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Classic Car Trends Are A-Changin’, Air-Cooled 911s Keep On Rising In Value
Classic Car Trends Are A-Changin’, Air-Cooled 911s Keep On Rising In Value

13 Mar 2017, 18:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just like Wall Street, the classic car scene has mysterious ways of its own. And unsurprisingly, mid-century Ferraris continue to be the bee's knees

 
Red Hot 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal Is Heading To Auction, Packs Carbureted V8
Red Hot 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal Is Heading To Auction, Packs Carbureted V8

13 Mar 2017, 15:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / An Alfa Romeo grand tourer. With a V8. And a manual transmission. That's what the Montreal is all about, including this soon-to-be-auctioned carbureted model

 
David Brown Speedback GT Harks Back To An Older Era Of Motoring
David Brown Speedback GT Harks Back To An Older Era Of Motoring

7 Mar 2017, 10:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you want the aesthetics of the Aston Martin DB5 matched to a more reliable, more modern powertrain, the David Brown Speedback GT is the car for you

 
Rusty Jaguar E-Type Could Fetch Up To GBP 44,000 At Auction
Rusty Jaguar E-Type Could Fetch Up To GBP 44,000 At Auction

2 Mar 2017, 16:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Considering that a restored E-Type FHC 3.8 goes for £175,000 in this day and age, £44,000 for a clunker doesn't seem like a bad deal at all

 
Indian Motorcycle Adds New 2017 Riding Jackets For The EMEA Market
Indian Motorcycle Adds New 2017 Riding Jackets For The EMEA Market

28 Feb 2017, 13:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / EMEA regions Indian Motorcycle riders and enthusiasts can now choose from four new jackets the bike maker just made available

 
Bremont Pays Tribute To The Jaguar Lightweight E-Type With The MKII Chronograph
Bremont Pays Tribute To The Jaguar Lightweight E-Type With The MKII Chronograph

28 Feb 2017, 12:50 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you haven't got the money to get a E-Type, the next best thing comes in the form of a Jaguar-themed timepiece from Bremont

 
David Brown’s 1949 Aston Martin DB2 Is Looking For A New Owner
David Brown’s 1949 Aston Martin DB2 Is Looking For A New Owner

24 Feb 2017, 15:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Back when turbocharging wasn't included in Aston Martin's vocabulary, the British automaker used to build this sort of car: the achingly gorgeous DB2

 
Ferrari Dino 246 GTS Previously Owned By Ross Brawn Offered For Sale
Ferrari Dino 246 GTS Previously Owned By Ross Brawn Offered For Sale

23 Feb 2017, 17:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ross Brawn is busy these days managing the sporting side of Formula 1, but not that long ago, he used to enjoy life in the fast lane in this Ferrari Dino

 
The RSD Clash Jacket Got a New Color
The RSD Clash Jacket Got a New Color

23 Feb 2017, 15:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If the color palette was the only thing keeping you from acquiring an RSD Clash jacket, the company announced a new Tobacco shade

 
Oldschool Is Back, Sons Of Speed Motorcycle Race To Start In March
Oldschool Is Back, Sons Of Speed Motorcycle Race To Start In March

15 Feb 2017, 14:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you want to see some 1920’s style board-track motorcycle racing brought back to life, be at the New Smyrna Speedway on March 18

 
This Jaguar XKSS Might Fetch $18 Million At Auction
This Jaguar XKSS Might Fetch $18 Million At Auction

15 Feb 2017, 13:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Back during an era when Jaguar cared more about endurance racing than making diesel-powered SUVs, the XKSS was the ultimate expression of a road-going Jaguar

 
Mazda 767B Heading To Auction, Estimated To Fetch $2.4 Million
Mazda 767B Heading To Auction, Estimated To Fetch $2.4 Million

13 Feb 2017, 17:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / While Mazda is working on the resurrection of the Wankel engine, Gooding & Company has a more immediate offer for well-heeled resurrection: a 787B racecar

 
British Motor Heritage Launches Replacement Body Shell For The Mk1 Mini
British Motor Heritage Launches Replacement Body Shell For The Mk1 Mini

13 Feb 2017, 15:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Mk1 Mini owners, rejoice! A British company will gladly sell you a replacement body shell for your car. For the not-so-mini price of £9,950, that is

 
BMW 3.0 CS Converted To 3.0 CSL Batmobile Racecar Is Looking For A New Owner
BMW 3.0 CS Converted To 3.0 CSL Batmobile Racecar Is Looking For A New Owner

7 Feb 2017, 15:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Anything between £100,000 to £125,000. That's how much Silverstone Auctions estimates this faux Batmobile to sell for at auction

 
Evel Knievel’s Leathers Are Up For Grabs
Evel Knievel’s Leathers Are Up For Grabs

7 Feb 2017, 14:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Your chance to own two of the most iconic Evel Knievel garments comes this month as one of his suits and walking stick go under the hammer

 
SBS Puts Out Carbon Brake Pads For Classic Race Bikes
SBS Puts Out Carbon Brake Pads For Classic Race Bikes

6 Feb 2017, 14:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Nostalgic motorcycle racers have a new reason to put their machines back on the track. SBS launched new Dual Carbon Classic brake pads for oldtimers

 
C2 Chevrolet Corvette Drift Car Rendered as Big Block Offender
C2 Chevrolet Corvette Drift Car Rendered as Big Block Offender

30 Jan 2017, 22:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Given the drifting world's fetish for purist-offending builds, we're wondering how was it possible for the Sting Ray to escape the sideways treatment until now

 
1983 Renault 5 Turbo 2 Is What Hot Hatchback Dreams Are Made Of
1983 Renault 5 Turbo 2 Is What Hot Hatchback Dreams Are Made Of

30 Jan 2017, 18:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Back when Renault was still open to experimentation, the mind-bogglingly quick Renault 5 Turbo was the hot hatchback to have

 
New Man-Cave Products From Indian Motorcycle Are Available
New Man-Cave Products From Indian Motorcycle Are Available

30 Jan 2017, 15:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Looking for cool, vintage items to decorate your man-cave? Indian Motorcycle just released a bunch of them so take a look here

 
1963 Racer Becomes Most Expensive Jaguar E-Type Ever Sold At Auction
1963 Racer Becomes Most Expensive Jaguar E-Type Ever Sold At Auction

29 Jan 2017, 12:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In case you didn't notice, there's a classic car bubble going on. One of its effects is that a Jaguar E-Type can sell these days for as much as $7.37 million