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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...

Škoda Rapid Sport Concept Car to Celebrate its World Premiere at Woerthersee

■ ŠKODA Rapid SPORT to show off the possibilities inherent in the Rapid

■ A dynamic, sporty compact power package

■ 32nd edition of the legendary Volkswagen meeting to take place May 8-12, 2013

Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup Round 1 Barcelona ... First race outing for the new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

At the season-opening round of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup on 12 May in Barcelona, motorsports fans have two highlights to look forward to – the race debut of the new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup and the guest appearance of nine-time...

DTM Qualifying Round 1 Hockenheim I ... BMW drivers finish 1-2

■ Christian Vietoris (DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé) and Gary Paffett (EURONICS Mercedes AMG C-Coupé) finish in top four at first race of season

■ Excellent DTM debut for ‘young guns’ Pascal Wehrlein and Daniel...

Seven Ferraris, Six Porsche 911s and a Lamborghini Miura to Headline Bonhams Sale at the Spa Classic

Updated 5 May, 2013 ... Lot list with chassis numbers and estimates added

Motor cars worth an estimated €5 million will go under the hammer at the inaugural sale on Saturday 25th May

Max Welti is the new Head of Motorsportat Lamborghini

Swiss manager takes the helm of Squadra Corse

50th Anniversary Lamborghini – Grande Giro

A convoy of 350 Lamborghini super sports cars will leave from Milan on 8 May, as the biggest reunion ever of cars from the House of the Raging Bull start their Grand Tour as part of Lamborghini’s 50th Anniversary celebrations.

DTM Qualifying Round 1 Hockenheim I ... Pascal Wehrlein and Daniel Juncadella qualify eighth and tenth for maiden DTM race

• Mercedes Juniors Christian Vietoris and Robert Wickens on second row

• Five Mercedes-Benz drivers into Top Ten for home race at Hockenheim

The new Porsche 911 Turbo and 911 Turbo S ... set new reference values for dynamics and fuel consumption

The Porsche model offensive in the anniversary year of the 911 is reaching new heights. 50 years ago, the 911 made its debut at the Frankfurt International Auto Show. And just ten years later, the first 911 Turbo prototype was at...

Ferrari Tribute To Mille Miglia

The Ferrari Tribute to Mille Miglia, a re-enactment for Prancing Horse owners of the world’s most famous endurance road race, gets underway once again this year on May 16th. Crews aboard post-1957 Ferraris will parade their cars...

Rallye ING Ardenne Roads – 12e édition ... Sous le signe de l’exception !

Cette douzième édition de l’ING Ardenne Roads a mené non moins de 135 équipages sur les plus bucoliques et sinueuses des routes ardennaises et de l'Eifel. Un rallye de régularité portant style et élégance en profession de foi,...

Mille Miglia: Mercedes-Benz as main automotive sponsor

■ Green light given for long-term partnership

■ Another brand ambassador at Mille Miglia 2013: Marcel Tiemann

RM Auctions Announces Official Parntership With the St James’s Concours of Elegance

• RM Auctions announces that it is the official auction partner of the exclusive St James’s Concours of Elegance

• London auction dates to change from late October to 7-9 September, 2013 to coincide with the highly anticipated...

Spectacular One-Off Ferrari Joins Bonhams Exceptional Line-Up of Early Consignments for the Quail Lodge Auction in August

The unique New York Auto Show Ferrari 250 Europa Coupé with exclusive Michelotti-designed Vignale coachwork is a milestone in Italian design and automotive history

Early Jaguar E-Type That lay Hidden in a Garage for More Than 30 Years Sold for £110,000 at Bonhams

The 1961 model more than tripled its highest pre-sale estimate at a £1.7 million auction at the RAF Museum in Hendon on Monday

The Hendon sale total brought to a close a £3 million weekend for the Bonhams Motoring department,...

Mecum’s Kansas City Spring Auction Reaches $9.6 Million in Sales

Magnificent and serene Kansas City, Mo., turns into a car collector’s paradise twice a year when Mecum Auctions comes to town. Last weekend, April 25-27, the Kansas City Convention Center was transformed into that dream location...

RM Auctions in Association With Sotheby’s to Showcase Automotive Artistry at Exclusive New York Sale

• RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, announces exclusive New York collector car auction, November 21

• Groundbreaking sale to celebrate the automobile as an art form and feature an elite, handpicked selection of...

The 208 T16 Programme Continues

The 208 T16, which has been designed to comply with the FIA’s Class R5 regulations, has been putting kilometres on its clock since it broke cover in December 2012. It is about to begin the asphalt phase of its development.

Start your Engines! The Houston Classic Weekend gets set to open its doors to the world's fastest cars and stars

Organizers of The Houston Classic Weekend are gearing up for one of the state's biggest celebrations of vintage motoring and getting set to open their doors to some of the world'sfastest cars and stars. Visitors to the event,...

RM Auctions’ Don Davis Collection Attracts Texas-Size Bids

• RM Auctions posts over $21.2 million at the record-breaking sale of the distinguished Don Davis Collection, April 27 in Fort Worth, Texas

• Top seller: a rare 1967 Ferrari 330 GTS sold for $1,936,000, to establish a new...