Anniversary

  • 2013 Maserati Quattroporte

    Two of Italy’s finest luxury labels, Maserati and Ermenegildo Zegna, have entered a partnership aimed at promoting Italian design and manufacturing excellence worldwide. At the same time, the two will collaborate on a number of projects, starting with a special edition model next year to celebrate the centenary of Maserati. The new special edition will be a Quattroporte sedan inspired by the collections of the famous fashion label. The Maserati flagship sedan will be reinterpreted and customized with new colors, materials and trims, with some lifted directly from Zegna’s famous...

  • Lamborghini Aventador LP 720-4 50° Anniversario
    Lamborghini Aventador LP 720-4 50° Anniversario Revealed

    This year Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A turns 50, and to celebrate the Italian manufacturer of supercars has a number of major events planned and has already unveiled its Veneno, which at its unveiling was billed as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the brand. In the past, Lamborghini has...

  • Valentino Balboni
    A Celebration Of 50 Years Of Lamborghini On Jay Leno’s Garage: Video

    Lamborghini is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2013 and has already run a number of events this year to help build excitement before the actual anniversary date on May 7. The highlight of the celebrations will be the Grande Giro Lamborghini rally, which will see hundreds of Lamborghini owners...

  • The official 50th Anniversary Mustang logo
    Ford Mustang 50th Anniversary Logo Revealed

    It’s clear that Ford is planning something special for the 50th anniversary of its iconic Mustang, and it’s equally clear that the car’s revised design may be the best kept secret in the automotive world. Last weekend, images of clay models made the rounds, quickly polarizing fans...

  • Classic Aston Martins at the Silverstone circuit
    A Hundred Classic Astons To Descend Upon Silverstone This Summer

    As part of its ongoing centenary celebrations this year, Aston Martin will be organizing a gathering at the Silverstone Classic where a hundred Aston Martin models from the past century will be taking to the famous British race track. Aston Martin is serving as the featured marque for the event...

  • Historic Porsche 911s at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
    2013 Goodwood FoS Central Feature To Mark 50 Years Of The Porsche 911

    We’re starting to lose count of all the automotive anniversaries taking place this year, but one of the most significant is the 50th anniversary of the Porsche 911 sports car. Clearly Porsche has a lot planned to mark the occasion but so do organizers of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, an...

  • Original 1964 Porsche 911 and the Type-991 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S

    There are a lot of automotive anniversaries taking place in 2013, the most notable being the 100th anniversary of Aston Martin and the 50th anniversary of Lamborghini. However, this year Porsche’s iconic 911 sports car also turns 50. Yes, it was in 1963 at the Frankfurt Auto Show that Porsche first rolled out a prototype for a new sports car to replace its 356. That prototype was the original 901, which went into production just the following year but had to have its name changed to 911 due to a dispute with French automaker Peugeot, which argued that only it could use numerical names...

  • 2013 Aston Martin Vantage GTE race car launch
    Aston Martin Eyes 24 Hours Of Le Mans Win In Its 100th Year

    This year is Aston Martin’s 100th, so the automaker is hoping to make it a memorable one. To mark its first 100 years, Aston Martin has already introduced new Centenary Edition models, flown a Vanquish coupe via helicopter to the top of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, and just this week...

  • Lamborghini Aventador J live photos
    Lamborghini To Unveil Its Fastest Car Ever In Geneva: Report

    We already know Lamborghini is planning a special car for its 50th anniversary this year, and which is set to be unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show on March 5. Now, thanks to comments from Lamborghini design chief Filippo Prini, we also know that it will be the fastest model ever launched by...

  • Aston Martin's centenary celebration includes vintage racing at Brands Hatch - image: Aston Martin
    Aston Martin’s Centenary Celebrations Continue

    To mark its first 100 years, Aston Martin has already introduced new Centenary Edition models and flown a Vanquish coupe via helicopter to the top of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. Now it’s announced the largest-ever vintage racing event for Aston Martin cars, to be held at England’s...

  • Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadsters in Miami, Florida
    Lamborghini Aventador Roadsters Take To Miami Airport Runway: Video

    This year is Lamborghini’s 50th, so the Italian sports car manufacturer is celebrating the anniversary in a fashion that only it could: by storming a runway at Miami International Airport using five of its latest Aventador LP 700-4 Roadsters. After receiving special authorization from the...

  • McLaren celebrates 50 years in 2013 - image: McLaren
    McLaren Marks Its 50th Anniversary In 2013

    This year marks significant anniversaries for a number of automotive brands and vehicles. Luxury sports car builder Aston Martin turns 100, while Ford celebrates the 150th birthday of its founder, Henry Ford. Lamborghini turns 50 this year, while the Corvette celebrates its 60th birthday by...

