Showing posts with label Classics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Classics. Show all posts

Monday

Renault to Race Alpine A110-50 Concept at Goodwood Festival of Speed


The upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed will see Renault performing the UK premiere of its new Alpine A110-50 concept car, built to celebrate 50th anniversary of iconic A110 Berlinette. Read more »

Ferrari to Restore Steve McQueen's 275 GTB4 to its Original Coupe Body


A rare Ferrari 275 GTB4 that originally belonged to fabled American movie actor Steve McQueen, who took delivery of the Italian sports car in San Francisco while filming the 1968 movie Bullitt, has been sent to Ferrari Classiche for a complete restoration.

Ferrari Classiche is an official arm of the Italian brand that provides restoration and maintenance services, technical assistance and Certificates of Authenticity to owners of classic Ferraris

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Friday

Identify This: Four Production Audi Models


Since you seemed to have enjoyed the previous quiz with the classic Alfa Romeo models (see here), we thought we would come up with a new series of our own featuring a different automaker each week.

For this puzzle, we chose the brand with the four rings from Ingolstadt, which is more commonly known as Audi.

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Rare Ferrari Testarossa Spider Spotted in Los Angeles


Did you know that Ferrari built a Spider version of its mid-1980's Testarossa? The Italian automaker commissioned Pininfarina to design and build a single convertible version of the sharp looking supercar as a gift to the late Gianni Agnelli, head of Fiat at the time. Read more »

Thursday

A Rare Buick Reatta Meeting in Los Angeles


The Buick Reatta is one of those cars with some fairly interesting details that only time will tell if it will become a collectable classic.

Presented in coupe form in 1988 with a soft-top convertible following in 1990, the Reatta was Buick's first modern-era two-seater model. Both body styles remained in production until 1991.

Unusually for a mass produced model, the Reatta was hand-built at the Reatta Craft Centre in Lansing, Michigan. Its platform was essentially a shortened version of the GM E chassis used by the Cadillac Eldorado, Oldsmobile Toronado and Buick Riviera, and was shared with the Cadillac Allante.

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Ferrari Reveals Special Auction Items for Earthquake Fundraiser


Ferrari has kicked off an on-line international charity auction to raise funds for the families of the victims of the recent earthquakes in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy in May.

The Maranello-based supercar maker has listed and pictured all of the items that are up for sale on its www.ferrari.com website, which welcomes visitors with a message from the company’s Chairman, Luca di Montezemolo.

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Tuesday

Z1 Roadster Turns 25, BMW to Celebrate with Special Meet in Munich


BMW's first ever production Z model is turning 25 this year and to celebrate the occasion, the official Z1 Club is organizing a special tour from June 2 to 9, the main highlight of which will be a visit to the BMW Group's facilities in Munich on Friday, June 8. Read more »