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Porsche 911 Speedster to Debut at Paris Motor Show
Paying homage to the first Porsche model to bear the Speedster name – the 356 Speedster – Porsche has announced that a new 911 Speedster will make its debut at the Paris Motor Show in early October. Significantly different from other members of the 911 family, this two-seat roadster features a 2.36″ (60 millimeter) lower,…
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Bentley to recall cars over fears ‘Flying B’ could impale pedestrians
Bentley, the British car maker, is to recall hundreds of vehicles in the United States because of fears that pedestrians could be impaled on the iconic “Flying B” bonnet ornament in a crash. The winged statue is designed to retract in the event of a collision, but fears have been raised that the mechanism may…
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£620,000 supercar to be unveiled in London
British supercar set to star at November’s Top Gear Live show alongside Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. The long-awaited world premiere of the AF10 supercar from British sportscar maker Arash Motor Company will take place in London, in November. One of the stars of the Top Gear Live show, the £620,000 machine has a…
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Bond Creator Ian Fleming’s Rare Sports Car Sells For Record Price At Bonhams Goodwood Sale
A 1962 AC Aceca Coupé once owned by the creator of James Bond, Ian Fleming, sold for a believed record £80,000 on Friday 17 September at Bonhams’ Goodwood Revival sale. Dark blue with a red leather interior, the car is one of only six surviving Ford-powered Acecas in the world. The Goodwood Revival sale, which…
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World’s Fastest and Most Coveted Exotics Line Up for 3rd Annual Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas Auction
3rd Annual Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas Collector Car Auction will sell seven exotic cars 2008 Bugatti Veyron and McLaren convertible will cross the auction block on Saturday, Sept. 25 Five Ferrari’s will be up for sale at No Reserve LAS VEGAS – Sept. 9, 2010 – The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company announced today that a collection of…
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The 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class makes its official world debut at the Paris Motor Show 2010, which opens to the public on October 2.
Although the proportions are the same as the previous CLS, the second generation has a completely new look and its long bonnet is likened by the company to that of the SLS AMG gullwing-doored supercar. Distinctive and muscular, the new CLS has flared wheel arches and elongated air inlets which also add to its athletic…
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7th Annual Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance Draws More Than 7,500 Enthusiasts
Westport, CT – September 14, 2010 – Known as one of the nation’s preeminent lifestyle events celebrating automotive and motorcycle design, the 7th annual Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance held Sunday, September 12, 2010 attracted more than 7,500 enthusiasts to the Fairfield County Hunt Club in Westport, CT. More than 230 cars and motorcycles from across…
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Classic 1967 Thom McAn Pontiac GTO Auction Revs Up on eBay Motors
September 14, 2010 – Milford, CT — The shoes may now be banished to the darkest corners of attics and garages across the country, but shoes aren’t necessarily the first thing to come to mind when people think of Thom McAn, anyway. Instead, the name of the now defunct shoe company invokes images of the…
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Sotheby’s Australia to Auction Important De Dion Bouton
Sydney, September 2, 2010 – Sotheby’s Australia is delighted to announce the auction of an important 1912 De Dion Bouton motor vehicle, consigned by the Sir Henry Royce Foundation. De Dion Bouton is part of automobile lore. A De Dion Bouton was one of the five vehicles that competed in the great Peking to Paris…
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Aston Martin DB5 Makes World Record Price at Bonhams Reims Sale
One of the most famous cars in the world, a 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage, sold for a world record price at auction of $527,451 at the ‘Weekend de l’Excellence Automobile’ held on the former site of the French Grand Prix circuit of Reims-Gueux on Saturday 11th September 2010. Exceeding its pre-sale estimate of $381,750-…