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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...

A very rare, 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SLl gullwing coupe has popped up on Ebay in the US in Columbus, OH, for $850,000. The seller claims that it is one of the first 50 SLs built by hand by Mercedes. The cars were set off by having an NSL code engine...

It is expected to bring up to £325,000

There is a 1965 Aston Martin DB5 going up for auction at the Silverstone Classic Sale on July 27 for no reserve.  The right-hand drive car is expected to sell for between £275,000 and £325,000. The car has just finis...

The Ford GT40 is one of the most important racecars of the last half-century. It was built after Ford's attempt to buy Ferrari failed, and Ford decided that if it could not buy the company, it would beat them on the racetrack.  Ford b...

At the Chevrolet Centennial, Chevy fans were asked to vote for the greatest Chevy of all time. Over four rounds, 124,368 people voted for various, iconic Chevrolet vehicles. With 25,058 the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro narrowly beat the 1970 Chevelle SS&...

British sports car builder Evanta creates bespoke recreations of some of Aston Martin's most rare cars. At the Goodwood Revival, it will auction a custom 1:1 scale model Aston Martin DBR1 for display.  The scale model that Evanta buil...

Gazoo Racing will be campaigning two GT-86's and a LF-A in the 24 Hours of the Nürburgring that runs from May 17-20.  It will be the first time that the GT-86 has competed in the race. It will be in the SP3 class using its s...

Take a look at this video of a twin-turbo, 2,000hp Ford GT setting the world record top speed in the standing half mile of 212.9mph on May 12. The car was built by Hennessey who are well known for building powerful Vipers. The car also holds t...

Toyota has announced they will be unveiling the all-new Prius Plug-in Hybrid at next month’s 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. Mating the company’s patented Hybrid Synergy Drive platform with its newly developed plug-in hybrid electric vehic...

20 years ago, the McLaren F1 went on sale and revolutionized the super car market. The car immediately became a benchmark against which all sports cars were judged both in terms of performance and price. The concept for the F1 came from Formul...