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Oldest Known Ford Returns to Ford Family

Oldest Known Ford Returns to Ford Family

1903 Model A bought at auction by Bill Ford

The oldest surviving car builtFord Motor Company, a 1903 Model A, has returned to the company after over 109 years. Bill Ford, executive chairman at Ford and great-grandson of Henry Ford, bought the car at auction and donated it to the company.&nb...
12.12.2012 | 931 views | 0 comments
Final Ford Capri Starring with Jamie Oliver on BBC

Final Ford Capri Starring with Jamie Oliver on BBC

The show is called Food Fight Club and has Oliver eating around England

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has a hot 26-year-old co-star in his latest TV show - the final Ford Capri made. The show is called Food Fight Club on Channel 4 and stars Oliver and his friend Jimmy Doherty driving around continental Europe cooking Br...
06.12.2012 | 10053 views | 0 comments
Saab Auctioning Final 69 Cars

Saab Auctioning Final 69 Cars

Auction Includes a few 9-5 SportCombis

The final 69 cars that remained on Saab's books are being auctioned. The final cars are predominantly new models and include 17 of the 33 second generation 9-5 SportCombis made.  The top versions of the 9-5 SportCombi used a 220hp, 2....
04.12.2012 | 2580 views | 1 comments
Skoda Museum Opens in Original Factory

Skoda Museum Opens in Original Factory

It displays 117 years of Skoda cars and bikes

Skoda has finally reopened its museum in its renovated original factory in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. It will display the company's 117-year history in films, photographs and many of the actual vehicles. The museum has 1,800m² of exh...
30.11.2012 | 10864 views | 0 comments
Coys Auctioning an Aristotle Onassis 1969 Miura S

Coys Auctioning an Aristotle Onassis 1969 Miura S

He bought the car for a Greek pop star

Coys of Kensington is auctioning a 1969 Lamborghini Miura S on December 4 that was purchased by Aristotle Onassis as a gift for Greek pop star Stamatis Kokotas. By itself the car is quite rare with just 140 made, but Onassis ordered embe...
28.11.2012 | 9972 views | 0 comments
*Updated* Paul McCartney's 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Up for Auction on Oct. 31

*Updated* Paul McCartney's 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Up for Auction on Oct. 31

*Update: The car just crossed the auction block and sold for £307,500 ($496,613 or €384,375). That is only just above the low estimate of €300,000. RM Auctions is holding a major auction in London on October 31 for a colle...
31.10.2012 | 4327 views | 1 comments
1929 Pierce-Arrow Model B Owned by Led Zeppelin Manager for Auction

1929 Pierce-Arrow Model B Owned by Led Zeppelin Manager for Auction

Peter Grant, manager of Led Zeppelin, fell in love with a 1929 Pierce-Arrow Model B Doctor’s Coupé during the band's 1968/1969 US tour. He bought the car on the spot thanks to just signing the band to Atlantic Records and shi...
31.10.2012 | 2832 views | 0 comments
BMW Classic Restores Owner's 1972 2000 Touring

BMW Classic Restores Owner's 1972 2000 Touring

Like Ferrari, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz, BMW offers a service where it will restore its classic models to factory condition. The latest car to come out of the BMW Classic Customer Workshop is a 1972 BMW 2000 Touring. It was recently delivered to o...
15.10.2012 | 6181 views | 0 comments
UK PM Cameron's 1971 Fiat 500 L Will Be Auctioned on November 17

UK PM Cameron's 1971 Fiat 500 L Will Be Auctioned on November 17

Does a previous owner increase a car's value? A 1971 Fiat 500 L owned by UK Prime Minister David Cameron will cross the auction block at Footman James Classic Motor Show at the NEC on November 17. Cameron received the car as a birthda...
11.10.2012 | 10741 views | 0 comments
Mercedes Racing Pre-War Sports Cars at Edelweiss Hill Climb

Mercedes Racing Pre-War Sports Cars at Edelweiss Hill Climb

Mercedes Classic will be racing some classic pre-war sports cars in the International Edelweiss Mountain Award Rossfeld Berchtesgaden Hill Climb starting in September 2013, but the event is staging a warm-up on September 29, 2012. The race is...
30.09.2012 | 10213 views | 0 comments

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