Classic Cars
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A rare Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione visited the Ferrari Classiche department a year ago to undergo some restoration work. It turned out that the car stayed for 14 months as there was a lot of work to be done, from the engine bay to the body to the suspension and other parts. With all the work completed, the car was recently returned to its owner. According to the few documents available, this particular 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione’s first owner was Dorino Serafini, a GT and Formula One driver who also delivered a podium position in the 1950 Italian Grand Prix for...
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Nine McLaren F1s Take To The Track: VideoWith McLaren having built just 106 examples of its F1 supercar, including both road-going and racing versions, seeing just one of these beauties is a rare occasion. Now just imagine nine of them in the one place—and on a track. DON'T MISS: Watch The McLaren F1 GTR Longtail Storm Goodwood...
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Watch The McLaren F1 GTR Longtail Storm Goodwood: VideoThe McLaren road car division has hired Swedish racing car driver Kenny Bräck as its latest development driver. He’s competed in both sports car and formula formats, with the highlights of his career being a championship in the 1998 Indy Racing League season and a victory at the 1999...
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"Italian Job" Lamborghini Miura put up for saleIn 1969, a film called The Italian Jobwas shown in theaters. If you're a fan of Italian sports cars, it had one of the greatest opening sequences in cinema history. That's because it featured a stunning Lamborghini Miura winding is way up a mountain pass. It's a beautiful car, beautifully shot, in...
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Jay Leno drives the Lamborghini LM002Lamborghini is gearing up for the launch of a new SUV in 2018, but this will actually be the Italian marque’s second high-riding model. The original was the LM002, an SUV built in an attempt to secure a military contract in the mid-1980s. CHECK OUT: Ultra-Rare Mosler MT900 GTR Spotted In...
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The Mazda Miata that found its way home: Time Machine Test DriveWhen you run into an old friend after 15 years, can you pick up like no time’s been lost? Reunions are something I normally don’t do. The open-all-night nostalgia factory that is Facebook has pretty much killed them, anyway. But I am all about your serendipity, your stunning...
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American sports car brand Panoz is present at this week’s 2015 Dubai Motor Show where the company is showing off its latest Esperante Spyder and Spyder GT models. And sharing the stand with the open-top sports cars is a very special model from Panoz’s past: the 1997 Esperante GTR-1 Le Mans homologation special. ALSO SEE: W Motors Fenyr Supersport Debuts In Dubai With 900 Horsepower There were just two Esperante GTR-1 road cars built as part of the homologation rules for the various race series that the racing version competed in, which included the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans...
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650-HP Corvette Z06 V-8 Available As Crate Engine, Previewed In 1970 Camaro: VideoOne of the coolest cars at this week’s 2015 SEMA show was a custom 1970 Chevrolet Camaro RS. Built by Chevrolet Performance, the classic muscle car was fitted with a supercharged 6.2-liter LT4 V-8 just like the one in the latest-generation Corvette Z06. But this engine wasn’t lifted out...
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Mercedes-Benz Museum Starts Selling Off Some Classics: VideoThe official Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany must be brimming with classics as the museum is now starting to sell some of them off. The list of cars available for sale can be seen at the website www.alltime-stars.com and includes some stunners such as a 1929 Type 630 Kompressor and even...
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First Shelby Daytona Coupe, Chassis #CSX2287, Rolls Into SEMA: VideoThe Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe is one of the rarest cars to ever be produced, with just six of the originals having been built. This week, one of them was unveiled at the 2015 SEMA show—and it is the rarest of the lot. The Daytona Coupe bearing chassis #CSX2287 was the first of the six cars...
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Keno Brothers Get Into The Classic Car Business: VideoTransparency is their watchword.
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Per Valentino Balboni, the Miura is the greatest LamborghiniThere's a rare gem heading to auction soon. It's a 1969 Lamborghini Miura, and it's set to be a featured part of the Keno Brothers auction in New York City. CHECK OUT: 2017 Acura NSX Coming With 573 HP, 0-60 MPH Time Of 3.0 Seconds Ahead of its date with potential new suitors, Road & Track got...
