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Austrian Grand-Prix winning Ferrari 250 LM joins RM's Maranello line-up
2008-05-15 00:00:00
With the countdown underway to this weekend?s much-anticipated ?Ferrari Leggenda e Passione? event, RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby's, is excited to announce the inclusion of a grand-prix winning 1964 Ferrari 250 LM to the auction line-up. This ultra-desirable example will be just one of over 45 of the world?s rarest and most sought after road and race Ferraris to cross the block on Sunday 18th May at the legendary Ferrari factory in Maranello, Italy. The auction will also present a series of memorabilia from the famed Jacques Swaters? Ferrari Francorchamps Collection. London, England (May 12, 2008) ? With the final countdown well underway to Sunday?s much anticipated Ferrari Leggenda e Passione auction event in Maranello, Italy, RM Auctions is delighted to announce an important inclusion to the auction line-up ? a legendary, grand-prix winning 1964 Ferrari 250 LM. Designed by Pininfarina, with coachwork by Scaglietti, this magnificent example, chassis no. 5845GT, wa...
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Ari Vatanen, will be attending the Rally Show at Chatsworth
2008-05-15 00:00:00
Added to the list of names of rally champions, both World and national, who will be attending the Rally Show at Chatsworth over the weekend of 7/8 June is that of Ari Vatanen, World Champion in 1981 and British Open Champion in 1980. Vatanen, whose principal occupation these days is as a Member of the European Parliament, will be at the Rally Show on Saturday only; as still the most evocative rally driver of the 1980s in Ford Escorts, Opel Manta 400s and Peugeot 205 T16s, he is bound to be a big draw, especially for the autograph hunters. During the two days of the Rally Show, nine rallies are taking place, catering for older rally cars as well as the most modern ones currently competing in the Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally Championship. Entries in the older events are filling up fast, with the first event already full, but there is always one exception. There is a special event for Ford Escort Mk1s sponsored by Tonhire, whose proprietor Roy Edwards is practically synonymous ...

The Classic Motor Show DVD
2008-05-15 00:00:00
The Classic Motor Show is all about bringing together people who share a passion for cars. Every year this traditional ?season grand finale? for the classic car scene attracts many tens of thousands of enthusiasts from all over the UK, Europe and even further afield. Here is teh video: Introduction From Tim Harvey - NEC Classic Motor Show

Classic Motor Show launches new DVD of the 2007 highlights
2008-05-15 00:00:00
The Classic Motor Show , the UK?s biggest and best classic motoring extravaganza and the place to share your passion for classic cars, has launched a new DVD featuring highlights of the 2007 show. Presented by ex-British Touring car Champion Tim Harvey, this film is a personal journey through the event taking in all of the unique features including Mike Brewer and Edd China?s Wheeler Dealer Live, the Restoration Theatre, the Dream Rides, an opportunity for visitors to ride as a passenger in their dream car in exchange for a donation to charity, and the amazing cars on display. The footage also covers the huge variety of cars on display, ranging from the multi-million pound exotica through to far more affordable popular and family classics with interviews with the owners and keepers of these amazing vehicles. Marques covered include the Bugatti Royale, the Triumph Dolomite and the Cooper Maserati as well as Jensens, Porsches, Jaguars, Fords, Lotus and many more. The DVD, which runs...
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Aston Martin Works Service will host the ninth Bonhams? Auction of Aston Ma
2008-05-15 00:00:00
Click on the picture to enlarge Highest level of entrants at Bonhams? Aston Martin auction promises another record year Newport Pagnell, May 12th 2008? On Saturday 17th May, Aston Martin Works Service will host the ninth Bonhams? Auction of Aston Martin motor cars and related automobilia. The sale has become a highlight in the automotive calendar, illustrating Aston Martin?s strong ties to its illustrious heritage and close relationship with both owners and enthusiasts. Since the first auction in 2000, the specialist auctioneer Bonhams has sold more than £14m worth of Aston Martins and related automobilia often at record-breaking levels. In 2007 a 1970 Aston Martin DB6 Mk2 Volante sympathetically restored by Works Service achieved a record price of £430,500. The continued success of the event has been due to the number of interesting cars with fascinating histories that are presented for auction. This year is no exception with a record 41 cars entered into the auction; amongst t...
