Reading Time: 2 minutesTaking to the GP Ice Race track and its accompanying 50m-roundel photo circle for the annual GP Ice Race in Zell am See, Austria, a Bugatti Type 51 and a Bugatti Baby II – based on the Type 35 – were the first Bugattis to partake in the historic eventContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn January 15, 113 years ago, renowned automobile designer and son of Ettore Bugatti, Jean Bugatti, was born. Jean’s passion for engineering led to the creation of some of the most extraordinary vehicles in history.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat does it mean to be an icon? And above all, is there a magic formula for becoming one? The Lamborghini Countach is by definition one of the most iconic models in the company’s history and of the automotive world in general. In a year that saw the reconstruction ofContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesMaserati is celebrating the 55th anniversary of the Ghibli. On 3 November 1966, the Maserati Ghibli made its debut on the world stage, at the Ghia stand at the Turin Motor Show. A new interpretation of the concept of a gran turismo car, the two-seater coupé was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro. The nameContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis year, Lamborghini celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Jalpa, presented for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1981. In keeping with Lamborghini tradition, the Jalpa takes its name from a breed of fighting bulls, the Jalpa Kandachia, and is the Sant’Agata Bolognese carmaker’s last evolutionContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesBentley Motors is celebrating a centenary of sales to extraordinary customers, with 100 years since the brand’s first. A 3-Litre model registered in 1921 as KS 1661 was purchased by wealthy Londoner Noel van Raalte, who enjoyed a passion for racing exceptional motor cars and whose family owned Brownsea Island,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesFollowing its debut at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, the Lamborghini Countach LP 500 reconstructed by the company’s Polo Storico division was the headliner on 9 October at the “Countach LP 500: The Shakedown” event at the Vizzola Ticino racetrack, in the presence of the collector who commissioned the reconstructionContinue Reading
Reading Time: 9 minutes• Rolls-Royce reflects on heritage of electric power ahead of historic announcement • Extraordinary prophecy of founding father, Charles Rolls, revealed • Rolls championed electric cars in 1900, deeming Columbia model best of its type • Royce, one of the first electrical engineers, supplied motors to earliest electric cars •Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Countach LP 500 has returned, entered in the class reserved for concept cars at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. It is a passionate reconstruction carried out by Automobili Lamborghini’s Polo Storico that required over 25,000 hours of work on behalf of an important collector. The contribution of the LamborghiniContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes20-Ghost Club re-enacts historic London-Edinburgh Trial of 1911 with the winning Silver Ghost, chassis number 1701 Starting from the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, the two-day run replicated as much of the original route along the Great North Road as possible Trip ends with a celebration at Rolls-Royce Motor CarsContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesA. Lange & Söhne, Saxon precision watchmaking, meets the most beautiful classic cars in the world in the grounds of Hampton Court Palace. A celebration of subtle differences. From 3 to 5 September 2021, fans of exclusive classic cars will come together at the Concours of Elegance to admire someContinue Reading