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Monte Carlo Rally 2017 Expected To Be Best Yet

Monte Carlo Rally 2017 Expected To Be Best Yet

LONDON - October 21, 2016: The town of Paisley has once again been confirmed as the sole UK start point for the 2017 historic rally run to Monte Carlo. It’ll be the fourth time the town – which is bidding to be the 2021 UK City of Culture – will be the only British start point out of seven European cities for a r ... Continue reading

New Apprentices Join Team to Restore Classic Bentley

New Apprentices Join Team to Restore Classic Bentley

CREWE, England - October 19, 2016: Over half a century after its initial assembly, a 1965 Bentley T-Series has returned to the company’s headquarters in Crewe to be restored by Bentley apprentices to its original factory specification. The renovation project forms a key part of the Bentley apprenticeship learning pro ... Continue reading

A Darracq Called Genevieve - The Story Of Veteran Motoring's Most Famous Car +VIDEO

A Darracq Called Genevieve - The Story Of Veteran Motoring's Most Famous Car +VIDEO

A Darracq called Genevieve is the story of the car that starred in the Bafta award-winning Genevieve, Best British Film of the coronation year 1953 with an Oscar nominated music score by harmonica player Larry Adler. The film became the catalyst for unprecedented interest in veteran motoring worldwide. Genevieve’s pa ... Continue reading

Hagerty Turns Rusty Parts Into Rolling Art

Hagerty Turns Rusty Parts Into Rolling Art

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Oct. 11, 2016 -- A team of classic car experts from Hagerty, the worldwide leader in collector car insurance and valuations, built a drivable 1930 Ford Model A in less than 100 hours using only what they sourced from last weekend's Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Eastern Fall Meet in Her ... Continue reading

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest; October 3-9, 2016: RIP Brock Yates, Text and Die, Sept Sales, SUV Rankings, Subaru Recall, Fisker He's Baack

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest; October 3-9, 2016: RIP Brock Yates, Text and Die, Sept Sales, SUV Rankings, Subaru Recall, Fisker He's Baack

* The automobile enthusiast world lost an icon this week with the death of irreverent journalist and author Brock Yates. The long-time columnist for Car&Driver magazine, Yates pulled no punches as he commented on automobiles, the auto industry and anything else that came into his field of view. He also created the infa ... Continue reading

Austin Museum Goes On Sale in Denmark +VIDEO

Austin Museum Goes On Sale in Denmark +VIDEO

RANDERS, Denmark, October 6, 2016 -- The world's largest museum devoted to Austin cars will soon be auctioned in Denmark. Alongside 47 cars, it also features over 3,000 related items, including books, posters, signs, toy cars, die-casts and other rare automobilia. Stefan Wolffbrandt began the collection in 1985 after h ... Continue reading

Ferrari F12tdf Review by Rob Eckaus

Ferrari F12tdf Review by Rob Eckaus

A car that's classy and fabulous Oh I’m so in love. I’m writing this right after getting home. First it’s a Ferrrari V-12, that’s usually enough right there. It’s like a regular car though, a traditional one with the engine in front, doors that open out instead of up, rear glass you can see out of, the door s ... Continue reading

Auto Lab LIVE From NYC - Saturday October 1, 2016; 7-9 AM (EDT) Radio Call-in Show

Auto Lab LIVE From NYC - Saturday October 1, 2016; 7-9 AM (EDT) Radio Call-in Show

The Auto Lab Radio Show is Broadcast Saturday's 7 to 9 AM On New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 and Streamed Worldwide On The Auto Channel Broadcast Date: October 1, 2016 Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted ... Continue reading

The EV Supercar "GLM G4" is Finally Unveiled: Where Unfathomable is Possible

The EV Supercar "GLM G4" is Finally Unveiled: Where Unfathomable is Possible

PARIS, September 30, 2016 -- GLM's new, luxury electronic vehicle has been unveiled at Salon Mondial de l'Automobile in Paris. GLM G4 is a new car concept: what a luxurious vehicle should be and not merely the extension of existing internal combustion engine models. Founded in Kyoto, GLM has contributed unprecedented E ... Continue reading

Robb Report Special 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition

Robb Report Special 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition

NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2016 -- Robb Report is celebrating 40 years as the leading voice in global luxury with its largest October issue in nearly a decade. The special collector's edition of the magazine—now on newsstands—remembers past moments, products, and pioneers whose status as luxury icons has been cemented thr ... Continue reading

30 Years Of BMW M3

30 Years Of BMW M3

Munich. 2016 marks the 30th anniversary of a motoring icon, one which revolutionised the mid-size sports car segment when its production started in 1986. The very first BMW M3 set a new standard by which other carmakers would be measured – and, five model generations later, are still judged today. BMW Motorsport Divi ... Continue reading

Geely to be Lead Partner for The BLOODHOUND Project (1000 MPH Car) +Video

Geely to be Lead Partner for The BLOODHOUND Project (1000 MPH Car) +Video

BRISTOL, England, September 26, 2016 -- Team announces its most substantial sponsorship deal Geely to take BLOODHOUND Inspiration Programme across Asia Watch the launch here: The BLOODHOUND Project today announced Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH) as its prime sponsor and Official Automotive Partner in a 3-year agreem ... Continue reading

"World's Largest Car & Toy Auction" Starts Sept. 29 at J. Levine Auction & Appraisal

"World's Largest Car & Toy Auction" Starts Sept. 29 at J. Levine Auction & Appraisal

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 21, 2016 -- For Josh Levine, auctioneer and owner of J. Levine Auction & Appraisal, oddities are his favorite part of the business. So, when he learned of more than 10,000 vintage toys and an impressive collection of 18 classic and antique cars from one consignor housed near a small, rural Ariz ... Continue reading

BMW Turned Into a Real Life Driveable Transformer +VIDEO

BMW Turned Into a Real Life Driveable Transformer +VIDEO

If you thought that driverless vehicles were all the rage then you might have been mistaken. Turkish engineers have recently taken a BMW and turned it into a real life, driveable transformer. No, seriously. Research and development company Letrons built a real, full-scale, driveable BMW that can be remotely operated. S ... Continue reading

2017 MX-5 RF pre-sale starts for Mazda's most loyal customers

2017 MX-5 RF pre-sale starts for Mazda's most loyal customers

--50 built-to-order units will be available through special website-- RICHMOND HILL, ON, Sept. 19, 2016An MX-5 like never before, the new 2017 MX-5 RF (retractable fastback) stunned the world with its revolutionary and breathtaking design when it debuted at the New York International Auto Show earlier this year. With a ... Continue reading

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