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1955 Le Mans 24 hour race video
2008-05-15 00:00:00
The most remembered motor race in history, because of a crush that killed 80 spectators, the 1955 Le Mans 24 hour race was the scene of a titantic struggle between Britain and Germany,Jaguar and Mercedes-Bentz. Thanks to Gary Adam for sending us the link!
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1932 Bugatti Type 55 sells for 2.1 million euros
2008-05-15 00:00:00
?Les Grandes Marques à Monaco?, Bonhams? 19th consecutive sale in Monte Carlo on 10 May 2008, achieved a sale total of ?8.2-million, making it one of the most successful sales ever held in the principality. The saleroom was packed with collectors from around the world who came to bid on the hand-picked selection of historic sports and competition cars offered in the spacious halls of SAS Prince Rainier?s Motor Museum. The star of the sale, a stunning 1932 Bugatti Type 55 Super Sport that raced at Le Mans in 1934, sold for ?2,097,500, to a private European collector. The Type 55 Bugatti was the ultimate supercar of the early 1930s. Built as a road-going version of the Type 54 Grand Prix car, only 38 examples were built. The car was owned originally by French amateur racing driver Charles Brunet who entered it into the 1934 Le Mans 24-Hour race, sharing the drive with Freddie Zehender. In more recent times, this important Bugatti has been part of two prestigious collections ? the ...
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Mille Miglia then and now, Sir Stirling Moss memories
2008-05-12 00:00:00
Sir Stirling Moss shares memories of his legendary 1955 Mille Miglia win at Cars international Kensington Cars International, a leading worldwide supplier of high performance, road and racing cars hosted a special evening on Wednesday 7th May 2008 at its Kensington showroom. The occasion was the preview of PLB23, a 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing of extraordinary historical importance and impeccable provenance which until its discovery by Cars International had been lost from public view for over 30 years. Star guest Sir Stirling Moss O.B.E., who was a Mercedes works driver during the 1950?s recalled the car, commenting: ?PLB23 featured in my book the Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1955. I was photographed driving the car during the preparation period for my Mille Miglia victory in 1955. I?m delighted to find that PLB23 has survived in such fine form.? Sir Stirling went on to enthral the star-studded audience with tales o...
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Race cars from 1974-1982 to compete during Monterey Festival of Speed
2008-05-09 00:00:00
MONTEREY, Calif. (May 8, 2008) ? Legendary race cars such as the Porsche 935, the ?Spirit of Sebring? Greenwood Corvette, and Jaguar XJR-5 will duke it out much as they did in contributing to the incomparable history of world-renowned Mazda Race way Laguna Seca?s famed 2.238-mile permanent road course during the Monterey Festival of Speed May 16-18. The sleek IMSA cars of 1974-1982 vintage will grace the twists and turns of the fabled track just as they did during one of the great eras of racing in the world and add to the diversity of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca?s 2008 season-opening event that will also feature some of the latest and greatest in both open- and closed-wheel racing. Included in the fabulous opening weekend will be the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, the Cooper Tires Presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda and Formula BMW USA. In their day, these IMSA race cars featured advanced design and technology for their time. Now, they can be considered the pred...
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largest-ever grid of Formula 5000s at Autoglym HSCC Historic Festival
2008-05-09 00:00:00
Click on the picture to enlarge The HSCC is aiming to put together the largest-ever grid of Formula 5000s at Brands Hatch for the 2008 Autoglym HSCC Historic Festival (June 28th and 29th). As part of the worldwide celebrations of F5000?s 40th anniversary, the Festival is hoping to see over 20 of these 600bhp Chevy-powered monsters on the startline for a spectacular ? and ear-splitting ? race. Their presence at Brands is particularly fitting. When F5000 launched in the UK in 1968, the formula was promoted by John Webb, then MD of Brands Hatch. Joining teams from across Europe are five cars currently travelling over by sea from New Zealand. These include three state-of-the-art Lola 332s (drivers Stan Redmond, Sefton Gibb and Russell Greer), a McRae and a Lola 142 (drivers Stuart Lush and Steve Ross). The jaw-dropping F5000 gathering is not the only record grid attempt for the Autoglym Festival. Over 100 Formula Juniors are also expected to take to the track, celebrating the 50th an...