  • 1995 Lamborghini Calà concept car

    The Lamborghini Calà, a concept car dreamed up by Italdesign Giugiaro as a possible replacement for the Jalpa, and unveiled for the first time in 1995, will be hitting public roads in the very near future. The Calà will be taking part in the Grande Giro Lamborghini, an epic rally that will see Lamborghini owners from around the world travel more than 750 miles across Italy in their raging bulls. The rally will also see some of the most beautiful Lamborghinis in history gather together, including the Calà, which will be driven by the same man who penned it, Fabrizio...

  • Aston Martin's centenary celebration in Dubai
    Aston Martin's Centenary Party Was Bonkers: Video

    If you had any doubt that Aston Martin's over-the-top cars were a direct reflection of the brand itself, all you need to do is watch the party it threw for its 100th birthday. British and classy it may be, but this is no dusty old geezer. Held in Dubai, the Aston Martin centenary celebration...

  • The 2014 Corvette Stingray poses with its elders - image: GM Corp
    2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Goes Back To Where It All Began

    Sixty years ago today, the Chevrolet Corvette made its debut appearance at GM’s Motorama exhibit in New York City. New car introductions were a big deal then, and anxious spectators lined Park Avenue to get a look at Chevy’s futuristic roadster. Production wasn’t even planned when...

  • Aston Martin Vanquish Centenary Edition
    Aston Martin Turns 100 Today, Celebrates With Centenary Editions: Video

    Today, January 15, 2013, marks the 100th birthday of automaker Aston Martin. It also officially kicks off the brand’s 100th anniversary celebration, which will include driving events in the U.K. and the U.S., as well as a week-long festival scheduled for mid-July. As you’d expect, Aston...

  • Lamborghini 50th Anniversary logo
    New Video Looks Back Over 50 Years Of Lamborghini History

    This year Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A turns 50, and to celebrate the Italian manufacturer of supercars will be organizing a number of events including the reveal of a one-off celebratory car as well as an epic rally that will take Lamborghini owners from around the world on a 750-mile trek through...

  • 1921 Aston Martin A3 prototype and 2014 Aston Martin Vanquish
    Aston Martin Announces 2013 Centenary Celebrations

    Next year marks several important anniversaries, one of which is the centenary of storied British sports car manufacturer Aston Martin. Yes, it was in 1913 that British entrepreneurs and avid racing fans Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford first decided to join forces and build their own car. They...

  • 1903 Ford Model A Rear Entry Tonneau and Bill Ford, Jr.

    Last October the world’s oldest known Ford in existence, a 1903 Model A Rear Entry Tonneau, sold at auction for the relative bargain price of price of $264,000 (the car had previously been sold in 2007 for almost $700k). It’s now been revealed that the lucky buyer of the red 1903 Model A was none other than Bill Ford, Jr., the current vice chairman of Ford and great grandson of its founder Henry Ford. The car, the third Ford ever produced, will now serve as a highlight of a series of events celebrating the 150th anniversary of Henry Ford’s birth on July 30, 2013. Some of the...

  • Lamborghini 50th Anniversary logo
    Lamborghini CEO Confirms 50th Anniversary Car

    During August's Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann laid out some of his company's plans for its 50th anniversary taking place in 2013. The highlight of the plans was the Grande Giro Lamborghini, an epic 750-mile rally through Italy kicking off on May 7 of...

  • 2013 Ford Mustang
    Is Ford Working On A 50th Anniversary Mustang For 2014 ½?

    The original Ford Mustang was introduced in 1964 as a 1964 ½ model, making its public debut on April 17 at the New York World’s Fair. Back in the day, it was traditional for automakers to launch new cars in January, so the Mustang’s late appearance gave it the half-year model...

  • 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet
    Porsche Will Mark 911’s 50th Anniversary With Special Model

    Next year Porsche celebrates the 50th anniversary of its iconic 911, and to mark the occasion the sports car manufacturer is readying something special. It was at the 1963 Frankfurt Auto Show that the first 911 appeared, originally as a concept and with a 901 designation. After a quick name change...

  • Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 45th Anniversary race car
    Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 45th Anniversary Edition Track Video

    With only five examples in existence, this is probably the only way you’ll get to see the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 45th Anniversary race car in action. This latest video shows the car in its natural home, although we bet most owners won’t be tracking their examples. Why? Because the...

  • Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 45th Anniversary race car
    Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 45th Anniversary Edition Debuts

    This year is AMG’s 45th and the official tuner to Mercedes-Benz isn't letting it go by without a celebration or two. We’ve already seen the company unveil a 45th anniversary edition SL65 AMG, as well as tease some of its future plans. Today we have a new 45th anniversary edition to...

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