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Iconic doesn't even begin to describe the Bugatti Type 57C Atalante. Displayed at the 1939 World's Fair in New York, Bugatti's Art Deco masterpiece is as much a sculpture as it is a car, but its mechanical bits are every bit as potent as the stunning lines. Its DOHC straight-eight engine is good for 160 horsepower, which was an amazing figure for an engine in 1938, and allowed this model to remain competitive in races over a decade after it was built. ALSO SEE: Dodge Viper To Die In 2017 Of course, the extreme rarity of this car means its racing days are long behind it. Bugatti only built 32...
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Porsche 918 & Lamborghini Diablo Face Off In Drag Race: VideoThe Lamborghini Diablo VT 6.0 came about in 2000, when Audi took over the company and wanted to update the Italian supercar. It was working on the Murcielago, but the Diablo still had some life in it. In the rear of the car sits a 6.0-liter V-12 engine that produces 550 horsepower and over 450...
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Rare Range Rover Convertible Conversion Headed To AuctionWe're likely to get our first look at the production version of Land Rover's Range Rover Evoque Convertible during the Los Angeles Auto Show next month. But there are plenty of open-top Land Rovers out there in the world, and a particularly unique example is about to hit the auction block. READ...
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Ken Block reveals his Hoonigan Gymkhana Ford EscortRemember the Hoonicorn? Of course you do, because it remains one of the baddest modified cars ever created. Now Ken Block is back with A.B.C. That would be another bad creation, for those of you who aren't fans of new jack swing. This time around Block is going with a rear-wheel-drive 1978 Ford...
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'A Faster Horse' Is A Deep Dive Into Mustang History: VideoThere's plenty of swelling strings and inspiration music in A Faster Horse, David Gelb's new Mustang documentary. But in capturing the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding the release of the latest generation of Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] iconic coupe, the director—who rose to fame with the...
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Steve McQueen Porsche 911 Headed To Auction In Paris: VideoLegendary actor, King of Cool, and racer Steve McQueen owned a lot of cars. And it's fair to say the ownership history on this 1971 Porsche 911T is a bit more complicated than the pedigree of his 1976 Porsche 930 or 1952 Chevy Pickup. But its history is entwined enough with McQueen's legacy that we...
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Aston Martin's collaborations with Italian design house Zagato have resulted in some of the most gorgeous machines ever produced. But the 1962 DB4 Zagato set to be auctioned later this year is more than just a pretty face. ALSO SEE: Mercedes-Benz C111 Drops By Jay Leno’s Garage: Video Upon completion, this example was shipped straight to Australia, where it spent years battling contemporary machines from Ferrari and Maserati on the track. Given that its only one of 19 ever built, it's fortunate the machine survived its time in the trenches of motorsport unscathed. In its post...
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Mercedes-Benz C111 drops by Jay Leno’s GarageThe latest episode of "Jay Leno’s Garage" features a very special car: the Mercedes-Benz C111. First shown at the 1969 Frankfurt Auto Show, the C111 broke new ground in terms of both engineering and design, and with its gullwing doors there were immediately claims that it might be a preview...
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Jay Leno Invites A Perfectly Resto-Modded Porsche 356 Into His GarageJay Leno is a fan of Porsche. Well, really he's a fan of pretty much every automaker under the sun, but he seems to really enjoy driving old products from Porsche. That's why he spent nearly 30 minutes chatting up both the owner and the builder of this 1964 Porsche 356C. It's been lovingly upgraded...
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$30 Million Aston Martin DBR1 Smashed Up During Vintage RaceAn Aston Martin DBR1 similar to the one pictured above has received a punch to the nose and tail courtesy of an Austin Healey and a Jaguar. The legendary bit of motorsports history was racing in a Supercars of the 1950s vintage race at Castle Combe in the United Kingdom when it wound up with...
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Ferrari GTE Gets A Large Dose Of American V-8: VideoVintage Ferraris are heavily revered machines. Many consider them to be works of fine art where the medium is steel, glass, leather, and rubber. This means they are not to be tampered with, and doing so is akin to committing an act of automotive treason. Not everyone thinks this way though, which...
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Meet the very first KoenigseggWhile Koenigsegg’s first model sold to the public was the CC8S launched in 2002, of which just six examples were built, there’s an even older car from the Swedish supercar marque. Recently, CEO and founder Christian von Koenigsegg revealed the inspiration behind Koenigsegg and how he...
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