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Archive for August, 2008

  • Aug 27 2008

    Win a prize ride around Silverstone with Allan McNish

    The stars and cars from this year’s epic Le Mans 24 Hours will be making their only UK appearance when the world’s top sports car championship roars into Silverstone on Sunday September 14. Allan McNish (below) and his all-conquering Audi Sport outfit won in France, but arch-rival Peugeot is going…

  • Aug 26 2008

    Grand Prix Special – Valencia, Nigel Roebuck

    In Budapest Felipe Massa lost what would have been a dominant victory when his engine let go with three laps to go, and when Kimi Raikkonen’s car smokily expired in the late stages at Valencia, all sorts of thoughts must have gone through Felipe’s mind. As it was, though, his…

  • Aug 21 2008

    My Pebble Beach parties

    “The worst winter I experienced was a summer in Carmel,” said the American author E S Field. He had a point. Driving into Monterey the weather changed dramatically from sunny blue skies to a heavy cloud of fog, which pretty much stayed throughout my trip. I was expecting California sunshine…

  • Aug 21 2008

    ING is one step ahead

    I have just been browsing through the latest shots of the track at Valencia and something caught my eye… see if you can spot what I’m talking about.

    Yes… the runble strips have been painted in ING colours. I have a suspicion someone deep in the bank’s marketing department is getting…

  • Aug 21 2008

    Dorset Vintage & Classic Auctions, September 25

    Dorset Vintage & Classic Auctions, The Gartell Light Railway, Common Lane, Yenston, Somerset, Tel: 01963 363353

    1930 Humber 16/50 H.P. Tourer (MK II), Sold: £15,950

    1935 Morris Eight Four-Seat Tourer Project, Sold: £1,500

    1949 Rover 75 P3 Saloon, Sold: £9,350

    1950 Daimler DB18 Barker DHC, Sold: £12,650

    Early 1950’s Ford Popular, Sold: £440

    1955 Daimler Conquest…

  • Aug 20 2008

    The World Wide Group, August 30

    The World Wide Group, Fine Collector Cars, Auburn, Indiana, USA, Tel: 001 866 273 6394

    1925 Ahrens Fox Fire Truck $83,600

    1939 Buick Series 40 Special Phaeton $68,200

    1948 Buick Super Convertible $97,900

    1953 Buick Super Estate Wagon $99,000

    1954 Buick Skylark Convertible $200,200

    1965 Buick Riviera Gran Sport $72,600

    1929 Cadillac 341 B Eight Sport Dual…

  • Aug 20 2008

    Oldtimer Gallerie, September 27

    Oldtimer Gallery, International GmbH
Guerbestrasse 1, CH-3125 Toffen
Tel: +41 (0) 31 819 616

    1947 Citroen 11BL, CHF: 20,500

    1948 VW Käfer, CHF: 12,000

    1949 Fiat 500 C Topolino 1949, CHF: 8,000

    1950 Fiat 1100 E, CHF: 6,000

    1951 Citroen 2CV A, CHF: 21,000

    1951 Renault 4cv Heck, CHF: 9,000

    1951 Sunbeam S8, CHF: 4,000

    1953 Bristol 401, CHF: 21,000

    1953…

  • Aug 20 2008

    Auction Results

    September 25 Dorset Vintage & Classic Auctions (Click here for full results)

    1937 Aston Martin 15/98 Sports, Sold: £55,000

    September 26 Bonhams (Click here for full results)

    (1913 Yale 7-8hp Twin, Sold: $35,100)

    September 27 Oldtimer Gallerie (Click here for full results)

    (1977 Ferrari Dino 308 GT/4, Sold: CHF 26,000)

    September 19 BONHAMS…