16 March 2023 Cherished Number Plates and Personal Plates, is there a difference? Cherished number plates are ‘dateless’ and are typically applied to older plates, sometimes used by owners of veteran cars who want to keep their prize possession period correct. Personalised number plates are often making a vehicle more distinctive and easily recognisable. What […]
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16 March 2023 Bold headlines claim: The First 4-door and First SUV from Ferrari. Apparently, not. The first 4-door Ferrari was the Ferrari Pinin, a one-off concept car created by Italian design studio Pininfarina to celebrate the design studio’s 50th anniversary. Regarding the SUV description, Ferrari has gone to great lengths to confirm that their
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16 March 2023 The Jaguar XJ220 was named similarly to the Jaguar XK120; the 220 relates to the car’s intended top speed of 220mph—no points for guessing the meaning of the XK120 moniker. The XJ220 was Jaguar’s first production supercar and the fastest production car in the world, achieving a speed of 217mph. In the
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16 March 2023 Pat Symonds, Formula One’s technical officer, has stated that the sustainable fuel set to be used in 2026 will not achieve its sustainability through Offsetting. He said, ‘Offsetting has a very bad reputation, and it’s not surprising as it has not been terribly honest. So, we want to show we’re doing it
16 March 2023 ✺ Next F1: Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Saudi Arabia. 19 March 2023 ✺ Fernando Alonso’s girlfriend, Andrea Schlager, revealed that the two-time Formula 1 champion could retire at the end of his contract with Aston Martin. ✺ ‘Snappy comments from Lewis Hamilton, Toto Wolff risk Mercedes civil war’ ✺ Williams F1 appoints former
09 March 2023 With all the attention to the current crop of high-performance SUVs or not SUV if you are Purosangue, it is easy to forget that this isn’t a recent foray for Lamborghini. Oh no. The story begins in 1976 when an American defence contractor, Mobility Technology International, pitched Lamborghini with an idea for
09 March 2023 The 1984 Monaco Grand Prix will be remembered for the shocking inclement weather and the competitive tussle between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. But what is often forgotten is the superb performance of Stefan Bellof driving a Tyrell. Had rain not ‘stopped play’, it is widely felt that had the race continued,
09 March 2023 Did you know the Bentley Boys nickname was originally tagged to the Bentley racing team mechanics? The name was soon attached to the team drivers. Their wild parties and off-track antics meant they were constant tabloid fodder. Always ready for a race, a challenge or a glass of champagne, the Bentley Boys
09 March 2023 In 1964 Jim Keeble and John Gordon launched a two-door, four-seat, 327 Chevrolet V8, 140 mph, 4-speed, Giorgetto Giugiaro (Bertone) designed motor car, the Gordon Keeble GK1. The GK1 was promoted as a serious competition for Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari and Jaguar. The business started in 1964 and sadly closed its doors in 1967
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09 March 2023 On the evening of 11 August 1939, Jean Bugatti suffered a fatal accident test driving the same car that Jean-Pierre Wimille had won Le Mans just a few weeks earlier. War started soon after, and Bugatti came to an untimely end, leaving the legacy of aerodynamics, especially in the world of racing.
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