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The Prince and his Breadvan

22 April 2022 The Ferrari 250GT ‘Breadvan’ results from a Prince’s sense of humour. Based on a 1961 competition, 250 GT SWB, modified by Giotto Bizzarrini. Bizzarrini designed and first developed the 250GT SWB and then the 250GTO as his crowning achievement whilst working with Ferrari. Enzo Ferrari was livid when eight of his engineers

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The Greatest Classic Car?

12 Apil 2022 A recent American study has produced some fascinating data regarding the popularity and opinion of my favourite subject, the fantastic motor car. According to the study, the most searches between 2019 and 2022 were for the Nissan GT-R, probably reflecting the younger age range of the respondents. The GT-R was also the

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The Hidden Asset

01 April 2022 When the new management took over Aston Martin in the early 1970s, there was one hidden asset, a design for a long-wheelbase four-door model to bear the Lagonda name. This car was supposedly born out of David Brown’s desire to be chauffeured in a car manufactured by Aston Martin. Though widely acclaimed

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