Great Classic Cars (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Great Escape Classic Car Hire has created the perfect antidote for classic enthusiasts pressurised by the credit crunch. Its new Tortoise and Hare Weekend package is designed to let customers vent their frustration in the company’s rapid Jaguar E Type V12 roadster , then spend a day relaxing and taking in the scenery in its sedate 1957 Morris Minor Traveller . From Great Escape’s base on...
Classic cars, rallies and races (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Click on the picture to enlarge Other 1961 Tommy Sopwith Jaguar E-Type Photos One of seven rare competition modified Jaguar E-Type produced by the factory in 1961, Formerly the property of Tommy Sopwith /Equipe Endeavour. Driven by Mike Parkes. Highly original condition. Nick Whale Sports Cars Direct has recently added the 1961 Jaguar E-Type ‘616 AUF’ to its portfolio of exclusive classic...
Great Classic Cars (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
When the news is filled with credit crunches and sub-prime mortgages, we all need to destress. We’ve found a new way to relax that doesn’t involve foot spas, face packs or hill walking. Take to the wheel of a Morris Minor Traveller from http://www.greatescapecars.co.uk/ and discover what it really means to sit back, relax and enjoy the scenery. With a top speed of just 60 miles per hour...
Libertylondongirl (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
I can't remember a series of books that spoke to my overarching obsessions more clearly. You only have to look at the covers to see what I mean. There in all their glory are four icons of the design world: a Givenchy dress, Verner Panton chair, a Jaguar E-Type and a Jimmy Choo sandal.Drool.Fifty Dresses That Changed the World, Fifty Chairs That Changed the World Fifty Cars That Changed the World
Classic cars, rallies and races (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Popular English racing driver Win Percy will reunite with Jaguar, the make that brought him renown at Le Mans and Bathurst, to tackle the Classic Adelaide international tarmac rally later this month. Percy will return to Classic Adelaide after an absence of several years to drive a current Jaguar XF sedan in the Thoroughbred Touring category of the 18-22 November event – and it will be an occasion...
Great Classic Cars (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The Ford Capri has been recognised as a bonafide classic 40 years after it first went on sale. We've added a 1984 Ford Capri Mk3 2 litre S to our fleet of over 30 classic cars for rental. It is the first Capri available for hire in the world and now sits alongside classic rental cars like Jensen Interceptors, Jaguar E Types and Triumph Stags. The Great Escape Ford Capri is available to hire to anyone...
Checkpoint 10 (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
This is my first memory of auto racing... or, maybe not precisely the event depicted in the video, but something close to it. From an early age, I always associated Marlboro with racing, even before cigarettes. And I have this vague memory of seeing a Marlboro-liveried, open-wheel formula car, racing around a parking lot on a television newscast. Somehow, I'm sure it wasn't Formula 1, and it must have...
Classic cars, rallies and races (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Click on the picture to enlarge Other Barons at Sandown Park on OctoberPhotos A magnificent MkI Lotus Cortina drove well over estimate to sell for an impressive £37,364 at Barons at Sandown Park on October 27th. It attracted bids from as far away as Australia, before being sold to a British buyer in the hall.The price achieved is a UK auction record for a non-competition MKI and is just £2,000...
Classic cars, rallies and races (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Fundraising extraordinaires The Sporting Bears Motor Club will be bringing their popular ‘Dream Rides’ feature to the Classic Motor Show at Birmingham’s NEC (13-15 November) offering the public the chance of a passenger ride in their dream car in exchange for a charitable donation. Visitors can make an agreed minimum donation to the Sporting Bears and in exchange will be able to experience...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
British printmaker Surface View is offering up giant prints of the artful and technical Haynes Manual drawings for purchase. Wouldn't you love a wall-sized blue mural of a VW Golf for you wall? The choices range from an MK1 VW Golf to a vintage Porsche Carrera , with a Ford Cortina , VW Microbus, Jaguar E-Type, and other assorted vehicles thrown in for the serious enthusiast and lover of technical...
essays & effluvia (Free subscription) | 03/10/2009
20. CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZR1 19. LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO 18. MERCEDES BENZ SLR MCLAREN 17. FERRARI F430 16. LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO 15. PORSCHE CARRERA GT 14. SHELBY AC COBRA 13. BMW M3 12. FERRARI F40 11. MAZDA MIATA 10. MERCEDES BENZ 300SL GULLWING 9. JAGUAR E-TYPE 8. CHEVROLET STINGRAY CORVETTE 7. NISSAN SKYLINE (GTR) 6. FERRARI ENZO 5. LAMBORGHINI MIURA 4. BUGATTI VEYRON FERRARI 250 GTO 2. MCLAREN F1...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 16/09/2009
Another day, another "Top Five" question. Monday was top five sports sedans , Tuesday was top five hot hatches and today we want you to drop your tops and raise your eyes to tell us: what are your top five roadsters? 5. Lotus Elan Mk. 1 The original Lotus Elan was a big step forward for the brand, offering the steel backbone chassis, four-wheel independent suspension, a fiberglass body,...
TheOpenRoad (Free subscription) | 04/09/2009
If you are planning to buy a classic, or even a modern, sports car then one of the crucial parts of the process is to take it for a test drive. The owner is probably only going to let you out for a short run of about 10 to 15 minutes. This may be long enough for you to decide if the car is in good enough condition to buy and that everything is working. But it isn't long enough for you to decide whether...
TheOpenRoad (Free subscription) | 02/09/2009
As we run a classic car hire company, we have the use of 10 fantastic classic cars which we use for general pleasure use around the UK, including a number of classic car runs. Each September or October for the past 10 years we have taken one of our cars on a major tour of Europe - the MSA Euroclassic. The October 2007 Euroclassic was a fantastic tour around Northern Spain and Portugal taking in Porto...
Keeping pace with the Joneses (Free subscription) | 27/08/2009
Had an awesome night last night. As part of a 25th anniversary celebration of a trading relationship we took some people to this place . Basically its a warehouse/garage in E1, London stuffed full of classic (and future classic cars). You can look at all the cars, then you get to pick eight of them and take them out for a spin around a pre-determined circuit of the City. The cars I drove were a Ferrari...
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