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Full of Beans: Rowan Atkinson’s Lancia Delta Integrale is for sale

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Offered for sale directly by the Mr Bean star, this rare Lancia Delta Integrale Evo II will be auctioned at next month’s Race Retro event.
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Stirling Moss’s favourite car: racing legend’s ‘Pagoda’ SL heads to auction

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A unique car built to the exacting specifications of Sir Stirling Moss, this 1966 Mercedes-Benz 230 SL will be auctioned next month.
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‘Greed is good’: Radwood retro car show to celebrate the 1980s

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Taking place at Bicester Heritage on 20 August 2022, the Radwood show encourages drivers to dress in retro clothes to match their cars.
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A Le Mans legend returns: Jaguar completes first C-Type Continuation car

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The first C-Type Continuation arrives 70 years to the day since the original won the 1952 Reims Grand Prix, with Stirling Moss at the wheel.
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Prodrive P25 is the ultimate Subaru Impreza… for £552,000

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A tribute to the Subaru Impreza WRC car, Prodrive will build 25 examples of the restomod P25 – priced at £552,000 each.
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Classic cars ‘better for the environment’ than buying new

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The Indicator Report by Footman James reveals that the average classic car has a smaller carbon footprint than a new vehicle.
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Ex-heritage fleet Maserati Bora heads to auction

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Once part of Maserati UK’s heritage fleet, this rare and beautiful Bora 4.7 will be offered for auction later this month.
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Coffee & Chrome Collective events initiative launched

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Backed by insurance brokers Footman James, the Coffee & Chrome Collective is planning a busy events calendar
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Classic British cars on display for Platinum Jubilee Party

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An impressive collection of 70 classic British cars will decorate the ‘Long Walk’ at this weekend’s Platinum Jubilee Party at The Park. Set to be...

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Rowan Atkinson’s Peugeot 205 GTI heads to auction

Offered directly from the collection of actor Rowan Atkinson CBE, this well-preserved Peugeot 205 1.6 GTI will be sold later this month.

Final air-cooled Porsche 911 Turbo could sell for £800,000 at auction

Built to a bespoke specification, the last 993-generation Porsche 911 Turbo will be auctioned at the Goodwood Revival in September.

Porsche 928 driven by Tom Cruise in Risky Business up for auction

Driven by Tom Cruise in the 1983 movie, Risky Business, this classic Porsche 928 is being auctioned by Bonhams as part of Monterey Car Week.

Features

Jaguar’s most beautiful cars ever

As the E-type celebrates its 60th anniversary, we list 10 of the most beautiful cars to wear a Jaguar badge.

Britain’s favourite cars of 1995

We turn the clock back 25 years to reveal the 25 most popular cars in 1995. Where have all those Orions and Montegos gone?

Spot the difference: cars that share the same rear lights

We reveal the unlikely cars that share the same rear light clusters, including the Jaguar XJ220 and the Rover 200.

Reviews

2009 Honda S2000 review: Retro Road Test

We drive the Honda S2000 GT Edition 100 – should it be on your retro roadster shortlist alongside the Mazda MX-5 and Porsche Boxster?

1988 Land Rover 90 review: Retro Road Test

This is a rarity for the Motoring Research Retro Road Test: a review of car that’s only just gone out of production, the Land...

1974 Porsche 914 review: Retro Road Test

The Porsche Boxster reinvigorated the company’s fortunes in 1996 and has gone on to be an unmitigated success. But, 27 years earlier, an entry-level...