Ten of the UK’s best car museums reopening this month A look at ten of the UK’s best automotive attractions to visit this summer as Covid and travel restrictions are slowly relaxed.
GTO Engineering confirms Squalo name and engine details for Project Moderna car GTO Engineering has released photographs of the production-ready exterior of its new 250GTO-inspired car. It has also been announced that the car will be officially named ‘Squalo’ (Italian for shark). Details of the firm’s bespoke V12 engine have also been revealed, indicating a 10,000rpm rev limit and over 460bhp.
First test drive of the Blower Bentley Continuation First test drive of the prototype Car Zero of the new Bentley Blower Continuation by David Lillywhite, comparing it with the original Tim Birkin Le Mans Team Car
Legends assemble at Bruce Meyer’s garage for Alex Xydias’ 99th birthday Seminal figures of the LA hot rod scene assembled at Bruce Meyer’s garage to celebrate the 99th birthday of Alex Xydias, founder of the famous So-Cal Speed Shop. Xydias is also a WWII veteran, founder of SEMA, Dry Lakes Hall of Famer and winner of the Robert E. Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award.
First drive of the Restomod Porsche 964 from Theon Design Road test of the first restomod Porsche 911 by Oxfordshire, UK based Theon Design
Spectacular haul of rare Mercedes-Benz SL parts discovered by SL Shop Hugely significant stash of W113 (Pagoda) and R107 generation SL parts has been discovered in Holland and fully catalogued by Mercedes-Benz specialists, SL Shop.
GTO Engineering starts taking orders for 250GTO-inspired Moderna GTO Engineering’s new car takes inspiration from the classic ’60s Ferrari 250 GTO, but with a modern motorsport-inspired twist.
Rare Bugatti 57S sells for £4million at Bonhams Legends of the Road auction A rare 1937 Bugatti Type 57S, which had been off the road and out of sight for the past 50 years, sold for £4,047,000 in the live and online Bonhams Legend of the Road Sale at the auction house’s flagship New Bond Street saleroom today, 19 February.
Records broken as seven Group B rally cars sold at Parisienne 2021 auction Artcurial’s Parisienne auction saw seven Group B rally cars sell for a combined £5million, eviscerating previous records for comparable cars in the process.