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The 6th Historic Monaco Grand Prix to be held on the 10th of May
2008-05-09 00:00:00
We'll have a great weekend, with so many great historic motorsports events: The Historic Acroppolis Rally, Classic Endurance Racing at Spa, the 24 hours of LeMons... and the 6th Historic Monaco Grand Prix. The 6th Historic Monaco Grand Prix will be held on the 10th and 11th of May. This is one of the unmissable events of the 2008 historic motorsports season. The Historic Monaco Grand Prix is a retrospective of the golden age of racing in Monaco. Run on the world-famous Grand Prix Formula One circuit, it's considered one of the three top historic car races, with the Goodwood Revival Festival that will be held on september, 19 and Le Mans Classic that will take place on th famous Le Mans circuit on 11th of July. For sure another unmissable event of the 2008 Historic Motorsports season, as it's held every two years only. The Historic Grand Prix was first held in 1997, and has been run every two years since 2000 by the Automobile Club of Monaco. This edition will comprise seven s...
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A 1957 Chrysler Diablo at RM Auctions Sports & Classics of Monterey
2008-05-08 00:00:00
A one-of-a-kind 1957 Chrysler Diablo will debut at RM Auctions ? annual ?Sports & Classics of Monterey? auction event in California, August 15th and 16th. Conceived by Chrysler?s design head, Virgil Exner, the Diablo is arguably one of the largest and most impressive concept cars ever built. The ultra-rare Diablo will be joined by several other European styles sports and racing cars and several classic American luxury automobiles at RM?s world-renowned Monterey event. BLENHEIM, Ontario (May 6, 2008) - A one-of-a-kind 1957 Chrysler Diablo concept car handcrafted by Ghia will steal the spotlight at Monterey?s famed classic car weekend this August as it crosses the RM auction block. Considered the most valuable concept car of the late 1950s, the revolutionary Diablo will be the star attraction of RM Auctions? multi-million dollar Sports & Classics of Monterey auction event, to be held August 15th and 16th in downtown Monterey, California. Conceived by Chrysler?s design head, ...

The 7th Historic Acropolis Rally to start this weekend
2008-05-08 00:00:00
The ceremonial start of the 7th Historic Acropolis Rally will take place at the foothill of the Acropolis on Saturday May 10 at 18:00, with 184 cars built up until 1981 taking part at the event. The high number of entries once more was expected since the Historic Acropolis Rally is one of the most important events of the FIA Historic European Rally Championship and admeasures with coefficient 4, which is the highest one. Among the entrants, 51 crews will compete for the Sporting category, while the 133 will take part at the Regularity category. Among them, we can see last year’s Sporting winners Marco Bianchini – Emanuele Baldaccini in the Lancia Stratos HF, as well as the categories 1 and 2 Champions for 2007, Andrea Polli – Ms Vilma Salvi and Antonio Parisi & Giuseppe D' Angelo respectively. Also, in the rally will participate the 2007 European Regularity Trophy winners, who are our fellow countrymen Jason Fotopoulos – Aristotelis Georgiou, in the ...
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Classic Endurance Racing, Spa preview
2008-05-08 00:00:00
Since 2004, Classic Endurance Racing organises races for the cars which did endurance racing history. Run within the Le Mans Series calendar, the C.E.R enhances these 3-days meetings dedicated to endurance motor racing. What's more, Classic Endurance Racing is in the frame of Le Mans Classic, which will take place on July 11th, 12th and 13th on the Le Mans 24 Hours circuit, exceptionally open at this occasion. With a reliable and strong regulation behind it, CER has reached a high competition level which makes it as one of the most famous in Europe. Final proof of this success: a full starting grid from the first rounds, in Barcelona and Monza. The strong points of the regulation: CLASSIC ENDURANCE RACING BRINGS TOGETHER RACING CARS FROM 1966 TO 1979 By getting perfectly coherent with the Le Mans Classic selection of the grid 5 (1966 to 1972) and 6 (1973 to 1979), Classic Endurance Racing allows cars such as Ferrari?s BBML, BMW?s M1? to race the most beautiful European tracks....
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GM Motorama Concept Cars to be Showcased at 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d'El
2008-05-08 00:00:00
Rescued GM Motorama Concept Cars to be Showcased at 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance The latest discoveries by Auto Archeologist Joe Bortz will be among the many historic GM Motorama ?Dream Cars? on display PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (April 22, 2008) ? Fifty-three years ago, the LaSalle II Roadster and the Chevrolet Biscayne were among the concepts that showcased General Motors? vision of the future in its traveling Motorama. After the debut of this automotive eye candy, these cars were not only discarded but destroyed. Joe Bortz, who was a young boy when he saw these ?dream cars? at the 1955 Chicago Auto Show, found their remains decades later in a Detroit-area junkyard and worked laboriously to resurrect them. Now Bortz will bring these rescued vehicles to the Aug. 17 Pebble Beach Concours d?Elegance as part of the 100th anniversary celebration of GM. Throughout the 1950s, the General Motors Motorama took concept cars on tour to cities throughout the United States, inviting th...
