‘The Supermodel in a Leather Jacket.’ The Lamborghini Countach wasn’t just a car. It was the car. Wedge-shaped, V12-fed, and louder than a teenage garage band. It looked like a teenager on detention had sketched it—and that’s precisely why we loved it. From Geneva in ’71 to a $1.6 million auction in 2023, the Countach […]
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‘It’s not a concours. It’s a Roman opera with pistons and perfume.’ Rome is rolling out the red carpet for Italy’s greatest automotive icons. From April 24–27, the Anantara Concorso Roma will parade Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Maserati and more through the Eternal City. It’s all Italian, all style, and possibly the most elegant traffic jam in
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‘The man who couldn’t drive a golf buggy in a straight line is now redrawing the automotive map.’ Donald Trump has slapped a 25% tariff on imported vehicles and parts, rattling the global car trade. But there’s a silver lining for us: classic cars—25 years and older—are exempt. That’s right, British icons like the E-Type
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Bahrain GPDate: Sunday, 13 April 2025Track: Bahrain International Circuit ♖ Ryo Hirakawa ditches Alpine and joins Haas as reserve driver—right after dazzling in Japanese GP practice at Suzuka! ♖ Young gun Andrea Kimi Antonelli becomes the youngest F1 driver ever to clock the fastest lap in a Grand Prix! ♖ Villeneuve spotted Hamilton’s Ferrari sliding
‘It’s not leaking — it’s marking territory.’ Auction rooms are quieter, online bidders are louder, and dealers do brisk business if the car’s any good. Some feel that new online auctions keep popping up like dodgy wine bars in Soho—all smoke and mirrors and overly optimistic estimates. So, is the classic market in crisis? Not
‘The Tourbillon already looked fast. Now it looks like it’s doing Mach 3 while parked.’ Bugatti Tourbillon Équipe Pur Sang: Thoroughbred, Supercharged, Slightly Mad Bugatti just unveiled the ‘Équipe Pur Sang’ package for the new Tourbillon. It adds more wings, carbon, cooling, logos, and a rear diffuser that could double as a coffee table. It’s
‘It’s a Ferrari built for Le Mans, but with no roof. That’s like building a submarine with a sunroof.’ Ferrari’s Forgotten Supermodel: The 1964 Ferrari 330 LMB Fantuzzi Spider It’s rarer than a 250 GTO and painted gold before it was fashionable. The Fantuzzi Spider was Ferrari’s most outrageous idea — a Le Mans Berlinetta
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