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Ferrari Tipo 156 Sharknose

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" Image © Paul Chenard 2010 We've always had a soft spot for the little Ferrari 156 Sharknose from 1961. For us the small, simple and straightforward design - the first of the new lightweight, rear-engined F1 cars ushered in in 1960 with much controversy by "

Walter Kronkite on Motor Racing…

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" Image: The Calder Archive Fascinating piece of footage here from the mid fifties of the iconic CBS anchorman Walter Kronkite taking viewers through a typically hokum, typically mock-portentous commentary on what exactly motivates racing drivers. Our favourite moments are the "

Lotus Exige R-GT

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" We like rally-spec berlinettas. Something classic, incongruous about them. They remind us of the full blooded Stratos - and we think we've even seen a Ferrari or two don the spotlights with aplomb, right? This year Lotus stepped into the "

Jaguar XF Sportbrake

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" On Tuesday Jaguar will unveil globally it's new 'sportbrake' version of the XF. We've had personal experience of Jaguar estates; and while the idea is a cool one, a gentleman-friendly, British load carrier with suave sophistication, genuine performance and an "

Citroen Karin Concept

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" This amazingly trapezoid concept for Citroen was, apparently, designed by the mysterious personage of Trevor Fiore. Now, we're not sure wether this fellow's real name was Trevor Frost, or wether the 'Fiore' was simply a nom de plume when designing "

Ferrari F12 Berlinetta Unveiled

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" We might have thought that the era of new V12 engines was way behind us - but the people at Maranello are having none if it. The new F12 Berlinetta, unveiled by Ferrari today, heralds an audacious new beginning - "

Simca 1000 Rallye

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" With fuel prices soaring and the daily necessities of negotiating town traffic, a person's thoughts often turn to small, nippy, affordable motors. But the current crop of pocket rockets, apart from, perhaps, the Fiat 500, are so uninspiring. There is of "

Range Rover Evoque Drop Top!

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" News came last week that Land Rover will unveil a Range Rover Evoque Convertible Concept at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. According to Land Rover, the concept is being shown as a design study only, to gauge reaction and to assess "

Ducati Orgy @ Monaco!

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" all images courtesy RM Auctions Now there's always a brilliant reason to go to Monaco, but if you actually needed an excuse to get there and you're a classic bike fan, then this collection up for auction will surely tip "

VW Transporter and the Big Bad Wolf

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" We've posted this lovely graphic before, but lovers of Microbuses should bear with us and check the amazing little video below. There's something about the VW transporter's graphic integrity that lends itself beautifully to the construction of info-graphics. We can't "

Some McQueen Discoveries

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"S It's been a while since we posted some pictures of our Steve. We like to collect a few relative rarities and save them up to share. And, we don't think we've come across this half dozen. We didn't know, "

The Derelicts

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" Icon have made a bit of a name for themselves by breathing new life into old FJ-series Land Cruisers. The whole thing is about restoring cars with classic looks, classic feel - but re-engineering them with modern reliability, performance and "

Goodbye to Mr MOMO

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" Spotted this week that Gianpiero Moretti, creator of MOMO and of course, some of the coolest steering wheels to grace a motor, died on Jan. 13 in Milan. He was 71. Mr. Moretti started his company Momo — an amalgam of 'Moretti' and "