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Rodeo Drive Concours d' Elegance on fathers day
2008-05-08 00:00:00
Classic DuBonnet, State-of-the-Art Bugatti, and Rare Lamborghini Slated to Headline Collection The Rodeo Drive Committee, in conjunction with the City of Beverly Hills, announces the initial line-up of astute automobiles for the 2008 Rodeo Drive Concours d?Elegance, themed ?Haute Wheels: Celebrating Car Couture.? This annual Father?s Day event will be held on Sunday, June 15, 2008 from 10:00AM ? 4:00PM. It is free and open to the public and will take place on the 300 and 400 blocks of North Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. ?Rodeo Drive Concours d?Elegance is responsible for showcasing an extraordinary array of antique and contemporary automobiles and this year?s selection focuses on custom coachwork and exceptional style,? said Bruce Meyer, co-chair of the Rodeo Drive Concours d?Elegance. ?As a world-renowned luxury retail destination, Rodeo Drive is the perfect location to showcase these magnificent, one-of-a-kind cars.? In 1938, Andre DuBonnet, a pilot and racecar driver, and...
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Gooding & Company announces consignments for 2008 Pebble Beach Auctions
2008-05-08 00:00:00
Click on the picture to enlarge Record-Breaking Triumph Dolomite 8C-2400 GS, Exceptional ?Sleeping Beauty? Alfa Romeo 6C & Stunningly Original Stutz Bearcat Are Among Highlighted Entries Gooding & Company , the official auction house for the Pebble Beach Concours d?Elegance, is pleased to announce early entries for its annual Pebble Beach auctions, to be held August 16 ? 17, 2008 . Among the significant cars that have been consigned to date are the acclaimed 1934 Triumph Dolomite 8C-2400 GS, the rare 1938 ?Sleeping Beauty? Alfa Romeo 6C and the original 1914 Stutz Series E Bearcat. More than 130 elegant cars are expected to cross the block at Gooding & Company?s Pebble Beach auctions this year. ?Continuing the momentum from last year?s Pebble Beach auctions, we are thrilled to have these three remarkable automobiles headlining our 2008 consignments,? said David Gooding, founder and president of Gooding & Company. ?The caliber and rarity of these three highly c...
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2008 Grand Prix Poster by Mark Bender Honors Italian Cars
2008-05-07 00:00:00
Click on the picture to enlarge For many Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix fans, the annual race poster is the icon of the event. It announces the dates, reveals the year?s featured marque and sets the tone for the 10-day event. This year?s poster, in addition to doing all of the above, has broken the mold in both format and style. Pittsburgh?s Mark Bender has created a nostalgic image that incorporates period-correct illustration with a striking frame/border that helps to tell the unique story of the nation?s largest vintage sports car race and the only one run on city streets. BenderAccording to Pittsburgh artist Mark Bender, ?This was my second poster for the Vintage Grand Prix and it went as smoothly as the first one back in 2003. Dan Holmes, the Grand Prix?s designer, gave me all the pertinent information and then cut me loose with complete creative freedom. Great subject matter, creative freedom and all for a good cause - every illustrators dream job.? Continua leyendo "2008 Gra...
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Mercedes to return to Group C in 2008
2008-05-07 00:00:00
One of the classic sportscars to make racing return. There is great news for the Group C Racing series and motorsport enthusiasts in general, with the announcement that Mercedes Sauber C9 chassis number 05A, will be competing in the 2008 Group C Racing series. The car is steeped in history with five wins during the 1989 World Sportscar Championship in the hands of drivers Jean-Louis Schlesser and Jochen Mass. Schlesser, who went on to be the ?89 world champion, also recorded two fastest laps and established a racing land speed world speed record of 407Km/h at Le Mans during the same year. Appearing in its classic Mercedes-Benz ?Silver Arrows? livery, the car will be driven by Australian owner/driver Rob Sherrard and prepared by race specialists Xtec Enginee Having been restored by Sauber in 1992, the C9 moved to Switzerland when it was sold to Mr Coxx Kocher, where it remained until Rob purchased the car in March 2008. Rob said: ?This is an awesome racing car with unrivalled ped...
