Car & Classic, Europe’s largest online marketplace for classic and niche vehicles is set to auction a 1966 Mercedes-Benz 250S once owned by Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman. Now 86-years-old, Wyman was part of the original lineup and contributed to the band’s first 19 albums. Wyman was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of...
Category: Classics and Vintage
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Aston Martin DB12 Volante to make UK debut
The new Aston Martin DB12 Volante, the ultimate open-top Super Tourer, will make its UK debut this week at the prestigious Salon Privé. Held from 30 August until 2 September at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, the Salon Privé Concours d’Elegance is a firm favourite on the British social calendar and a glorious celebration of the...
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Thrilling Bentley Blower Jnr to make European debut at Salon Privé
The remarkable new Bentley Blower Jnr will make its European debut next week at Salon Privé in the historic grounds of Blenheim Palace – meaning guests will be among the very first in the world to inspect it up close. An 85% scale recreation of Bentley’s 1929 Team Car No. 2, which is insured for...
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Iconic Bentley Blower reborn as the ultimate urban vehicle by The Little Car Company
(Crewe, 17 August 2023) Bentley Motors and The Little Car Company today unveil a road-legal, 85 per cent scale recreation of the most famous Bentley in the world. ‘Blower Jnr’, a recreation of the 1929 4½-litre Supercharged Team Car No. 2 in Bentley’s Heritage Collection, is the first road-legal car from The Little Car Company and...
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Concours of Elegance 2023 welcomes Bugatti – ‘le pur-sang des automobiles’
London, UK (17th August 2023): The Concours of Elegance, presented by A. Lange & Söhne, is delighted to welcome an exquisite array of the rarest and most desirable Bugattis to Hampton Court Palace in west London, UK on September 1-3, 2023. These cars from the thoroughbred French marque – considered to be ‘le pur-sang des automobiles’ –...
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Salon Privé’s quintessential British dropheads celebrate glory days of quality, luxury & speed
If proof were needed of Britain’s pre-eminence in the creation of some of the world’s most elegant and successful drophead automobiles, Salon Privé has gathered two of the most compelling pieces of evidence at its Blenheim Palace Concours this month. The remarkable pair, represented by Alvis and Jaguar, illustrates the British motor industry’s leadership in...
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‘Car-toon’ legend heads to auction – Who framed Roger Rabbit Ford to be sold by Car & Classic
A 1939 Ford 91A V8 that featured in the groundbreaking movie ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’, is heading to auction with Car & Classic. Having rolled off the production line in the USA in late 1939, the classic Ford made its way to the UK sometime in the 1960s. The 1980s saw the V8-powered sedan benefit...
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Special edition Bugatti Baby II to feature in Pebble Beach Auctions presented by Gooding & Company
Monday 14 August 2023, California, USA: The 2023 Bugatti Baby II, a one-of-one, 75% scale electric reimagination of the famous Bugatti Type 35, will be sold at Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach Auctions, which take place August 18 and 19 amidst Pebble Beach Automotive Week. Hand-built by The Little Car Company’s team of engineers at their...
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Introducing DB12 Volante: The ultimate open-top Super Tourer
14 August 2023, Gaydon, UK: Aston Martin is proud to introduce the new DB12 Volante. Companion to the recently introduced DB12 Coupe – the first in the marques next generation of sports cars, this open-top model combines spectacular Super Tourer performance and handling with the irresistible sensory thrills of roof-down driving. A class-defining car of...
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Genuine ‘Bond’ Aston Martin DB5 Leads British Rarities at Concours of Elegance 2023
London, UK (August 9, 2023): The Concours of Elegance, presented by A. Lange & Söhne, is set to welcome an exquisite array of Great British collector cars to perhaps the greatest of historic British locations, Hampton Court Palace near London, UK on September 1-3, 2023. The 11th annual Concours of Elegance will feature machinery from such venerable home-grown...