Category: Event/Race
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Retromobile 2018
The Retromobile event is getting bigger and better every year. The 2018 edition blessed us with some of the nicest stands we have seen in a while. For those of you who were not fortunate enough to attend, we compiled a selection of the most interesting cars, people and stuff to see in our opinion.…
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Forward thinking at Prodrive
Making your way through the revolving door and into the laboratory-clean reception area to be greeted by Colin McRae’s 1995 Championship winning Impreza, and an Aston Martin Racing Vantage GT3, you can only be in one place; Prodrive’s headquarters in Banbury, Oxfordshire. This team of geniuses, founded by former Aston Martin chairman David Richards CBE,…
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Where it all began…
Back in 1896, on the 14th November to be correct, the madness began or it ended, how one would like to interpret it. That day is being annually celebrated as the Emancipation Run, which celebrated the raising of the speed limit from 4mph to 14 mph and the passing into law of the Locomotives on the…
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The one true icon…
Being the first Porsche to ever win first overall at Le Mans, the 917 for sure deserves its legendary status. Well, the 1971 movie “Le Mans” starring Steve McQueen certainly helped! The type 912 air-cooled flat-12 engine was designed using two racing flat-6 and a specific crankshaft design similar to those of V engines allowing…
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Next game: Endurance!
The legendary 910 was the first ever endurance race car Porsche developed. The German sports car manufacturer managed to succeed once again with the lightweight 910, the next sequence in the line of 906. During the two years of production, between 1966 and 1968, the car was raced in the World Sportscar Championship and FIA European…
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The Lancer King!
Tommi Mäkinen marked the history of the WRC with his raw talent and 4 consecutive titles at the wheel of 4 different Evo generations. There are definitely some affinities between the Finn and the Japanese Manufacturer for which he won 22 of its 24 total victories between 1994 and 2002. Mäkinen’s started to get noticed…
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Italian Ecstasy at Le Mans
No need to introduce the stunning and brilliantly engineered 1965 Le Mans winner, but we will give you a bit of history anyway. 3.3L V12 with 320hp, 5-speed transmission, independent suspensions, coil springs and 4 disc brakes… This could be the description of a modern fast car if it wasn’t for the small displacement relative…
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Endurance legends never die…
The Ford GT40 was born from the ambition of Henry Ford II who wanted to have a Ford at Le Mans, but there is another side to the story… In 1963, Enzo Ferrari was interested in selling to the Ford Company, at the condition that he remained in control of Ferrari’s Motorsport division. Ford did not agree…
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Classics & Cake by Duke of London
The Duke The difference between Duke of London and most of the other Classic cars dealers is the connection with the enthusiasts, he is one of the few who treats young and not so young the same way. No matter what you are looking for or what drove you to him, his hospitality and education…
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The Extraordinary Goodwood Revival
Revival British Summer This year, Goodwood Revival as not failed to give us one of the most unpredictable weather we could have imagined. Good thing is that nothing stopped the enthusiasts to bring their best self to the events once again, from all over the world we have seen incredible people sharing soaking smiles and…
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The Royal Feeling
The Concours of Elegance has once again brought together a selection of the rarest cars from around the world – many of which will never have been seen before in the UK. Here is a selection of what we have seen this past weekend. Uniquely, the Concours of Elegance winner isn’t selected by a panel…
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How To Show Up At The Concorso d’Eleganza
This weekend is the 88th Concorso d’Eleganza held at the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este, one of the most prestigious elegance competition in the world. Not only for the cars, but also for the amazingly beautiful venue in Lake Como, Italy. For the past 10 years, the event is co-organised by BMW and the Grand Hotel…