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Jim Clark Revival 2008, Orwell SuperSportsCup video
2008-05-07 00:00:00
Orwell SuperSportsCup Highlights from JIM CLARK - REVIVAL (www.jimclark-rev... the popular International Historic Grand Prix at Hockenheim 2008 . © RED-Medien
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The world?s biggest private collection of classic Vauxhalls opened!
2008-05-07 00:00:00
Vauxhall Heritage Centre Open Day ? An Astra-nomical day out Heritage Centre open day Sunday June 8th 2008 Over 50 classic Vauxhalls on display, from 1903 to the present day * Special Astra themed event to mark 10 million sales The world?s biggest private collection of classic Vauxhalls is to throw its doors open to the public for one day only, and for 2008 we?ll also be celebrating 10 million Astra sales since the model first appeared in 1980. This year, the Vauxhall Heritage Centre?s annual open day, run to coincide with the Luton Festival of Transport, will mark the history of its best seller. A range of Astras will be on display dating back to the MK1, including specials such as the 4S rally car and an ex-BTCC racer. We?ll also make a feature of the car?s predecessors ? the Chevette and the Viva, both of which were built at the current Astra?s home ? GM?s Ellesmere Port factory. Based at the Heritage Centre in Park Street, Luton, the event takes place on Sunday...
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Lola announce plans to celebrate 50 winning years with town centre parade
2008-05-07 00:00:00
Marking the Golden Anniversary of Britain?s most prolific manufacturer of racing cars, Lola has today announced exciting plans to stage a public celebration in its hometown Huntingdon. The event will feature a symbolic parade of racing cars taking to the streets of the Cambridgeshire town on Sunday 12 October. Producing close to 4000 race cars during 50 golden years in the fast lane, Lola has won races in Formula 1, Le Mans, Daytona 24 Hours, Can-Am, Champ Car and Indy 500. Lola?s enviable position will guarantee a star-studded line-up of race cars and drivers from past to present to support this landmark event, when racing cars will parade on the streets of Huntingdon for the first time. A selection of famous Lola racing cars will set off from Lola?s headquarters in Huntingdon and travel through a designated route via the local ring road finishing with the cars forming a spectacular paddock in Huntingdon?s historic market square. Adding to the occa...
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A 1963 Ford Galaxie at the 2008 Festival of Speed
2008-05-03 00:00:00
Click on the picture to enlarge The theme of the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed is ?Hawthorn to Hamilton ? Britain?s Love Affair with World Motor Sport?. Britain has always played a key role in the global motor racing industry, forging successful relationships with the rest of the motor sport world. From Mike Hawthorn ? who used a Ferrari to become Britain?s first Formula 1 World Champion fifty years ago in 1958 ? to current F1 star Lewis Hamilton, driving a British engineered car with German power, British drivers and engineers have utilised global resources to achieve success. The 2008 Festival honours these winning combinations. In recognising Britain?s role in shaping motor sport worldwide, the Festival will acknowledge the influence and achievements of iconic British figures, including Stirling Moss, Jim Clark, John Surtees, Colin McRae, Roger Clark, James Hunt, Barry Sheene, Jackie Stewart, Derek Bell, Colin Chapman, Adrian Newey and British-based Gordon Murray. In addit...
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Tickets for the Autoglym HSCC Historic Festival at Brands Hatch
2008-05-01 00:00:00
Click on the picture to enlarge Have a look at the Autoglym HSCC Historic Festival pictures galley MAKE FATHER?S DAY ? WITH HISTORIC RACING AT BRANDS HATCH Tickets for the Autoglym HSCC Historic Festival at Brands Hatch ? June 28th and 29th ? make a great gift for Father?s Day (which this year falls on June 15th). Dad?s memories of the motorsport of his youth will come flooding back, as historic Formula One cars, classic saloons, sportscars and mighty Can Am cars take to the grid in a spectacular series of races, battling it out as closely as they did in their heyday. As well as offering highly entertaining historic racing and a good dose of nostalgia, the Autoglym HSCC Historic Festival provides fun for all the family ? including free entertainment for children. Even if classic racing isn?t their thing, youngsters will find more than enough to keep themselves amused in the Kids? Super Inflatable Fun City, featuring the largest fun inflatable in Europe, Jungle Play Centre, Penal...

