One of the most visible signs of the acquisition of MG-Rover by Nanjing (itself now owned by SAIC), has been the demolishing of the venerable factory at Longbridge over the last year.
Well, Nanjing may have been able to rip the factory down, but it looks as though they couldn’t erase its memory entirely, as very […]
A few weeks back, we brought you the (alleged) 376 mpg Opel, noting that it (allegedly) was the result of a (unconfirmed) Shell ultra-mileage test on (clandestine) superheated vapor fuel technology, similar to the technology that Smokey Yunick (did indeed) patent and install on a 1984 Fiero. We noted that other (supposed) test vehicles in […]
For about 11 months about 35 years ago, Rich Taylor was editor-in-chief of SIA. He’s better known from The New York Times, R&T or Popular Mechanics, but today, he runs GT car rally/tours. The New England 1000 group stopped in yesterday, and if you’re expecting the sort of group that used to show up back […]
A small crew of Sports & Exotic staffers made the six-plus hour pilgrimage to Carlisle, Pennsylvania last Friday to attend the Carlisle Import Kit/Replicar Nationals, as we’ve done the previous two years. We’ve always found neat project vehicles tucked among the vendors in the back fields, and this year was no exception; David LaChance and […]
So RM and Sotheby’s Ferrari extravaganza is behind us…let’s have a Day of Rolls-Royce.
At Gooding & Co.’s sale on August 19th at Pebble Beach, they’re going to offer the Silver Ghost collection of Richard J. Solove. This is far from being just another rich guy cashing in on the collector car market; just the […]
Prepping for Musclepalooza V (this Sunday - you coming?), George realized it’s about time to get the Hemmings Muscle Machines Chevelle inspected. The paint’s getting a bit long in the tooth and the engine bay could stand some detailing, but it fired right up this morning as we pulled it out of the Sibley Shop […]
The Supra-LeMans is way cool, no doubt, but without context, isn’t any more than that. There’s deep thought behind this project, though, as we asked Ralf Becker about his inspiration. He talks about his “remixing-idea,” the “cultural bastard” project. He also mentioned that, in the spirit of German eco-friendliness, he’s planning on 108-octane bio-methanol power, […]
Continuing with 1953 from yesterday, today’s car is a Touring-bodied 1953 Ferrari 340 MM Competition Spyder. It’s the only surviving example, he ex-Giuseppe Farina 1953 Mille Miglia factory entry.
SPECS:
Chassis No. 0268 AM
Engine No. 0268 AM
300hp 4,101cc single overhead camshaft V-12 with three four-barrel Weber 40DCF/3 carburetors, single-plug ignition with dual Marelli magnetos, four-speed manual […]
So you like the Nissan Sunny (Sentra), but you think it lacks power, even the Gti-R. At the same time, you’ve got access to a wrecked F355. That’s right, put your hands together. And stick that big ole V-8 and rear transaxle where your hatchback’s rear seat and trunk used to be.
Tuningkultur via Chromjuwlen
On May 20, RM and Sotheby’s are launching themselves together into a bold new realm, with a joint auction at Ferrari in Maranello. For RM, it’s their first foray into the heated and highly-competitive European auction scene; for Sotheby’s, we think it probably helps them get more access to the US—while they’ve had a car […]
There’s a huge slate of auctions this June, and no way I could fit everything in. I was really hoping that this one for Christie’s sale at Greenwich would run, but it didn’t. There’s also a great sale of Henry Seagrave memorabilia from Bonham’s that deserves a mention, and while I’m at it, here’s your […]
We didn’t make it to this year’s Techno Classica Essen, but fortunately for us, Derek Scott did. Derek is a member of the Volvo P1800 group on Yahoo, so we can just imagine his reaction when he saw this Volvo diorama created for Revell. He snapped a few pictures, which he kindly sent our way.
The […]
Let’s say your Citroen Dyane is just not unusual enough to suit you. What to do? Well, there’s always the woody route, complete with flame paint job…
Been there, done that? How about making a pickup out of your 2CV?
No? A nice roadster conversion, then?
And then there’s the incredibly rare whale-tail turbo-look 2CV….
The best we can […]
It’s not uncommon for a long-time reader to call me up and say that they’ve been subscribing to our magazines since Special Interest Autos #1, way back in 1970. It’s also not uncommon for me to come across die-hard gearheads who’ve never heard of SIA, the forerunner to Hemmings Muscle Machines, Hemmings Classic Car and […]
To recap, after the long hulabaloo about Christie’s withdrawal of their 1938/39 Type D from auction in February, the saga of authenticating it and the questions that devolved from that, the venerable South Kensington auction house decided to sell the car via sealed bidding.
After tallying the results yesterday, they came to their conclusion: None […]
So we’re hard at work on our MG Project, for the benefit of the nice folks at Good News Garage in Burlington, Vermont. They provided us a donated 1980 MGB that they were going to auction off, and when the project’s done, we’re going to be either raffling or auctioning the car off, with all […]
Thanks to your response to our first batch of historical Fiat racing/Abarth videos, we scared up two more from Fiat, these in FiaVision. Which still doesn’t have sound because in Italy, the cars speak for themselves.
Abarth in the 1960’s: Fiat 500 circuit race
Abarth in the 1970’s: Fiat performance cars
Why does Auto Trader UK have a slide show of rolling road hazards from Azerbaijan? We have no clue. But it’s a perfect contribution to what seems to be turning into Central Asia and Europe Week. Whoopee!
Previously in Central Asia and Europe Week:Busójárás! Hungarian Carny Extravaganza!
Los cholo locos at tha Jalop’ are having some fun with our bud Bruce Weiner’s “Whattadrag” Chevy 502-powered Isetta, and we’re lovers of all things microcar around here, too.
Whattadrag is often confused with the “Urkel Dragster,” but it ain’t the same car. In fact, we last saw the Isetta Roketta in Branson a year and […]
I must admit that I was a bit sad to find the Morehead family’s 80-mile original 1967 122S wagon for sale on ebay this morning- it seems like the end of an era.
The sale of the old Newburgh, New York bank that had functioned as storage for roughly ten of the family’s collectible cars is […]