James Bond’s favourite carmaker Aston Martin on Wednesday launched on the London stock market, valuing the British luxury sports car brand at £4.3 billion ($5.6 billion, 4.9 billion euros). Aston, which has a long-running association with the fictional British spy, said in a statement that it has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at £19 […]
The Rarest, Expensive Classic & Vintage Cars Sold At Auction $BID, $RACE 1962 SHELBY 260 COBRA “CSX 2000”, $13.750-M Also known as the CSX 2000, the 1962 Shelby 260 Cobra is the very 1st Shelby Cobra by legendary designer and driver Carroll Shelby. Many believe it to be the most important American sports car in history. […]
Porsche Posted its 19th Win in 24 Hour of Le Mans $RACE, $F, $GM, $TM Porsche claimed a 19th win Sunday in the 2017 24 Hour of Le Mans at the end of a race that saw all 5 of the factory LMP1 cars ran into major reliability issues. The GTE Am class was won by the […]
Le Mans: Aston Martin Takes GTE-Pro Class Pole, Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) #2 $RACE Darren Turner gave Aston Martin Racing GTE-Pro class Pole for 24 Hours of Le Mans Thursday night with a record-setting time for a GTE car in the Circuit de la Sarthe’s current configuration. Mr. Turner’s lap of 3:50.837 in the No. 95 Aston Martin […]
Ferrari and Ford on the GT Class Poles for Rolex 24 at Daytona $RACE, $F The 2017 Rolex 24 At Daytona, is here and Ford (NYSE:F) and Chip Ganassi Racing are serious about winning. The Big Q: How serious? The Big A: Not only did they bring the 2 US-based cars: the Le Mans-winning #66, and […]
Aston Martin Brings Back Its Legendary DB4 GT This was 3.7-liter, 6 cylinder sports car that racing champion Stirling Moss piloted to victory at Silverstone in Y 1959. The DB4 was built during Ys 1959 to 1963, just 75 were made, and the value of each of the surviving ones today fetch at least $3.7-M. […]
The Inaugural Gold Coast Motor Festival (HK) Sino Group is delighted to present the inaugural Gold Coast Motor Festival, which will be held during the National Day Golden Weekend (1-2 October 2016). It has been thoughtfully curated to enable the public to enjoy some of the most coveted dream cars, learn more about the latest […]
Monterey Car Week Sees the Debut of a Aston Martin 2+2 Roadster Friday, at a reception in Carmel, California Aston Martin announced the Vanquish Zagato Volante (flying) Roadster. The company will make 99 of the Vanquish Zagato Volante’s, its V12 engine is rated at 592hp, and Zero to 60 is 3.7 secs. The Volante Roadster uses design […]
Aston Martin Ties-up with Red Bull for a HyperSupercar Aston Martin and Red Bull are going all-out for their upcoming mid-engine HyperSupercar. The 2 companies have assembled a team of championship-winning F1 designer Adrian Newey and Aston Martin stylist Marek Reichman to build a car they hope will render the LaFerrari (NYSE:RACE) and McLaren P1 […]
Risi Competitizione’s 24 Hours of Le Mans Test Day Rick Mayer, Race Engineer for Risi Competizione # 82 Ferrari 488 GTE-Pro Le Mans race team, gives us a “behind the wall” look at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans Test Day, 5 June 2016, at the classic Circuit de la Sarthe. Driving for the […]
Bonham’s Aston Martin Works Sale, DB3S/5 Unsold A rare Aston Martin Works team car s/n DB3S/5 which was campaigned in period by such legendary racing drivers as Sir Stirling Moss, Peter Collins and Roy Salvadori, and latterly went on to co-star with Terry-Thomas in 1960’s movie classic School for Scoundrels, was offered at Bonhams Aston Martin […]