Alfa Romeo opens the doors to its historical museum in Arese; celebrates 105th anniversary

Alfa Romeo is celebrating its 105th anniversary by opening its historical museum in Arese, Milan, Italy to the public. The museum, which is named 'La macchina del tempo - Museo storico Alfa Romeo', is at the heart of an immersive brand centre which also bookshop, cafe, test-drive

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750 old Fords go on display at Heritage Motor Centre

Up to 750 old Fords will go on display at the Heritage Motor Centre when it hosts the 7th Old Ford Rally. The show, on July 19, is the biggest Rally of old Fords in the UK. Fords including commercials, tractors and vehicles with a Ford engine, built up to 1991, will be on

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Anglia Car Auctions sets new auction house record with £117,000 Maserati

Anglia Car Auctions (ACA) set a new auction house record in its June Classic Car Sale with the sale of a 1962 Maserati 3500 GT for £117,600 including premium, more than three times its highest estimate.

With 263 classic vehicles on offer, the matching numbers exhumed

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Jaguar Land Rover Heritage supports 'largest parade of classic cars' Guinness World Record attempt

Jaguar Land Rover Heritage is supporting Coventry Transport Museum's attempt to set a new world record for the 'largest parade of classic cars' ever assembled, and is calling on classic Jaguar and Land Rover owners to register their interest and take part in this

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Britain's first Volkswagen Type 2 Samba Microbus for auction

A truly unique 1955 Volkswagen Type 2 Samba Microbus with a fascinating story will go under the hammer in Silverstone Auctions' Race Retro Sale which takes place at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire on February 21 and 22, 2015.

The vehicle, estimated at between £70,000 and

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Heritage Motor Centre all set to host the biggest Rally of old Fords in UK

Hundreds of old Fords will once again converge at the Heritage Motor Centre when it hosts the sixth Old Ford Rally with the Ford Y&C Club. The show will take place on July 27, 2014, is the biggest Rally of old Fords in the UK and expected to showcase over 500 vehicles.

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Mercedes-Benz to display 'Distribution transport then and now' at the Retro Classics Show

Mercedes-Benz is giving an insight into the development of the distribution sector with twelve historic models and four modern commercial vehicles at the Retro Classics show in Stuttgart (March 13-16, 2014). The Mercedes star has emphatically made its mark on the distribution

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First comprehensive publication about the BMW Art Car Collection

The BMW Group and publisher Hatje Cantz present the first comprehensive publication about the legendary BMW Art Cars. The richly illustrated book presents a unique overview of the history of this automotive collection, launched in 1975, and designed by major modern and

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Setra takes four vintage buses to the 2014 Retro Classics show in Stuttgart

This year's main focus of the Setra brand's trade show display at Retro Classics (March 13-16, 2014) is on a very special vehicle model, the Setra S 8. In addition, it is also presenting a conventional Mercedes-Benz O 3500 coach with Kassbohrer body.

One of the Setra S 8 coaches

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Volkswagen Beetle celebrates 65 years in the United States

This month, the Volkswagen Beetle celebrates 65 years since it first arrived in the United States. In January of 1949, a Volkswagen 'Type 1', or Beetle, was shipped to New York City by Ben Pon, Sr., a Dutch businessman and the world's first official Volkswagen

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