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McLaren F1 Sells for £3.5-Million in the UK
McLaren F1 Sells for £3.5-Million in the UK

12 Nov 2012, 08:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The McLaren F1, with its gold-lined engine cover, central driving position and BMW V12 engine is a hugely impressive automobile, which back in 1992 when it was first launched, was about one decade a...

 
Custom Mercedes CL500 AG Excalibur at Auction
Custom Mercedes CL500 AG Excalibur at Auction

2 Nov 2012, 14:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This car started out as a 2005 Mercedes Benz CL500. While that sounds quite reasonable, there isn’t any reasonable body panel left on the car. It’s the work of a custom builder from Lith...

 
1903 Model A Goes to Auction - Oldest Surviving Ford
1903 Model A Goes to Auction - Oldest Surviving Ford

11 Oct 2012, 07:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This is the oldest surviving Ford motor car in the world: a 1903 Model A, which sported a price tag of $880, as well as $30-worth of options. This car is even more interesting, considering the fact ...

 
This Is the First Mercedes CLK GTR Super Sport
This Is the First Mercedes CLK GTR Super Sport

8 Oct 2012, 08:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Want a machine with a 6.9-liter V12, superb racing pedigree and 612 horsepower? Back when men where men and parking sensors weren’t available, there was the CLK GTR. This is a limited editi...

 
Want to Drive Something Different? 1930 Ford Model AA Popcorn Truck Up For Auction
Want to Drive Something Different? 1930 Ford Model AA Popcorn Truck Up For Auction

25 Sep 2012, 12:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The idea of driving something truly unique undoubtedly attracts many people who are fed up with the same grey and shapeless blobs we now call cars. However, for those who want to drive something rea...

 
1962 Oldsmobile Starfire on eBay
1962 Oldsmobile Starfire on eBay

21 Sep 2012, 16:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Starfire name was used by two other older models, but 1961 market the first generation of the Oldsmobile Starfire as a standalone car. This model, the Starfire Hardtop Coupe joined the conver...

 
Cadillac to Auction First 2013 ATS for Charity
Cadillac to Auction First 2013 ATS for Charity

17 Sep 2012, 15:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The first Cadillac ATS sedan has already rolled off the line some time ago, but the manufacturer held onto it until it could find the right cause. Today, they’ve announced it will be auctione...

 
Double Decker London Bus Auctioned Off for $106,000
Double Decker London Bus Auctioned Off for $106,000

4 Sep 2012, 14:55 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Contemporary London is a city that’s involved in an extreme fight against congestion and traffic polution, with authorities constantly trying to make traffic greener and lighter. However, it h...

 
Afzal Kahn's First Ferrari For Sale
Afzal Kahn's First Ferrari For Sale

3 Sep 2012, 15:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Afzal Kahn, the man behind the British aftermarket specialist that wears his name, has a garage in his chest, where all sorts of automotive creations that he owns, from the Jeep Wrangler to the Buga...

 
Jay Leno Donates First Customer Fiat 500 for Charity
Jay Leno Donates First Customer Fiat 500 for Charity

29 Aug 2012, 09:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Comedian and car lover Jay Leno joined up with Defence Secretary Leon Panetta and Army Chief of Staff Ray Odiero to auction off the second Fiat 500 sold to a customer in America for the benefit of F...

 
1960 Ferrari California Fetches Over $11M at Pebble Beach Auction
1960 Ferrari California Fetches Over $11M at Pebble Beach Auction

21 Aug 2012, 08:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Pebble Beach frenzy debuted last weekend and the Prancing Horse showed just how much it has won the hearts of enthusiasts, taking center stage at the event. It all started with Pebble Beach host...

 
1968 Ford GT40 Gulf/Mirage Auctioned for a Record $11 Million
1968 Ford GT40 Gulf/Mirage Auctioned for a Record $11 Million

20 Aug 2012, 07:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’re imagining that, if you’re a 1931 Dusenberg Model J Long-Wheelbase Coupe, you pride is at least 10 times as long as your name, especially since you hold the record for the most expe...

 
Orange 1955 Aston Martin DB3S Heads to Auction
Orange 1955 Aston Martin DB3S Heads to Auction

6 Aug 2012, 08:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / British automaker Aston Martin decided it needed a new race car to win Le Mans with, and in 1951 the answer came in the form of the DB3. The car had some parts in common with the DB2 before it, but ...

 
Carroll Shelby’s 2009 Mustang GT500KR Coming to Auction
Carroll Shelby’s 2009 Mustang GT500KR Coming to Auction

3 Aug 2012, 07:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Automotive legend Carroll Shelby tragically passed away earlier this year, leaving behind him a void in the pony car world, but also increased demand for everything he touched. This is his very own ...

 
Blower Bentley of Tim Birkin Fetches $7M at Auction
Blower Bentley of Tim Birkin Fetches $7M at Auction

31 Jul 2012, 09:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Everybody’s heard of the classic Blower Bentleys, true racing machines that have their dedicated place in the automotive history book. One of the most special of these is the one that was used...

 
Pre-Production 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe Going for $850,000
Pre-Production 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe Going for $850,000

30 Jul 2012, 08:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Mercedes-Benz 300SL ‘Gullwing’ is one of the only truly pretty car shapes to ever come out of Germany. Usually, German cars are very technical and quite drab, but the Gullwing Coupe ...

 
"Risky Business" Porsche 928 Driven by Tom Cruise for Sale
"Risky Business" Porsche 928 Driven by Tom Cruise for Sale

27 Jul 2012, 14:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Porsche chose to reinvent the sportscar by adding some GT flavor in the 70’s. Porsche built the 928 between 1978 and 1995. Needless to say, it was a very successful car for the Germans, even t...

 
2013 Mustang GT Livered After P-51 Fighter
2013 Mustang GT Livered After P-51 Fighter

24 Jul 2012, 07:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Some 67 years after it last saw service in World War II, very few people are lucky enough to have even sat in a Mustang. Obviously, we’re not talking about a pony car, but about the famous P-5...

 
Tim Birkin's 4,5-Liter Supercharged 'Blower' Bentley Sells for €5.6 / £4.5 Million
Tim Birkin's 4,5-Liter Supercharged 'Blower' Bentley Sells for €5.6 / £4.5 Million

2 Jul 2012, 10:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The ‘Blower’ Bentleys of the 1930 are some of the most famous and iconic British sports cars in history. They set the name ‘Bentley’ apart from everybody else in the business...

 
60 Year-Old Mercedes Barn Find Going to Auction
60 Year-Old Mercedes Barn Find Going to Auction

26 Jun 2012, 07:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After having spent 60 years without even being moved, this 1928 Mercedes-Benz S-Type Sports Tourer (nowadays that name makes you think of an estate) has been ‘rediscovered’ and is now he...