event.

FIA GT Round 9, Zolder

The final European round of the FIA GT series was held at the Zolder circuit in Belgium, unfortunately best known as the track where Gilles Villeneuve lost his life during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix in May 1982. The...

Audi successfully defends DTM title - Paul Di Resta Runner-up in the 2008 DTM

The most extensive motorsport programme in the history of AUDI AG is now the most successful one as well: following the triumph at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the title wins at the Le Mans series in North America and Europe, Timo...

What you didn’t know about the new DTM Champion Timo Scheider yet

29-year-old German Timo Scheider is the new DTM Champion, who thus takes over from his team-mate Mattias Ekström. Even though the Audi factory driver ranks among the stars this season there are several facts you may not have...