The Monterey Car Week is a Mecca for exotic and classic car enthusiasts from around the world. The world’s finest cars are on show at events around the California peninsula including the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Pacific Grove Concours Auto Rally and the famed Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
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Monterey and Pebble Beach 2012 Roundup
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Future Classics
It’s never easy to know if the convertible cars we love now will be equally as desirable in the future so specialist classic car and motorcycle insurance broker Footman James conducted a survey of classic vehicle owners to judge public opinion. The results picked out cars on either end of the sports car spectrum; while [...]
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One-off Rolls-Royce Hyperion Convertible for sale
Back in 2008 we reported on the Pininfarina designed Rolls-Royce Hyperion that was such a hit at that year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The car was built to order for Roland Hall, an avid Rolls-Royce collector by the Italian coachbuilder’s Special Projects division.
1967 Ford Mustang bodyshell now available off the shelf
For those wanting to reproduce a perfect classic Mustang as a brand new car 1967 Ford Mustang Convertible bodyshells are now being fabricated under license by classic panel specialist Dynacorn.
The last R230 Mercedes SL becomes an instant classic
The final R230 Mercedes SL roadster has rolled off the production line marking the end of production. In total 169,434 of the Mercedes SL R230 were built. It was a car that over its 10 year lifetime re-wrote the luxury sportscar handbook with its build quality, reliability and clever folding hardtop.
Churchill’s Drophead Daimler for Auction
A car used by famed British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill is set for auction at the classic Brooklands motor racing circuit on Saturday, December 4th. Featuring the finest coachwork by the Carlton Carriage Co., the Daimler DB18 Drophead Coupé was used by the British Prime Minister during 1944 and 1949 election campaigns and is [...]
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