Mercedes-Benz AMG 300 SEL 6.8
This race put AMG on the motorsport map overnight: at 3 p.m. on 24 July 1971 almost 80 racing touring cars started the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Right in the middle of the field Read More >>
Category Archives: Classics & Heritage
Concours Of Elegance Welcomes The Most Important Rolls-Royce In The World
famed for gathering together the rarest cars ever created – will showcase the most significant Rolls-Royce ever built at Hampton Court Palace this year. Taking place from 3-5 September, the Read More >>
The History Of Porsche Speedster – Driving Pleasure For More Than Six Decades
Open-top driving pleasure combined with outstanding driving dynamics: Speedster variants have been part of the Porsche company history since 1952. They combine open-top driving pleasure with outstanding driving dynamics. The Read More >>
Sir Stirling Moss Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR “722”
The Mercedes-Benz racing sports car 300 SLR “722” (W 196 S) will commemorate Sir Stirling Moss at the British Grand Prix from 16 to 18 July 2021 at Silverstone. Mercedes-Benz Classic presents the car Read More >>
Jeep Brand Celebrates 80 Years By Building An Electric Present And Future
On July 15, 1941, the former Willys-Overland Co. signed a contract with the U.S. War Department to begin production of the first military Jeep vehicle. Eighty years later, the Jeep brand Read More >>
The Iconic Fiat 500 Included In Automania, A New Exhibition At The Museum Of Modern Art, New York
The 1968 Fiat 500 F is on view in Automania, a new exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, exploring the contrasting sentiments – compulsion, obsession, desire and anger – Read More >>
The Legacy Of The Lamborghini Countach
In its celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Countach, Automobili Lamborghini is launching a series of four videos on its social media channels. Every Monday they will recount the Read More >>
Subaru Produces 20-Millionth All-Wheel Drive Vehicle
Subaru today announced the global cumulative production of Subaru All-Wheel Drive vehicles surpassed 20 million in June of this year. Subaru Corporation of Japan, parent company of SOA, achieved this Read More >>
Audi Vorsprung Durch Technik – A Slogan With History
The Audi slogan “Vorsprung durch Technik” is marking its 50 year anniversary this year. Even half a century after its inception, the world-famous slogan of the Four Rings hasn’t lost Read More >>
Mauto Celebrates The 50th Anniversary Of The Fiat 127 And Pays Tribute To Its Designer, Pio Manzù.
Until September 5th, the Museo nazionale dell’Automobile, Turin (MAUTO) is hosting the exhibition “What a car!”, focusing on the Fiat 127, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The exhibition Read More >>
The Peugeot 106 Is Celebrating Its 30th Birthday
The PEUGEOT 106 will be celebrating its 30th anniversary in September 2021 and will become a youngtimer eligible as a collector car. The PEUGEOT 106 was the first car of Read More >>
Bugatti Type 59 (1934) – The Most Beautiful Racer Joins Concours Of Elegance 2021
famed for gathering the rarest cars ever created – will showcase one of the most beautiful racing cars in existence, the Bugatti Type 59, at Hampton Court Palace this year. Read More >>
The World’s First Ever Diesel Trucks From Benz And Daimler In 1923
In 1923 Benz & Cie. presented the first diesel truck to the world. The five-tonne vehicle was driven by a four-cylinder diesel OB 2 engine with an output of 33 kW (45 hp) Read More >>
Toyota Hilux – The Most Reliable Pick-Up
It’s an absolute legend. Its heritage makes it one of the most popular pick-ups in the world. It’s crossed deserts, mountains, rivers and plains. It is, of course, the Toyota Hilux Read More >>
Bugatti EB 110 Sport Competizione
The engines roar, pushing the rev limiters to their limits. When the light turns green, the race cars accelerate at full pelt, abandon their racing line, and seek out a Read More >>
Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B Le Mans And 33 Stradale, Maids Of Honor At The Reb Concours In Rome
From Monday, June 21st to Wednesday, June 23rd, the Circolo di Golf Roma Acquasanta on the Appian Way, the oldest golf club in Italy, will play host to the 2nd Read More >>
Collection Of Aston Martin DB5 Vantages
With just over 1,000 examples of the iconic Aston Martin DB5 built, to see one – let alone have the chance to buy one – is a moment to be cherished. Read More >>
Bugatti’s Super Sport Legends
Extremely fast and yet very comfortable – with the Chiron Super Sport 300+, Bugatti is once again redefining luxurious hyper sports cars. Once again because the French luxury automobile manufacturer Read More >>
London Concours 2021 Celebrates The ‘lost Marques’
The London Concours has revealed its final class. This year, once again, the event welcomes the ‘Lost Marques’, sponsored by presenting partner Breguet. The class is a celebration of some Read More >>
Škoda Popular Sport (1936) – Outstanding Success At The Monte Carlo Rally
85 years ago, Zdeněk Pohl and Jaroslav Hausman set off from Mladá Boleslav for the famous Monte Carlo Rally in their ŠKODA POPULAR SPORT. In the principality of Monaco, they Read More >>
The Legendary Fiat 500 – The Star Of The New ADI Design Museum
A new museum in the heart of Milan houses the priceless permanent collection of the “Compasso d’Oro”, the oldest and most authoritative world design award, established in 1954. The most Read More >>
Lamborghini’s Design DNA Originated With The Countach
The distinctively contemporary lines of the Lamborghini Countach, a legendary model celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, shaped the design of all subsequent Lamborghinis even up to today’s models, including Read More >>
Motorsport History Of Mercedes-Benz
They were unforgettable successes: at the fifth edition of the Mille Miglia in 1931, Rudolf Caracciola and his co-driver, Wilhelm Sebastian, were the non-Italians to win, and did so in Read More >>
Lancia D50 (1954)
As part of its mission to recover and enhance the historical heritage of the Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Lancia automotive brands, the Heritage department has always worked closely with Read More >>
Best Modified Cars Between 1940 and 1960
The London Concours has revealed another of its eclectic classes. In 2021, the event welcomes the best UK-sourced Kustom cars. Curated by the Vintage Hot Rod Association (VHRA) and sponsored Read More >>
The History Of The Mighty Volkswagen Golf
Source: volkswagenag More than 35 million units of the Volkswagen Golf have been produced in the last 45 years. Purely from a mathematical point of view, a person somewhere in Read More >>
History Of The Porsche Targa
Porsche introduced the 911 Targa at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt in September 1965. The Targa is neither a cabriolet nor a coupé, neither a hard top nor a Read More >>
Porsche Carrera GT – The Living Legend
It was early in the morning of 28 September 2000, before the sun had even come up, when Porsche presented the Carrera GT concept car to the world’s press in Read More >>
Lamborghini Murcielago – Charm, Confidence And Performance In One Masterpiece
The name In the late afternoon of the 5th October 1879, after a fiercely fought contest in the arena of Cordoba, a bull named Murciélago from the stud farm of Read More >>
Porsche 904 Carrera GTS
After having withdrawn from Formula One at the end of the 1962 season, Porsche focused again on sportscar racing. The 904 debuted late in 1963, for the 1964 racing season, Read More >>