Jim Clark revival video
2008-05-01 00:00:00
Highlights from JIM CLARK - REVIVAL the popular International Historic Grand Prix at Hockenheim 2008. © MPZ RACE VIDEO
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Castle Combe Circuit announced the death of Peter Baskett
2008-05-01 00:00:00
Management, staff, officials and supporters of the Castle Combe Circuit were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Peter Baskett, former Chief Medical Officer at the Wiltshire track for more than 40 years and an integral part of the medical team up until his death. Peter, a world renowned expert in anaesthesia and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, began working with the medical team at Castle Combe in the early 1960?s and was promoted to CMO in 1972. His immense skill and knowledge helped develop the Castle Combe team into one of the most respected in the business, a number of drivers owing their lives to his pioneering abilities and innovations in emergency care. The author of over 170 scientific publications, Peter also helped pioneer advanced training for ambulance staff into what we now know as paramedics. After handing over his post of CMO to Jerry Nolan, five years ago, Peter remained a vital member of the Castle Combe medical team until his death, as well as retaining his...
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Audi Tradition with six cars at the Mille Miglia
2008-04-30 00:00:00
Click on the picture to enlarge AUDI AG will be one of the main sponsors at the Mille Miglia for the first time. From 15 to 17 May 2008, Audi Tradition will take six historic automobiles to Brescia, where the 1,000-mile race across half of Italy starts and finishes. Taking part for the first time this year will be Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG. He will be piloting a Wanderer W 25. The three Wanderer W 25 cars from the years 1936, 1937 and 1938 are a quite magnificent sight. The 55 hp vehicles have already taken part in the world?s most famous vintage car rally in recent years, following in the footsteps of other iconic vehicles from the brand?s post-war history: the DKW 3=6 special class F91, for example, which won the touring car category up to 1,300 ccm at the Mille Miglia in 1954. This three-cylinder car achieved a more than respectable average speed of 104.95 km/h from just 34 hp and 900 ccm. The 1956 DKW Monza will be at the historic Mille Mig...
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Targa Tasmania 2008 gets thumbs up
2008-04-30 00:00:00
Click on the picture to enlarge The 17th running of Targa Tasmania has been given the nod as the best ever by competitors, according to event director, Mark Perry. While Targa is an established part of Australia?s motorsport calendar, the event underwent many changes in 2008 . Competitors spent more nights in Launceston, less time on liaison between stages and took on a number of new stages. Devenport hosted its first street stage, Strahan hosted its first overnight stop, and the Hobart Domain was returned to the competition schedule, and attracted a huge crowd. Perry says he has been overwhelmed by the positive response from the competitors, and also delighted with how the event was viewed by sponsors and supporters. ?Any change means taking risks, but it seems like everything we have touched this year has turned to gold,? Perry said. ?Launceston provided a fantastic base for the first five nights of the event, and people really enjoyed staying in the city and not having to p...
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H&H consigns a ?timewarp? Bugatti Type 57 and ?barn find? Lister Sports Rac
2008-04-30 00:00:00
South to Surrey Set amidst the rolling Surrey Hills and yet within easy reach of Guildford, Loseley Park can trace its history back to the Domesday Book of 1086. A trusted advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, Sir William More built the present Manor House between 1562 and 1568 using masonry salvaged from nearby Waverley Abbey (itself a twelfth-century building). Still home to his descendents, this imposing Elizabethan edifice is surrounded by stunning parkland not to mention a walled garden, ornamental lake and plethora of ancient trees. Visited by various monarchs from Queen Elizabeth I in the 1560s through to Queen Mary during the 1930s, Loseley Park will play host to H&H for the first time on Sunday June 8th 2008. With a large clear-span marquee in which to house the cars, motorcycles and automobilia as well as good road / rail / airport links, the sale promises to be a great event and has already attracted a suitably aristocratic 1936 Bugatti Type 57 Graber Sports Saloon as the head...
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Delahaye USA Provides Elegance Styling with Modern Drivability
2008-04-30 00:00:00
Delahaye USA" > Click on the picture to enlarge A few days ago we wrote about DELAHAYE USA, a division of Appleton Productions, Inc. The only firm in the world that specializes in recreating the most beautiful classic coachbuilt cars ever built with hand-crafted aluminum bodies, yet with totally modern underpinnings. We now have some pictures in our Delahaye images gallery.
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